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The President's tweets could show that he understands something about America better than his critics realize
President Trump's critics may not like to admit it, but there's an element of truth in the racist tweets he sent this weekend.
Analysis: Republicans represent almost none of the places most immigrants live
President Donald Trump's openly racist and xenophobic attacks on four Democratic House women of color, like his threatened immigration enforcement raids in major cities and the sweeping proposed new restrictions on asylum seekers that he announced Monday, underscores his transformation of the Republican Party into a coalition centered on the voters and places in America most hostile to immigration in particular and demographic change in general.
Opinion: For an immigrant, seeing a 'police car is something that makes me go cold'
The fear of being profiled and arrested -- whether by ICE or the police with whom they often collaborate -- can cause whole communities to avoid their streets and any other public spaces in which they could be detained or questioned. As one community member whose apartment was raided told us as we researched this topic, "Seeing a police car is something that makes me go cold, my body, my skin ..."
Trump says he's not a racist, but Don Lemon has the receipts
CNN's Don Lemon says that President Trump's racist tweets targeting four congresswomen of color is the latest in a long, documented history of racism.
Which GOP lawmakers have condemned Trump's tweet
Lawmakers are returning to Congress on Monday following a racist series of tweets from President Donald Trump aimed at four Democratic lawmakers, and Republican leaders as well as rank-and-file members are feeling the pressure to weigh in on the President's comments.
Analysis: Most moderate GOP voices on immigration were wiped out in the 2018 Democratic wave
Following President Donald Trump's racist tweets this weekend telling "'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen [to...] go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came," only a small number of Republican members of Congress have been willing to critique Trump.
That time Graham called Trump a 'race-baiting' bigot
Sen. Lindsey Graham had harsh words for fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on CNN's New Day.
When Russia came knocking for Julian Assange
New documents obtained exclusively by CNN reveal that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received in-person deliveries, potentially of hacked materials related to the 2016 US election, during a series of suspicious meetings at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Analysis: George Will's startling assessment of Trump
In an interview with The New York Times Book Review podcast, longtime conservative commentator George Will offered a stirring and stark assessment of what Donald Trump's presidency will mean for our politics and our culture.
Feds warn UFO enthusiasts against storming Area 51: The military 'stands ready'
They've got a plan to raid Area 51 and "see them aliens." But what will happen if they actually do it?
Ken Cuccinelli on Trump's racist tweets: 'So what?'
CNN's Alisyn Camerota pressed Acting Director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli about President Trump's racist tweets directed at Democratic congresswomen.
Winners and losers among 2020 Democrats and other takeaways from campaign filings
Just five candidates accounted for roughly three-quarters of all the money raised in the second quarter of this year by Democratic presidential contenders -- as a crowded field broke into two distinct categories: the haves and the have-nots.
Erin Burnett: Some GOP responses to racist tweets are shocking
CNN's Erin Burnett breaks down the different responses to President Trump's racist tweets, including those from the four congresswomen, Republican leaders and Trump himself.
Susan Rice condemns Chinese diplomat as 'racist disgrace'
Former national security adviser Susan Rice condemned a Chinese diplomat as "a racist disgrace" following incendiary tweets by the envoy.
Kamala Harris wants the federal government to set the price of some drugs to lower costs
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled a plan on Tuesday that authorizes the federal government to set the rates for certain prescription drugs as a way to lower prices.
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