A Migrant Teen Got Her Abortion. That Hasn’t Stopped the Trump Admin From Going After Her Lawyers.
Scott Applewhite/AP On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking them to toss out an earlier ruling in the case of Jane Doe—an undocumented 17-year-old who sought and obtained an abortion last month after a high-profile legal fight with the Trump administration—and to discipline her lawyers. For a month…
Science’s Top Foe in Congress Is Retiring
Jay Mallin/ Zuma It’s been a tough year for scientists, but a number of climate scientists found reason to celebrate on Thursday. The Texas Tribune broke the news that Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), one of the most ardent skeptics of climate change in Congress, will be retiring next year. Smith has become one of the most polarizing figures on…
What’s Really Going On With the Republican Tax Bill?
What’s up with the Republican tax bill, anyway? The Senate voted to approve a maximum increase in the deficit of $1.5 trillion over ten years, which is why it took so long to cook up the legislation. When you’re planning to give away a few trillion dollars in pass-through income to small businesses like, um,…
Donald Trump Is Unhappy That He Can’t Use the Courts to Persecute His Enemies
Donald Trump does not like the civilian justice system: “What we have right now is a joke and it’s a laughingstock.” Trump also does not like the military justice system: The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3,…
Donna Brazile and the Latest Great Hillary Scandal
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA I’ve gotten lots of requests to comment on Donna Brazile’s “sensational,” “shocking,” “blockbuster” book excerpt in Politico yesterday. The reason I haven’t, to be honest, is that the more I dive into it the less sure I am what really happened. So let’s start with a short summary of what…
It’s Time for Congress to Protect Robert Mueller
A few days ago I praised Sen. Jeff Flake for publicly slamming President Trump and suggested that there was little more that conservative politicians could do. There’s no reason to expect conservatives to vote against conservative bills just because Trump happens to like them, after all. But now along comes this: Three conservative House Republicans…