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Why Trump Won’t Be Deporting ‘Millions’ of Criminals
Axios: “To deport millions of ‘criminals,’ Trump would have to consider all undocumented immigrants as criminals. But being in the U.S. illegally is a civil violation, not a criminal one.”…
J.D. Vance’s Political Team Signs on with Ramaswamy
“Vivek Ramaswamy has landed Vice President J.D. Vance’s top political advisers to guide his soon-to-launch bid for governor in Ohio,” NBC News reports. “The hirings followed conversations between Vance and…
Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?
Anne Applebaum: “He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.” Save to Favorites
Mr. Latimer Goes to Washington
After a remarkable week in politics, there was a bright moment in my congressional district. George Latimer, our newly-elected congressman, took center stage at his ceremonial swearing-in, joined by an…
A Make-or-Break Moment for Trump’s Agenda
“House Republicans are heading to President Donald Trump’s Miami-area resort for their annual policy retreat. They’re not going there for the weather,” Politico reports. “The biggest task for the gathering…
Emmer Leans on Trump to Keep GOP Rebels in Line
“President Trump tanked Rep. Tom Emmer’s ambitions to become speaker of the House a little more than a year ago. Since then, the two have become close, now working together…
Trump’s Bureaucracy Goes to War
“President Trump has only been in office a week, but the departments under his command are moving with blazing speed to transform the federal bureaucracy into an army of loyalists,”…
Trump’s ‘Clean Out’ Gaza Proposal Stuns All Sides
Wall Street Journal: “His statement could mark a dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward Palestinians under presidents of both parties. No recent White House has suggested the ‘long-term’ departure of…
Trump’s New Trade War May Prove More Disruptive
“President Donald Trump wasted no time last week before lobbing tariff threats at just about every significant U.S. trading partner, in a bracing display of executive power that was reminiscent…
Trump Backs Off on Tariffs for Colombia
The White House said Sunday night that Colombia has agreed to the “unrestricted acceptance” of immigrants who entered the US illegally from Colombia and that President Donald Trump will not…
Immigration Enforcement Ramps Up Across the U.S.
“Immigration enforcement operations unfolded across multiple cities Sunday, marking what President Donald Trump has called the beginning of an era of mass deportations that would primarily target migrants with criminal…
Trump Aides Want to Hit Mexico, Canada With Tariffs
“Momentum is growing among President Trump’s advisers to place 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as soon as Saturday, bucking conventional wisdom in Washington and on Wall Street that he…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“It’s really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries… I mean, this is insane shit.” — Bill Gates, quoted by the Daily Beast, on Elon Musk supporting…
Trump Demands More Arrests of Immigrants
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been directed by Trump officials to aggressively ramp up the number of people they arrest, from a few hundred per day to at…
Coffee and Flowers Could Cost Americans More
“The possibility of a trade war erupted on Sunday between the United States and Colombia that could make coffee, flowers and raw materials more expensive for Americans, while U.S. corn…
Democrats’ Approach to Trump This Time Is Much Quieter
“When President Donald Trump signed the pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, many 2028 Democratic hopefuls didn’t acknowledge it. And few got sucked into an outrage cycle over Elon Musk’s straight-arm…
GOP Senators Call on Trump to Rethink Revoked Security
“Two Republican Senate allies of President Trump urged him on Sunday to rethink his decision to strip security details from former advisers who have been targeted by Iran, saying the…
Quote of the Day
“If you’re in the country illegally, you got a problem.” — Border czar Tom Homan, quoted by ABC News. Save to Favorites
Trump Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago
“The Justice Department announced Sunday it had begun a multiagency immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, as the Trump administration sought to show it is quickly fulfilling a campaign promise to…
Trump Orders Tariffs Against Colombia
“President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia after its government rejected two flights carrying migrants,” the…
