Pulitzer jurors praised the newsroom for piercing the veil of secrecy around the Trump administration's chaotic overhaul of federal agencies and chronicling in rich detail the human impacts of the cuts and the consequences for the country.
Marco Ambron spent almost every day for 15 years at Montgomery St as an immigration attorney. On Friday, surrounded by colleagues holding flowers, he recalled representing a woman from Guatemala, who had been abused by her partner and how winning her case made him think: "we can indeed make a difference." That was 14 years ago.
The major media have scarcely breathed a word on the subject. But it's still there, 30 feet tall, aspirationally 1,952 miles long, obliterating habitats, dividing families, and sucking down public funds faster than a carrier-based air squadron.
Bill Maher humorously pointed out the absurdity of the Trump administration's claim that seashells spelling out 86 47 constituted a death threat against President Trump, highlighting the ridiculousness of the situation.
Trump stated, 'Because it's never been sought before. There's been numerous, many, many times. Nobody's ever gotten it before. They consider it totally unconstitutional.' He emphasized that the administration is in touch with Congress but insists that seeking authorization has never been a precedent.
Denny Adan Gonzalez was the 18th person to die in US immigration custody this year amid the administration of US President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive. He is also the fifth death believed to be by suicide, according to Physicians for Human Rights, which warned of a pattern of increasing suicides.
The message this year is that the country should be 'focusing on workers over billionaires.' We know there are bus drivers in New York and teachers in Idaho and nurses in Louisiana who are feeling the impact of a system that has decided to put billionaires ahead of everyone else.
The average price of one gallon of gasoline in the United States has reached $4.30, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from less than $3 before the February 28 start of the US-Israel war on Iran.
The Trump administration is hemorrhaging tax dollars on vanity projects and personal perks, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Nearly half a billion dollars has been greenlighted for projects such as a military parade, a statuary garden, and upgrades to Air Force One.
