"For many of us, living in President Donald Trump's America feels like a never-ending doom loop. Every day brings a fresh batch of headlines about the administration's lawless attacks on independent federal agencies, the judiciary, and our democracy itself-and you can easily miss some important things. To help you sift through the noise, we're launching a new newsletter: Executive Dysfunction."
"Each week, we will surface one important legal story that you may have overlooked amid all the ongoing chaos. We'll be highlighting stories about how Trump is doing violence to the law, and stories about how people involved in shaping and upholding the law-judges, lawyers, lawmakers-are pushing back. And we'll also keep you in the loop about what's going on with our Slate Jurisprudence team, including Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick."
"You may have missed it over the long weekend, but a partial government shutdown began on Saturday. After over a year of enduring President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda-as we've watched masked agents drag people through the streets, harass families in their homes, and even kill U.S. citizens in broad daylight-Democrats in Washington decided to use their power over federal funding to try to force change."
Daily headlines describe the administration's lawless attacks on independent federal agencies, the judiciary, and democracy. A partial government shutdown began Saturday after Democrats leveraged control over federal funding to press ten demands tying Homeland Security dollars to measures aimed at reining in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Democratic demands respond to a year of aggressive deportation tactics, including street arrests, home raids, and deadly incidents involving U.S. citizens. Debate has emerged over whether the funding conditions will meaningfully curb ICE abuses. Progressives on social media have criticized Democrats for not seeking more extensive reforms.
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