In a sharp reversal, President Donald Trump said on Monday he was "on a similar wavelength" with the Democratic governor of Minnesota, following the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen in the state by immigration agents that has sparked a fierce backlash. read more
The World's leading human rights group has an urgent message for U.S. lawmakers: "Today's fatal shooting by U.S. Border Patrol agents on the streets of Minneapolis is the latest devastating reminder that ICE and Customs and Border Patrol are not making our communities safer. Instead, they are operating with impunity, using deadly force in broad daylight, terrorizing neighborhoods, and tearing young children from their families.
"This killing is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern in which ICE, with its paramilitary-style operations, has been unleashed to carry out violent and abusive enforcement and detention practices with little oversight or accountability. From deadly street operations to the torture, neglect and other abuses documented in immigrant detention facilities, ICE has repeatedly violated human rights while facing virtually no consequences. In fact, the House voted Thursday to increase its funding by billions of dollars.
"How many more people must die before U.S. leaders act? At a moment when lives are being taken and communities are demanding answers, Congress must stop looking away. The U.S. Senate faces an urgent choice in the coming days: continue pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into a lawless agency that endangers lives with impunity or take meaningful action to rein in ICE and stop funding its abuses. " read more
Some things get so evil that they forfeit their right to exist. Trump's rogue paramilitary gangs are one of them. read more
Contact your Senator now and tell them not to fund DHS until they are held accountable for their actions. No Secret Police in America! read more
Former U.S. president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama released a searing statement on Sunday, in response to the second shooting death by immigration law enforcement officers in Minneapolis, saying federal officers appear to be using tactics "designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger" Minnesota residents. read more
Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue read more
"It has always been, I think, the fear, and now I think closer to the reality that the Trump administration is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, in order to take control of the election, to say, 'Oh, the city's out of control, the state's out of control, you can't trust the state government, we just need to run the election in November,'" Murphy told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." read more
Heather Cox Richardson: In the wake of Pretti's shooting, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Minnesota governor Tim Walz to suggest he could "bring back law and order to Minnesota" if he handed over the state's voter rolls to the Department of Justice read more
Stacie Goddard and Abraham L. Newman, two political science professors, give the most understandable explanation of Trump's moves on the international stage: neoroyalism. A policy of taking from the many and giving to the few. They explain the few in this "new world order" are Trump his pals and the many is us. read more
The president may be conflating several capabilities into a single weapon that doesn't exist, a senior US official told CNN. read more
More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% ... read more
A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a Mexican man from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Minnesota after he suffered "life-threatening" head injuries after his arrest. read more
Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of "whitewashing history" on Friday ... read more
M. Gessen: After the past three weeks of brutality in Minneapolis, it should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear ... read more
For much of the last year, staffers who were initially part of the Department of Government Efficiency effort improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data on millions of Americans. read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network ... read more
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