Civil Rights and Social Justice

While American Spies was written prior to Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election, it has become vital and relevant under the new Republican administration.

Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu of California is considering introducing a bill that would require a psychiatrist's presence at the White House. As the Huffington Post reports, a physician's presence has long been written into the law, but the POTUS' mental health largely evades discussion—blame stigma for that one. Arguably, installing a mental health professional near the president is a long overdue measure.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) says Kellyanne Conway broke the law by promoting Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessories line in an interview on Fox News.

A Democratic congressman from California who has called President Trump a "danger to the republic" will introduce legislation next week that would require the White House provide top aides, including the commander-in-chief, with access to a psychiatrist.

James Hairston, 31, was a Harvard freshman when some of his fellow students launched a website they called "The Facebook."

His boss at the campus's tech support team, Dustin Moskovitz, was working on the project. Hairston joined the company in 2013 after spending time in the Obama administration.

He's now the top policy staffer for California-based Oculus on issues related to virtual reality and artificial intelligence, which are expected to have a huge global impact in the decades to come.

Congressman Ted Lieu, D-California, hosted a telephone town hall Monday night to address the current direction of the nation after a series of actions by President Donald Trump. Lieu, who represents California's 33rd Congressional District, which includes Westwood, answered questions from his constituents, covering topics such as how citizens can better support immigrants affected by the recent travel ban and how the Constitution can help push back against Trump.

Monday on MSNBC's "All In," Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said President Donald Trump "lies pathologically," and that he added leads to "authoritarianism, and therefore he was "a danger" to the republic.

Lieu said, "Let me say that we have a problem here in America. Our president lies pathologically. He has a staff lie pathologically and then he attacks the free press, he attacks the judiciary and this is what starts authoritarianism. Donald Trump is a danger to republic and we need to wake up and understand the harms that he's causing our country."