Israel Reportedly Plotted to Assassinate Top Iranian Negotiators to Derail Peace Talks With US

Israel Reportedly Plotted to Assassinate Top Iranian Negotiators to Derail Peace Talks With US

“I can’t recall a government as terrified of peace as the one running Israel,” said one analyst. Trump administration officials reportedly believed that the Israeli government intended to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators—including the country’s foreign minister—during peace talks with the US in an effort to sabotage diplomatic progress. The New York Times reported Thursday that “American concerns about the […]

Court Lands Latest Blow to Trump’s ‘Anti-Voting Agenda’ by Blocking USPS Attack on Mailed Ballots

Court Lands Latest Blow to Trump’s ‘Anti-Voting Agenda’ by Blocking USPS Attack on Mailed Ballots

  “USPS’ plan was unwise, unlawful, and a threat to the millions of voters who rely on mailed ballots to participate in our democracy,” said one case litigant. In a ruling hailed by democracy defenders, a federal court on Wednesday halted the US Postal Service’s implementation of President Donald Trump’s March executive order targeting mail-in ballots as […]

Trump-Inspired Commemorative Social Security Cards Denounced as Latest ‘Political Propaganda’ Effort

Trump-Inspired Commemorative Social Security Cards Denounced as Latest ‘Political Propaganda’ Effort

  “The Trump administration is putting the logo of a semi-private, partisan entity, which is widely reported to be corrupt, on the Social Security cards of newborn babies.” As the Social Security Administration’s unveiling Thursday of a 250th anniversary commemorative Social Security card coincided with a congressional report on President Donald Trump’s use of the semiquincentennial to […]

‘A Disaster for Democracy’: Report Shows Surging Corporate Spending in 2026 Elections

‘A Disaster for Democracy’: Report Shows Surging Corporate Spending in 2026 Elections

  “The intense escalation of corporate spending we are now seeing shows that it is well past time for salvaging American democracy to be treated with the urgency that it deserves.” NEW @Public_Citizen report: Corporations have already spent $517 million on the 2026 midterms. That’s more corporate money than any previous election cycle — and […]