The End of Roe
Trump Puts Lives at Risk by Revoking Emergency Abortion Guidelines for Hospitals
The Trump administration revoked EMTALA guidance for emergency rooms to provide abortions when pregnant patients’ lives are in danger.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
The Intercept Sues for Records About Arizona’s Financial Surveillance Dragnet
The Transaction Record Analysis Center database logs millions of wire transfers sent to or from Mexico and U.S. border states.
The War on Immigrants
Weapons Violations, Misconduct, and Whistleblower Retaliation at ICE
Allegations of long-running misconduct plague ICE’s Houston deportation hub.
Chilling Dissent
How the FBI and Big Ag Started Treating Animal Rights Activists as Bioterrorists
“Animal rights and environmental groups have committed more acts of terrorism than Al Qaeda,” warned an FBI agent who met with Big Ag groups.
Prosecutors Quietly Drop Charge Over Leaked Video of D.C. Plane Crash
One former airport employee no longer faces criminal charges, while a second pleaded no contest on Wednesday.
GOP Budget Would Make It Even Harder to Hold Trump Administration in Contempt
One Senate Democrat called it “a slap in the face to the concept of separation of powers.”
The War on Immigrants
Trump Is Coming for Chinese Students. Who Will Protect Them?
Universities should reject Republicans’ requests for information about Chinese students, academic worker unions said.
Pro-Trump 2020 “Stop the Count” Activist Lands Top Job at the Interior Department
Interior Department appointee Daniel Gustafson is a longtime Trump loyalist who participated in a protest to “stop the count” of Michigan ballots in 2020.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Agents Are Camped Outside Immigration Courts to Make Arrests
The tactical shift accelerates the erosion of limits on ICE — and appears to be aimed at speeding up the pace of deportations.
Why Does GOP Budget Bill Focus on Punishing People Who Leak Tax Returns?
Targeting tax leakers seems like an odd fit for a budget bill, but on page 1,081 of the Republican draft is a provision doing just that.