Insurgent Challenger Ayanna Pressley Knocks Off Incumbent Mike Capuano on Pledge to Abolish ICE
Ayanna Pressley faced off against incumbent Mike Capuano in a battle to represent District 7.
Eoin Higgins
Eoin Higgins is a journalist based in New England. He is the author of "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voice on the Left."
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Can This Progressive Woman of Color Pull Off an Ocasio-Cortez-Style Upset in Massachusetts?
Progressive newcomer Tahirah Amatul-Wadud hopes to unseat Democratic incumbent Richard Neal in Massachusetts's 1st Congressional District.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Doesn’t Want You to Read Its Manuals — for No Good Reason Whatsoever
"If the government thinks it has these powers, the public should know about it."
The War on Immigrants
Confidential ICE Handbook Lays Out Paths for Investigators to Avoid Constitutional Challenges
When ICE investigators can't get a judicial warrant, they try to gain consent for searches by any means necessary.
The War on Immigrants
How ICE Works to Strip Citizenship from Naturalized Americans
A leaked handbook outlines ICE's guidelines for trying to denaturalize Americans.
Jurors to Decide What Constitutes Journalism in Trial of J20 Inauguration Protests
The J20 prosecutions speak to the government's efforts not only to criminalize protest, but to also decide who is and is not a journalist.
Hundreds Face Conspiracy Charges For Actions Of A Few During Inauguration Day Protests
Journalists, lawyers, and demonstrators are facing 70 years in prison each — more than the minimum sentence for murder.
Brazil's Donald Trump Is Coming to the U.S. in Search of Donors and International Legitimacy
Right-wing presidential hopeful Jair Bolsonaro will meet with politicians, well-heeled businesspeople, and Brazilian expats.
At Harvard, Chelsea Manning Lost Her Fellowship. At Fordham, a Former CIA Torture Proponent Kept His.
Apparently the CIA always comes out on top when it comes to university battles over who should get fellowships.
Florida Risks More Irma Devastation Because Gov. Rick Scott Defunded Wetlands Agency
The Florida governor supported development instead of protecting the wetlands that would help absorb the impact of a storm like Hurricane Irma.