Quote of the Day: Stephen Miller Enjoys the Pictures
This is the picture they’re talking about.John Moore/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From an “outside White House adviser” on White House immigration zealot Stephen Miller: Stephen actually enjoys seeing those pictures at the border. He’s a twisted guy, the way he was raised and picked on. Meanwhile, Trump…
During Senate Confirmation EPA Nominees Are Asked if They Can Remain Uncontaminated by Scott Pruitt
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reacts while testifying before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill last month.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday for two nominees to serve in the Environmental Protection Agency as…
The Trump Administration Kept Changing Its Story on Child Separation
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier today, President Donald Trump declared that he will be signing an executive order to end forced family separations at the border between the US and Mexico. Now that things may be changing, it’s worth reflecting on how, over the past week, the Trump Administration…
He Was Told He Couldn’t Let Migrant Kids Comfort Each Other—So He Quit
CNN Antar Davidson quit a government-contracted shelter for immigrant kids when superiors ordered him to tell young siblings that they were not allowed to hug. “When I received this order, I realized, because of the way that things were going, there would be more situations that would arise in which I was asked to do things…
The Methodists Are Thinking About Ejecting Jeff Sessions Over Family Separations
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks on immigration and law enforcement actions to cadets from Lackwanna College Police Academy. Michael Candelori/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Methodists, who are known for being fairly chill in the grand scheme of organized religion, are apparently considering kicking Attorney General Jeff Sessions…
Latin American Newspapers Have No Trouble Calling Out Trump for Keeping Children in Cages
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