ICE Chief Thomas Homan, the Leader of Trump’s Deportation Force, Is Stepping Down
Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thomas Homan, the acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, plans to step down and is expected to leave his position in June, the Wall Street Journal reports. Since taking over ICE last year, Homan has become the face of Trump’s immigration…
Trump’s Tweet About Stormy Daniels Backfired, and Now She’s Suing for Defamation
Olivier Doulier/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who claims she had a sexual relationship with President Donald Trump, filed a new lawsuit Monday accusing the president of making false statements that “denigrate and attack” her character. The lawsuit specifically cites an April 18 tweet…
The Supreme Court Will Review Case of a Man Whose Blood-Filled Tumors Could Burst During Execution
Chuck Myers/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Russell Bucklew, a death row inmate in Missouri who was scheduled to die on March 20. Hours before the execution was set to take place, the high court voted 5-4 to halt the…
Businesses Still Aren’t Investing Much
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Dean Baker points to this report from the Washington Post on Friday: The Commerce Department report showed a robust contribution from business investment, which rose more than 6 percent. That seemed at odds with Thursday’s Census Bureau report that nondefense capital goods orders, excluding aircraft,…
Yet Another Republican Billionaire Is Convinced Republicans Are Too Damn Liberal
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It seems like every two years I read a story like this: Richard Uihlein, a wealthy shipping-supplies magnate from Illinois who shuns the spotlight, has risen to become one of the most powerful — and disruptive — GOP donors in the country. For years, Uihlein…
Stop Thinking Small. We Can Do Better Than a Jobs Guarantee.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Why have American men slowly but steadily stopped working? To refresh your memory, here’s the chart I put up yesterday: This is for men aged 25-54, so retirement doesn’t play a part. It’s possible that increased use of disability payments does, but not a big…