The Trump administration has dramatically ramped up the sale of America’s federally protected wild horses, and a NYT investigation found that some are ending up in the slaughter pipeline.

The BLM rounds up wild mustangs from public lands and places them up for adoption or sale.

Thanks for speaking up! Tomorrow, there will be even more of us!

Well, this is an interesting break in the ranks. Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota says he is placing a hold on all future Trump nominees because the administration is leaving a Biden-era wetlands policy in place for now.

The DNC has sued the Trump administration for FOIA records because it wants to know whether federal agents are planning to seize ballots, voting machines or other election-system components during the 2026 midterms.

Redistricting. You know, Trump’s favorite game. On Aug. 19, Judge Daniel Green ruled that Missouri can use its new GOP-drawn congressional districts for the November 2026 election. The map was approved during a special legislative session last September, signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe, and pushed by

Mike Lindell is demanding a full hand recount after losing Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth by more than 45,000 votes, or roughly 11 percentage points.

The US gross national debt just crossed $40 trillion. Sure, let’s build a helicopter pad, a ballroom, paint statues gold, and keep going. 🙄

AltNDS.org is live! ✊
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A National Park Service engineer warned the Trump administration in early June that the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already peeling because of the renovation process and the materials being used.

Tonight we’re launching our new public-interest website about the National Design Studio. The goal is to put everything we know in one place and make it easier for people to see what the Studio is actually doing.

The Studio isn’t just giving government websites a facelift. It’s building and

A federal judge in Washington blocked the Trump administration from attaching new conditions to grants through the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.

A win! A federal appeals court upheld an EPA rule requiring polluters to help pay for cleaning up toxic PFAS “forever chemicals,” rejecting an industry challenge to the rule. This keeps the financial burden where it belongs on the companies responsible for the pollution!
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41027/gov.uscourts.cadc.41027.1208678639.0.pdf

A win! Huge move by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to protect the Boundary Waters!

A win! A federal judge blocked a land exchange that would have cleared the way for a controversial road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, protecting one of the country’s vast and ecologically important wild areas. Thank you, Judge Sharon L. Gleason!

The Trump administration is opening nearly 45 million acres of national forest land to road construction and logging, stripping away protections that have been in place for 25 years.

A win! A fed appeals court upheld a lower court ruling blocking DHS from making immigration arrests outside houses of worship. The decision keeps protections in place for people attending religious services without fear of being targeted for arrest as they enter or leave.
https://democracyforward.org/work/legal/religious-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-ice-enforcement-in-houses-of-worship/

Public Citizen has filed a formal Hatch Act complaint against Attorney General Todd Blanche after he appeared at a campaign rally in New York supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman and praised him from the stage.

Maj. Jason Watson, the active-duty U.S. Air Force officer arrested after calling for Trump’s removal over the Iran War, said he is willing to accept whatever punishment comes with speaking out.

A win, at least for now. The Trump administration has paused all border construction inside Big Bend National Park following intense bipartisan backlash. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott says he is heading to the park for an on-the-ground evaluation before deciding how to proceed.

Trump seems determined to weaken America by undermining the very allies who make us stronger. Hours before major U.S.-South Korea military exercises began, Trump called for the drills to be scaled back. These exercises have long been one of the clearest demonstrations of

Foodborne illnesses tied to outbreaks have exploded in 2026, with federal data showing roughly four times as many reported illnesses as recent years.

A win! The Supreme Court has for the second time refused Trump’s request to review the $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll.

If you care about protecting Big Bend, it may be time to rethink where you spend your money. YETI co-founder Ryan Seiders is part-owner of a West Texas ranch that has been facilitating construction tied to Trump’s border wall project in the Big Bend region.

This will shock absolutely no one, but today on Meet the Press, Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to pledge that he would always act independently of the White House. The Justice Department has already pursued investigations or prosecutions involving a growing list of Trump’s political

ICE has now published a notice outlining plans to spend $20 million on a product called G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.

This is absolutely horrible. Why does it feel like every single day this administration has to destroy something else? The Trump administration is planning a border patrol road across Mariscal Mountain in Big Bend National Park, and building the route

It’s honestly just sad. The incompetence of this administration is affecting literally everyone. Photo source: MeidasTouch

Trump is now accusing the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the nonprofit suing his administration over the White House ballroom project, of revealing “Top Military Secrets” in its lawsuit.

The Trump administration’s EPA approved two new chemicals for use in semiconductor manufacturing even after its own review identified potential health risks to workers and the public. Those risks include cancer, neurological harm, and dangerous effects from inhalation exposure.