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“The Intern In Charge” — Meet The 22-Year-Old Picked To Lead Trump’s Anti-Terrorism Team

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

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Habeas Corpus No More? How Far-Right “Invasion” Rhetoric Became Trump’s Legal Weapon

The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.

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Trump’s Cuts To USAID Halt Agent Orange Cleanup In Vietnam — Lives Are Now At Risk

Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia.

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