Ja'han Jones

New York

Writer, The ReidOut Blog at MSNBC

My parents’ son | @TheReidOut Blog Originator | Creator, #BlackObituaryProject and #BlackHairDefined |

Articles

Texas’ border wall plan appears to be facing a sad, silent death

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

Texas appears to have quietly stopped funding its plans to construct its own border wall with Mexico, which could mark the end of an embarrassing boondoggle designed to bolster one of President Donald Trump’s early campaign slogans. For years, conservatives have framed the idea of a border wall as essential to immigration enforcement, despite a chorus of critics denouncing it as costly and ineffective.
Texas’ border wall plan appears to be facing a sad, silent death

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ja'han Jones

1 day ago Ted Cruz Admits to Tucker Carlson He Doesn’t Know Iran’s Population Ted Cruz must have been expecting an easy interview when he sat down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson this week, because the Texas senator … 1 hour ago Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals of lower … 1 hour ago ICE wants...
Trump flaunts authoritarian tendencies with yet another TikTok ban delay

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump’s refusal to impose a congressionally authorized ban on TikTok is a clear example of his disregard for democracy — yet the American public, disturbingly, seems to be giving him a pass.
Trump’s purges come for the U.S.’ nuclear safety board

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

Happy Tuesday. Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a collection of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics.
Trump’s purges come for the U.S.’ nuclear safety board

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ja'han Jones

4 hours agoThe “No Kings” Protest Is Pure FantasyI spent Father’s Day weekend in Hood River, Oregon, and stumbled upon the local “No Kings” anti-Trump protest. The crowd was populated mostly by Baby …7 hours agoPressed on Gabbard’s Iran assessment, Trump says, ‘I don’t care what she said’Remember the last time a Republican president disregarded intelligence to insist a Middle Eastern foe had weapons of mass destruction?
Anti-domestic violence groups sue Trump DOJ over anti-diversity restrictions

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

After vowing on the campaign trail to serve as women’s “protector” whether they like it or not, Donald Trump has taken multiple steps — like defunding a federal program that provides advocates for child abuse survivors and closing an agency that combats sex trafficking — that undermine efforts to combat violence against women and girls. Now, it looks like several groups that engage in anti-violence work are tired of all that purported protection.
MAGA lawmaker expresses concern over Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump’s administration has sought to portray its immigration crackdown as immensely popular and opposed only by liberal extremists. But as it turns out, the disturbing scenes and stories of agents doggedly pursuing immigrants and deporting them with abandon is making even some of the president’s staunch supporters queasy. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep.
MAGA lawmaker expresses concern over Trump admin’s mass deportation agenda

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump’s administration has sought to portray its immigration crackdown as immensely popular and opposed only by liberal extremists. But as it turns out, the disturbing scenes and stories of agents doggedly pursuing immigrants and deporting them with abandon is making even some of the president’s staunch supporters queasy. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep.
Tennessee’s lawsuit against the Education Department imperils Latino students

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

The state of Tennessee is effectively targeting Latino students, and higher education institutions that serve them, with a federal lawsuit that threatens to undermine funding for the schools.
Trump tries to redefine ‘America First’ in the face of MAGA backlash

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Ja'han Jones

Facing growing backlash, including from figures in his own party, over U.S. involvement in foreign wars, Donald Trump is trying to rebrand the “America First” slogan he popularized. The Trump administration’s support for Israel’s recently launched war with Iran has garnered bipartisan backlash and condemnation for a president who attempted to portray himself as a dovish alternative to the Biden administration during last year’s presidential campaign.