A sampling of news stories on interest.
- Congress2025 12 09 CNNSenate to vote on GOP health care bill that does not extend expiring Obamacare tax credits
- State of Maine2025 12 22, Maine Public RadioFederal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s policy changes for homeless services 2025 05 06, The American Journal News Paul LePage, a Medicaid critic, launches congressional bid in Maine 2021 11 21, The Portland Press HeraldMaine knows the cost of war. Our leaders must remember it too. | Opinion
- Trump Administration2025 12 15, The Washington PostCoast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’ 2025 12 12, Associated PressJustice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data 2025 12 12, CNN24 hours that showed the limits of Trump’s power 2025 12 09, The Dallas Express War Department Launches New GenAI.mil Platform With… Read more: Trump Administration
- ICE & the Occupation of American Cities
2025 12 17, WiredBorder Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach 2025 11 08, NPRImmigration agents have new technology to identify and track people 2025 11 07, The InterceptTrump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising 2025 10 30, FuturismICE Is Now Wandering the Streets, Scanning People’s Faces to… Read more: ICE & the Occupation of American Cities - NYT: ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds
After the passage of President Trump’s domestic policy law, the Department of Homeland Security is poised to hire thousands of new immigration agents and double detention space. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington Thousands of new deportation agents deployed into American cities. A doubling of detention space to hold tens of thousands of immigrants before… Read more: NYT: ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds
