Nate Perez

New: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is shutting down

cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling (RNS) — ‘We think that it’s not a matter of if, but just a matter of when, the Supreme Court will overrule Obergefell,’ said Mathew Staver, head of Liberty Counsel.

And so it begins...

Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]

The world’s fourth-largest economy, California, is generating power using 40% less natural gas than it did two years ago

“If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”

doesn't make the headline for some reason but the Trump administration confirmed on the record that they are running an explicitly whites only refugee program, if you're wondering how things are going in the year 2025

Is Tom Homan Recruiting Proud Boys? Trump 'border czar' Tom Homan met with extremist-linked activist as Trump administration ramps up mass deportation agenda

Is Tom Homan Recruiting Proud Boys? migrantinsider.com/p/is-tom-hom...

Trump's EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.

The Trump administration wants to overturn a key 2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding that underpins much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change. My @npr.org Climate Desk story: www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

This is who Trump shipped to a Salvadoran dungeon:

An event planner
A coal miner
An Uber driver
Tortilla maker
Barber
DoorDashers
Soccer coaches
Furniture-maker
Car washers
Taxi drivers
HVAC techs
Auto parts worker
Tire plant worker

and 240 more...

projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...

Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...

I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it

Cash-strapped LA cities ask private donors to help immigrants pay rent following ICE raids Facing budget shortfalls, local governments are now asking philanthropists to help provide cash assistance and rent relief to families with detained workers.

After federal immigration raids, L.A. families are losing income and struggling to make rent.

So far, cities have relied on private donors to fund cash assistance programs. Some renter advocates say local governments should dig deeper to help.

Read my @laist.com story for more:

Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he's witnessing firsthand Dr. Nick Maynard tells NPR he's treating children shot at food distribution sites and witnessing what he believes is the systematic destruction of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.

This is an extraordinary interview. Please listen.

www.npr.org/2025/07/21/n...

Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall? The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.

In March, a jury ordered Greenpeace to pay $666 million to the companies behind the Dakota Access pipeline. But Indigenous leaders, water protectors, activists, and court records agree: Greenpeace played a bit part in the Standing Rock movement, at best. grist.org/project/indi...

Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.

New: I teamed up with @elenashao.bsky.social
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.

Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding Native American radio stations could face shutdowns if Congress cuts over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Senate approved the plan this morning, and it now returns to the ...

Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the air if Congress cuts more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

Children Left Alone After Mothers Arrested in Immigration Raids "I just hope I get my mom back," says 15-year-old Juan Martinez, who is now caring for his brothers, ages 8 and 9.

A 15-yo is now caring for his little brothers bc ICE snatched their mom. And another family that the local Santa Barbara paper found, pretty much same thing. Think how many stories aren’t being told www.independent.com/2025/07/11/c...

If you don’t live in California, you might be unaware of all the ICE mayhem. Here’s just part of the @latimes.com front page right now

Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.

A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.

New Trump rule immediately bans undocumented immigrants from Head Start child care The Trump administration bars undocumented immigrants from accessing Head Start, putting child care for many families in jeopardy.

New Trump rule immediately bans undocumented immigrants from Head Start child care

FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge Staffers sound the alarm.

NEW from me — FEMA staffers say the response to the Texas floods is horrifyingly slow, and it may be because of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's recent increased control over how the agency spends money.

"If this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.

My god, I am so in awe of my colleague Anas Baba, NPR reporter and producer inside Gaza.

Some advice: Read and listen to everything he does.

He’s not a just a simple opponent of affirmative action; the guardian confirms he’s Jordan Lasker — a eugenicist who pals around with Nazis, and the Times is letting him funnel and legitimize his racism through their “news” paper: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

L.A. activist indicted after handing out face shields to anti-ICE protesters Alejandro Orellana, 29, faces charges of conspiracy and aiding civil disorder after he handed out face shields to people protesting against immigration raids in L.A. last month.

An L.A. activist who handed out protective masks to protesters during anti-ICE demonstrations last month has been indicted on federal counts of conspiracy and aiding civil unrest. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend

USDA funding was gutted and now the honeybees we need for food are being devastated by a crisis that scientists knew was coming but were powerless to stop

An extremely alarming tale of what happens when you don't have sufficient foresight and state capacity:

www.science.org/content/arti...

'Water brings life': Plans to revive Tulare Lake take shape in the San Joaquin Valley A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the San Joaquin Valley.

‘Water brings life’: A proposal to restore Tulare Lake takes shape in the San Joaquin Valley @rgauth999.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

NEW: Federal prosecutors say among the reasons why Elizabeth Holmes should not be let out of prison is that she is "ripe for recidivism," citing her partner's blood-testing startup "that bears eerie similarities to Theranos," which is a story that I first broke

Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s floundering over immigration leaves it without an opposition strategy.

The ICE detention budget is larger than the total budget for USAID used to be. The ICE detention budget increase is larger than cuts in education or for SNAP in the BBB. It is larger than cuts to NIH, CDC and cancer research combined.

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

The White House took down a website hosting the nation's top report on how climate change is affecting the United States.

Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk

“In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone...If 70% of your workforce doesn’t show up, 70% of your crop doesn’t get picked...Most Americans don’t want to do this work. Most farmers here are barely breaking even. I fear this has created a tipping point where many will go bust.”

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...

The DOJ is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship. It's just the latest step by the Trump administration to reshape the nation's immigration system across all levels of government .. w/ Juliana Kim www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...