“By targeting beliefs and protest activity, the directive positions dissent itself as a potential crime,” one news organization said In between his highly publicized designation of Antifa as a domestic terror organization and his indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, US President Donald Trump signed a little-reported national security memorandum that gives law enforcement new tools to target his critics. […]
“This result further erodes separation of powers principles that are fundamental to our constitutional order,” said one critic The US Supreme Court on Friday gave President Donald Trump the green light to withhold billions of dollars of congressionally approved foreign aid, a major win for the White House and executive authority and, according to critics, a body […]
“The composition of the UN still largely reflects the world of 1945,” said Alexander Stubb. “As the world has changed drastically, so should the decision-making at the UN.” Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday renewed his call for expanding the number of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, abolishing veto power, and stripping […]
“Trying to criminalize the act of calling a government ‘authoritarian,’” one journalist said, “is exactly what an authoritarian government would do.” Stephen Miller, the White House’s deputy chief of staff, signaled how far he is willing to go to criminalize dissent against President Donald Trump in a social media post on Wednesday in which he implied that […]