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A demonstrator holds a placard in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 7, 2026. Photo by Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘Shameful’: $4,049 of average US taxpayer’s bill last year went to war and weaponry

by Jake Johnson April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

A general view of the destruction at the Sharif University of Technology, targeted by the US and Israel, on April 07, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Trump issues openly genocidal threat to wipe out ‘whole civilization’ of Iran

by Jake Johnson April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought speaks during a news conference after a meeting with President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ahead of the deadline to fund the government and try to avoid a government shutdown, at the White House on Monday, September 29, 2025. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘A moral obscenity’: Trump budget pairs record military boost with billions in cuts to social programs

by Jake Johnson April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

People queue to fill their water containers in Havana during a nationwide blackout on March 22, 2026. Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Trump declares ‘Cuba is finished’ while letting Russian oil tanker break illegal US blockade

by Jake Johnson March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘Mind-blowing corruption’: traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump post on Iran

by Jake Johnson March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

A child helps load food boxes during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at the OC Food Bank in Garden Grove, CA on Monday, January 19, 2026. Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Economy and Inequality

While spending billions on Iran war, Trump quietly moves to boot millions more off food aid

by Jake Johnson March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Demonstrators trample on a portrait of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the attacks by Israel and the US on Iran, as they march towards the US embassy in Baghdad on March 5, 2026. Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images.

Politics and Movements: US

‘Deranged and dangerous’: Trump says ‘I guess’ Americans should expect a deadly attack on US

by Jake Johnson March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. Photo by Adalberto ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

Cuba says men on Florida boat ‘intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes’

by Jake Johnson February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Trump admits war would be disastrous for ordinary Iranians as he weighs military assault

by Jake Johnson February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

WASHINGTONU.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference on February 11, 2026 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Republicans approve ‘dystopian’ voter suppression bill that would force states to give info to DHS

by Jake Johnson February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Protestors hold a rally outside of the Wilson building, which houses the office of the Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia, against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2026. Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images.

Politics and Movements: US

‘ICE Kills’: Guards reportedly choked man to death at El Paso detention center

by Jake Johnson January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

People gather for a vigil for Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, near City Hall on January 7, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images.

Politics and Movements: US

Portland mayor decries mounting bloodshed, tells ICE to get out after federal agents shoot two

by Jake Johnson January 9, 2026January 9, 2026