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Sure Looks Like Another Government Shutdown
Just as public sentiment is turning on ICE and Border Patrol’s action in Minnesota, another spending bill is due in the U.S. Senate. Can the Democrat…
8 months, 1 week ago
Are We Ready for the World Cup?
When the US won a bid to co-host the World Cup, Trump was midway through his first term. Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fa…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Immigration Enforcement Became So Violent
How ICE and Border Patrol’s mission became harassing the president’s personal enemies.
Guest: Radley Balko, journalist and the author of Rise of the W…
8 months, 1 week ago
Everyone Saw CBP Kill Alex Pretti
Once again, federal agents have shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis. Once again, the shooting is on video. And once again, the Trump Admi…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
David Ellison, Eldest Boy
Having already taken over Paramount, David Ellison was vying to add Warner Bros. Discovery to his portfolio. Are his dad’s politics behind his drive …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Who Gave ICE Permission to Trample the Constitution?
The evidence is mounting that ICE is not only unbothered by moral boundaries, but immigration and customs enforcement agents acting on behalf of Pres…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Davos is So Back
This week: World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos is all over the news. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, explain the moments t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Right’s Minneapolis Outrage Machine
The administration’s justification for their actions in Minneapolis owe a lot to the right-wing influencers—and they seem happy to keep this vicious …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Greenland War Averted
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump’s lust for Greenland will break the world (or indeed, whether it alre…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
President TACO’s Greenland Gambit
Donald Trump isn’t one for clear policy objectives, but one of his top priorities, apparently, is making Greenland part of the United States–even at …
8 months, 2 weeks ago