As Trump tweets, government acts. Welcome to Meanwhile, our recurring look at what federal agencies are up to and how their work affects people’s lives. President Trump signed two executive orders soon after his inauguration calling for the Department of Homeland Security to hire thousands of new Border Patrol and immigration agents. But now, two […]
In this week’s politics chat, we discuss what major legislation, if any, Republicans in Washington can pass. The transcript below has been lightly edited. micah (Micah Cohen, politics editor): We’re going to play a game today! This was supposed to be the week when President Trump really started selling the American public on tax reform. […]
Republicans still have a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate. But they may no longer have a real governing majority on every issue. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2018 — an acknowledgement that his more moderate stances on issues like immigration and his sharp criticism of […]
With the final renewal deadline for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program arriving today, the phaseout of the program begins for the 689,800 undocumented immigrants who are currently enrolled. Data released by the Department of Homeland Security last week paints the clearest picture yet of the people the program now benefits. And combined with […]
This year’s Supreme Court term begins Monday with a flashback. Two of the first cases to go before the court are being argued for a second time, now with the crucial addition of new Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was not present for the original oral arguments last term and was therefore unable to weigh in. […]