On July 9, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping legislative package that dramatically expanded the operational scope and funding of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), making it the largest domestic policing agency in the country. After months of escalating detentions, politically motivated efforts to arrest, detain and deport lawful permanent residents based […]

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June 23, 2025 To the Editor: White House claims about the supposed success of US bombing in Iran are highly uncertain, but there is no doubt that unprovoked US and Israeli military strikes against Iran are a direct violation of international law. Article 2, (4) of the UN Charter prohibits states from using military force […]

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Trump has begun planning to invoke the Insurrection Act. Here’s how he could turn America’s military into a new domestic nationwide policing force. On June 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump ordered the federalization of 2,000 members of the California National Guard under 10 U.S.C. § 12406, citing what he called an “unlawful rebellion” in […]

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There have been five major tax cuts since the income tax was established in 1916. When this new Republican/Trump tax bill passes, it will be the sixth. Every major tax cut bill has been sold as good for the economy. Since Ronald Reagan, they even have promotional titles—The Economic Recovery Act; Economic Growth and Tax […]

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The legal confrontation between the federal government and the State of California entered a new phase on June 7, 2025, when President Donald J. Trump invoked 10 U.S.C. § 12406, a statute that allows the President to place National Guard units under federal control in cases of rebellion or obstruction of law, thereby federalizing elements […]

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