“They’re like cartoon villains,” remarked Bloomberg political columnist Patricia Lopez. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday drew instant jeers when she defended the mass deportation of immigrant farm laborers and suggested that they could be replaced by Americans who are currently enrolled in Medicaid. While speaking in Washington, D.C., Rollins declared that there would […]
“The increasing erosion of the rule of law is deeply concerning,” said an Oxfam campaigns manager. Anti-poverty organization Oxfam on Monday expressed grave concern over reports that Russia has been increasingly deploying chemical weapons in Ukraine. The Associated Press reported late last week that two Dutch intelligence agencies are claiming that Russia has been ramping up its use […]
“This facility echoes some of our nation’s darkest history,” said a civil liberties advocate. Civil liberties advocates expressed horror on Tuesday after President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a joint press event at a massive new detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The facility was first announced last month when Republican Florida […]
“We’re not going to let Trump and RFK Jr. dismantle our nation’s health systems to promote conspiracy theories and tax breaks for billionaires,” said Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked planned mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services while declaring that the firings were likely unlawful. Judge Melissa DuBose […]