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Lucy Diavolo

News + Politics News Editor

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7 Trans People Share How Hard It Was to Get a Passport

“After hearing the passport trouble of other trans people, I had to speak up."
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People Are Calling Out the Homophobic Jokes Aimed at Trump and Putin

"You’ve saved democracy by saying Trump and Putin are gay for each other."
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Chicago Police Released the Body-Cam Footage From Fatal Shooting

Four protesters were arrested over the weekend following the killing of Harith Augustus.
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Meet the Communist Who Destroyed Piers Morgan on TV

"I'm a critic of the Democratic Party because I'm literally a communist."
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The Egyptian Sarcophagus Has Been Opened

"We've opened it and, thank God, the world has not fallen into darkness."
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A Hijabi Woman Was Verbally Accosted on an MTA Bus

The woman shouting in the video has earned the nickname "Islamophobic Ashley" on Twitter.
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Elected Officials Are Joining the Call to Abolish ICE

“The experiment that is ICE has failed, and must be ended as soon as possible."
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People Are Marching in All 50 States on Behalf of Separated Families

A "mass mobilization" has been planned to keep families together.
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These Are the Victims of the Maryland Capital Gazette Shooting

Remember their names.
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Announced His Retirement

The moderate justice's departure could shift the Supreme Court to the right.
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The Cop Who Killed Antwon Rose Has Been Charged

Michael Rosfeld is already out on bail following criminal homicide charges.
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Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Beat a Heavyweight Democrat in Her Primary

The 28-year-old shocked New York as part of a slate of June 26 primary results.
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Cynthia Nixon Thinks It's Time to Abolish ICE

"We don't need ICE, and they have strayed so far from the interests of the American people and the interests of humanity."
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For Representative Pramila Jayapal, Immigration Policy Is Personal

“As difficult as my story is, it’s nothing compared to the people I’ve worked with."
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Experts Say There's No Process for Reuniting Immigrant Parents and Children

A complicated, do-it-yourself legal process makes family reunification difficult.
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Protesters Will March for Separated Families on June 30

Events will take place across the country and across the street from the White House.
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A Border Patrol Agent Reportedly Mocked Crying Immigrant Kids on Tape

Audio reportedly of crying immigrant youth is the latest heartbreak in an on-going saga.
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The Road to Change Tour Got a Kickstart from Chicago Activists

An annual south side peace march was the first stop on the nationwide tour.
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A Die-in Protester Shares What It Was Like to Storm the Senate Offices

“Students literally owned the Capitol yesterday.”
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National Die-In Protestors Occupied the Offices of Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell

Meanwhile, die-in protests continued across the country.
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Symone D. Sanders Thinks the End of Net Neutrality Is a Threat to Freedom

"There are so many movements that we would not have without the Internet."