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The Supreme Court has yet to decide if a president can exit international treaties the Senate has ratified, saying it’s a political question. By Georgina Gustin for Inside Climate News After the Trump administration announced on Jan. 7 that it would withdraw from the foundational agreement underpinning the international effort to slow the climate crisis, global leaders and climate advocates expre…

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. In a sick and twisted way, Republicans have proved President Donald Trump right when he said that he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose any votes. A protester holds a sign that reads, “Her …

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | ICE killed an unarmed citizen. Republicans keep trying to justify it.

Officials say not much will change. Experts aren't so sure. By Barbara Rodriguez for The 19th The federal government is reducing the number of vaccines it formally recommends to all children in the United States, which public health experts say is an abrupt, potentially dangerous change that will sow confusion among families. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the age…

Enjoy these cartoons highlighting the many ways that President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement goons were vile tyrants this week. And feel free to share more of your favorites in the comments. Cartoon: Ruin the country, by Nick Anderson Originally published Jan. 10. Cartoon: Domestic terrorists, by David Horsey Originally published Jan. 9. Cartoon: Project 2026, by Brian McFadd…

Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 295 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new. We have covered the blues and famous bluesmen and women here on Black Music Sunday in many of our past posts. Blues aficionado…

A cartoon by David Horsey. Related | Denmark tells Trump to cut the sh-t about taking over Greenland

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn’t spend her Christmas Day relaxing. Instead, the Dallas-area Democrat visited a homeless shelter named The Bridge, where she spoke with residents about their struggles, asking how long they had “been off their feet,” in her words. Even as the election season heats up, Crockett tells Daily Kos that she didn’t mention her Senate campaign once. Instead, she focused o…

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them. By Nadia Sussman for ProPublica Linda McMahon, the nation’s secretary of education, says public schools are failing. In November, she promised a “hard reset” of the system in which more than 80% of U.S. children learn. But rather than invest in public education, she …

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan E. Ross was caught on video shooting and killing 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, sparking a massive outcry for justice and for ICE—to put it plainly—to get the fuck out of the state. And after an immigration agent shot another two people in Portland on Jan. 8, hundreds of “ICE Out For Good” protests and vigils are taking place ac…