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Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn
One of them is “Alyas,” a Yazidi religious minority who testified to seeing horrific violence and murder carried out against his people in Iraq. He finally gained refugee status...

Let’s Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers
Donald Trump did not fire any commissioners from the [Federal Trade Commission] today. Donald Trump declared that he had fired the commissioners. That is, functionally, he announced a desire...

Video: How Staffing Shortages Have Plagued Newark Airport
What’s causing major flight delays and disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport? Niraj Chokshi, a reporter at The New York Times covering transportation, explains how a staffing shortage has...

Supreme Court Finally Does Something About Trump’s Deportations
The jab followed remarks Springsteen made at a concert in Manchester, England Wednesday. The rock star said that the Trump administration was “taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that...

Trump Judge Rules It’s OK to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
The jab followed remarks Springsteen made at a concert in Manchester, England Wednesday. The rock star said that the Trump administration was “taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that...

Trump Justice Department Is About to Charge a Democratic Congresswoman
The jab followed remarks Springsteen made at a concert in Manchester, England Wednesday. The rock star said that the Trump administration was “taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that...

Steve Bannon Floats Worst Person Ever as Trump’s Successor
So long as the Constitution remains as written, conservatives will have to find a new presidential frontrunner to replace Donald Trump on the 2028 ballot. But options, so far,...

Trump Envoy Is Making Policy Based on Netflix Documentaries and Vibes
The jab followed remarks Springsteen made at a concert in Manchester, England Wednesday. The rock star said that the Trump administration was “taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that...

Trump’s All-Out Culture War Is Now Targeting Philanthropy
In signing the 1969 tax bill into law, President Richard Nixon said it “reflected a deep and wholly legitimate concern about the role of foundations in our national life.” Two years...

Latino Voters Who Defected to Trump Are Beyond Pissed at Him
The jab followed remarks Springsteen made at a concert in Manchester, England Wednesday. The rock star said that the Trump administration was “taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that...