The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

At Indivisible Chicago, we are pulling out all the stops to win big November 3 and take back Congress. This is a critical next step in our resistance to the cruelty and destruction of this corrupt, l...

Legendary designer Bob Mackie, who dressed everyone from Cher to Elton John, has died.

The claim spread as the Trump administration sought to implement new federal regulations on mail-in ballots.

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The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

US senator says that project, a key part of Trump’s voting restrictions, is ‘perilously rushed and potentially unlawful’

Exclusive: Two congressmembers respond to revelations of government snooping on journalists, non-profits and unions

252 likes, 5 comments - btoolis on August 27, 2026: "Chicago nurses join the nationwide National Nurses United protest against Palantir, briefly shutting down Madison St. in front of the Cook County P...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”

Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from Unesco

We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.

Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target study of impacts of racism on brain health

ICE plans to spends tens of millions of dollars on the gloves, which are supposed to incapacitate people. A manual 404 Media found says the gloves may even contribute to “sudden death.”

The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress.

**We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026.** Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, bl...

Changes come after report says Trump unhappy with helipad’s appearance and lawn’s slope

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. On July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford,...

I was honored to be one of four witnesses at yesterday’s Joint Hearing of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Almost 100 American service members have been injured in strikes on bases in the Middle East this month, most of whom have returned to duty, U.S. officials said.

On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. On July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford,...

Stella Schnabel says Trump administration is falsely accusing James ‘Fergie’ Chambers of contributing to Hamas