This week Trump repealed Obama's executive order that protected oceans and the Great Lakes, opening the door to industry and drilling. 1/21 Health and Human Services asks the Pentagon to ready three military bases to house up to 20,000 migrant children. 2/21 It's
President Trump abandoned his policy of removing migrant children from their parents’ care. 1/22 The White House changed its story no fewer than 14 times before ending its border policy. 2/22 “If kids don’t eat in peace, you don’t eat in peace.†Protesters confronted
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
The US Supreme Court delays making a decision on gerrymandering. 1/24 Free speech advocates cheer a judge’s ruling to allow a white nationalist to sue Twitter. 2/24 The head of an asylum nonprofit in Houston relates what she’s seeing in border detention facilities. 3/24 Inside
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. 1/19 While many US consumers likely won't feel the effects of the tariffs, American
Battles in eastern Yemen may endanger up to 250,000 civilians. Here’s the Yemen conflict explained in 400 words. 1/23 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
Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, has separated from his lawyers and may be ready to cooperate with federal investigators. 1/19 Anticipating Cohen's possible flip, Trump's team has already begun rolling out a smear campaign against him. 2/19 It's Donald
Trump showed Kim a movie trailer made by the White House for their Singapore meeting, presenting them as two heroes on the verge of changing world history. 1/20 North Korea claims the US committed to lifting sanctions. That’s not what Trump said. 2/20 An economist’s take
At the end of yesterday's summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un, the two leaders signed a vague document with loophole-friendly agreements—e.g., "the DPRK commits to work towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." 1/20 In a post-summit press conference,
Trump’s tariffs are pushing away some of his most loyal Congressional allies and Republican backers. 1/19 Macron asks other G7 countries to confront Trump on trade, climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. And then there’s that handshake. 2/19 A doofus's unpredictability and narcissism
