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A Boyle Heights pastor spoke of a mother who lost her young daughter after a failed organ transplant and was paralyzed over whether to cremate her or bury her, as she wanted, because she feared being deported and unable to visit her child’s grave.
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A Boyle Heights pastor spoke of a mother who lost her young daughter after a failed organ transplant and was paralyzed over whether to cremate her or bury her, as she wanted, because she feared being deported and unable to visit her child’s grave.
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Judge Rao is just wrong to say the courts can't enjoin the president. We briefed this in Knight Institute v. Trump -- see pp. 9-13. knightcolumbia.org/documents/77...
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Judge Rao is just wrong to say the courts can't enjoin the president. We briefed this in Knight Institute v. Trump -- see pp. 9-13. knightcolumbia.org/documents/77...
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Fuentes had dinner with Trump. All these folks are Christian Nationalists, they all think immigrants should be terrorized, they all preach ”great replacement” conspiracy theory, they all rant about Soros. The ”distinctions“ between them are without difference.
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Fuentes had dinner with Trump. All these folks are Christian Nationalists, they all think immigrants should be terrorized, they all preach ”great replacement” conspiracy theory, they all rant about Soros. The ”distinctions“ between them are without difference.
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Trump admin's apparent theory that if US forces aren't in harm's way then there are no "hostilities" for WPR purposes creates a huge hole in the law given the nature of how US uses military force.
And a further power grab by the executive w/r/t Congress's control over the use of military force. 4/n
And a further power grab by the executive w/r/t Congress's control over the use of military force. 4/n
![Asked for comment, a senior administration official said that the War Powers Resolution did not pertain to the current situation, because, “even at its broadest … [it] has been understood to apply to placing U.S. service-members in harm’s way.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oqexhdqbizq24v6ikjhhig2h/bafkreifsicjbe3ilwt3l6ykwjfcl3rvalm5hiznab3t5ezyxnjyrmsglhe@jpeg)
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump admin's apparent theory that if US forces aren't in harm's way then there are no "hostilities" for WPR purposes creates a huge hole in the law given the nature of how US uses military force.
And a further power grab by the executive w/r/t Congress's control over the use of military force. 4/n
And a further power grab by the executive w/r/t Congress's control over the use of military force. 4/n
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Not drawing an equation between Trump's missile strikes on suspected drug traffickers and Obama's drone strikes on suspected militants, but it's worth remembering the bloody history of Obama's "signature strikes" in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The Administration could have, and should have, taken steps weeks ago to be ready to use these funds. Instead, it chose to unlawfully hold them up in an effort to gain political advantage. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...
www.cbpp.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Administration could have, and should have, taken steps weeks ago to be ready to use these funds. Instead, it chose to unlawfully hold them up in an effort to gain political advantage. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
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Reminder: This is happening at the same time some of the biggest cuts from the Republican megabill are also taking effect, meaning millions of people will soon lose SNAP benefits on a permanent basis. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Takes Food Assistance Away From Millions of People
The harmful Republican megabill, enacted on July 4, will dramatically raise costs and reduce food assistance for millions of people by cutting federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
www.cbpp.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reminder: This is happening at the same time some of the biggest cuts from the Republican megabill are also taking effect, meaning millions of people will soon lose SNAP benefits on a permanent basis. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...