ICE Director Says Deportations Should Be Run Like ‘Amazon Prime for Human Beings’The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he’d like the agency to implement a system of trucks that rounds up immigrants for deportation in a system similar to how Amazon delivers packages around the US.
In Myanmar, Internet Shutdowns Hinder Earthquake Aid ResponseLack of internet access in Myanmar is slowing response after the earthquake, putting lives in danger
The English Neighbourhood That Could Hold the Secret to Fixing the NHSWith public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
Tariffs Latest: Trump Gives Reasons for Pausing Higher Tariffs on Most CountriesDonald Trump says he is raising tariffs on China to 125% "effective immediately". But in a significant reversal, the US president has frozen all other tariffs at 10% for 90 days - leading stocks to rally.
In New England, Canadian Hydropower Has Slowed to an Ominous TrickleWhether due to drought, prices, or politics, the weekslong disappearance of Canadian hydropower from New England’s grid exposes risks for the region.
Trump’s chaos is threatening the bipartisan movement to break up Big TechCan an odd antitrust alliance hold steady amid Trump’s upheaval in Washington? Can an odd antitrust alliance hold steady amid Trump’s upheaval in Washington?
Trump’s Call to Annex Canada as a State Should Have Invoked the 25th AmendmentWhat has become plain this week is that the entire administration has committed itself to the president’s pipe dream of annexing Canada as the 51st state.
Trump Is Still Trying to Undermine ElectionsSo far, it’s a tossup which of the Trump Administration’s wrecking balls will prove most destructive: the one that accelerates global warming, the one that abandons our allies, the one that torches the economy, or the one that compromises public health.
The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts MedicaidIf congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind.
The Limits of Trump’s Hardball DiplomacyNo great power sustained as dominant a position over its neighboring region as the United States did during most of the twentieth century. But in recent decades, Washington has largely disregarded its neighbors.
The real reason Trump is destroying the economyThe Trump administration’s tariffs are, by every reasonable account, an economic catastrophe in the making. So why are they happening? One explanation is that this is simply democracy at work.
Donald Trump's tariff war is another sign America is in danger of becoming a friendless stateSome of America’s strongest allies are rethinking their relationship as Donald Trump’s isolationism threats to entirely remake the West. The promise in Donald Trump's inaugural address was bright shining: of a "golden age" with sunlight "pouring over the entire world".
The Hindu Nation Was Fake. But Its Land Grab in Bolivia Was Real.Representatives of this nonexistent country have given statements at U.N. events and posed for photos with global statesmen, American congressmen and the mayor of Newark.
China and Russia Will Not Be SplitMany American foreign policymakers dream of being the next Henry Kissinger. Whether they admit it or not, they look to him as the model of shrewd calculation of national interests, geopolitical acumen, and devotion to diplomacy. He was a leader who struck grand bargains with global effects.
Ex-Social Security Head: This Is When Elon Musk Will Stop Checks Going OutWhether or not Elon Musk does step down as chainsaw-er-in-chief in the weeks ahead, the Social Security Administration (SSA) may be on the way to spoiling a perfect record of having sent out benefit checks every month since the very first one on Aug. 14, 1935.
