Mueller: Manafort Used “Foldering” as Part of His “Deception”
Paul Manafort arrives at federal court on Friday.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At a hearing in federal court on Friday in Washington, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team successfully argued that Paul Manafort could not be trusted. The judge agreed that Manafort, who allegedly tampered with witnesses, presented a…
The Supreme Court Gave the Green Light to Voter Purges. Trump’s Justice Department Isn’t Wasting Any Time.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he is sworn into officeJim LoScalzo/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One day after the Supreme Court upheld voter purging in Ohio, the Justice Department decided to get in on the action. The department sued the state of Kentucky on Tuesday to…
Iraqi Detainees Say ICE Coerced Them Into Signing Documents That Could Get Them Deported
After a family member was detained, Amal Hana joined hundreds of others in Detroit last June to protest the detention of more than 100 Iraqis.Tanya Moutzalias/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Iraqi nationals facing deportation from the United States say immigration officers tried to pressure them into signing documents stating…
The Justice Department’s Watchdog Is Investigating the FBI’s “Culture” of Leaks
Former FBI director James ComeyJose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The FBI leaked like a sieve in 2016, and those disclosures helped Donald Trump, according to a newly released inspector general’s report on former FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The 500-page report from…
Trump’s EPA Greenlighted a Pesticide That Harms Kids’ Brains. Hawaii Just Said, “Hell No.”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the early months of the Trump Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency reversed an Obama-era proposal to ban the widely used insecticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked by ample research to inhibited brain development in children. “Hawaii’s efforts have set a precedent, and we hope this will pave…
The Trump Administration Is Going to Build a Tent City at the Border for Migrant Children
A member of a Central American migrant caravan, holding a child, looks through the border fence.Hans-Maximo Musielik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration will build a tent city near the US-Mexico border in Texas to house hundreds of migrant children, including those separated from their parents. Approximately 450…