Morning Jolt: Family Separation at the Border Is Set to Dominate the Week’s News

Your humble correspondent will be filling in for Jim Geraghty this week.

Family separation

The Trump administration practice of separating families when they are detained for crossing the border illegally is coming under fire. The administration had been taking heat from the left, but over the weekend, several Republicans broke ranks. Senators Susan Collins and Jeff Flake penned a letter to Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen (who is currently getting dragged on Twitter over the controversy) asking her to end the practice. Laura Bush wrote an op-ed for the New York Times calling it "cruel" and "immoral." Melania Trump's office issued a rare statement that concluded: "We need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart." The issue is all over the major newspapers and, I'm told, cable news.

Family separation has been happening for a while, but the criticism is approaching a crescendo. This is the story of the week, so it's important to define our terms. The administration doesn't exactly ...

June 18 2018

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Family Separation at the Border Is Set to Dominate the Week's News Theodore Kupfer Your humble correspondent will be filling in for Jim Geraghty this week. Family separation The Trump administration practice of separating families when they are detained for crossing the border illegally is coming under fire. The administration had been taking heat from the left, but over the weekend, several Republicans broke ranks. Senators Susan Collins and Jeff Flake penned a letter to Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen (who is currently getting dragged on Twitter over the controversy) asking her to end the practice. Laura Bush wrote an op-ed for the New York Times calling it "cruel" and "immoral." Melania Trump's office issued a rare statement that concluded: "We need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart." The issue is all over the major newspapers and, I'm told, cable news. Family separation has been happening for a while, but the criticism is approaching a crescendo. This is the story of the week, so it's important to define our terms. The administration doesn't exactly ... Read More Top Stories California Farm Workers Fight Their Union — and the State — in Court Theodore Kupfer To decertify the UFW as their union, Gerawan Farming employees have had to contend with unelected state... Congress's Shameful Abdication of War-Making Powers Continues Apace George Will Congress's Shameful Abdication of War-Making Powers Continues Apace U.N. Human Rights Chief who Supported Religious Blasphemy Laws Condemns Family Separation... Jack Crowe The United Nations' top human rights official, a Jordanian prince who supports religious blasphemy laws, condemned the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in a... ADVERTISEMENT Yes, There Was FBI Bias The Editors The inspector general's report reveals a case pervaded with... China Remains the Key to a North Korea Solution Matthew Continetti Ramping up the pressure on Beijing is the best way to get results from... Madison and Hamilton, Founders and Enemies Jay Cost The great statesmen from opposing parties never reconciled. In that, we should not follow their... Free-Market Republicans Risk Irrelevance by Ignoring the Concerns of Blue-Collar Voters Edward Conard We need a plan for faster growth that doesn't come at the expense of the middle and working... Ex-CIA Chief Defends Tweet Comparing Trump Border Policy to Nazi Concentration Camps Jack Crowe Michael Hayden tweeted a picture of the Auschwitz concentration camp with the caption "other governments have separated mothers and children." ADVERTISEMENT Introducing NRPLUS We're 'Plus' for Some Very Good Reasons When you become an NRPLUS member, you join an exclusive National Review community, with benefits that touch the content you receive, your website experience, and ultimately your ability to help shape the conservative conversation. LEARN MORE TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: June 15, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: June 15, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.