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Remember last Jan. 20, and how much it sucked to realize we were in for four more years of President Donald Trump? And remember that his inauguration fell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so he decided to use his inauguration speech to say that he was somehow the standard-bearer for King’s legacy? “Today is Martin Luther King Day. In his honor, we will strive together to make his dream a reality. W…

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In Congress, progressive Democratic women are taking the lead in calling for dismantling the agency. By Marissa Martinez for The 19th A week after an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, half of American women are in favor of abolishing the law enforcement agency altogether, according to one new poll . Dismantling ICE was a policy embraced by a nu…

The White House released what the Trump administration called a “Great Healthcare Plan” on Thursday. But less than 24 hours later, President Donald Trump failed to answer basic questions about it. Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz almost immediately downgraded the announcement, telling reporters that the “plan” was actually a “broad framework.” But when Trump was asked Friday…

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Courts have so far blocked key provisions of the president’s executive order, but it’s had more influence over federal agencies. By Alexander Shur for Votebeat A federal judge on Jan. 9 became the third one to block key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at revising election rules nationwide, ruling that the Constitution gives states and Congress —not the president— the …

New York-based performer Cynthia Freeman , 61, has been trying to figure out how to keep the Affordable Care Act health plan that she and her husband depend on. “If we didn’t have health issues, I’d just go back to where I was in my 40s and not have health insurance,” she said, “but we’re not in that position now.” Freeman and her husband, Brad Lawrence , are freelancers who work in storytelling …

On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what would be his final speech at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. He would be killed by an assassin's bullet the following day. King was in Tennessee to support sanitation workers who were demanding better wages and working conditions. King had not initially planned to deliver his speech , “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” but he changed his mi…

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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Abolish ICE, the erstwhile rallying cry of progressives, is rising from its ashes—and winning converts. On Jan. 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good, an unarmed mother of t…

The president denied involvement in the far right game plan, but he has followed it like a script. Here’s what might be next. By Kate Morrissey for Capital & Main In the past year, videos of masked agents violently arresting people of color in cities across the U.S. have become a common sight on social media. The Trump administration promised to dramatically reshape the immigration system when it…