To Sell Himself, Trump Relies on His Big 'American Carnage' Lie
An imaginary crime wave undergirds the administration’s policies, from the border wall to the immigrant ban to more and harsher urban policing.
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Trump and the Extreme Right
The new president has given white supremacists plenty of reasons to feel he’s copacetic with their agenda. -
This GOP Bill Could Make It Easier for Russia to Hack U.S. Elections
Last week, the House Administration Committee approved the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Termination Act, a bill to abolish the only federal agency tasked with helping states with election administration. -
Non-Citizens Are Not Voting. Here Are the Facts.
Let’s have an honest debate about voting in this country — not one filled with misinformation. Voter fraud, including voting by non-citizens, is just not happening like the president says. -
Presidential Interference with the Census is a Bad Idea
The independence of the Census Bureau could be at risk and with it the accuracy of a vital data source. -
Judiciary Grabs Back on Trump's Immigration Ban
The decision by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals broke no new legal ground, but may be remembered as one of the most important rulings in modern American history. -
Starving Civil Rights In the Trump Era
Donald Trump is poised to defund the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and his Supreme Court pick bodes poorly for the future of civil rights. -
The Future First Amendment
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch may be a vital restraint on Trump’s war with the free press. -
Trump's Muslim Ban is Not at All About Terrorism
An executive order that seeks to ban Muslims from the country violates the Constitution; a refusal to comply with a court’s ruling on the matter subverts the rule of law and sets up a constitutional crisis. -
Trump's Immigration Order May Violate Ideological Exclusion Rule
Section 212(f) of the INA has never been used for the purpose of ideological exclusion, but Trump’s immigration E.O. does just that, potentially violating the INA and the Constitution.
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