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Instead, the US government is pouring billions more of our tax dollars into building a new generation of nuclear weapons and planning to resume nuclear testing.

Despite some of the DOGE efforts being delayed in the courts, the State Department continues to eliminate many of the peace, human rights, and conflict resolution programs in the State Department. Independent agencies have estimate that the loss of international aid programs have resulted in the death of 225,00 children in the past 6 months. Ursala Knudsen-Latta details these ripple effects of Trump’s indiscriminate slashing of State Department programs in her co-authored article “Secretary of State Takes Peace and Human Rights Out of State Department“

Hassan El-Tayyeb of the Friends Committee on National Legislation returns with an update on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the growing movement to end U.S. support for the assault.

Hassan El-Tayyab, legislative director for Middle East policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, said the bill sends a message to Trump against going to war with Iran and to the Israelis that “they’re not going to just get blank-cheque US support”.

The United States has a long history of welcoming those seeking a safer life. In turn, newcomers have helped make America great.

Hassan El-Tayyab, lead lobbyist on Middle East policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a progressive lobby organization, says, ​“The root cause of the current hostilities stems from the ongoing slaughter of civilians in Gaza.”

There is broad public support for continuing bipartisan investments in the environment and green energy.

Congress recently passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open. The legislation includes several anomalies, or funding adjustments, beyond the standard temporary funding extension typical of a continuing resolution — among them a dangerous decision to reduce nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

As Christians mark Lent, Muslims mark Ramadan and Jews mark Passover, leaders from numerous faith traditions are gathering each week in front of the Capitol. They are calling on Congress to show moral courage and act in the face of growing authoritarianism and devastating attacks on our democracy.

Deporting immigrants will not make our country great. But it is destroying hard-working families and stoking fear and division in our communities.