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Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says
By REBECCA SANTANA Updated 7:04 PM CST, February 2, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal…
Shooting deaths climb in Trump’s mass deportation effort
By — Joshua Barajas Jan 29, 2026 5:26 PM EST Outrage has grown nationwide over the violent and sometimes deadly tactics used by federal immigration officers in communities across the country. Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, billed by the Department of Homeland Security as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever, has resulted in three shootings in…
Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn’t always been the case.
Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for trans people. Sara Luterman January 29, 2026, 7:00 a.m. CT Nearly 40 years ago, disability advocates struck a deal with Republican lawmakers, who agreed to give their votes…
Two Vague Florida Bills Seek to Felonize Giving Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Kids
Both bills would charge any medical practitioner who “aids or abets” in the provision of gender-affirming care. By Samantha Riedel January 28, 2026 Florida lawmakers advanced two bills in the past week that together would make it a felony for medical providers or state employees to “aid or abet” gender-affirming care for transgender youth, as well…
New Idaho bill would fine cities for flying LGBTQ+ pride flag
After state Legislature passed flag restriction bill, Republican lawmaker proposes bill that tries to punish Boise for flying LGTBQ+ pride flag By: Kyle Pfannenstiel January 26, 2026 2:39 pm After the city of Boise declared the LGBTQ+ pride flag as an official flag to work around a state law, an Idaho Republican lawmaker proposed banning cities and…
Deportations to Iran delayed for two gay men, but their fates remain uncertain
By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy January 26, 2026 2:26 pm Two gay Iranian men who came to the United States seeking asylum and who were set to be deported on Sunday to Iran, where homosexuality has been punished by death, had their deportations delayed. While the two men were not deported on Sunday, an unknown number of…
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and US Sen. Bernie Sanders rally with nurses on ninth day of strike
By PHILIP MARCELO Updated 5:25 PM CST, January 20, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied with nurses Tuesday in Manhattan during the ninth day of the largest strike of its kind that the city has seen in decades. The democratic socialists, speaking to a boisterous crowd…
Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works
January 20, 2026 5:00 AM ET By Phil Galewitz Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends. It was a contrast to how Cole, 18, spent part of the 2024 holiday season. She was in the hospital — a frequent occurrence with sickle…
Judge refuses to block new DHS policy
A federal judge has refused to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring members of Congress to give a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities By MICHAEL KUNZELMA January 19, 2026, 5:10 PM WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing…