It is Still Early: Observations on the latest Democratic Debate and What Happens Next.

There were many good moments during the Third Democratic Presidential Debate on September 12, 2019, as the current top ten candidates dealt with issues such as: Health Care Criminal Justice and Guns Education Trade and International Affairs Immigration The Economy, Jobs, Infrastructure, and Green Energy Resilence Candidates like Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Pete … Read more

The Trump administration’s war on legal asylum in the U.S.

So the Five Guys Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a temporary reprieve from the nationwide injunction against its Asylum ban 2.0, a day after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals limited the ban to California and Arizona. The New York Times reports, Supreme Court Says Trump Can Bar Asylum Seekers While Legal Fight Continues: The … Read more

Appropriations bills break down in Senate over GOP poison pills

I warned you at the end of July that The budget deal does not avert a government shutdown this fall. Congress still has to pass the appropriations bills to fund the government by September 30. Already, “Senate appropriators had barely begun work on Tuesday before the process blew up, mired in disagreements over abortion-related “poison … Read more

Judge restores nationwide injunction of Trump asylum ban (Updated)

Politico reports, Judge restores nationwide block of asylum ban: A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday restored a nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump’s move to ban asylum seekers who pass through another country en route to the United States. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar issued the order after considering new evidence presented in an … Read more