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    Why the Trump Administration Dropped Plan for Major Cut in Disability Benefits

    On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with disabilities stepped through White House security and into...

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    By Eli Hager, ProPublica

    November 24, 2025

  • Government
    Sae Joon Park stands on in New York's Times Square wearing a dark T-shirt, his hands in his pockets.

    He Won a Purple Heart, Came Back with PTSD — Then Trump Deported Him 

    Sae Joon Park is in disbelief. Park, an army veteran who came to the U.S. from South Korea when...

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    By Sean Kelly

    November 5, 2025

  • Featured Special Project
    An image of Zohran Mamdani, in a suit, head on his hand, in an empty dining room

    What Exactly is Zohran Mamdani’s Disability Platform?

    Kara McCurdy Prior to New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s Democratic primary, there were questions...

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    By John Loeppky

    November 3, 2025

  • Featured Special Project
    An image of the White House, fountain in front in full view. There are a few clouds above in a blue sky

    Trump nixes special education agency, lays off staff amid shutdown

    Aaron Kittredge via Pexels Donald Trump’s onslaught of cuts to federal services is now being directed at...

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    By John Loeppky

    October 13, 2025

  • Featured Special Project
    A newspaper clipping of a headline stating that Joseph Clifton Smith was sentenced to the death penalty in connection with a 1997 murder. The article includes a photo of Smith from the time.

    Alabama wants to execute a man with intellectual disabilities. That’s unconstitutional, legal advocates say

      The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Hamm v. Joseph Clifton Smith. Smith,...

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    By R.L. Nave

    October 8, 2025

  • Government
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    After LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline shut down, states scramble to step in

    On July 17, the option shut down for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental health support from the...

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    By Annie Sciacca, KFF Health News

    September 29, 2025

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