Democrats are demanding Pam Bondi testify about why she privately briefed Trump on the contents of the sealed Epstein files after her department refused a public release.
Joining a wave of dissent across federal agencies, 149 National Science Foundation employees have accused the Trump administration of politicizing science, with most signing anonymously for fear of reprisal.
Public support for Trump’s mass deportation policy has dropped 10 points since February, sinking his overall approval rating to 42 percent.
RESOURCE: Community-driven website tracks Trump administration’s implementation of Project 2025 policy blueprint across 20 federal agencies.
Vanity Fair publishes Turkish doctoral student’s account of 45-day ICE detention after writing pro-Palestine op-ed calling for divestment.
Protesters in 1,600 cities stage “Good Trouble” demonstrations against Trump policies on John Lewis anniversary.
Trump faces “brutal” polling backlash as 67% of Americans believe government is covering up Epstein evidence after administration broke transparency promises.
Police pepper-sprayed dozens of protesters outside a Trump-led summit at Carnegie Mellon University after they blocked a street and confronted attendees.
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EVENT: League of Women Voters Connecticut hosts virtual discussion Tuesday 4pm ET on threats to civic spaces through disinvestment and restrictions challenging democratic assembly rights.
Anti-Trump protesters plan 1,500 “Good Trouble Lives On” rallies for Thursday July 17 commemorating John Lewis, with 56,000 RSVPs.
Historians launch “Save Our Signs” campaign to preserve national park exhibits before Trump’s September deadline to remove content “disparaging Americans,” seeking volunteers to photograph signs.
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration after 104-day detention for campus protests.
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Phoenix billboard depicts Trump as shirtless “Swamp King” surrounded by a MAGA alligator and Tesla with swastika.
Organizers plan July 17th national protests against Trump administration at courthouses and community spaces, invoking John Lewis’s “good trouble” legacy.
ADL and Jewish members of Congress criticize Trump for using antisemitic slur “Shylock” at Iowa rally as Trump claims ignorance of term’s meaning.
Planned Parenthood vows to sue Trump administration over provision in megabill that blocks Medicaid funding for one year.
Call your representative now as Trump’s megabill slashes over $1 trillion from health care, threatens hospitals and nursing homes, and hands tax cuts to millionaires; see the linked one-page explainer for facts.
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About 1,000 protesters denounce DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center as “inhumane” for being built in the Everglades on land indigenous groups call sacred.
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National Guard brothers escort mom to Chicago ICE contractor check-in as Reps. Krishnamoorthi and Jackson are rebuffed at the door.
Over 20 state attorneys general sue Trump administration for using obscure five-word clause to justify billions in federal funding cuts they claim bypasses Congress.
Pakistan condemns Trump’s Iran bombing one day after nominating him for Nobel Peace Prize as “genuine peacemaker,” creating diplomatic embarrassment over timing.
Senate parliamentarian strikes down GOP provision that would have limited courts’ ability to hold Trump officials in contempt. There have been 190 rulings against the administration since January.
Los Angeles journalists sue DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after agents shot credentialed reporters with rubber bullets and tear gas covering immigration raids.
LA Dodgers pledge $1 million for immigrant families after facing backlash for silence during ICE raids and one day after denying ICE agents stadium access.
Dodgers deny ICE and CBP agents entry to Dodger Stadium parking lots Thursday, while DHS insists agents were never there.
“Dictator Approved” statue appears on National Mall showing gold thumb crushing Statue of Liberty, featuring quotes from Putin and Kim Jong Un praising Trump.
American Bar Association sues Trump over executive orders coercing law firms to abandon clients and causes he dislikes, calling it “blizzard-like chill” on legal profession.
No Kings participants invited to join nationwide debrief call Monday at 8pm EDT to discuss what’s next in the fight after millions rallied across U.S.
Twenty Willkie Farr attorneys depart for Cooley after Willkie pledged $100 million to avoid Trump’s unconstitutional executive orders while Cooley fights the same orders in court.
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Anti-Trump organizers hold strategy call THURSDAY for Saturday protests as No Kings movement prepares mass mobilization. All participants invited!
ProPublica adds 23 names to DOGE tracker revealing 109 officials including 38 from Musk companies, with backgrounds showing young men from finance and tech cutting agencies that regulated their former employers.
Smithsonian board asserts independence after Trump claimed he fired National Portrait Gallery director, stating Secretary Bunch makes all personnel decisions with board oversight.
World Pride 2025 concludes in Washington with defiant protest march toward the White House as LGBTQ+ activists prepare for renewed fight against Trump’s second-term policies.
Newsom threatens to cut off California’s $80 billion federal tax surplus after Trump threatens university funding cuts.
Democrats block Trump Justice nominee citing “Vance precedent” after current VP spent months obstructing Biden prosecutors as senator.
Activists organize 1,000 No Kings protests across US on June 14 to counter Trump’s Flag Day parade with nationwide day of defiance against authoritarianism. Click for map.
National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet defies Trump’s firing order and continues working as Smithsonian Board of Regents prepares to meet Monday to address presidential overreach.
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Major corporations abandon law firms that signed deals with Trump administration, preferring lawyers “who don’t run from a fight” as business rewards firms not capitulating to White House.
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Veterans organize D-Day rally to protest Trump administration plans to cut 83,000 VA jobs and eliminate hundreds of community service contracts.
