“It saddens me to see Baltimore severely denigrated by President Trump,” the archbishop said. “Baltimore is near and dear to my heart. It is hometown to more than half a million people.”

Across the nation, bishops and other church leaders have spoken out against Trump administration asylum, detention and immigration policies. Many dioceses have mobilized to provide services for those under threat. But some Catholics worry the overall church response has been too muted, given the gravity of the crisis.

An obsession with the ‘optics’ of Robert Mueller’s testimony misses the point, writes David Dark. Watching this thoughtful and unperturbed man is a reminder of a path we are each free to take at any time.

Charlie Sykes: This is where the G.O.P.’s Faustian bargain has led. Their moral compromises and tolerance of President Trump‘s racism have become a habit.

The move by President Donald Trump's administration was meant to essentially end asylum protections as they now are on the southern border.

The commission will be chaired by Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon.