Wisconsin farmers admire and depend on their undocumented Mexican laborers—and still vote for Trump.
Border Wall
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Pelosi Capitulates on Border Funding After Being Put in a Vise
Trump’s border policies are popular in some Democrat-held districts and considered an abomination in others.
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The Wall Scam: Bigots and Their Money Are Soon Parted
Scores of people donated millions to erect a racist icon that their ineffectual president couldn’t deliver.
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Why Trump’s National Emergency is Congress-Proof—At Least for Now
A Supreme Court ruling in the 1980s stripped Congress of the right to exercise legislative vetoes.
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Trump’s Appeal Will Have No Lasting Power
Republican lawmakers fear the president’s support with their base, but the base won’t stick with him after he’s gone.
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Congress Will Rebuke Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Republicans cannot prevent a congressional condemnation of Trump’s effort to divert money for his border wall.
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To Survive, Donald Trump Will Try to Annihilate Truth
To stop him, we must be clear about what he’s doing.
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People Aren’t Used to Seeing the Democrats With So Much Leverage
The Republicans are getting a taste of their own medicine in the government shutdown negotiations.
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We Hired a Crook to Solve His Own Crime
Trump ran on protecting American workers from the undocumented workers he uses in his own businesses.
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New Mexico Isn’t Playing Trump’s Border Games
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered the national guard away from the border.
