Aziz Huq argues that the U.S. and Israeli aerial assault on Iran sets a dangerous precedent by demonstrating that Trump can deploy military force with disregard for legal constraints. Huq warns that this exercise of unchecked power could embolden the Trump administration to use national-security authority domestically, potentially to justify repression ahead of the midterm elections. The piece acknowledges the deaths of many Iranians under the country's theocratic government while framing the military action as the start of what Huq describes as arbitrary and difficult-to-contain violence.
A US District Court in Massachusetts issued a ruling on February 25, 2026, declaring the Department of Homeland Security's policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries" — nations with which they have no meaningful connection — unconstitutional and illegal, citing severe due process violations including inadequate notice and denial of the opportunity to raise fears of torture or persecution. The court found the government had repeatedly violated prior judicial orders, provided misleading information, and attempted to evade oversight, while evidence documented harmful outcomes including chain refoulement. Despite multiple court orders, the US proceeded with deportations to Eswatini under a confidential bilateral agreement, with up to 160 immigrants reportedly permitted for transfer, though detainees were denied access to legal counsel. A legal challenge to the agreement in the Eswatini High Court was dismissed on standing grounds, leaving those affected without meaningful judicial recourse in either jurisdiction.
The article is too limited in body content to provide a full summary, but based on the available text: Protesters are taking federal authorities to court over the repeated use of teargas and chemical munitions outside a Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building. A mini-trial is set to determine whether a federal judge will continue restricting federal law enforcement officers' use of chemical munitions at the facility.
Alaska's Division of Elections transferred private voter data — including the last four digits of Social Security numbers — to the Trump administration's Department of Justice, despite state laws designating such information as confidential. The data sharing is part of a broader federal effort to build a national voter database by comparing state voter rolls to Department of Homeland Security immigration records to identify noncitizens. At least three federal courts and several other states have rejected similar federal requests, while Alaska signed a Memorandum of Understanding that requires the state to remove voters flagged as ineligible by the DOJ within 45 days. Alaska legislative committees are now examining who directed the state's Division of Elections director to sign the agreement and what political pressure may have influenced the decision.
Donald Trump has appointed numerous individuals who supported his unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" through widespread voter fraud to key government positions, including roles within the Justice Department and election oversight bodies. Experts and officials, including former CISA Director Chris Krebs, have maintained that the 2020 election was the most secure in American history and that no credible evidence of fraud exists. Critics warn that placing election fraud proponents in influential positions could undermine public trust in the electoral process and make it more difficult to counter election-related misinformation.
This opinion piece claims that the United States and Israel launched a military attack on Iran on February 28, allegedly assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials, which the author characterizes as war crimes including aggression, civilian targeting, and political assassination. The article contextualizes these events against a backdrop of a major Iranian popular uprising in January 2026, in which the Islamic Republic reportedly killed at least 7,000 protesters and arrested 40,000 others. The author argues that both the Iranian regime and U.S.-Israeli military intervention pose threats to the Iranian people's aspirations for democracy and social justice, and criticizes the attacks as "imperial hubris" unlikely to achieve regime change without ground forces or an organized armed opposition. The piece calls on the global left to oppose both the theocratic Iranian government and U.S.-Israeli military actions while supporting Iranian civil society movements.
Nevada election advocates, including the ACLU of Nevada, Silver State Voices, and the Nevada Immigrant Coalition, are launching an expanded nonpartisan election protection program in response to Trump administration threats to nationalize voting operations and comments suggesting ICE agents could be deployed at polling stations. Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar has been coordinating with county officials and sheriffs, noting that intimidating voters or election workers is a felony under state law. The federally proposed SAVE America Act poses an additional concern, as its strict citizenship documentation requirements and ban on universal mail voting would significantly impact Nevada voters, particularly rural residents and women who have changed their names. A bipartisan group, the Democracy Defense Project, co-chaired by former Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, has also spoken out in defense of Nevada's existing election infrastructure.
Former President Donald Trump has long promoted conspiracy theories about voting, designed to explain his 2020 electoral defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. Now, Trump is filling his new government with people who supported his false claims of election fraud.
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Trump's self-styled "Board of Peace," launched in February 2025, counts 28 member states, every one of which has been cited for human rights violations in U.S. State Department annual reports, according to an Intercept analysis. Members include Belarus, Israel, and Saudi Arabia — flagged even in the Trump State Department's softened 2025 reports for offenses such as unlawful killings, torture, and arbitrary detention. Trump, as permanent chair, controls the Board's membership, finances, and decision-making, and has structured it so that all decisions require his final approval. Traditional U.S. allies including the U.K., France, and Germany have declined to join, while authoritarian-aligned leaders such as Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Argentina's Javier Milei are among its members.
Lindsey German on gangster warmongering and a breakthrough for the Greens Donald Trump’s pledge that he would take the US out of ‘forever wars’ has been torn up in the first two months of 2026.
Former U.S. military and legal experts, including the former chief of international law at U.S. Central Command, allege that President Trump's coordinated strikes against Iran violated international law, the U.S. Constitution, and the War Powers Resolution. Critics argue that briefing the congressional "Gang of Eight" ahead of the strikes did not satisfy the resolution's requirement for formal written notification to Congress within 48 hours, and that Congress — not the president — holds the authority to authorize offensive military action. The operation, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury," resulted in three U.S. service members killed and multiple casualties on all sides, including reported civilian deaths from a strike on a girls' school. Some analysts also raised concerns that Trump is linking the military action to domestic political grievances, warning it could be used to justify expanded use of executive power ahead of the midterm elections.
