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Trump Administration Archive

Archives for September 2017

North Korea
Former NATO military chief: there’s a 10% chance of nuclear war with North KoreaFormer NATO military chief: there’s a 10% chance of nuclear war with North Korea
North Korea

And a 20-30% chance of a conventional one.

By Yochi Dreazen
World Politics
Iraq’s Kurds just voted to secede. Here’s why that could cause a new civil war.Iraq’s Kurds just voted to secede. Here’s why that could cause a new civil war.
World Politics

The historic Kurdish independence referendum, explained.

By Elizabeth Winkler
Culture
Can the NFL fire players for kneeling during the anthem? 9 Legal experts say yes.Can the NFL fire players for kneeling during the anthem? 9 Legal experts say yes.
Culture

It might be wrong and dangerous, but it’s not unconstitutional.

By Sean Illing
World Politics
The UN was waiting for President Trump. Candidate Trump showed up instead.The UN was waiting for President Trump. Candidate Trump showed up instead.
World Politics

Trump’s big UN speech sounded like it could have come from the mouth of Steve Bannon.

By Yochi Dreazen
Politics
An expert on “don’t ask, don’t tell” makes the case against Trump’s trans banAn expert on “don’t ask, don’t tell” makes the case against Trump’s trans ban
Politics

We’ve tried this before. It’s not only discriminatory, it also doesn’t work.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Can these Democratic attorneys general save DACA? I asked 9 legal experts.Can these Democratic attorneys general save DACA? I asked 9 legal experts.
Politics

A group of 16 Democratic and nonpartisan state attorneys general filed suit to keep the program going.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Immigrants gave the government personal details to get DACA. Will it be used to deport them?Immigrants gave the government personal details to get DACA. Will it be used to deport them?
Politics

What we know, what ICE won’t say, and why the fear is already distorting immigrants’ attempts to plan their lives.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Trump takes yet another court loss on the travel banTrump takes yet another court loss on the travel ban
Politics

This time, it’s about refugees.

By Dara Lind
Politics
The government is already winding down DACA — no matter what Trump tweetsThe government is already winding down DACA — no matter what Trump tweets
Politics

Why Donald Trump can’t just “revisit” DACA in six months, explained for Donald Trump.

By Dara Lind
Politics
How Trump will end DACA, in under 400 wordsHow Trump will end DACA, in under 400 words
Politics

Some immigrants won’t be affected for years; some will be affected immediately.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Trump just turned DACA into a ticking time bomb for 800,000 immigrantsTrump just turned DACA into a ticking time bomb for 800,000 immigrants
Politics

They have to put their lives on hold for six months — and their hopes in Congress.

By Dara Lind
Understanding the Trump era
Why ending DACA is so unprecedentedWhy ending DACA is so unprecedented
Understanding the Trump era

Trump’s decision to wind down DACA unless Congress acts doesn’t just threaten 800,000 immigrants. It threatens America’s immigration legacy.

By Dara Lind
Politics
The questions that 800,000 people are waiting for Trump and Jeff Sessions to answer about DACAThe questions that 800,000 people are waiting for Trump and Jeff Sessions to answer about DACA
Politics

If Trump ends DACA but doesn’t explain how, he could plunge immigrants into panic.

By Dara Lind
Politics
“White supremacists are more afraid of us than we are of them.”“White supremacists are more afraid of us than we are of them.”
Politics

The self-appointed spokesperson of antifa talks to Vox

By Sean Illing