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Trump admin eases asylum freeze for vetted migrants, keeps bans on ‘high-risk’ nations

DHS eases asylum holds for vetted migrants from non-high-risk nations while keeping strict bans on 39 countries, including Afghanistan and Somalia, under Trump.

Ex-San Francisco Human Rights Chief, Nonprofit Head Charged with Dozens of Financial Felonies

Sheryl Davis, who oversaw a program to redistribute $120 million in city funds into...

The Definition of Bigotry

Hostility toward interests that are remotely supportive of Israeli security policy is becoming the...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado’s Ban on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for LGBT Minors

The Court ruled in an 8–1 decision that the law violates the First Amendment...

Will Trump Surrender to Iran’s ‘Toll Booth’ Strategy?

The U.S. continues to introduce new forces into the region to give the president...

Most say Trump administration has not done enough to ‘Make America Healthy Again’: Survey

Most Americans say the Trump administration has not done enough to “Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA), according to a Monday poll. In the Politico poll, 52 percent of respondents said the administration “has not done enough to Make America Healthy Again,” while 26 percent said the opposite. Twenty-two percent of respondents said they were unsure...

ICE violence, Iran war show just how little Trump cares about human lives 

It seems that life is cheap and killing is good politics in the Trump administration.

Oil prices jump as Trump threatens escalation in Iran

Oil prices have jumped up again as the war in Iran rages on and President Trump threatens escalations. On Monday morning, international benchmark Brent crude was trading at about $114 per barrel, up significantly from last week, when prices were floating closer to $100 or $105 per barrel. Prices have been elevated since the war began...

Foreign policy — and Iran — will define Trump’s presidency

Ultimately, whatever one thinks of Trump’s foreign policy generally, or this war specifically, the stakes could not be higher.

Trump threatens Iran energy infrastructure despite ‘great progress’ in talks

President Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure on Monday in spite of what he said was “great progress” in talks with officials in Tehran. “The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran,” Trump said in a Monday morning post on Truth...

Trump says Gabbard ‘a little bit softer’ on Iran obtaining nuclear weapon

President Trump on Sunday acknowledged that Tulsi Gabbard has a “softer” stance than he does on Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, adding that he still has confidence in his director of national intelligence.  “I would say that I am very strong on the fact that I don’t want Iran to have a nuclear weapon because if...

A ground invasion of Iran would be a huge mistake

An American invasion of Iran would be a strategic catastrophe, a moral failure and a self-inflicted wound from which the United States might never fully recover.  

Trump: Military ‘building a massive complex’ under new White House ballroom

President Trump said late Sunday that the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under his controversial new White House ballroom. “Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “But the military...

Lebanon should ask for help to break Hezbollah — and the West should answer

Across much of Lebanese society, there is growing recognition that now is the moment to make a stand.

The current war in Iran may prevent much greater bloodshed

If Iran is truly prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons for the foreseeable future — then this preventive military action will have been a crucially important success, even if the regime survives.

Will Trump’s order fix the TSA crisis at airports?

TSA agents to get paid despite DHS shutdown, Iran war passes one-month mark with no progress, Graham faces GOP criticism. House Republicans set retirement record.

Trump support for warrantless spy powers leading to FISA flips on both sides of the aisle

The battle to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers is spawning reversals on both sides of the aisle, as President Trump’s support has pushed both the law’s critics and supporters to flip their previous positions. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad. Skeptics have...

4 ways Iran could strike back if Trump invades Kharg Island

The buildup of U.S. troops in the Middle East has raised speculation of a possible ground attack on Iranian soil, with eyes on the vital oil depot on Kharg Island. President Trump has railed against Tehran for closing the Strait of Hormuz — a vital shipping lane through which one-fifth of the world’s crude oil...

Trump claims deaths of Iranian leaders ‘truly is regime change’

President Trump on Sunday argued the U.S. has already forced regime change in Iran, pointing to the death of multiple Iranian leaders since joint U.S.-Israeli forces launched attacks a month ago. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he wasn't sure if the U.S. would reach a deal with the current Iranian leadership to...

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