Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
OPEN LETTER: Mr. Trump, why abandon USMCA now
Introduction: a letter to a partner who has become unpredictable
327 stock trades the day before Trump's tariff pause
Introduction: a timing that raises questions about an entire system
America's 250th, a country celebrating its history under Trump's shadow
Introduction: a nation turning 250 amid turmoil
A marathon speech under 104 degrees — Trump defies the heatwave for America's 250th
Introduction: the heat won't stop the show
Seven countries, one deadline — the scripted end of TPS under Trump
Introduction: a date about to upend hundreds of thousands of lives
Stephen Miller, the architect of the workplace crackdown haunting America
Introduction: the man behind the numbers that stagger the mind
Trump considers blocking entry of pregnant foreign women
Introduction: after the birthright citizenship defeat, a new target
Four courts break the central pillar of Trump's migrant detention policy
Introduction: a judicial crack becomes a wall
The Constitution holds, a court reins in Trump on immigration
Introduction: a judicial slap on unlimited detention