Don's Deflection

The special counsel investigating possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia filed its first charges Monday, including against his onetime campaign chief. The White House, and some sympathetic Republicans, would prefer we talk about Hillary Clinton. “The real collusion scandal, as we’ve said several times before, has everything to do with the Clinton […]

The Heroin Don's Last Meal

John Turano was working a shift at his father’s Italian-American restaurant, Joe and Mary’s, on July 12, 1979, when Carmine “Lilo” Galante walked through the door. A mob strongman and regular patron, Galante was escorted — along with two Sicilian bodyguards — to his usual table in the back courtyard. Temperatures soared that summer day […]

Don's Demands

As part of a hardline deal to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, the Trump administration Sunday demanded funding for a border wall, as well as new restrictions preventing young children from Central America from entering the country illegally, a crackdown on sanctuary cities, and additional funding for immigration enforcement personnel. In a list of […]

On Don's Watch

Refugees with approved documents and travel booked to arrive in the US could now be allowed to enter the country up to July 12, two refugee agencies told BuzzFeed News, pushing the original deadline back from July 6. President Trump’s travel and refugee ban executive order includes a full 120-day halt to the refugee resettlement […]