The measure financing most of the Department of Homeland Security has nothing constraining the actions of ICE. But to get ICE more funding, Republicans have a tall task.
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Florida Republicans Find a New Way to Kill Teachers’ and Nurses’ Unions
They just passed a bill imposing election turnout standards on unions that they themselves don’t meet.
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The Deeper Airport Disaster
Everything from interminable lines to near-miss collisions and controller burnout predates Trump. It’s a metaphor for the long-term neglect of public systems.
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Stephen Miller: Too Cruel for School
The Don’s consigliere tells Texas Republicans to end undocumented children’s access to public schools.
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Dire Strait
Trump’s fantasy about clearing the Strait of Hormuz risks leading to a much wider and more prolonged war.
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How Trump Lost the Courts
With every passing day, another federal judge issues a scathing order to contain Trump’s autocracy and Trump keeps alienating the Supreme Court.
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Cesar Falls
With the horror of the revelations of his sexual predations, an already tarnished icon collapses.
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Israel’s Manipulation of Trump on Iran
The worse the Iran war goes, the more blame is likely to be directed at Israel, and by association the Jews.
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The Gang That Couldn’t Think Strait
Donald Trump waited a couple of weeks before seeking support to fix the mess he created in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Exit or Escalation
Will Trump look for a way to limit his Iran debacle, or will he double down on catastrophe?