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[Calling it] Treason Doth Never Prosper…
This post is going to be brief. There’s still a lot we don’t know about what role, if any, Russia played in the 2016 election, and what role, if any, the Trump campaign…
So What is “Evidence that Is Not Circumstantial”–in the Russia Investigation?
Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that “there is more than circumstantial evidence now…there is evidence that is not…
US Cites Ongoing Litigation as Reason for Not Attending Human Rights Hearing on Travel Ban
The Trump administration said it didn’t attend two Tuesday hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights because the topics being discussed are related to matters…
The Boomerang Effect: National Security, Human Rights and Iran
Weeks have passed since President Donald Trump signed his first Executive Order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the US. Heart-wrenching personal…
What We Learned From the Comey Hearing
You can break down the news from Monday’s hearing with FBI Director James Comey into two categories: 1) Big things we already knew but needed confirmed 2) Smaller, but previously…
At Outset of Comey Hearing, Schiff Provides Russia-Trump Timeline
If you’ve been tracking the Russia story closely, nothing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said during his 15-minute-long opening statement Monday came as a surprise, but the…
The Deconstruction of America’s Global Leadership
Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has made it clear that the Trump administration wants to see the “deconstruction of the administrative state.”…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 10-17)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Why Trump’s Travel and Refugee Ban is Doomed
Contrary to President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that his revised travel ban is the victim of “judicial overreach,” his problem isn’t just courts in the Ninth Circuit,…
Visas and Politics in the Age of Trump
It is no surprise that criticism of President Donald Trump’s second executive order on visas and refugee resettlement was so harsh. Because of the incompetent drafting and rollout…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 3-10)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
We’ll See You in Court, 2.0: Once a Muslim Ban, Still a Muslim Ban
If a Muslim Ban is cleaned up to exclude Iraq, exempt lawful permanent residents and other current visa holders, is it still a Muslim ban? That’s the question presented by…