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“A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight.”
That was the warning this week from experts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities over the fallout from President Trump’s devastating cuts to food assistance.
Over the past several weeks, the fragile bridge towards peace that was the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran has frayed and broken. The U.S. and Iran have started attacking one another again, and more countries are getting involved.
This week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed, by a vote of 216-212, its annual military policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill would authorize an astounding $1.15 trillion in Pentagon spending. Most years, this bill moves forward with strong bipartisan majorities, so this level of debate is a real win.
Lawmakers across partisan divides are reconsidering if they should authorize a massive bill for weapons and war.
For the first time in generations, the Pentagon spending machine is not running on autopilot.
On Tuesday, the Senate blocked this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) from proceeding, with every Democratic senator present voting against greenlighting a massive increase in funding for weapons and war.
Weeks earlier, the House’s own version of the bill was also stalled when a procedural vote failed on the floor.
We are heartbroken and outraged by ICE killing another person this week, this time in Houston. This is the latest incident of murderous state violence by immigration enforcement in our communities.
On Tuesday, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old from Mexico, was shot and killed by an ICE agent while driving with his brother and two other co-workers. We are holding his family and community in the Light.
Along with our 250th Independence Day, this weekend marks one year since President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA).
As we said at the time, there’s nothing “beautiful” about this immoral budget bill.
A year later, here’s a look at some of the harms that are unfolding as a result:
This week, the Supreme Court issued two harmful decisions on immigration, with a landmark decision on birthright citizenship also expected over the next few days.
Denying Asylum
On Thursday, the court ruled that people turned away at a border are not entitled to apply for asylum.
After months of devastating war, the U.S. and Iran have formally signed a memorandum of understanding that opens the door for peace.
This 60-day framework agreement is a hopeful step toward the diplomatic resolution this crisis always demanded.
This week, Congress took steps to further surge funding for militarism at home and abroad.
On Tuesday, the House passed funding legislation to give immigration enforcement billions more dollars without any accountability measures. The bill was signed into law by President Trump on Thursday.
After months of advocacy, we saw a big win for peace this week as the House passed a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military attacks on Iran.
Four Republicans joined all Democrats in pushing the resolution over the finish line on Wednesday in a 215-208 vote.
This is a big deal and an important, hopeful step forward for peace.