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Trump Administration to Allow for Extended Detention of Certain Asylum Seekers as Deterrent to Others Not to Come

Barr’s order disallows some asylum seekers from seeking parole while they wait sometimes years for their asylum hearings.

Be Afraid! Your Dear Mother Is Not Off Limits To New York Times Reporters And Their Meddlesome Questions.

Case in point: Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden and her mom, Maya.

Congress Invoked the War Powers Act to Try to Rein in Trump in Yemen and He Just Vetoed It

The measure was also a rebuke of Trump’s support for the Saudi regime even after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Credible Threat Causes Lockout at Columbine High School Days Before School Shooting Anniversary

Authorities are searching for 18-year-old white female Sol Pais who recently traveled to the area and is considered “armed’ and “extremely dangerous.”

Trump Thinks Migrants Are a Political Weapon

The president’s sanctuary cities plan tells us nothing about immigrants—but a lot about his malice.

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Fosse/Verdon Episode 2

Did they really meet auditioning for Damn Yankees? What about the other Mrs. Fosse? We break it down.

Some of the 2020 Dems Should Really Be Giving a Lot More to Charity

Who would have guessed that Beto O’Rourke was a total Scrooge?

Why Are Companies Buying Cyberinsurance That Doesn’t Cover Cyberattacks?

Why cyberinsurance should work like health insurance.

A Piece of Paris Goes Up in Flames

Even at Notre Dame, the present can overpower the past.

ICE Reportedly Deported Spouse of Army Solider Killed in Afghanistan, Leaving Their Daughter Parentless

ICE sent the court notice to the wrong address and then deported Jose Gonzalez anyway.