The seeds of an authoritarian state will still be there unless the United States reckons with its own fascist past and how that relates to Stephen Miller’s vision for the future.
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MAGA Hogs at the Government Trough
For the Trumpiest federal agencies, it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Posted inLaw and Justice
ICE Wants to Reopen the Crumbling Federal Prison Dubbed ‘Rape Club’
The infamous prison was closed two years ago following revelations of rampant sexual abuse.
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Congress Has Become Almost Totally Irrelevant
The way Republicans are managing the Department of Homeland Security budget shows that Congress is now just something to work around.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Mom, Kids, and Nowhere to Go
Family homelessness is spiking just as the Trump administration rolls back social services.
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You Gotta Hand It to Chuck Schumer This Time
He went up against Republicans and … won?
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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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Here’s the Proposed Deal to Fund Most of DHS
Everything would be funded except ICE enforcement, and some reforms added, while Republicans would try a long-shot reconciliation bill for ICE money afterward.
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The Quietest Government Shutdown
It’s been almost imperceptible, but the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t been funded since February. Avenues to resolve the standoff keep getting cut off.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Leaked Documents Show a Border Patrol Remade in the Image of Gregory Bovino
Bovino’s smash-and-grab tactics are now the norm for immigration enforcement across the country.