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August 12, 2024
Edith Olmsted
James Comer’s New Harris Probe Is a Desperate Ploy to Save Trump
Comer announced a very conveniently timed investigation into Kamala Harris.
June 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Biden Brags Immigration Policy Isn’t as Bad as Trump’s—It’s Worse
The new ban could make it harder for asylum-seekers.
November 29, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mike Johnson Is Losing His Caucus to a Border Deal Breakdown
The House speaker’s honeymoon seems to be well and truly over, as Republican infighting returns to threaten another critical deal.
May 5, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Remember “Defund the Police”? Well, Guess Who’s Actually Proposing Doing It.
The House Republican’s debt ceiling bill has several nasty surprises for anyone who “backs the blue.”
December 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Merciful End of the “Adults in the Room” Fantasy
Jim Mattis was supposed to restrain Trump. He failed.
December 19, 2018
Magazine
Lauren Markham
Trump Is Outsourcing the Migrant Crisis to Mexico
His new asylum policy exploits America's southern neighbor and threatens to create a humanitarian nightmare at the border.
October 23, 2018
Lauren Kaori Gurley
The Reality Behind ‘Migrant Caravans’
Trump may berate the Mexican police for not doing more, but in fact Mexico has been heavily militarized against immigration for years—with U.S. funding.
February 25, 2016
Adam Peck
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox won’t pay for Donald Trump’s f--kng wall.
September 6, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
It's Official: Obama Delaying Deportation Order
Critics will say it's all about politics. Critics will be right.
July 14, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Border Crisis Has Nothing to Do With Border Security
By linking them, a GOP congressman could kill Obama's emergency request
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