U.S. Reps. Greg Stanton and Yassamin Ansari are escorted into the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center for a congressional oversight visit on May 19, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Greg Stanton)
Overflowing toilets, no medical care: Democrats call Mesa ICE facility a ‘public health issue’
Members of Congress are still concerned about a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Mesa after seeing cells still overcrowded and finding out that toilets at the facility “regularly overflow” after an unannounced visit Tuesday night.
This is the second surprise oversight visit to the facility located at Mesa-Gateway Airport known as ...
(Illustration by Steve Benson)
OPINION | Trump is turning DACA into a deportation pipeline, one expired permit at a time
Some Dreamers have had enough — enough of the broken promises and the uncertainty that comes with living in fear of deportation despite pledging allegiance to this country and the U.S. Constitution since childhood.
“DACA has done beautiful things…it has given us a lot of opportunities,” said immigration attorney Salvador Macias. “But I’ve always said DACA is a Band-Aid for a wound that needs stitches...
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges a portion of the incoming federal student loan system overhaul that establishes stricter loan caps for students partaking in postbaccalaureate degree programs that do not fall under the department’s “professional” classification. (Photo by Courtney K/Getty Images)
States say Trump admin unlawfully redefined ‘professional degree,’ cutting off loans for healthcare workers
WASHINGTON — A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday over forthcoming regulations that will impose new borrowing limits for students pursuing certain advanced degree programs.
The lawsuit — filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland — challenges a portion of the incoming federal student loan system overhaul that...
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, with his wife Dr. Laura Cassidy by his side, addresses his supporters as he concedes his GOP primary election contest on May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge. Cassidy split with his party three days later to support advancing a War Powers Resolution on Iran. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
US Senate votes to advance resolution limiting Trump war in Iran as Cassidy flips
WASHINGTON — After voting no seven times, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., flipped and cast the deciding vote to advance a War Powers Resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s war in Iran without authorization from Congress.
In a 50-47 vote, Cassidy joined fellow...
Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Photo by Anna Spoerre/The Missouri Independent)
Miscarriage patients have fewer treatment options in states with abortion bans, study shows
Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study, published May 18, found a shift away from managing miscarriages with...
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