By Editorial Board – The Washington Post.
HAVING DECLARED that “the shackles [are] off” deportation agents, the Trump administration has made clear it intends to accelerate arrests and removals of undocumented immigrants. Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly … Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN – The New York Times.
Trumpists are touting the idea of a big infrastructure build, and some Democrats are making conciliatory noises about working with the new regime on that front. But remember who you’re dealing with: … Read more »
By David Brooks – The New York Times.
I just read that the Trump administration has filled only 22 of the 553 key positions that require Senate confirmation. This makes me worry that the administration will not have enough manpower
By Paul Krugman – The New York Times.
President Trump is still promising to bring back coal jobs. But the underlying reasons for coal employment’s decline — automation, falling electricity demand, cheap natural gas, technological progress in wind and … Read more »
By Perry Stein – The Washington Post.
An idea that sprung from a law professor’s tweet after President Trump’s inauguration will unfold Saturday on the Mall, where thousands of protesters plan to call on Trump to release his personal tax … Read more »
By Andrew Rosenthal – The New York Times.
It’s just so hard to be in the public eye these days. You make the tiniest mistake, just a little slip really, and people jump all over you.
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WASHINGTON — The White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, set off an intense backlash on Tuesday when he suggested that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was guilty of acts … Read more »
By Charles M. Blow – The New York Times.
Donald Trump has turned his back on pretty much everything he has ever said about United States military involvement in Syria and launched nearly 60 missiles at an air base in
