Supreme Court blocks deportation flights—for now
An Eastern Airlines plane arrives with Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia,...
The Supreme Court signals it might be losing patience with Trump
Shortly after midnight early Saturday morning, the Supreme Court handed down a brief order forbidding the Trump administration from removing...
A conservative judge makes the case: Time is running out on American democracy
Not since the American Revolution, when Paul Revere rode through the streets of Boston and Thomas Paine published his famous...
“RoboCop” actor Peter Weller on the crooked line leading from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump
Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film “RoboCop” is a dystopic masterpiece. Set in a (then) near future deindustrialized Detroit, Peter Weller's character...
DOGE is trying to outsource the US government — and Trump wants Big Law to make it happen
The White House has effectively extorted some of America’s most prestigious law firms to provide almost $1 billion in pro...
Police departments sell their used guns. Thousands end up at crime scenes.
Candace Leslie holds a photo of her late son, Cameron Brown, who was shot and killed in Indianapolis in 2021....
The immigration fix hiding in plain sight
What should America’s immigration policy be? This might seem like an absurd question to ask in a year when our...
The nightmarish problem with trying to make Trump obey court orders
Top officials within the Justice Department, the State Department, and possibly even the White House may be barrelling toward a...
Guess Where Trump Got His ‘Faith’
Donald Trump’s lapdog in the State Department made a call to action earlier this week, asking employees there to report...
More Venezuelans face imminent deportation under the Alien Enemies Act
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