Trump’s Chief of Staff Says Dreamers May Be “Too Lazy to Get Off Their Asses”
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly at a meeting between President Donald Trump and Republican senators on immigration at the White House in January.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Most Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children—have applied for the protections from deportation created by the…
No, the Trade Deficit Is Not At a Record High
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s a story at Wonkblog today: Trump said he’d shrink the trade deficit with China. It just hit a record high. The trade deficit with China hit a record high in 2017, defying President Trump’s repeated promises to shrink a number that he regards as…
For Once, Devin Nunes Could Face a Bumpy Election Season
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)Tom Williams/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) represents one of the safest Republican congressional districts in California: In seven of his eight elections, he has captured more than two-thirds of the vote without breaking a sweat. Yet for the first time since he…
Puerto Rico Might Ship Inmates to the Mainland to Help Solve Its Budget Crisis
Gatsi/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The government of Puerto Rico has proposed sending hundreds of jail inmates to detention facilities on the mainland, a decision that would take them away from their families, weakening the community links that activists say aid post release rehabilitation. First reported last week…
White House: Illegal Laws Can Only Be Extended for Six Months
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If Congress can’t come to an agreement on DACA, President Trump could always just extend the program a while longer. Right? White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly said Tuesday that President Trump is not expected to extend a March 5 deadline for when…
Notes Toward a Postmodern Trump
Gary M Williams/EFE via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At a rally today in Ohio, President Trump said that Democrats who didn’t clap at his State of the Union address were treasonous. Over at National Review, Dan McLaughlin comments: If you watch the actual video, you can see the…