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Trump Administration
Reunification Stories Gloss Over Continuing Family Separation and Deportation
The rhetoric about asylum seekers may have changed under Biden, but the policies leading to separations, not so much.
The Difference Between Biden and Trump on Israel-Palestine Policy Is Rhetorical
Rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making it impossible for Biden to maintain the same pro-Israel platitudes.
Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at Border
Trump officials cited conspiracies about antifa to justify interrogating immigration lawyers.
Senate Votes to Repeal Trump Rule Helping Predatory Lenders Trap People in Debt
Flimsy payday lender regulations have cost consumers over $11 billion in fees since 2019.
He Bought Insurance in Case of Emergency. Then Came a Bill for Over $30,000.
Trump-era deregulation of health insurance has led to an explosion of short-term plans carrying high risk for patients.
Border Wall Construction May Continue as Biden Is Pushed to Permanently Scrap It
The White House has not yet asked Congress to revoke the project's funding as of this week.
Intelligence Report on “Extremism” Equates Anarchists With Right-Wing Militias
Biden requested a threat assessment on “extremism.” The resulting report obscures profound asymmetries in violence.
Biden Urged to Withdraw All Trump-Era Medicaid Work Requirements
The Trump administration approved policies making Medicaid coverage subject to stringent work requirements.
Biden Could Chart a New Path for US on Palestinian Rights. Will He?
We need more than a rollback of Trump policies, or else the apartheid system that oppresses Palestinians will remain.
House Committee Finds Sketchy COVID-Related Contracts Were Awarded Under Trump
Politically connected or otherwise untested companies were given hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts.