Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court's swing vote, plans to retire, enabling Trump to establish a conservative court. Kennedy has long been considered "the most powerful man in America.” Multiple experts explain why. An America after Anthony Kennedy looks significantly different from America before. The movement against
President Trump's third version of a travel ban survived the Supreme Court, limiting citizens of eight nations from entering the US. One good thing about the Supreme Court’s ruling: it removed a very powerful gun—Korematsu—out of Donald Trump’s hands. Mitch McConnell would like to
US border patrol pauses criminal prosecution referrals—and therefore family separation—for those illegally entering the US with children. You know Auschwitz isn't going to be for you. Filipino author Rin Chupeco's Twitter thread on calls for civility amid Marcos's rise to autocracy. Supreme
President Trump issued an executive order to end his policy of separating families, but the government still has no plan for returning the children it has already taken. The Guardian printed the names of 34,361 refugees who died trying to make the journey to Europe. Traveling across the Sahara,
This week Trump repealed Obama's executive order that protected oceans and the Great Lakes, opening the door to industry and drilling. Health and Human Services asks the Pentagon to ready three military bases to house up to 20,000 migrant children. It's true: There's
President Trump abandoned his policy of removing migrant children from their parents’ care. The White House changed its story no fewer than 14 times before ending its border policy. “If kids don’t eat in peace, you don’t eat in peace.” Protesters confronted the Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen
Perhaps you've already heard it, but here are the sounds of crying migrant children as they're separated from their families at the US-Mexico border. Right now, my six-year-old is excited to see what the tooth fairy will leave him for one of his
Free speech advocates are cheered by a judge’s ruling to allow a white nationalist to sue Twitter. The US Supreme Court delays making a decision on gerrymandering. The head of an asylum nonprofit in Houston relates what she’s seeing in border detention facilities. Inside an old South Texas
A trade war between the US and China looms once again. Following a brief truce in May, the White House launches new tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing responds with more retaliatory tariffs. While many US consumers likely won't feel the effects of the tariffs, American farmers and
Battles in eastern Yemen may endanger up to 250,000 civilians. Here’s the Yemen conflict explained in 400 words. According to the Inspector General, former FBI Director Comey was “insubordinate” in handling the Clinton probe, but not biased. Look for Trump to exploit the report on many levels. Most
