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Trump Tries Again To Restrict Refugees, Muslim Immigration New travel ban expected today. ABC: "The new order has been crafted to withstand legal challenges, exempting permanent legal residents and applying only to future visa applicants, not those who already hold...
Recess Actions Spur Health Care Accountability
Citizens have refused to take no - or no-shows - as answers when elected officials sidestep questions at town hall meetings about Republicans' plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Trump's Spectacle Misdirects Us From Our Government's Destruction
While we wonder if the teleprompter can keep Trump from biting off the head of a bat, the right wing's corporate and anti-worker agenda unfolds around us.
School Vouchers Are a 'False Road,' and There's Data to Prove It
A new report shows Trump's push to make public schools compete for funding is driven by ideology rather than evidence that school choice actually improves the lives of children.
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Cruel Arrests Of Immigrants Continue Another DREAMer detained. The Nation: "On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Jackson, Mississippi, pulled over and detained 22-year-old Daniela Vargas, who had just finished participating in a press conference...
Resign, Jeff Sessions. It’s Not About Russia, It’s About Justice
Recusal is not enough. Jeff Sessions has shown by his deceptions that he is not fit to serve as Attorney General. In the name of equal justice for all, he must resign.
Democrats Can’t Be Distracted By Trump’s Russian Circus
Alleged Russian interference in our elections demands independent investigation, but Democrats can’t allow Trump to strut about jobs he’s saved, while they fixate on the past.
Trump's School Choice Plan: Religious Fundamentalism at Taxpayer Expense
In his address to Congress, Trump praised a guest in the audience who used a Florida tax credit scholarship to attend a private Christian school whose fundamentalist curriculum teaches creationism and the innate inferiority of Africans.
Trump’s Budget Cuts Deliver Financial Blows to Native Americans
Trump's plans to defund the EPA, State Department, Department of Energy, and domestic violence agencies to raise $54 billion for new military spending will hit Native Americans especially hard.
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No Money For Wall Trump can't find money for the wall. Reuters: "...so far, the DHS has identified only $20 million that can be re-directed to the multi-billion-dollar project, according to a document prepared by the agency and distributed to congressional budget...
