1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (579+ words) Trump threatened to hit Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," then announced hours later he had "cancelled the scheduled strikes." President Donald Trump said he has reversed plans to launch a massive attack on Iran Thursday night, mere hours after stating that…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1080+ words) Barnard Construction Company, Inc. , has received $4. 54 billion in awards from Customs and Border Protection alone. This story was originally published by High Country News. What the website doesn't show are the company's largest federal contracts: the billions of taxpayer dollars…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (232+ words) The State Department finally overruled RFK Jr. s defunding of a group that vaccinates 60 percent of children globally. "RFK took the mantle and stopped all funding to Gavi," says Switzerland-based Dr. Seth Berkley, who was CEO of Gavi for 12 years…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (421+ words) Deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure are considered a war crime under international law. On Wednesday, the U. S. military bombed what appeared to be drinking water facilities in southwestern Iran, near the contested Strait of Hormuz. It is so far unclear whether…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (518+ words) Trump claims ending the Iran War will curb inflation, but several questions remain " including when the war will end. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump shrugged off a federal report showing that inflation in the U. S. has reached its highest levels since…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1837+ words) Preparedness isn't just about having stuff," says Kelly Hayes. Music: Son Monarcas and Mizl Kelly Hayes: Welcome to Movement Memos, a Truthout podcast about organizing, solidarity, and the work of making change. I'm your host, writer and organizer Kelly Hayes....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (352+ words) Hotel bookings lag in all US host cities, and in several a majority of hotel owners say the tournament is a "non-event." Since Donald Trump's second inauguration, the number of international travelers visiting the United States has fallen by more…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (562+ words) Congressional Democrats and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general are urging courts to block the order. President Donald Trump's executive order restricting the distribution of ballots by the US Postal Service could effectively end the ability to vote by mail if…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (681+ words) The government has used this power in the past to target people it views as political opponents," said a law professor. On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it is seeking to strip the citizenship of 17 Americans born outside the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (563+ words) People are "risking their own well-being just to have their voices heard," said one advocate. Three hunger strikers at an immigration jail in Adelanto, California, have been moved to solitary confinement in an act of apparent retaliation after meeting with…...