2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (556+ words) More than 10, 000 times, judges have said those detentions, typically carried out with no opportunity for detainees to plead their case, were illegal. That's roughly 90 percent of all cases -- a staggering rejection of a core piece of Trump's immigration agenda. Posted…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (171+ words) A federal judge on Friday dismissed a human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding that the Justice Department's pursuit of criminal charges was designed to punish him for challenging his mistaken deportation to El Salvador last year. Posted by…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago  (227+ words) Posted by retort at 10: 26 AM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | HALF of all green cards go to people in that second category; those here in the US who applied for a green card through "adjustment of status."" This group…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (179+ words) Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07: 30 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Days before Memorial Day, Trump waved off the 13 Americans lost in his war of choice with Iran--"somebody else would have lost 100, 000 people"--reducing 13 grieving families to a talking…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (173+ words) A Republican senator who has been an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump's war on Iran is begging donors for gas money as he faces a tough re-election campaign in November's midterms. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 04: 32 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...

13+ hour, 21+ min ago  (354+ words) As hurricane season approaches and the forecast of a Super El Nino appears likely, Slate writes about the health of FEMA, the federal agency charged with helping Americans deal with the worst disasters. Posted by retort at 09: 54 AM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (911+ words) As an ebola outbreak rages in central and East Africa, public health workers say that the response has been stymied by the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid and global health organizations. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 02: 31 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (85+ words) Posted by Dbt2 at 03: 33 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The Trump White House is all-in on deep-sea mining. But a close look at the companies seeking permits reveals thin track records, legal battles and shaky economics for the untested…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (115+ words) At least 82 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China with nine people still missing, the country's state media has reported. Posted by redial at 12: 31 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | A gas explosion on…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (113+ words) Some in NATO, shocked by Mr Trump's threat in January to seize Greenland from Denmark, worry not only that America might sit out a war with Russia, but that it could actively thwart other members' responses. Posted by madbomber at…...