Heather Timmons
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Meet the man ready to battle Congress in support of Trump’s immigration strategy
The former ICE director is a top candidate to head the crisis-stricken Department of Homeland Security. → Read More
Data show America’s future is more “squad” than “send her back”
If any American "committed to building a more equitable and just world," is the squad, who does that include? → Read More
Trump rally sparks global condemnation for racist rhetoric toward Ilhan Omar
Thousands of Trump supporters chanted, "Send her back! Send her back!" in reference to the congresswoman. → Read More
How a vote on Trump’s racist remarks sparked a wild House battle
A conflict about Parliamentary procedure turned ugly in DC today. → Read More
Trump’s latest plan to deny asylum seekers protection is illegal
The new rule breaks US laws written by Congress and international treaties the US adopted decades ago. → Read More
Data show Trump is right, fewer people like his tweets now
Trump's tweet engagement has plummeted since the beginning of the year. → Read More
US border officials permanently separated 3 girls from their father because he is HIV+
The US government removed HIV positive status from the list of communicable diseases that bar immigrants from entry into the US in 2010. → Read More
Trump literally does not have the money to add citizenship to the census
Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano controls the Census budget. Reprinting the census is a "flagrant waste of money," he said. → Read More
Jeffrey Epstein’s fortune is built on fraud, a former mentor says
Steven Jude Hoffenberg says Epstein stole the seed money for his hedge fund in a Ponzi scheme. → Read More
The Trump White House tries to rewrite its own history on the environment
The Trump 2020 campaign appears to be making a deeply cynical bet that most Americans have not been paying attention to its attacks on the environment. → Read More
Charted: How much did top Democrats raise for the 2020 election last quarter?
Pete Buttigieg leads the pack, and Elizabeth Warren surprised. But Trump outraised them all combined. → Read More
US taxpayers funded this epic Trump 2020 campaign ad
If FEC officials determine the Trump campaign benefitted from the July 4th speech, the campaign could be forced to pay the costs for the event. → Read More
White supremacists and anti-fascists head to DC ahead of Trump July 4 celebration
What was once a family picnic with fireworks is now a potential stage for politically-charged clashes. → Read More
Here are the two tanks that will rumble through Trump’s July 4th spectacle
White House insistence that tanks be part of the celebration will likely further impair an already acrimonious relationship between the Trump administration and the city. → Read More
Border Patrol told detained woman to drink from toilets, Congress members say
More than a dozen lawmakers visited detention centers in Texas during a trip led by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. → Read More
Joe Biden just inflicted more pain on his candidacy by trying to undo the debate damage
Joe Biden defended his record on civil rights during a speech in Chicago today—and may have further damaged his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination instead. → Read More
Kamala Harris confronted Joe Biden about his record on desegregation
The California senator attacked Biden for sponsoring a bill in 1975 that banned the use of federal funds to bus black students to white schools. → Read More
Evangelical Christians call on Trump to fix inhumane border conditions in Jesus’s name
"Jesus reserves some of his strongest words of judgment for those who subject children to harm." → Read More
Tulsi Gabbard was a surprise breakout in first Democratic debate
The Hawaii Congresswoman demanded an end to the war in Afghanistan. She also had interesting hair. → Read More
Homeland Security chief’s future uncertain after a right-wing media assault
McAleenan defended Trump's wall and recommended family separation; now far-right media wants him out. → Read More