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Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before
In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, was taking care of his toddler son at hom…
1 year, 4 months ago
The fallout from the Signal breach begins
In the 24 hours since a bombshell Atlantic article, senators have grilled Trump administration intelligence officials — but there are no signs yet th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Trump targets Big Law, and Big Law appears intimidated
For weeks, President Trump has been issuing executive orders and memos that levy or threaten sanctions on major law firms.
The moves suspend security …
1 year, 4 months ago
How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term
In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts.
To reach tha…
1 year, 4 months ago
On the road in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle
Greenland is a lot more than an object of Donald Trump's territorial ambitions. It's a place whose small population is facing big questions – about …
1 year, 4 months ago
The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine
Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.…
1 year, 4 months ago
Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so
Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.
Now, President Trump's signature tariffs — and the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power
The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it's also been about U.S. interests. As then-senator Marco Rubio put it in 2017: "I pr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Measles is spreading. Are you safe?
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since the outbreak began in January - but the actual nu…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is Trump defying the courts?
"Oopsie, too late. "That post on X from the President of El Salvador got retweeted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the weekend with a laugh-cr…
1 year, 4 months ago