This year the Grand Bargain on refugees seems increasingly fragile.
Donald Trump
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Why do we have to put livelihoods on the line in order to get anything done in Washington?
Any willingness to cooperate across party lines is praiseworthy. Unfortunately, brinkmanship remains the preferred legislative strategy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
11-year-old boy who mowed White House lawn is an altar server
Francis mowed the lawn of the Rose Garden Sept. 15, maintaining his concentration even as cameras flashed and the president himself came to check on the young man’s progress.
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Here’s what Hillary Clinton says about Pope Francis and other Catholic subjects in her new book
Mrs. Clinton writes that a TED Talk given by Pope Francis earlier this year helped her move beyond anger following her unexpected loss to Donald Trump.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pass a Dream Act, but don’t sacrifice the parents
The fight for the Dreamers is a fight for every immigrant.
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Trump sends mixed messages on fate of Dreamers
Hours after the announced the end of DACA President Trump appeared to backtrack and leave open the possibility of revisiting DACA if Congress cannot pass legislation to protect Dreamers.
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Steve Bannon says Catholics “need illegal aliens to fill the churches”
Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration, accusing bishops of supporting immigrants out of “economic interest.”
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What does the Arpaio pardon mean for the future of civil rights?
On Twitter, the president even called him an “American Patriot.”
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
I cover politics for NPR. We can do better than this.
There just don’t seem to be many who seem willing to engage with members of both parties from a position of respect and empathy.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
A teacher makes the Christian case to keep DACA
DACA is a small and imperfect step in realizing what we Christians assert as truth about the dignity of all.