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Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other countries where the rule…

The Conversation

It didn’t start with Donald Trump

Donald Trump has his very own “black site” now — but he's not the first U.S. president

Salon

Since its very conception, Star Wars has been political. Now Andor will take on Trump 2.0

Premiering today, the second and final season of Star Wars streaming show Andor seems destined to be one of the pop culture defining moments of the second Trump presidency.

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Trump has signed 124 orders in less than 100 days. Scholars warn this is a constitutional crisis

The sheer volume of orders has raised concern over the expansion of the executive branch, with some critics of the president arguing that the actions risk prompting a ‘constitutional crisis’

The Independent UK

‘Will end badly for him’: Republican Karl Rove says Americans are already tired of Trump

‘Republicans could rue the day they set a new justification for retaliation from Democrats,’ former Bush advisor says

The Independent UK

‘Make West great again’: Trump, Meloni optimistic on EU tariffs deal

US president says prospect of a trade deal with the EU is ‘100 percent’, praising Italian prime minister as ‘fantastic’.

Al Jazeera

Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows

Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S. imports, along with targeted duties aimed at punishing countries he accuses of exploiting American markets. Just a week later, on April 9, his administration abruptly…

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Trump moves Obama’s White House portrait to display painting of his own assassination attempt

The official portrait of former president Barack Obama has moved to the opposite side of the hallway — directly across from the new addition

The Independent UK

MAGA Journalist Fact-Checked Over Claims Obama Bailed Out Wall Street in 2008. Bush Was President in 2008

A conservative journalist was mocked online after wrongly blaming Obama for the 2008 Wall Street bailout.

Latin Times

‘MAGA leftist’ blames Obama for 2008 bank bailout that was signed by George W. Bush

‘It’s another thing to log on in the morning and go: To be clear, Obama, who became POTUS in 2009, hates the common man so much he traveled back thru time to sign TARP,’ one journalist remarked about Batya Ungar-Sargon’s assertion

The Independent UK

Major Trade Wars Since The 19th Century

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: - 19th century Opium Wars - In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China…

International Business Times

'Current policy' debate dogs budget reconciliation efforts - Roll Call

The Senate's budget blueprint has triggered a fight over wiping away the cost of tax-cut extensions in a bid to make them permanent.

Roll Call

The Lawless Border Wall

The application of waivers and the interpretation of their scope has repeatedly expanded, such that border walls are now privileged over all potential legal constraints short of the U.S. Constitution.

Texas Observer

How the ‘war on terror’ paved the way for student deportations in the US

Experts say there are parallels between attempts to expel pro-Palestinian student protesters and Bush-era deportations.

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Australia may no longer be ‘deputy sheriff’, but its reliance on the US has only grown deeper since 2000

The year 2000 marked an inflection point for many Western countries, including Australia, in their outlook towards the world.

The Guardian - UK

Homeland by Richard Beck review – how 9/11 changed the US for ever

Journalist Beck argues that the war on terror made America vastly more authoritarian, paving the way for Trump

Salon

Trump brings back Bush's black sites

Trump's rationale for dredging up wartime powers to render people to a foreign prison is rather familiar

The Guardian - US

The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism

From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say

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The Independent UK

Trump created a mock classroom in the White House to announce he was dismantling the Department of Education

ANALYSIS : Analysis: In signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, Trump was assigning homework that will never get done, Richard Hall writes.

Latin Times

Supreme Court Chief Rebukes Trump Over Call For Judge's Impeachment

The White House has been sharply critical of district courts that have blocked some of the president's executive actions.

Reason

The Best Defense of Justice Amy Coney Barrett: No One Else Could Have Been Confirmed To Replace RBG Before The Election

"Republicans couldn’t have filled the seat without Justice Barrett. Mitch McConnell knew this, and for that reason insisted that she needed to be the nominee."

The Independent UK

What is an autopen signature and why is Trump accusing Biden of using one?

President has attacked Biden’s alleged autopen use despite reports casting doubt over whether all of Trump’s signatures are handwritten

The Independent UK

Republicans want to officially classify ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ as a mental illness

Symptoms of the faux illness include ‘Trump-induced general hysteria’ where a person struggles to distinguish between ‘legitimate policy’ and ‘psychic pathology’

Al Jazeera

Is Trump trying to pull Putin away from China – and can it work?

Observers say Trump wants to pull off a ‘reverse Nixon’ by deepening ties with Russia, but is that even possible?

The Guardian - US

Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps

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