Tag: Trump administration

The administration’s attack on scientific institutions in the United States has included cancellations of federal grants to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions; the firing of NASA, NOAA and other government employees; investigations and threats to private universities; resignations; and censorship.

For migrants who have spent months or years trying to reach this country and live here, it is the last act, the final bit of America they may experience.

Arrests of international student and labor organizer spark accusations of political repression and unconstitutional ICE tactics.

While there are already all too many examples of that very sort of perversification, let me just focus on several that could prove crucial when it comes to the future of our imperiled democracy.

Millions of beneficiaries face office closures and phone service cuts as Trump’s Social Security pick, Frank Bisignano, refuses to commit to reversing policies.

Even though it and our Constitution are still intact and working, they are under constant attack by these forces of evil.

Trump administration, free speech, academic freedom, border security, France, scientific research, political censorship, U.S. immigration, CBP, FBI, diplomatic relations.

Trump directs DOJ to target law firms that challenge his administration, sparking backlash from legal advocacy groups.

A new policy eliminating phone verification for Social Security benefits threatens to overwhelm field offices, cut off vulnerable recipients, and accelerate efforts to privatize the system.

Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”