Trump Pushes GOP to Change Senate Rule in Order to Pass Border Bill

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 After a weekend in Florida with several immigration hard-liners, the president calls for a Senate voting rule change—dubbed the "nuclear option"—in a bid to tighten the border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Threatens End to Deal for ‘Dreamers’

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Apr 1, 2018 In a series of tweets, the president also says he may pull out of a trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from crossing into the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He Is “Considering” Veto of Budget

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president casts doubt on whether he will back the $1.3 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, citing concerns over "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congress OKs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill

LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 The giant funding package is given final passage by the Senate in a post-midnight vote, 65-32. Some senators are less than pleased by the action. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Talking Sense About Immigration

Aviva Chomsky / TomDispatch Mar 14, 2018 While political realism demands that battles be fought for the rights of particular groups, it’s no less important to challenge the looming narrative of immigrant criminalization. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Who Will Protect the Dreamers?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Mar 13, 2018 Until Congress or the courts take lasting action, DACA recipients remain in legal limbo. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Why the Gun Lobby Is Terrified of the #NeverAgain Movement

Dawson Barrett / Waging Nonviolence Mar 6, 2018 Where adults have failed repeatedly, and many have simply given up, the youth are now leading the charge. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Congress’ Immigration Push Sputters as Guns Grab Attention

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The prospects for immigration legislation, big or small, are very, very bleak," concedes the director of one immigrants' rights group in the wake of the Florida school massacre. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Stalls Trump’s Bid to End DACA

The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 The justices decline to intervene in the controversy over protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. For now, the program continues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Three Nightmares for Elvis Ramos

Alexander Reed Kelly / Hudson Valley News Feb 22, 2018 He is one of thousands of U.S. residents whose ability to continue living in the communities that long ago became their homes is threatened by the elimination of DACA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans Push Inhumane Immigration Reform as Millions Wait

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 16, 2018 Congress remains gridlocked on the issue, despite President Trump’s demand for substantial changes by March 5. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )