White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes

White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes

One legal expert called the press secretary’s remarks “painful” to watch and warned of “how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US service members.” While continuing to deny that the Pentagon chief ordered those carrying out the first known US military strike on an alleged drug-running boat to “kill everybody” on board, the top White House spokesperson on Monday reiterated […]

‘Sounds Like Another Way’ to Cut Benefits as Trump Social Security Chief Aims to Slash Office Visits

‘Sounds Like Another Way’ to Cut Benefits as Trump Social Security Chief Aims to Slash Office Visits

The Social Security Administration’s plan, warned one Senate Democrat, will likely lead to “worse service and more challenges.” The Trump administration is reportedly looking to dramatically reduce the number of people who visit Social Security field offices across the United States, a plan that Democratic lawmakers warned is yet another scheme to disrupt and ultimately cut benefits. Nextgov/FCW viewed internal Social Security Administration (SSA) […]

Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP ‘Book Purge’

Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP ‘Book Purge’

“It is illegal to remove books from public libraries because some people do not like them,” said a coalition of 33 library groups, publishing companies, and civil rights organizations. Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters. For Popular Information, Rebecca […]

Trump’s Thanksgiving Attack on Immigrants Likened to ‘Stuff You Hear Coming Out of White Nationalists’

Trump’s Thanksgiving Attack on Immigrants Likened to ‘Stuff You Hear Coming Out of White Nationalists’

“Completely identical language,” said one observer. US President Donald Trump wasted little time exploiting the shooting of two National Guard troops to advance his lawless assault on immigrants and refugees, pledging on Thanksgiving Day to “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries” and expedite the removal of people his administration doesn’t see as “a net asset” to the United States. […]