The Steady State | By Steven Cash November 21, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it unnecessary and cruel.

### Our democracy depends on our participation. And as we head into elections, that participation is strongest when our communities understand how our elections work. **Organizing To Protect Democra...

Third Act is an organization of Americans over 60 who are fed up with Donald Trump and his administration, and who are working to protect democracy.

An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.

Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s rep...

Satellite images show extensive damage to at least 15 U.S. military sites, with over 225 essential pieces of equipment destroyed — and the American people were never told the full scale of it.

The Coast Guard is the only United States armed service affected by the partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security.

The Trump administration’s cuts to NOAA and NWS staffing and research capabilities are hindering the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond effectively to extreme weather events—such as the recen...

Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.

Luxury plane, complete with queen-size bed and cocktail bar, that was leased by former DHS secretary will now be available to first lady and cabinet officials for long-distance travel

The U.S. military has launched an attack on Iran’s Kharg island, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid on Tuesday, citing an unnamed “senior U.S. official.”Kharg island is a major oil hub for Iran, ...