U.S. to Slash Refugee Admissions to 30,000 Next Year

SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated Press Sep 17, 2018 The figure is down from a cap of 45,000 this year, despite complaints from global humanitarian groups that the 2018 limit was too low. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State Dept. Revokes Passports, Strips Citizenship of Many Born Along U.S.-Mexico Border

Ilana Novick Aug 30, 2018 The Trump administration claims their birth certificates are fraudulent and they actually were born in Mexico. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 The oligarchic and military elites have a handmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t be ousted as long as he serves their interests. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bolton Flunky Fleitz Raises Stakes for Iran

By Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jun 4, 2018 Islamophobe and John Bolton ally Fred Fleitz, newly installed as the National Security Council's chief of staff, was a danger a decade ago in the Bush administration and is even more so now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Team in North Korea Raising Hopes of Trump-Kim Summit

CATHERINE LUCEY, MATTHEW LEE, HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press May 28, 2018 The State Department and South Korea's Foreign Ministry say American and North Korean officials have been engaged in talks in a village straddling the border inside the DMZ between North and South. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AP: Trump Never Intended to Honor Iran Pact

JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated Press May 11, 2018 Interviews with multiple U.S. officials and advisers make it clear that America's closest allies had no chance of persuading the president to accept even a toughened-up version of the nuclear deal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Uncle Sam, the Human Rights Hypocrite

Paul Street / Truthdig May 2, 2018 The U.S. sees itself as a humanitarian City on a Hill, fit to judge other nations while giving itself an "exceptionalist" free pass on violations. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Syria Controversy: Don’t Believe the Official Narrative

Max Blumenthal / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Truthdig writers Sonali Kolhatkar and Max Blumenthal disagree with each other regarding key elements in the recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma. This is Blumenthal's take on the issue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Big Brother Is Programming Us

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Apr 22, 2018 The reality of the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal is far more sinister than a loss of personal privacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ecuadorean Embassy Cuts Julian Assange’s Internet

GONZALO SOLANO / The Associated Press Mar 28, 2018 The government says it acted because of the WikiLeaks founder's social media posts decrying the arrest of a Catalan separatist politician. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Do We Get to Dictate How Other Countries Operate?

Sam Husseini Mar 21, 2018 Donald Trump campaigned on his alleged opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Now his State Department is defending it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Trump Is Losing in Syria and Why Nikki Haley Is Posturing

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 15, 2018 While it isn’t clear whether the president has a policy in Syria, the Department of Defense is failing to achieve its goals and the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. is issuing empty threats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )