Trump Issues Thanksgiving Threat to Close U.S.-Mexico Border

JILL COLVIN / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nov 22, 2018 The president also says he has given troops he sent to the border the OK to use lethal force against migrants "if they have to." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Chief May Be on Trump’s Chopping Block

COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Nov 13, 2018 Kirstjen Nielsen defended the administration's practice of separating children from parents, but the president is said to have soured on her. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Plans to Detain Immigrant Minors Indefinitely

Ilana Novick Sep 6, 2018 A new rule by the Department of Homeland Security flouts 20 years of precedent mandating a limit of 20 days’ detention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dinner Disruptions

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House GOP Blocks Funding for Election Security

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jul 19, 2018 The legislation would have extended funds to protect voting systems from hacking. Congress approved $380 million in the current budget for the program, but Democrats want a similar amount through 2019. Republicans contend that new spending is not needed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Use the ‘F’ Word to Describe Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 The issue of the president’s fascism has reached center stage in the U.S., sparked by the administration’s shameful treatment of refugees and its Gestapo-like "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

19 ICE Officials Call for Dissolution of Agency

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jun 29, 2018 Officers claim the targeting of undocumented immigrants is preventing them from doing their jobs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

To Hell With Civility

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 28, 2018 Americans who are rightfully outraged with Trump and his administration’s injustices have every right to nonviolently protest and show their dissent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Ejected From Virginia Restaurant

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Jun 24, 2018 The White House press secretary is made to leave the Red Hen in Lexington, Va., because she works for President Trump, and the incident has set off a fierce debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Which Side Are You On?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 21, 2018 President Trump and his supporters have failed the basic human test of choosing children over politics in the ongoing scandal of immigrant family separation. There ought to be no question about which side we are on. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Born Into a Policy of Cruelty (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jun 21, 2018 It may be a sign of how bad things have become that we breathe a sigh of relief when the president signs an executive order that will lead to families seeking asylum being indefinitely detained. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Four Words Changed the Course of the Immigration Debate

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 21, 2018 Fifty years ago, four words broadcast nationally changed the course of the Vietnam War. Now four words have exposed the cruelty of the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )