Posts by Kim Browne
Trump Just Effectively Ended the H-1B Visa Program
President Donald Trump will reportedly seek to increase the cost of an H-1B temporary visa by nearly 1,000 percent via a forthcoming proclamation. The program applies to foreign workers with bachelor’s degrees and job offers from U.S. employers in certain specialty occupations. As soon as Friday, Bloomberg reports, Trump is planning on signing a proclamation…
Read MoreTrump Just Revoked Deportation Protections From Thousands of Refugees
President Trump is taking deportation protections away from Syrian immigrants in the midst of a resurgence of militant groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Around 6,000 Syrians are currently living and working in America under Temporary Protected Status. Now they will be forced to return to a country that the United Nations described…
Read MoreI’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
And ICE is being able to operate with impunity. They are able to operate outside of the law. I don’t know who any of the men who have shoved me, pushed me, picked me up, shot pepper balls at my body—I don’t know who any of them are. They don’t have badge numbers. They don’t…
Read MoreHere’s What Trump’s Offering People Who Help Fund His New Ballroom
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration Against Nonprofits & Charities,” among allies, reported Gabe Kaminsky, of the conservative digital publication The Free Press, on Friday. The statement, which begins by condemning Kirk’s murder, goes on…
Read MoreEven Ted Cruz Recognizes Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Is Dangerous
Is it a scene “right out” of Goodfellas, or is it just another day under the Trump administration? That’s the question that Texas Senator Ted Cruz is asking, after he likened Brendan Carr to a “mafioso” over the FCC chairman’s recent threats to punish TV networks that refused to expunge Jimmy Kimmel from the air.…
Read MoreDoes Trump Actually Know the Status of His TikTok Deal With China?
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration Against Nonprofits & Charities,” among allies, reported Gabe Kaminsky, of the conservative digital publication The Free Press, on Friday. The statement, which begins by condemning Kirk’s murder, goes on…
Read MoreTrump Is Coming For Liberal Nonprofits Next
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration Against Nonprofits & Charities,” among allies, reported Gabe Kaminsky, of the conservative digital publication The Free Press, on Friday. The statement, which begins by condemning Kirk’s murder, goes on…
Read MoreVladimir Putin Is Pushing Trump Toward a Massive Confrontation
Vladimir Putin is once again calling Europe’s bluff. Three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace on Friday in a significant display of aggression that will test NATO’s cohesiveness and President Trump’s patience. “Highly concerning reports of Russian violation of Estonian airspace. This incident, like other recent Russian violations of NATO countries’ airspace, once again illustrates…
Read MoreJudge Shreds Trump’s NYT Lawsuit for Lacking “Legitimate Legal Claims”
A federal judge struck President Donald Trump’s complaint against The New York Times Friday, dismissing the suit as just angry ramblings. According to the clearly frustrated Judge Steven Merryday, the 85-page complaint filed by Trump’s legal team was, essentially, a pile of garbage. “A complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective—not a…
Read MoreTrump’s NATO Ambassador Takes Unhinged Stance on “Russian Threat”
The Trump administration’s messaging on Russia’s recent incursions is loud and clear: It’s just not a big deal. Speaking with Fox Business Friday, America’s NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker claimed that Russia’s threat was “a little overstated” and that the superpower was actually weaker than American and European media had portrayed. “They have not had a…
Read MoreTrump Firing Top Prosecutor for Failing to Invent Fake Crimes by Foes
Yes, Trump does assert that James is guilty of crimes and that he is innocent of them. And so do his propagandists. “She is guilty of multiple significant serial criminal violations,” Stephen Miller seethed recently, calling James “corrupt” and “shameless.” (One imagines that as the facts refused to cooperate, Miller was on the phone shrieking…
Read MoreSenate Republicans Push Through Motion to Honor Charlie Kirk
The Senate has passed a “National Day of Remembrance” resolution to honor conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk after he was killed last week. Introduced by Senator Rick Scott, the resolution praises Kirk as a “courageous American patriot” who sought to “elevate truth, foster understanding, and strengthen the Republic.” It calls Kirk’s killing “a sobering reminder of…
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