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Thu, Jul 18th, 2019

Elijah Cummings Explodes And Screams At DHS Secretary For Abusing Separated Kids

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings screamed at Trump's acting DHS Secretary for abusing separated migrant children in detention centers.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Wed, Jul 17th, 2019Wed, Jul 17th, 2019

Opinion: Patriotism Means Rejecting Trump’s Sh*t hole Vision for America

The most patriotic thing an American can do is reject Donald Trump’s sh*t hole “vision” for America. It’s not because Donald Trump proposed it. It’s because his “vision” consistently brought war and political instability every time it was tried by ordinary countries in history who were trying to achieve the exceptionalism that America already has. Exceptionalism doesn’t mean perfection. read more

Adalia Woodbury

Ms. Woodbury has a graduate degree in political science, with a minor in law. She is a qualified expert on political theory with a specific interest in the nexus between political theories and models and human rights.

Based on her interest in human rights and the threats that authoritarian regimes are to them, Ms. Woodbury’s masters thesis examined the influence of politics on the enforcement of international criminal law was cited in several academic studies.

Published work includes case summaries for the War Crimes Research Office.

She has an extensive background doing legal research in international and domestic law.

Ms. Woodbury’s work for politicusUSA includes articles on voting rights, the right to asylum and other civil/human rights.

Sat, Jul 13th, 2019

Trump Is Golfing As ICE Prepares To Wreak More Havoc On Immigrant Families

As the Trump administration prepares a new round of raids targeting immigrant families in major American cities, the president hit the golf course.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Thu, Jul 11th, 2019

The Fear Is The Point: Rachel Maddow Exposes The Reason Behind Trump’s ICE Raids

The thing about running a campaign based solely on minority resentment and fear is that you have to keep increasing the dosage.

Sean Colarossi

Thu, Jul 11th, 2019

Trump’s Citizenship Executive Order Is Already Going Up In Flames

Donald Trump's executive order stunt that he announced on Thursday isn't the only distraction he's pulling out following his census loss.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jul 9th, 2019Tue, Jul 9th, 2019

Rachel Maddow Reveals Sexual Assault Incident Involving A Child At One Of Trump’s Migrant Camps

Maddow highlighted some of the allegations laid out in a new NBC report, and they are among the most disturbing that have come to light yet.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jul 9th, 2019

Top Democrat To Block Funding For Trump Census Citizenship Question

Rep. José Serrano (D-NY), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee said that he will block funding for a reprint of the Census.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Mon, Jul 8th, 2019

U.N. human rights chief ‘appalled’ at U.S. treatment of migrants and refugees

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is "appalled" at the conditions in which the United States is keeping detained migrants and refugees, including children, her office said in a statement on Monday.

Reuters

Sun, Jul 7th, 2019

Trump Goes Off On Deranged Rant Blaming The Media For His Migrant Concentration Camps

Trump blamed the media for reporting on the way that immigrants are being treated at his migrant detention centers.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Sun, Jul 7th, 2019

Trump Melts Down And Claims Democrats and The New York Times Are Conspiring Against Him

While leaving his private club in New Jersey, Trump claimed that Democrats and The New York Times are working together against him.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Wed, Jul 3rd, 2019Wed, Jul 3rd, 2019

DHS to probe border agents joking about immigrants dying and sexually explicit comments about AOC

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into a secret Facebook group where border agents joked about immigrants dying, he said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Tue, Jul 2nd, 2019

Rachel Maddow Reveals Shameful New Trump Proposal: Deporting Family Members Of U.S. Troops

With 2020 around the corner, Trump is trying to feed the MAGA base with one of his most egregious anti-immigrant proposals to date.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jul 2nd, 2019

Photos From Inside Trump’s Detention Camps Show Migrants Crammed Into Cages, Begging For Help

New photos from inside Donald Trump's detention centers on the southern border of the United States should shock everyone with a pulse.

Sean Colarossi

Mon, Jul 1st, 2019

New Video Shows Women Crammed Into Detention Center Cell After Being Denied Showers And Meds

New video released by Rep. Joaquin Castro gives another glimpse into the inhumanity Donald Trump has brought to the southern border.

Sean Colarossi

Mon, Jul 1st, 2019

Trump Wants To Celebrate 4th Of July Weekend With Major Deportation Raids

The ICE raids that Trump delayed and looks poised to carry out again will target as many as 2,000 immigrant families in 10 major U.S. cities.

Sean Colarossi

Fri, Jun 28th, 2019

Trump Immigration Official, Ken Cuccinelli, Blames Migrant Drowning Victims For Their Own Deaths

Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, blamed a desperate Salvadorian migrant who drowned at the border for his own daughter's death.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Thu, Jun 27th, 2019

Pete Buttigieg Slams Trump And Republicans For Touting Religion While Caging Children

Buttigieg said Donald Trump and Republicans lost the right to tout their religion when they started caging children on the southern border.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jun 25th, 2019

Former ICE Director Tears Trump To Shreds For Claiming Obama Separated Migrant Families

The man who ran ICE under Barack Obama tore Trump to shreds for repeatedly lying about this administration's family separation policy.

Sean Colarossi

Tue, Jun 25th, 2019Tue, Jun 25th, 2019

Opinion: Treating Children Worse Than Animals Is A Crime Against Humanity

The Trump administration is treating children worse than animals and that is a crime against humanity.

Adalia Woodbury

Published work includes case summaries for the War Crimes Research Office.

She has an extensive background doing legal research in international and domestic law.

Ms. Woodbury’s work for politicusUSA includes articles on voting rights, the right to asylum and other civil/human rights.

Mon, Jun 24th, 2019

Border Congresswoman Says Trump Is Still Separating Families, Despite His Lies

The Trump administration claims to have reversed course on its family separation policy, one lawmaker says nothing has changed.

Sean Colarossi