A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot ask U.S. residents if they are citizens on the 2020 census, setting the stage for a showdown at the Supreme Court. The suit, brought by a coalition of states, cities and immigrant rights groups, contends that the administration added the …
Read More »Will Trump Really Declare a National Emergency to Build the Wall?
While fielding questions from reporters in the Rose Garden last week, President Trump floated the idea of circumventing Congress and using the military to build his long-promise border wall. “We can call a national emergency because of the security,” he said. “I haven’t done it. I may do it. But …
Read More »Maybe Next Time Turn the Cameras Off
President Trump invited Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to the Oval Office on Tuesday to talk about the long-proposed border wall. It didn’t go well. As a wan, mute Mike Pence looked on, Trump, Schumer and Pelosi argued about everything from the …
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