Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser

NOT ALL wars have a winner. But every war has at least one loser and if—a big if—the ceasefire marks the end of the war in Iran, the biggest loser will be Donald Trump. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/09/donald-trump-is-the-wars-biggest-loser

How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

The Trump administration has systematically pressured the nation’s immigration judges, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not deport more people and firing those seen as insufficiently supportive of the president’s aggressive enforcement agenda, a New York Times investigation has found. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-miller-immigration-judges-purge.html