Nika Knight

Donald Trump Slashes Funding For World’s Most Vulnerable Mothers And Newborns

The State Department falsely claims that UN agency supports “a program of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization.”

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By Nika Knight
Mothers cuddle their babies as they undergo free medical checkups under the United Nations Population Fund at Cainta Town Hall at Cainta township, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines.. (AP/Bullit Marquez)

President Donald Trump's State Department announced late Monday that it was cutting off millions of dollars in funding for a United Nations family planning agency that offers reproductive and maternal health services worldwide, serving tens of thousands of women. Rights advocates and journalists expressed concern about the decision, citing the

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‘Why Is Jared Kushner In Iraq?’ Trump Son-In-Law Expands Shadow Diplomat Role

‘Seems we have one family running our government’—Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)

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By Nika Knight
Jared Kushner, right, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, receives a gift from Iraqi Defense Minister, Ifran al-Hayali, at the Ministry of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq., April 3, 2017. (AP Photo)

Raising eyebrows once again about President Donald Trump's merging of family and government business, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner accompanied the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman on an official visit to Iraq on Monday. Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, has no diplomatic, military, or foreign policy experience. Nevertheless,

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As Trump Wages War On Science, Energy Grows For Worldwide March For Science

Nearly 400 marches in 37 countries will take place on April 22, demonstrating global resistance to Trump agenda.

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By Nika Knight
"There's been a building desire to speak out, especially among young scientists." (Photo: March for Science/Facebook)

President Donald Trump's administration has fulfilled his campaign rhetoric when it comes to waging war on science, from erasing WhiteHouse.gov references to climate change on the day of his inauguration, to banning the term "climate change" at the Department of Energy's climate office, to proposing massive cuts to medical research to fund a new

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‘Sheer Reckless Folly’: Trump Destroys Obama-Era Climate Rules

“Aside from provoking a large-scale nuclear war, it is hard to imagine an American president taking an action more harmful to the U.S. than Trump’s effort to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions”

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By Nika Knight
In this Tuesday, March 28, 2017 file photo, demonstrators gather in front of the White House in Washington, during a rally against President Donald Trump's Energy Independence Executive order. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Donald Trump on Tuesday set about aggressively dismantling Obama-era climate policies with an executive order decried as "sheer reckless folly," which will increase U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the climate crisis. "Aside from provoking a large-scale nuclear war, it is hard to imagine an American president taking an

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FBI Facial Recognition Technology Has ‘No Limits,’ Congressional Hearing Reveals

Law enforcement has access to photos of 50 percent of all adult Americans without their knowledge or consent.

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By Nika Knight
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If Congress doesn't take legislative action, the FBI's vast and growing facial recognition database could someday soon allow the government to track Americans' "every move" in a breathtaking, nationwide violation of the Fourth Amendment. That was the takeaway of a scathing hearing in the Congressional Oversight Committee on the FBI's use of

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Sanders & Warren Rail Against Trump’s SEC Pick, Wall Street Lawyer Jay Clayton

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman nominee Jay Clayton is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017, prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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By Nika Knight
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman nominee Jay Clayton is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017, prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) rallied against President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton, alongside other progressive leaders late Wednesday. Clayton, a corporate lawyer who helped Wall Street defy regulators and get billions of dollars in

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Trump Sends Hate Group To Represent US At UN Women’s Rights Conference

“The members of the president’s delegation to the United Nations’ annual summit on women are opposed to the U.N. as a whole and the fundamental rights of women in particular”

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By Nika Knight
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, right, and Former Sen. Jim DeMint of the Heritage Foundation, left, walk away from the West Wing of the White House, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Since President Donald Trump's November election, hate incidents nationwide have increased—and now he's chosen a leader from one group that has itself espoused violence to represent the U.S. on the international stage. Earlier this week, the State Department announced that representatives from infamous anti-LGBTQ hate group the Center for Family

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