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By now, the images of Donald Trump’s March 15th flights to El Salvador are all too familiar: shackled Venezuelans being off-loaded from U.S. planes at the country’s Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, and cowering as their heads are forcibly shaved by other prisoners. But in those same scenes, some Salvadorans recognized a face: César Humberto […]
After weeks of nervous anticipation in the financial markets and in the capitals of America’s trading partners, Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs have arrived, and, even by his standards, they are shockingly high and wide-ranging. “For decades our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near and far,” Trump said on Wednesday […]
“Today’s decision is a triumph for all Missourians,” the president of Planned Parenthood Great Plains said. Missouri health care providers can now resume offering abortion care after a Jackson County circuit court judge temporarily blocked a restrictive anti-abortion law. “Today’s decision is a triumph for all Missourians: for the voters who demanded their rights, for […]
For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens. But it isn’t unprecedented. As we have written, American history is not a steady march toward greater equality, democracy and […]
The executive order mandates that federal agencies recognize only two unchangeable sexes assigned at conception. Trump-appointed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas announced earlier this week that the agency will be “rolling back” enforcement of anti-discrimination policies that protect transgender Americans. Lucas stated in a press release that, in accordance with President […]
President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali, the tallest peak in the country, has resulted in lots of discussion. While for some, such renaming might seem less important than the big problems the country faces, there is a formal process in the United States for renaming places, and […]
During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on immigration that would make it harder for refugees, asylum seekers and others to try to enter the U.S. – and for some immigrants to stay in the country. On Monday night, Trump signed executive orders […]
Introduction to the New Political Landscape The re-election of President Trump marks a pivotal moment in the American political landscape, ushering in a new phase characterized by heightened anticipation regarding his future policies. As the nation grapples with its economic challenges, the direction taken by Trump’s administration is expected to not only shape national discourse […]
Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico. But that law, which survived court challenges, is […]
Two Americans, Keith Siegel and Sagui Dekel-Chen, are expected to be released as part of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that emerged Wednesday after being held for 15-months by Hamas since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a senior administration official. The deal includes the release or older males and those […]