IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of layoffs…
South Korea’s Constitutional Court removes President Yoon from office | Politics News
BREAKINGBREAKING, South Korea’s Constitutional Court said that President Yoon Suk-yeol ‘violated’ people’s basic rights by declaring martial law.Seoul, South Korea – The Constitutional Court in…
Trump orders removal of ‘improper ideology’ from top US museums | Donald Trump News
Trump’s new executive order targets what he describes as the spread of a “divisive, race-centered ideology” at museums.United States President Donald Trump has announced plans…
Korean American sues Trump admin to stop deportation over campus activism | Civil Rights News
Yunseo Chung, 21, moved to the US when she was seven and now faces deportation over pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University.United States permanent resident and…
Georgetown researcher arrest escalates Trump speech crackdown, scholars say | Civil Rights News
Washington, DC – Nader Hashemi, a professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University, has been a vocal critic of efforts to silence…
Trump to order a plan to dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an…
US arrests second student, imposes ‘receivership’ on Columbia University | Donald Trump News
The administration of President Donald Trump has arrested a second student protester and set a deadline for Columbia University, one of the most prestigious campuses…
Arrests at Trump Tower as Mahmoud Khalil demonstrations continue | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Demonstrators have flooded the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City, in a show of solidarity with student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent…
A ‘dangerous’ moment: Advocates denounce arrest of activist Mahmoud Khalil | Donald Trump News
Free speech groups point out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Khalil of leading "activities aligned with Hamas, a designated terrorist organization". But…
‘Versions of Hell’: Squid Game and S Korea’s historical homeless centres | Investigation News
Seon-gam Island, South Korea – Two men stand at the entrance to a forest surrounded by tall pine trees on an island south of the…
US universities target pro-Palestine students with suspensions, campus bans | Donald Trump News
The University of Chicago is not the only campus imposing harsh punishments on student protesters. At the University of Minnesota, seven students face up to…
Judge halts Trump order barring gender-affirming care for transgender teens | LGBTQ News
The judge’s temporary restraining order is a setback for Trump’s efforts to roll back transgender rights and services.A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked…
Trump administration to ban transgender people from military enlistment | Donald Trump News
The United States military has announced it will no longer accept transgender people hoping to enlist, or facilitate gender affirmation procedures for active service members.…
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95 | Obituaries News
Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years,…
Advocates warn Trump’s threat to deport pro-Palestine students harms all | Donald Trump News
New York, United States – Last week, United States President Donald Trump published a message directed at the student protesters who participated in last year’s…
How white nationalists infiltrated the wellness movement | Racism
Fostering ‘white wellbeing’ Kohne is a sandy-haired, well-groomed man in his early 40s. Hate movement watchers like Beirich consider him a key figure in the white…
Does ‘cancel culture’ help or hinder free speech? | TV Shows
Today on The Stream: Has the line between accountability and censorship blurred with the rise of cancel culture?While some see cancel culture as a powerful tool…
Why incarcerated workers play a key role in fighting California’s fires | Prison News
Los Angeles, California – As a series of wind-driven wildfires caused unprecedented destruction in southern California this month, fire crews composed of currently and formerly…
Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to repurpose Guantanamo Bay, a US prison in Cuba, into a detention…
Why is Trump releasing the last files on JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday, announcing that documents related to the assassinations of former US President John F Kennedy…