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Can Trump’s Wall Survive His Fake Emergency?
The legal question will come down to intent.
Trump’s Broken Promises to the Land of “American Carnage”
The loss of an Ohio General Motors plant is just the latest dispatch from the heartland of Trump's “American carnage.”
Asylum Seekers Are Being Imprisoned in an Abandoned Factory in Mexico
Hundreds of desperate Central American migrants tried to escape the abandoned factory complex on Wednesday.
Omar Is Being Attacked Because She Poses a Challenge to White Supremacy
When Ilhan Omar was elected to the Congress, it was safe to assume that a fierce racist backlash would follow.
Massive Protests Planned to Fight Trump’s National Emergency Power Grab
Progressive advocacy groups are gearing up to launch nationwide “crisis response” protests to fight back.
The Lobbying Swamp Is Flourishing in Trump’s Washington
At least 33 former officials have found ways to sidestep the administration's ethic's pledge.
Is Trump’s National Emergency a Step Toward Fascism?
The tragic history of fascism teaches us that we must resist Trump's “emergency” with all our might.
The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine
The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems “inessential.”
McConnell Confirms Trump Will Declare National Emergency to Build Wall
McConnell said he would support the emergency declaration, which legal scholars have called dubious.
Trump Blocks Back Pay for Contractors Who Worked During Shutdown
Trump is refusing to sign a funding deal that includes back pay for federal contractors.