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still from video against backdrop of Gaza rubble and tents

United States President Donald Trump’s proposal for a postwar Gaza coincides with Israel’s invasion of Gaza City, which paves the way for the mass slaughter and driving out of Palestinians from the entire Strip, writes Barry Sheppard.

Donald Trump and Lisa Cook against a US flag

United States Federal Reserve Bank Governor Lisa Cook won a Federal Court ruling, allowing her to remain in her job while fighting President Donald Trump’s bid to sack her, reports Malik Miah.

Trump National Guard troops

United States President Donald Trump’s troop deployment sets a dangerous precedent and is another step toward authoritarianism, writes Malik Miah.

protesters with Trump in the background

United States President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” represents one of the biggest transfers of wealth from workers and the poor to the billionaire class in US history, reports Malik Miah.

protester holding sign

Malik Miah looks back at the police murder of George Floyd five years ago, which sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sign reads 'No Kings'

More than 5 million people turned out in more than 2000 cities and towns across the United States to oppose President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant, racist policies and his authoritarian offensive, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

Donald Trump and photo of Mahmoud Khalil and pro-Palestine protest

The Heritage Foundation developed a blueprint to destroy the burgeoning pro-Palestine and anti-war movement, by claiming “all critics of Israel” are agents of Hamas. Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah report.

May Day protesters with banner

In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people marched and rallied in more than 1000 cities across the country on International Workers’ Day, reports Malik Miah.

Map showing expanded corridors in Gaza

Since cancelling the ceasefire with Hamas in March, Israel has intensified its genocidal war on Gaza, reports Barry Sheppard.

statue of liberty crumbling and two framed faces

The attacks on immigrants, international students and permanent residents in the United States are a grim reminder of the long history of deportations and border control as a strategy to punish political radicals, writes Malik Miah.

Leonard Peltier released

As former United States President Joe Biden left office, he commuted 80-year-old political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s life sentences to home incarceration, reports Malik Miah. Peltier is a long-time leader of the First Nations movement in the US.

Person looking at US capitol building

In a “slash and burn” rampage, multi-billionaire and Donald Trump appointee Elon Musk is spearheading job cuts and closures across United States government departments, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.