The White House projects the deficit to surpass $1 trillion for the first time in US history. 1/20 A new Trump rule kills asylum protections for most migrants at our southern border. 2/20 Democrats will censure the president for doubling down on remarks that four of its members
Now 40 miles off the coast of Lafayette, La., Hurricane Barry is currently a Category 1, and is expected to make landfall sometime today. 1/20 A Palantir user manual shows how the secretive company, which manages information for ICE and other government agencies, uses data to identify and track
Tropical Storm Barry presents New Orleans with an unprecedented problem: a Mississippi river cresting at 19 feet. 1/18 Secretary of Labor Acosta steps down amid criticism of the Jeffrey Epstein plea deal. 2/18 See also: R. Kelly arrested on a 13-count federal indictment of child pornography and
The ICE raids that were postponed a few weeks ago are now scheduled to begin on Sunday. 1/18 Today's White House social media summit won't include anyone from Facebook or Twitter, but will have invitees from a site once popular with neo-nazis. 2/18
Migrant arrests at the US-Mexico border fell 28% in June after reaching a 13-year high in May. 1/15 Mexico's finance minister quit abruptly, saying the current administration's policymaking was not "based on evidence." 2/15 The Affordable Care Act is being
Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with running a sex-trafficking operation involving underage girls as young as 14. 1/23 How Russian intelligence helped start and spread the Seth Rich conspiracy theory that eventually made its way to primetime Fox News. 2/23 Homeland Security plans to hold
Another major earthquake rocks buildings and baseball stadiums across Southern California. 1/20 The 7.1 magnitude quake, the second big tremblor in two days, causes damage, rockslides, and power outages around Ridgecrest. 2/20 For our West Coast readers (looking at you, Seattle): how to plan, what to do,
One day following news that the 2020 US census was being printed without a citizenship question—adhering to the Supreme Court ruling against adding the question—Trump instructs the Justice Dept. to find a way to include it. 1/18 "The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence,
Please note: The newsletter will be off tomorrow, July 4, and will return on Friday. The total taxpayer cost for Trump's Fourth of July extravaganza in DC tomorrow is unknown, but it's going to be expensive—and $2.5 million of the bill will be covered
This month marks the longest US economic expansion on record, and the longest stretch of monthly job gains. 1/15 Most of those jobs are in the service sector, doing little to lift communities suffering lost manufacturing work. 2/15 A good headline to summarize the weekend in diplomacy: “Trump
