Trump’s words changed Springfield, Ohio. Its Haitian community is bracing for what’s next.

By Amanda Becker, The 19th News

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Several minutes into President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, as he began talking about immigration, Yvena Jean François dug through a desk drawer for a notebook and pen.

“We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home … it fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world,” Trump said, repeating a frequent 2024 campaign claim for which he has not offered evidence.

Alarm Bells Sound as Trump Gets to Work on 'Extreme Authoritarian Agenda'

By Jessica Corbett

"Trump isn't king, but if Congress capitulates, he could be," warned the leaders of Popular Democracy.

Since U.S. President Trump's return to office on Monday—at an inauguration ceremony full of American oligarchs—as the Republican has issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions, progressive leaders and organizers have expressed alarm and vowed to fight against his "authoritarian" agenda.

LSU law professor removed from classes amid investigation into alleged political comments

By Piper Hutchinson 

An LSU law school professor has been removed from teaching classes for reportedly making political comments in the classroom, his attorney says. 

LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Dean Alena Allen told students in an online meeting Tuesday that tenured law professor Ken Levy is being replaced pending an investigation.  

Baton Rouge attorney Jill Craft, who is representing Levy, said he intends to fight the reprimand.