Hundreds of county jails in the U.S. are paid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants facing removal proceedings. On a typical day in 2017, for instance, Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, California, operated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, held about 500 individuals for ICE and received US$118 per person per day, […]
The recent massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand is the latest confirmation that white supremacy is a danger to democratic societies across the globe. Despite President Donald Trump’s suggestion that white nationalist terrorism is not a major problem, recent data from the United Nations, University of Chicago and other […]
Changes to the Social Security Disability Insurance program proposed in January by the Trump administration could make it harder for over 8 million Americans with disabilities to maintain federal benefits. That’s particularly true for those in rural communities, where we have worked and studied for the past 35 years. Changes to disability benefits Currently, nearly […]
Donald Trump’s removal of impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the White House and intervention in his friend Roger Stone’s sentencing have prompted concern that the president’s acquittal in his recent impeachment trial may embolden him to further expand executive power while avoiding accountability. But the conclusion of the trial in the Senate should […]
As experts warn that the world is running out of time to head off severe climate change, discussions of what the U.S. should do about it are split into opposing camps. The scientific-environmental perspective says global warming will cause the planet severe harm without action to slow fossil fuel burning. Those who reject mainstream climate […]
Ms. Warren’s campaign and her allies, convinced her message is being ignored, see a path forward — and they say writing her off would be a mistake. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaking at an event in Henderson, Nev., on Monday. Her staff members, surrogates and supporters believe she is being ignored during a pivotal moment in […]
Feb. 17, 2020, 9:30 a.m. ET Where things stand in the race With momentum comes resistance: It’s a lesson Michael Bloomberg is learning the hard way as he rises in the polls. His record is a complicated thing, because he not only governed New York City for three terms (first as a Republican, then as […]
In his first public appearance since the impeachment trial, the president’s former national security adviser said he was fighting efforts to suppress his unpublished book. John R. Bolton repeatedly ducked questions related to Ukraine or impeachment during an appearance at Duke University on Monday.Credit…Logan Cyrus/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images DURHAM, N.C. — John R. Bolton, […]
The Air Force veteran is serving more than five years in prison for sending a classified report to a news website while she was working as a National Security Agency contractor. Reality Winner, the former Air Force linguist and intelligence contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking a government report on Russian hacking, filed a clemency […]
LAS VEGAS — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota took aim Sunday at former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg ahead of this week’s Democratic presidential debate. Bloomberg hasn’t yet qualified for Wednesday’s NBC News and MSNBC debate in Las Vegas, but he has through Tuesday to meet the party’s criteria. […]