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President Donald Trump has been neck-deep in a series of scandals and outrages that would have ended the career of a Democratic commander in chief, or at minimum caused them a lot of political heartache. For instance: Trump has gone on extend racist rants about Somalian immigrants like Rep. Ilhan Omar, tried to pardon a conspiracy theorist for state violations where he has no jurisdiction, demolished portions of the White House, and used the tragic murder of director Rob Reiner to advance his petty political grievances. The mainstream media has treated all of these developments with kid gloves, making them… [...]
By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Daniel Chang for KFF Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine. “When you get shot,” he said, “you stop thinking about the future.” He is anchored by his wife and child and faith. He once wanted to work as a forklift driver but has built a stable career in information technology. He finds camaraderie with other gunshot survivors and in advocacy. Still, trauma remains lodged in his daily life. As gun… [...]
Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. This week, we’ve got bad judges of all different stripes. Judge Aileen Cannon is back and as terrible as ever. The Trump team and GOP senators are forcing a terrible judicial nominee on Tennessee because they can’t force him on Georgia, where he actually lives. And the administration is firing immigration law judges to make way for something worse. Aileen Cannon continues her SCOTUS audition You’d think Cannon wouldn’t have to prove herself, what with having… [...]