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A Betrayal of Principle: The Collective Punishment of Afghan Allies

Following a shooting by an Afghan refugee, U.S. immigration officials have paused processing all Afghan applications and initiated a sweeping review of asylum cases and green cards, potentially jeopardizing the status of tens of thousands who fled the Taliban. It is a heartbreaking betrayal of American principles to collectively punish an entire community of desperate allies for the actions of a single individual, undermining the very promise of freedom and refuge that defines this nation.

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The Asylum Crackdown: How One Tragedy Threatens Thousands of American Promises

The Trump administration is reviewing all asylum cases approved under President Biden after an Afghan asylum seeker allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. This knee-jerk policy reaction weaponizes a tragic incident to punish thousands of legitimate refugees who risked everything to support American values.

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The Collapse of Accountability: Georgia's Dismissed Election Case and the Erosion of Democratic Safeguards

A Georgia judge dismissed the election interference case against Donald Trump after a new prosecutor abandoned the prosecution, ending the final legal effort holding him accountable for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. This represents another devastating failure of our justice system to protect democracy from those who would undermine it, leaving millions of Americans questioning whether equal justice under law still exists.

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The Perilous Path: When Personal Diplomacy Threatens Democratic Principles

President Trump is defending his special envoy Steve Witkoff and sending him back to Russia for Ukraine peace negotiations despite reports that Witkoff appeared to advise Russian officials on how to secure Trump's backing for Kremlin-preferred terms. This dangerous coziness with an authoritarian regime that has invaded a sovereign democracy represents an alarming betrayal of American values and threatens to sacrifice Ukrainian sovereignty on the altar of political vanity.

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The Thanksgiving Anxiety: When Political Games Threaten the American Family Table

Leanna Nieves, a Massachusetts mother of three relying on SNAP benefits, faced Thanksgiving with her food assistance threatened by political uncertainty and her benefits being cut in half despite working part-time. It is an outrage that in the wealthiest nation on earth, a hardworking mother must fear whether she can feed her children while politicians play games with the basic survival of millions of families.