Sherrod Brown: Tariffs, when used with a clear and consistent strategy, are a necessary part of any economic policy that looks out for workers. But clear and consistent, Donald Trump's tariffs are not. And his domestic economic agenda does next to nothing to help workers. read more
Toronto is also becoming a popular sanctuary. Just as during the Vietnam War, when many American families, including that of the urbanist Jane Jacobs, flocked north, today the continent's fourth-largest city is welcoming disaffected U.S. academics and scientists. Once known as the leader of the free world, these days America feels more "like 1933 in Germany," says Marci Shore, a professor of Eastern European intellectual history, who is leaving Yale University for the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
"The government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this court," the court said in a brief early Saturday note. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
Pope Francis skipped the Vatican's official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement. Pope Francis was absent from Vance's conversation with Cardinal Pietro Parolin. However, the statement said there was "an exchange of opinions on the international situation, especially regarding countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, with particular attention to migrants, refugees, and prisoners." It called for "serene collaboration" between the White House and the Catholic Church in the United States"a seeming hint to the tensions that have brewed between the two since President Donald Trump took office.
Liam Archacki, The Daily Beast:
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican -- SUNDAY SCHOOL -- Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said. -- Pope Francis skipped the Vatican's official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday ...
Montana public health officials have found five cases of measles in Gallatin County, the first cases of the disease in the Treasure State in more than three decades. read more
The USMC removed Col. Mark D. Bortnem from his position after deciding he was unfit to lead. Col. Bortnem was relieved of his duties as commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and reassigned to duties at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. "This decision was made due to a loss of trust and confidence in Bortnem's ability to command." The top enlisted leader for the 20,000-person AFSOC was also relieved of duty for "loss in confidence in his ability to fulfill his duties." Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired as the command chief and reassigned outside of AFSOC headquarters at Hurlburt Field, FL pending the outcome of an investigation. Officials would not comment on the nature of the investigation. taskandpurpose.com The investigations may determine these two senior military leaders dislike Dotard Trumpf and SECDEF Pete Hogsbreath. read more
Trump's evangelical supporters are suddenly alarmed about the administration's deportation policies. Why? Because Latino Christians might start getting deported: "Up to 32,000 [pastors] may be deported unless the Trump administration does something urgently. read more
"To the extent the Government removes even one individual without affording him notice and a meaningful opportunity to file and pursue habeas relief, it does so in direct contravention of an edict by the United States Supreme Court."
A Republican lawmaker has apologized to the mother of a 12-year-old Schuylkill County girl for an inappropriate question about pornography at a school civics event.
The stand-up comic discusses having a magician for a father, the challenge of mainstream comedy and his aspirations to build the next Disneyland.
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care? read more
A shooting on the campus of Florida State University sent students running for safety Thursday. Two people were killed and six others were injured, authorities said. read more
The share of Americans who consider Russia an "enemy" has fallen to its lowest point since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to a poll published Thursday by Pew Research Center. The shift owes largely to evolving views among Republicans amid stark changes in U.S. policy and diplomacy toward Russia and Ukraine under President Donald Trump. read more
Hayes Brown writes about this comment by JD Vance: "Something I know a little bit more personally: I think a lot of European nations were right about our invasion of Iraq. And frankly, if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq." read more
China hasn't imported liquefied natural gas from the United States since early February, as the tariff war hit energy trade and could have long-term consequences for U.S. LNG export contracts. read more
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