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
Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, has separated from his lawyers and may be ready to cooperate with federal investigators. Anticipating Cohen's possible flip, Trump's team has already begun rolling out a smear campaign against him. It's Donald Trump's birthday.
Trump showed Kim a movie trailer made by the White House for their meeting, presenting Trump and Kim as two heroes on the verge of changing world history. North Korea claims the US committed to lifting sanctions. That’s not what Trump said. “The negative commentary I am seeing is
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." In a post-summit press conference, Trump announced
Trump’s tariffs are pushing away some of his most loyal Congressional allies and Republican backers. Macron asks other G7 countries to confront Trump on trade, climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. And then there’s that handshake. A doofus's unpredictability and narcissism helped precipitate the fall
In an apparent second high-profile suicide this week, Anthony Bourdain has died at age 61 in France. In a new CDC report, suicide rates in the US have increased dramatically since 1999, especially among those with no known mental health conditions. If you or someone you know is having
A play-by-play of Trump’s surreal “Celebration of America” event yesterday, thrown together after the president nixed the Philadelphia Eagles' visit, for which only one player was confirmed to attend. Everyone's claiming victory in the Supreme Court gay wedding cake decision, and no one knows
