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MintPress Spoke to Legal Experts, Rights Advocates and Historians About the Future of the US Supreme Court

AIPAC Funds and Bogus Polling Paved the Way for Trump’s Muslim Ban

Frank Gaffney and his organization’s claims about a Muslim invasion would be laughable if he weren’t inspiring the ban on travelers from Muslim majority countries and if mainstream groups and companies weren’t supporting his efforts.
Highly unscientific and unreliable polls and the man who pushed them offered Trump the fodder needed for his proposed Muslim travel ban.

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, center, walks back into the West Wing of the White House, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today upheld the White House’s controversial decision to impose limits on travel from several Muslim majority countries. Coverage of the decision will, no doubt, frame the court’s ruling as a major win for the White House and Donald Trump’s ability to deliver on his hardline campaign promises to strengthen

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Reportaje fotográfico: Corea del Norte, ni Trump ni los medios de comunicación occidentales quieren que el mundo vea

Lo que casi nunca vemos en los artículos sobre Corea del Norte es el lado humano, algunas de las caras de los 25 millones de personas que corren el riesgo de ser asesinadas o mutiladas por un ataque liderado por Estados Unidos. Formé parte de una pequeña delegación que visitó la RPDC, con la intención de escuchar a los propios coreanos sobre su país e historia.

North Korea

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA -- North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK) is one of the least understood and most lied about countries on Earth. In Western corporate media renditions, most news about the country is alarmist (of “the North Koreans want to kill you” type), fake (“all men have to have the same haircut,” a story

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Trump, Mattis And The Asymmetric War Against Venezuela

The non-conventional and asymmetric war against Venezuela, partially declared by the President of the United States, is now ready to enter a new phase of military escalation.

An anti-government protester holds a shield brandished with photos of President Nicolas Maduro, government officials and a gun sight, during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, July 22, 2017. Fernando Llano | AP

After the purge of the strategist Steve Bannon from the ultra-nationalist entourage of Donald Trump by the troika of generals who took over the White House: James "Mad Dog" Mattis, Secretary of Defense; H.. R. McMaster, National Security Adviser, and John Kelly, Chief of Staff, the non-conventional and asymmetric war against Venezuela, partially

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Trump Urges Supreme Court: Get Rid Of Rulings Against Muslim Ban

What the administration wants is for organizations that bring challenges to their authority to be constrained from invoking the record of unjust and unconstitutional conduct against Muslims seeking to enter the United States.

In this Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal airport, in Morristown, N.J. The Trump administration announced new travel ban restrictions after spending months hashing out the details determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos of Trump’s first travel ban. (AP/Evan Vucci)

With a third version of the Muslim ban set to go into effect on October 18, President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Supreme Court to vacate lower court rulings on previous versions of the ban. “If allowed to stand, the lower courts’ decisions threaten to undermine the executive’s ability to deal with sensitive foreign policy issues

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‘The Tougher, The Better’: Trump’s New Venezuela Travel Ban Explained

The new restrictions come after Trump said that regime change in Venezuela will come «very, very soon.»

A government supporter holds a placard with the universal "No" symbol over a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump during an anti-imperialist demonstration, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. In his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly, Trump says the socialist government in Venezuela has brought a once-thriving nation to the "brink of collapse." Trump accused its President Nicolas Maduro of stealing power from elected representatives to preserve his "disastrous rule." (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

Nine months after Trump introduced a controversial travel ban widely panned as discriminatory and anti-Muslim, the White House has issued new regulations that add North Korea, Chad and Venezuela to the list. "Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet," Trump said in a tweet

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State AGs Line Up To Oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban Rules

Since January, attorneys general have been on the front lines fighting this unconstitutional, unlawful, and un-American ban – and we’ll continue to act to protect our communities and ensure families are not torn apart.”

Demonstrators hold signs at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during a demonstration to denounce President Donald Trump's executive order that bars citizens of seven predominantly Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP/Branden Camp)

A team of state attorneys general launched their salvo against the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict travel to the United States by grandparents and other close relatives who come from six predominately Muslim nations. The coalition of 16 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the Trump administration’s appeal of a decision by a

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