Executive Disorder

Trump officials prepare to shift the deportation process into high gear; Republicans revive Big Tobacco's playbook to gut health rules. View this email in your browser February 4-11, 2017 Share Tweet Forward Editor's Picks Executive Disorder Donald Trump's furious volley of executive orders has generated chaos and protests across the United States. Although the courts have halted the ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Trump's draconian deportation order faces fewer obstacles and could ensnare up to 8 million people. As Ryan Devereaux reports, drawing on leaked Homeland Security communications, immigration authorities are sending reinforcements to Arizona, a sign that a deportation surge could be in the works.   The assault on immigrants was coupled this week with an insidious attack on science and public health. Sharon Lerner reports that House Republicans and Trump's EPA wrecking crew are pushing a bill called the Secret Science Reform Act that revives an old tobacco-industry strategy to delegitimize independent scientific research. The stakes couldn't be higher as the Trump administration takes aim at regulations that have saved countless lives. Roger Hodge National Editor Trump Administration Prepares to Execute "Vicious" Executive Order on Deportations Ryan Devereaux An internal Homeland Security email suggests that Trump officials are preparing to shift the country's deportation process into high gear.   Republicans Are Using Big Tobacco's Secret Science Playbook to Gut Health Rules Sharon Lerner The House Committee on Science wants to undermine health regulations using a strategy cooked up by tobacco industry strategists two decades ago.   Top Stories   Trump's Executive Order Will Let Private Equity Funds Drain Your 401(k) David Dayen Trump's order enabling financial advisers to continue ripping off their clients is just what the private equity industry needs.   Tom Perez Apologizes for Telling the Truth, Showing Why Democrats' Flaws Urgently Need Attention Glenn Greenwald Party officials seem to protect and entrench the same mentality that empowered Trump.   "You Can Definitely See People Waking Up" — Scenes of Red State Resistance Liliana Segura A flight attendant in Atlanta describes quiet support for airport protesters; an Iraqi family arrives in Nashville to a cheering crowd.   What Slobodan Milosevic Taught Me About Donald Trump Peter Maass I have never interviewed Donald Trump but I have an unforgettable memory of what it's like to sit in a room with a demagogue and try to pin him down.   Trump Intends to Follow Up Botched Yemen Military Raid by Helping Saudis Target Civilians Alex Emmons It's hard to imagine Donald Trump making the situation worse in Yemen, but he did.   Activists Plan Emergency Actions Nationwide to Protest Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Alleen Brown "It's going to come here to the drill pad," said a Lakota elder. "It's going to come to a head, and people are probably going to get hurt."   Follow The Intercept

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