This week as Trump backed off mass deportations, public outcry grew over conditions at detention centers for migrant children. Reminiscent of Theresienstadt Ghetto in the Nazi era, the Trump regime offered limited tours of detention centers to the media — viewings that contradicted interviews of immigration lawyers and advocates who described first-hand the inhumane conditions and traumatized children. Much of the country … Read More
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“I'll invite him right now to the White House,” US President Trump says after stepping into North Korea with Kim Jong Un https://t.co/dCK5UVgc3D pic.twitter.com/5nJJSIQ8Y2 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 30, 2019
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President Trump says he will be meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to the Korean Demilitarized Zone later today. Follow live updates: https://t.co/bHMYjXDuiU pic.twitter.com/AVq9fuXYWi — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 30, 2019
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China's official state-run press agency says that President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have agreed to resume stalled trade talks https://t.co/XuSdUmVARY pic.twitter.com/2rMynrOvu8 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 29, 2019
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Former President Jimmy Carter suggests that a full investigation into Russian election interference would show that President Trump didn't win the 2016 election and that Trump is an illegitimate president https://t.co/la21xFKMKk pic.twitter.com/hQaQ1Ge1W3 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 28, 2019
Justice
James Fields Jr.— who drove his car into a crowd of protesters and killed activist Heather Heyer at a white nationalist rally in Virginia in 2017—was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges and admitted to deliberately driving his car into protesters. He will be sentenced separately next month on state … Read More
Frank Rich On The Dem 2020 Field
I endorse this: Over this week’s two nights of debates, the top 20 candidates in the Democratic primary have had a chance to introduce themselves to a national audience. Will anything they said winnow the field? I am happy to answer with a resounding “Yes!” I’ll take a minor risk and guess that as of this morning, the field has … Read More
Dem Debate No. 2: Thoughts
Unlike the first debate on Wednesday night, last night’s round of ten debate was exciting and revealing, probably because it contained 4-5 top tier and second tier candidates, rather than 2-3 in the first debate. The takeaway: It was a great night for Kamala Harris. She “won” it hands done. And it was a horrible night for Biden. And it … Read More
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The Supreme Court says it will review Trump's decision to end protections for undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children https://t.co/CwZdVcouwB — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 28, 2019
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President Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a light-hearted warning during a meeting at the G20 summit in Japan: 'Don't meddle in the election' https://t.co/fJgvXYaNMO pic.twitter.com/g4gMt9w1O0 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 28, 2019
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Twitter plans to add a disclaimer to new posts from President Trump and other world leaders that break its rules but are of public interest https://t.co/JWVE8Doegv pic.twitter.com/kNqOO8VRT6 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 27, 2019
SCOTUS WrapUp: Trump Denied Citizenship Question In 2020 Census; On The Other Hand, Democracy Is Screwed
The last day of the term meant the handing down of two critical and important opinions. The first, Department of Commerce v New York, was a blow to the Trump administration. The issue involves the inclusion of a question non the census about citizenship. It was challenged on the grounds that it was arbitrary and capricious — in essence, that … Read More
Dem Debate No. 1 Quick And Dirty Review
Look — it was too many candidates, covering too many issues, in too short a time. I watched last night to see if there were any standouts in the bottom tiers (Warren, being the only one in the pack who is in the top five polling-wise) My take, in order of my pre-debate preference: Warren: no changeBooker: looking slightly betterCastro: … Read More
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The Supreme Court blocks a citizenship question sought by the Trump administration from being added to the 2020 census for now. Follow live updates: https://t.co/UH3bwI2cBf pic.twitter.com/SWnL4EUvvc — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 27, 2019
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The union representing US asylum officers asked a federal court to end the Trump administration's policy of returning some asylum seekers to Mexico for the duration of their immigration hearing https://t.co/ncoxW1agTi pic.twitter.com/7lTrdBh0hV — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 27, 2019