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UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israeli war created "human-made abyss"
18-year Israeli blockade and tax withholding collapsed Gaza's economy before 2023 war
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms
Leaked call shows Trump envoy helping Russia improve negotiating position
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles
LA labor organizer faces federal charges for allegedly interfering with ICE operation
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison
Noem sends Venezuelan detainees to notorious El Salvador gang prison
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders
Pentagon investigates retired Navy officer serving in Senate; FBI requests interviews with six lawmakers
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa
ICE detained professor with valid work visa for three days without explanation
Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments
Second negotiation round adds Ozempic, cancer drugs to Medicare price cuts
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data
Federal prosecutors end software that let landlords coordinate rent hikes
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command
Vaccine skeptic takes CDC's second-highest position under RFK Jr.
Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year
New federal law ends hemp THC drink loophole exploited in non-cannabis states
Learn civics
through news
Connect each breaking story to the civic tools beneath it. Learn how democracy works. Build confidence. Turn knowledge into action.
UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israeli war created "human-made abyss"
18-year Israeli blockade and tax withholding collapsed Gaza's economy before 2023 war
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms
Leaked call shows Trump envoy helping Russia improve negotiating position
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles
LA labor organizer faces federal charges for allegedly interfering with ICE operation
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison
Noem sends Venezuelan detainees to notorious El Salvador gang prison
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders
Pentagon investigates retired Navy officer serving in Senate; FBI requests interviews with six lawmakers
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa
ICE detained professor with valid work visa for three days without explanation
Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments
Second negotiation round adds Ozempic, cancer drugs to Medicare price cuts
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data
Federal prosecutors end software that let landlords coordinate rent hikes
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command
Vaccine skeptic takes CDC's second-highest position under RFK Jr.
Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year
New federal law ends hemp THC drink loophole exploited in non-cannabis states
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