Battle Creek, Michigan, USA December 18, 2019: President Donald Trump Speaking at a rally during the House of Representatives impeachment vote (Shutterstock) By Stuart Anderson, Forbes The bad news keeps coming for immigrants. On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court approved an order to allow the Trump administration to proceed with the public charge […]
Nigerian entrepreneurship and creativity have always found a home in the United States—until now.
By Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Foreign Policy After winning a court victory with his initial travel ban that targeted some predominantly Muslim countries, U.S. President Donald Trump has followed up with another sweeping measure, this time blocking immigration from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Tanzania, Myanmar, Sudan, and Nigeria. None of this is justifiable, but the Nigeria ban is especially […]
Washington, DC – Welcome to Trump’s first move post-acquittal. In a chilling development, the Trump administration is exploiting taxpayer-funded government levers to punish the state of New York for welcoming immigrants. DHS has suspended the ability of New Yorkers to join Global Entry as retribution for a range of common-sense, pro-immigrant policies enacted by the state. Frank […]
Washington, DC / USA – June 13 2019: Nancy Pelosi conducts her weekly press conference (Shutterstock) By Michelle Ruiz, VOGUE Sure, Real Housewives is fine, but are you familiar with the ongoing rivalry between President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi? The friction between the notorious misogynist and the woman leading his impeachment peaked […]
Washington DC / USA – October 22 2019: Senator Mitt Romney before a Senate hearing (Shutterstock) By Dan Balz and Robert Costa, Washington Post Sen. Mitt Romney sealed a place in history Wednesday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone voice of dissent in a Republican Party that otherwise […]
By Chris Sommerfeldt, NY Daily News After the shortest and only witness-free impeachment trial in history, the Senate acquitted President Trump on Wednesday of charges that he pressured Ukraine for political favors and then sought to cover up his efforts as part of a dubious scheme to get himself reelected. But despite the widely expected […]
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NY Times WASHINGTON — The State Department on Thursday gave visa officers more power to block pregnant women from visiting the United States and directed them to stop so-called birth tourism, or trips designed to obtain citizenship for their children. The administration is using the new rule, which takes effect Friday, to push […]
By Brett Samuels, The Hill The Trump administration is expected to formally announce the addition of several countries to its travel ban next week, prompting questions about its timing and the rationale for which nations will be added to the list. President Trump told reporters in Switzerland that he was preparing to roll out the […]
Washington, D.C. — On January 6th, faith leaders in Washington, New York, Portland, San Diego, Asheville, N.C., and other cities gathered to pray for peace and condemn the violence incited by President Trump with the reckless assassination of an Iranian military commander. Videos from some of the events, are below. Washington, DC: White House Livestream New […]
Jan 4, 2020: Protest: No War with Iran – Washington D.C./ U.S.A. (Shutterstock) By John Nichols, The Nation On Friday morning, France’s deputy minister for foreign affairs echoed global concerns about President Trump’s unilateral decision to order the assassination of a top Iranian military commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, and other key Iranian and Iraqi […]