A Public Defender On Immigration Cases And Separations
NPR’s David Greene talks with federal public defender Erik Hanshew of El Paso, Texas about the difficulties of representing immigrant clients who have been separated from their children.
D.C. Voters Back Measure To Raise Minimum Wage For Tipped Workers
Washington, D.C. voters have approved a ballot measure to gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 an hour.
Family Separation Is Trump’s Immigration Policy. Here’s Why He Won’t Own It
The policy is unpopular, and vulnerable Republicans in competitive districts stand to be punished by voters in the midterms if this continues much longer. So Trump is trying to flip the script.
Former Mexico President Fox Joins ‘High Times’ Board As Company Plans IPO
“There’s never been a better time to join the fight” to decriminalize cannabis, Vicente Fox said as he joined the marijuana-focused magazine, which he said has been “building an empire in the dark.”
Nursery For Giant Manta Rays Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico
Sightings of baby mantas are rare, but the Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary appears to be a safe playground for newborns to adolescents.
Migrant Children Heard Crying on Tape Are The Voices ‘Left Out’ Conversation
Children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and held at a Border Patrol facility are heard wailing inconsolably in seven minutes of audio obtained by ProPublica.
It’s Easier To Call A Fact A Fact When It’s One You Like, Study Finds
The Pew Research Center looked at Americans’ ability to identify factual statements as opposed to opinion statements. Success rates varied significantly, they found — and partisan bias played a role.
White House Deputy Chief Of Staff Retires
Joe Hagin is retiring as White House deputy chief of staff. Hagin was one of the few experienced Washington hands in the administration and helped organize the president’s summit with Kim Jong Un.
U.S. Announces Its Withdrawal From U.N.’s Human Rights Council
The Trump administration long has chafed at what it calls a “relentless” anti-Israel bias and the dubious rights records of many council members. Now the U.S. is following through on threats to leave.
Big Banks Are Once Again Taking Risks With Complex Financial Trades, Report Says
Are banks exploiting a loophole in U.S. rules that allows some derivatives traders to escape federal regulation? “We’ve seen this movie already,” said the report’s author, Michael Greenberger.
DHS Secretary Nielsen’s Family Separation Defense Isn’t Her First Controversial Position
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has spent her career in and out of government working on issues of national security. None of her jobs, however, have been so controversial as her role in policing the U.S. border.
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