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EXCLUSIVE - Hegseth said today that “family after family” of the service members killed in the Iran war told him: “Finish this. Honor their sacrifice. Do not waver. Do not stop until the job is done.” But a father who met with Hegseth tells @Petereporter he never said that

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"We're told there's no money for universal healthcare or to end hunger in this country. But somehow $200 billion more for war will likely move through Congress without question," said @IlhanMN. "Not another penny for another endless war." commondreams.org/news/congress-…

Berlin says it needs to focus on its defense in a separate ICJ case in which Nicaragua accuses Germany of supporting Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. commondreams.org/news/germany-i…

"To pull the region back from the brink and prevent the further loss of civilian life and destruction of vital public infrastructure, renewed diplomatic efforts are critical," @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk said of the US-Israeli war on Iran. commondreams.org/news/iran-civi…

‘Just as Big Oil Predicted’: Fossil Fuel Industry Under Fire as Record Heat Broils Western States ​"Heatwaves like the one impacting the Western US...are one of the catastrophic disasters these companies predicted their conduct would bring about." commondreams.org/news/spring-he…

GOP Candidate Tells Americans to Support Trump’s Iran War by Taking 'One Less Trip to Starbucks' commondreams.org/news/michele-t…

We’re told there’s no money for universal healthcare or to end hunger in this country. But somehow $200 billion more for war will likely move through Congress without question.  Not another penny for another endless war.

"The American public does not want another war in the Middle East," said a Demand Progress senior policy adviser in response to a new poll about the US-Israeli assault on Iran. commondreams.org/news/israel-ir…

'Now We Know Why Trump Fired the Inspector General at Social Security,' Says Watchdog Group commondreams.org/news/social-se…

International Convoys Deliver Aid to Cuba as Russian Tanker Moves to Defy US Oil Blockade "The consequences of the US blockade are lethal, for newborns and parents, for the elderly and the sick." commondreams.org/news/internati…

"Trump’s bank regulators propose to tear at the already tissue-thin layer of solvency levels at the nation’s banks." commondreams.org/news/trump-wal…

9/ To protect people and the planet, we must transition to renewable energy. Less dependence on oil means less exposure to war-driven chaos. Read the full article by OCI's Andy Rowell in @commondreams commondreams.org/opinion/iran-w…

Watchdog Blasts Self-Enrichment of Mullin as Fetterman Joins GOP to Advance Trump DHS Nominee commondreams.org/news/markwayne…

Remember when Trump kicked millions off health care because he said we didn't have enough money? Now he wants to spend 6x as much money on his reckless war of choice with Iran. Unacceptable.

For long-term economic security and stability, as well as a future safe from climate disasters, there needs to be a radical shift to renewables, writes @andy_rowell of @PriceofOil. commondreams.org/opinion/iran-w…

A majority of those polled in a new @DataProgress survey also said that the war "is not worth the risk." commondreams.org/news/poll-iran…

"The American people do not want the government to bypass the courts and buy our private information in bulk from data brokers."​ commondreams.org/news/fisa-sect…

'No More Weapons to Support an Illegal War': Sanders Aims to Cut Off Israel Aid as Attacks Across Middle East Escalate Earlier this month, the Trump administration bypassed Congress to sell Israel more than 20,000 bombs, costing over $650 million. commondreams.org/news/sanders-b…

"Graham Platner has the grit to go against the grain and to fight for what is right." commondreams.org/news/warren-pl…