Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) unsuccessfully attempts to visit a shelter for undocumented children in Texas on June 3. (Image: Screenshot from Univision) By Alex Kotch Last week, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) visited an immigrant processing center and a detention shelter in southern Texas to see what the conditions were like for undocumented children held there. Merkley was able to inspect …
John Birch Society, TPUSA Cosponsor Right-Wing Conference This Weekend
(L) U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, December 2017. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. (R) EPA head Scott Pruitt during his confirmation hearing, January 2017. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images. By Alex Kotch At least two Trump administration cabinet members will be speaking on Friday at a conservative summit cosponsored by the John Birch Society, the …
DeVos Invested in Maker of Assault-Weapon Sighting Systems
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 5, 2018. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. By Jonathan Larsen Education Secretary Betsy DeVos last year acquired a stake worth at least one million dollars in a high-tech optics company that makes parts for military-grade rifles and other weapons, according to a recent disclosure filing. The disclosure …
You’ll Never Believe What Israel Gave to Donald Trump
Donald Trump meets with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel on May 22, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images. By Ken Klippenstein During President Trump’s visit last year to Israel, its government provided the White House with several gifts, one of which was a portrait. Of whom? President Trump, of course. …
Key Bolton Aide Maintains Ties To Think Tank That Decries Korean Diplomacy
Donald Trump speaks as National Security Advisor John Bolton listens during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on May 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images. By Michael Tracey As the potential June 12 summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un approaches, key personnel working under National Security Advisor John Bolton have maintained external …
Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Denies Security Firm Operated Illegally In U.S.
Correction: In a May 10, 2018, article, TYT reported that two sources said that Circinus, a private security firm owned by Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy’s company, Threat Deterrence, LLC, operated in Florida without a license after the company purchased it. At the time of publication, the Circinus website listed Florida as one of the company’s locations. In addition, a Circinus representative told TYT on …
Trump Administration Using Contractors Accused of Abuse to Detain Undocumented Children
A mother and child in Mexico in April as they and 600 others headed to the U.S. to seek asylum. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) By Alex Kotch The U.S. government has paid at least four private companies that have been accused of physical or sexual abuse, or discrimination, to help transport or house undocumented children from Central and South America, …