Based on today’s oral arguments, the Supreme Court seems poised to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
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New Israeli Law: Hangings for Palestinians, but No Noose for Jews
A Palestinian murder of a Jew is a capital offense; it’s not for a Jewish murder of a Palestinian.
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Trump’s Delusional Escalations in Iran
Trump is assembling a force of some 10,000 potential ground troops to intensify his Iran war. What will they do? Does he even know?
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Senate Approves TSA Funding, Now the Fun Begins
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.