Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Both Sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border Want to Renegotiate NAFTA
President Donald Trump isn't alone in his desire to renegotiate the trade agreement, but his motives are skewed, critics say.
President Donald J. Trump has made no secret of his dislike for NAFTA, which he’s often pilloried as the “worst deal ever” and a “total disaster.” Man...Read More
Attorneys Who Halted Trump’s Travel Ban Will Take on Senate Bill 4
The ACLU is sending in the lawyers who stopped Trump’s executive order to argue the constitutionality of Texas’ “sanctuary cities” ban.
On a cold January evening, Lee Gelernt emerged to a cheering crowd outside a Brooklyn courthouse after winning the first legal challenge against Trump’s trave...Read More
Texas Is Seeking Trump’s Approval of its Planned Parenthood Ban. Will Other States Follow?
A win for Texas could greenlight other states to kick the women's health provider out of Medicaid programs.
Texas is testing the Trump administration’s antagonism toward Planned Parenthood with a controversial move that could set a path for other states to defun...Read More
What Democrats Can Learn from Louisiana (No, Really)
The election of Democrat John Bel Edwards as governor of Louisiana is one of the most significant but ignored progressive policy victories in years.
The last four years have been among the grimmest periods in the Democratic Party’s history. State parties in nearly every region have been decimated, Dems hav...Read More
Seize the Trumpportunity! President Offers Both Parties Chance to Reinvent Themselves
Democrats and Republicans should treat this new administration as a soul-searching opportunity to return to their principles.
I remember the first time I wrote a letter to John Cornyn, probably 10 years ago. The issue was abortion, and I asked the senator to consider the possibility th...Read More
Texas Nonprofit Hopes to Delay Trump’s Wall with Legal Fight
Lawyers from across the country are volunteering to help landowners fight federal condemnation cases.
The Texas Civil Rights Project announced Wednesday that a network of lawyers is ready to assist landowners who stand to lose their property to President Trump...Read More
Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March
The march highlighted the shared struggles of Muslims and Latinos in the age of Trump.
The march highlighted the shared struggles of Muslims and Latinos in the age of Trump....Read More
13 Texas Counties Seek Authority from Trump to Enforce Immigration Law
The law enforcement agencies, mostly in rural South Texas and along the coast, have applied to enroll in the 287(g) agreement.
The law enforcement agencies, mostly in rural South Texas and along the coast, have applied to enroll in the 287(g) agreement....Read More
Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
“This is going to start legal fights and the courtrooms are already overloaded,” the Texas congressman said of a brewing eminent domain battle.
“This is going to start legal fights and the courtrooms are already overloaded,” the Texas congressman said of a brewing eminent domain battle....Read More