Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: Abbott still leads in Texas, but the cushion is gone
Forty-five percent against forty-two . That is the gap measured between outgoing Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa…
FACT CHECK: What the generic ballot polls actually measure before November
President Trump's approval rating sits at 40.7% in the RealClearPolling average, a net of -17 points , while the Economist/YouGov poll puts it at…
DECODING: A 20% funding cut turns into a 25-state lawsuit against Trump
A coalition of roughly twenty-five state attorneys general , joined by the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania , filed suit on July 23, 2026…
ANALYSIS: New York gives 12 counties until August 25 to cut ties with ICE
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent formal letters on July 28, 2026 to a dozen local governments across the state, ordering them to…
DECODING: 444,000 asylum files, one signature, zero interviews
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, a new federal rule from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took effect, allowing asylum officers to skip the…
NARRATIVE: Two ICE killings, one week apart, and Detroit refuses to look away
On Friday, July 24, 2026, a group of demonstrators gathered outside the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building in Detroit, then marched into downtown to…
OPINION: They arrest people at the gate now, and we call it routine
Immigration lawyers now describe a growing frequency of ICE arrests inside U.S. airports , including of spouses of U.S. citizens holding expired visas ,…
REPORT: ICE arrests multiply at U.S. airports
Immigration lawyers report a growing frequency of ICE arrests inside U.S. airports , targeting people with expired visas , including spouses of U.S. citizens…
INVESTIGATION: Over 12,000 arrests followed tips targeting migrant children
More than 12,000 people have been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities following tips from the Office of Refugee Resettlement, according to internal government data…