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Washington — President Trump announced on social media Wednesday that he’s designating antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” But what that action would mean for the movement remains unclear, given that antifa has no official leadership or organization structure, and the president lacks authority to designate domestic terrorist organizations, experts say.The president’s announcement comes as he and his supporters continue to denounce “radical left wing political violence” following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week. After Kirk’s killing, Mr. Trump blamed rhetoric from the “radical left,” saying that it is “directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing…

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Politics / Column / September 17, 2025 A brief catalogue of the times Republicans have called for brutal repression makes clear that Trump, not the left, is tearing apart the country. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. Also pictured, from left to right, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of…

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Emily Thornberry speaks to reporters on the final day of the 2023 Labour Party conference. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Ian Forsyth/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Last month, President Trump called his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin “fantastic” following a high-stakes summit in Alaska. But the summit ended without a deal to end the war in Ukraine, and during a press conference in England today, Trump said of Putin, “he’s let me down, he’s really let me down.” The comment came as the president was fielding questions alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Starmer’s country…

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Society / September 18, 2025 Texas officials and activists are ramping up the fight against abortion pill access. But providers are standing firm. Ad Policy On Wednesday, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 7, which seeks to stop Texas residents from receiving abortion pills by mail.(Brandon Bell / Getty Images) In likely the most aggressive attempt to stymie the flow of abortion medication by any state thus far, Republican Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law an extreme bill that seeks to stop its residents from receiving abortion pills by mail. House Bill 7 empowers private citizens to…

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Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation’s organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify an organ procurement organization.”Every American should feel safe becoming an organ donor and giving the gift of life, yet decades of ignored patient safety concerns have driven more and more Americans off the donor list,” Kennedy said. “Today, under President Trump’s leadership, we are taking bold action and historic action to restore trust in the organ procurement process.”Transplant experts said last year there had been a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, after…

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Jimmy Kimmel, winner of the Outstanding Host for a Game Show Award for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, attended the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. On Wednesday, ABC suspended Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely after he made comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images As First Amendment scholar Evelyn Douek watched the news unfold of ABC yanking Jimmy Kimmel from air, she was aghast: “The hypocrisy is enough to give one vertigo,” she said. It’s shocking to Douek, because she is…

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