The Trump Administration’s Own Numbers Show “Zero Tolerance” Didn’t Work

Border immigration statistics released Thursday appear to show that the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy has not deterred asylum-seeking families from illegally crossing the U.S-Mexico border or made a significant dent in overall immigration. The data, released by Customs and Border Protection, show that the number of immigrant families arrested after illegally crossing the southern border has remained steady over the past three months, hovering around 9,500.

Scott Pruitt is just the symptom. The disease is Trump

President Trump with then-Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in June 2017, after Trump announced his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement. President Trump with then-Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in June 2017, after Trump announced his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement.

Maine’s Medicaid expansion funding bill faces long odds

Tens of thousands of Maine residents who could qualify for voter-approved Medicaid coverage face lingering questions on the expansion's fate as a funding plan lacks the House Republican votes needed to override the Republican governor's veto. Lawmakers are scheduled to return Monday and face about three dozen vetoes from Gov. Paul LePage, who rejected Medicaid expansion funding legislation and called for long-term funding.

Ap Fact Check: Trump’s half-truths on court case, economy

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Four Seasons Arena at Montana ExpoPark, Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Great Falls, Mont. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Four Seasons Arena at Montana ExpoPark, Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Great Falls, Mont.

Calls To “Abolish ICE” Could End Up Being A Gift To Trump And The Republicans

Democrats are rallying around the "Abolish ICE" slogan in response to the Trump Administration's immigration policies, but it could end up backfiring on them. In the wake of the Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy in dealing with people attempting to illegally enter the United States at the Mexican border, which at least for a time led to the separation of parents and children in apparent violation of existing law, many on the left have taken up the cause of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement , the agency charged with enforcing the nation's immigration laws and the policies aimed at doing so from the incumbent President.

2020 Insight: Trump says hea ll throw a DNA test at a Pocahontasa ;…

President Donald Trump made headlines - and offered a glimpse at what his 2020 campaign is going to look like - with a two-for-one swipe at the #MeToo movement and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren during his rally in Montana on Thursday night. Trump was out west to pump up Matt Rosendale, the Republican running to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in November.

BWW Interview: Francis Jue becomes David Henry Hwang (sort of) in…

This weekend is your last chance to see the spectacularly original Soft Power by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori at the Curran Theatre. The audacious and highly entertaining production, directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Sam Pinkleton , features a gifted cast of all Asian-American actors led by Drama Desk Award nominee Francis Jue , in the very meta role of David Henry Hwang .

Colorado politicians strike back on border

A transport officer, right, helps immigrants Dilma Araceley Riveria Hernandez, and her son, Anderson Alvarado, 2, get off the bus after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 24 in McAllen, Texas. A transport officer, right, helps immigrants Dilma Araceley Riveria Hernandez, and her son, Anderson Alvarado, 2, get off the bus after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 24 in McAllen, Texas.