In raids on seven food-processing plants in Mississippi, 680 undocumented workers were arrested, in some cases leaving children with no one to pick them up from school. Swept up in Trump's immigration enforcement, a 41-year-old Detroit man was deported to Iraq, where he died on
The President visits Dayton and El Paso. Dayton’s mayor says Trump’s comments on guns are “unhelpful.” Leaders in El Paso urge Trump to stay away. Venezuela and Uruguay issue a travel warning about the US, warning visitors about violence and hate crimes. For 24 hours, 36 journalists spread
Two more people have died from this weekend's mass shooting in El Paso, bringing the death toll to 22 victims. How the Trump campaign has used Facebook advertising to promote the use of the term "invasion" in the context of immigration. "You’re a good
The US officially quits the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces agreement, so maybe we’ll have a new arms race with Russia. Trump lets it be known he doesn’t believe Mueller’s warnings about Russian election-hacking. More than 110 US towns and cities can claim that a 2020 presidential
No one knows who will become Puerto Rico's governor after Rosselló steps down at 5 p.m. today. In a memo, the FBI has identified fringe conspiracy theories—specifically naming QAnon and Pizzagate—as a domestic terrorist threat. Today the US formally withdraws from a landmark 1987 arms
The winner of Wednesday’s debate? Universal healthcare. The theme of the debate? Joe Biden is too far behind the Democrats’ shift to the left. The Republicans’ real nightmare: Among black Americans, the most common age is 27, same for nonwhite Americans overall. The most common age among whites is
Winners from night one of the second Democratic debate: Warren, Delaney, and “Republican talking point.” For tonight’s round two, expect to see Harris and Biden square off again. Here’s a guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on various policies. "Race and politics is really the story of
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders face off tonight alongside eight other candidates in another round of Democratic debates. How to approach the Democratic presidential candidates like Marie Kondo. Hundreds of residents mourn the three people shot and killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. The shooter’s semiautomatic weapon, illegal to
Three University of Mississippi students are under investigation for posing with guns in front of a bullet-riddled sign honoring Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African American who was tortured and murdered in 1955. Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration can use money from the Dept. of
In Mueller's Congressional testimony yesterday, Republicans claimed bias, Democrats claimed obstruction, and no one paid attention to the former special counsel's repeated warning that Russia and other nations are actively working to undermine the 2020 election. Following days of protests, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announces
