Civil Rights
The fundamental misunderstanding at the heart of Trump's flag burning crusade
The president's idea of loving America is defined by fealty to authority and idol worship of America-branded totems, like flags and statues.
New research indicates Trump's war on immigrants has little to do with fighting crime
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes — and also less likely to be victims of most types of violent crime.
In rare triple failure, Jeanine Pirro's office can't convince grand jurors to indict
Prosecutors in the capital failed a shocking three times to secure an indictment in a case of an alleged assault against a federal agent.
National Guard troops begin carrying firearms in Washington
American troops are supposed to use their weapons against their fellow Americans only “as a last resort,” according to one defense official. 
Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
The Trump administration took him into immigration custody Monday morning after he was released from criminal custody on Friday.
The Trump admin's effort to send Abrego Garcia to Uganda exposes an ugly truth
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously touted the importance of Abrego’s criminal charges. Now the government wants to deport him to Uganda.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody as deportation threat looms
Abrego won release from criminal custody in Tennessee. But the administration has signaled it still wants to deport him. 
California legislature approves redistricting plan in response to Texas effort
The effort is aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional districts after Texas’ GOP-led House advanced its controversial new electoral map a day earlier.
Texas House approves controversial new redistricting map despite Democrats’ protest
Democrats and voting rights advocates have denounced the redistricting effort, which is designed to give the GOP five more seats in the U.S. House.
Texas Democrat spends night on House floor, alleges ‘illegal confinement’
“It’s just wrong to require grown people to get a permission slip to roam about freely, so I resisted,” Rep. Nicole Collier told MSNBC’s Ali Vitali.
Potential Trump Supreme Court pick rails against ‘cultural elites’ in drag ban reversal dissent
In a dissent that invoked cultural issues not present in the case, Judge James Ho complained that his colleagues treated a drag show better than religion.
