Politics Trump administration revives public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the USSalon - Laurel LeffUS President Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 15, 2019. (Getty/Nicholas Kamm) During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000
U.S. Constitution Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe: Framers would tell us to impeach him right nowSalon - Chauncey DeVegaIn an effort to answer these questions and many others, I recently spoke with Laurence Tribe, a leading scholar of constitutional law and the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. Tribe
Eric Garner Firing NYPD cop Daniel Pantaleo over Eric Garner's death is not justiceSalon - D. WatkinsProtestors calling for the firing of Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo (Getty/Spencer Platt) The reaction to the termination of now-former NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, the five years it took to see him after
Rick Perry Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who's in charge of U.S. nukes, falls for seven-year-old Instagram hoaxSalon - Igor DeryshRick Perry, US Secretary of Energy (Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images for Concordia Summit) Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday became the latest victim of an Instagram hoax that dates back years. Perry,
Emails show the VA took no action to spare veterans from a harsh Trump immigration policySalon - Yeganeh TorbatiFILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP) Top officials of the Department
Muslim Brotherhood How two Islamic groups fell from power to persecutionSalon - Ahmet T. KuruFILE -- In this June 11, 2015 file photo, Egypt's Interior Minister Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar, center, visits the site of a suicide bombing near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. In a televised appearance state
Mitch McConnell A Republican group is pressuring Mitch McConnell to stop obstructing election security legislationSalon - Matthew RozsaA Republican group is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to stop obstructing election security legislation — and is running ads about his Republican colleagues to exert pressure on them
Politics As many as five Republicans may challenge Trump in the primariesSalon - Igor DeryshFour former Republican lawmakers are considering joining former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld in the primary battle against President Donald Trump. Former Reps. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., and Mark Sanford, R-S.C.,
Migrant Children Trump administration unveils plan to indefinitely detain migrant childrenSalon - Shira TarloPresident Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday that it intends to hold migrant families in detention for the duration of their immigration court proceedings, with no limit on the amount of
Mark Kelly Mark Kelly tops Martha McSally in new poll: Could Arizona soon have two Democratic senators?Salon - Matthew RozsaFormer astronaut Mark Kelly has pulled ahead of incumbent Republican Sen. Martha McSally in a new poll for Arizona's special Senate election in 2020. OH Predictive Insights, a Phoenix-based polling company,
Republican Jewish Coalition Trump revives attacks against American Jews who vote for Democrats: "You're being very disloyal"Salon - Shira TarloWASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 09: President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before departing from the White House on the south lawn before he boards Marine One on August 09, 2019 in Washington, Donald
Democrats Trump's anti-Semitic comments are the new normal: Threats and blackmail are all he has leftSalon - Amanda Marcotte Trump accusing Jewish Democrats of "disloyalty" is part of a larger pattern: Winning votes through blackmail
Anthony Scaramucci Anthony Scaramucci announces PAC to defeat "Night King" Donald Trump with "the small hands"Salon - Shira TarloFormer White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci; President Donald Trump (Getty/Mike Coppola/Chip Somodevilla) Anthony Scaramucci, the short-lived White House communications director who
Joe Biden Invoking polls, Joe Biden pushes back against Fox News reporter who questions him about crowd sizesSalon - Matthew RozsaFormer Vice President Joe Biden got into a testy exchange with Fox News reporter Peter Doocy after he was asked about how his crowd sizes in Iowa compare to those of one his top rivals for the Democratic
Republican Jewish Coalition Trump quotes conspiracy theorist who claims Israelis "love him like he is the second coming of God"Salon - Shira TarloPresident Donald Trump took to Twitter to quote a conservative radio host and known conspiracy theorist who hailed him as "the greatest President for Jews" and claimed that Israelis "love him like he the
Greenland Trump cancels his trip to Denmark after prime minister says Greenland is not for saleSalon - Shira TarloPresident Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has postponed his scheduled trip to Denmark after the European nation's prime minister described his interest in purchasing Greenland as "absurd." "Denmark
Ethics Did President Trump inflate the value of his Scottish golf resorts in government filings?Salon - Matthew RozsaPresident Donald Trump appears to have misstated the value of his Scottish golf resorts by $165 million, an act which could potentially constitute a federal crime. The controversy came to light after conflicting
University of Alaska Anchorage Here’s what happened last time the US bought a large chunk of the ArcticSalon - William L. Iggiagruk HensleyIn this photo provided by James Balog/Extreme Ice Survey, the Mendenhall glacier outside of Juneau, Alaska in 2007. (James Balog/Extreme Ice Survey via AP) (AP) Editor’s note: Reports that President Donald
Climate Strike Climate strike organizers pledge to "turn up the heat" and demand global actionSalon - Julia ConleyProtesters hold a banner during school strike demonstration Fridays for future in Vienna, Austria, Friday, May 31, 2019. (AP/Ronald Zak) This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed
Kamala Harris Elizabeth Warren's criminal justice reform plan takes aim at both Joe Biden and Kamala HarrisSalon - Matthew RozsaSen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has released a criminal justice reform plan that takes direct aim at two of her chief rivals seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination: former Vice President Joe Biden and
Expect three authoritarian regimes — Israel, Russia and Saudi Arabia — to get Trump reelected in 202Salon - Jefferson MorleyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, addresses his supporters at the main market of Jerusalem on April 8, 2019, a day ahead of the electoral polls. (Getty/Menahem Kahana)
trump news update Trump's fantasy that Russia investigators will see jailtime is just a fantasySalon - Matthew ChapmanThe investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has largely wrapped up, and even though it did not exonerate President Donald Trump, he and his allies seem convinced not that
Politics Imagining a free Palestine should be commonplace — that’s why I wrote the novel “Siegebreakers”Salon - Justin PodurFILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014 file photo released by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), shows residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk,
Guns After meeting with NRA chief, Trump backs away from background checksSalon - Igor DeryshPresident Trump appears to have backed away from his support for expanded background checks for gun purchases after lobbying from the National Rifle Association and other gun advocates following the mass
Kamala Harris Joe Biden expands lead, while Kamala Harris plunges in new poll of 2020 raceSalon - Shira TarloDemocratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) (AP/Getty/Salon) Joe Biden has expanded his lead over the nearly two dozen Democrats running for president
Jewish Culture Trump says Jewish people who vote Democrat are disloyalSalon - Nicole KarlisPresident Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he meets with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House August 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Alex Wong) In
Ben Ray Luján Ben Ray Luján, the No. 4 Democrat in the House of Representatives, backs impeachment inquirySalon - Shira TarloRep. Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), the No. 4 Democrat in the House of Representatives, threw his support behind launching an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Monday, making him the highest-ranking
Anthony Scaramucci Anthony Scaramucci admits he was "wrong" about Trump in scathing op-ed: "Many of you told me so"Salon - Shira TarloAnthony Scaramucci, the short-lived White House communications director who recently withdrew his support for President Donald Trump, escalated his criticism of the commander-in-chief in a scathing op-ed
Joe Biden Joe Biden's first TV ad of the 2020 race highlights his strong poll numbers and ties to Barack ObamaSalon - Matthew RozsaDemocratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks on stage during a forum on gun safety at the Iowa Events Center on August 10, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Getty/Stephen Maturen)
