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The remarks contrast with Border Czar Tom Homan's softer messaging earlier this year, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officials in Minneapolis.
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California says it will train 988 responders to support LGBTQ+ youth calling for help. -
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that children without legal status cannot enroll in Head Start — effective immediately. But without implementation guidelines, providers say they're in a holding pattern. -
Undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families are learning how to assert themselves — and prepare for worst-case scenarios.
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San Diego’s community college district finds itself directly in Trump’s crosshairs: Its “pride centers” were the only items called out by name in the administration’s plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of the intent to revoke Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. -
The Port of Los Angeles reported that it expected 80 ships to arrive in May, but 17 have been canceled.
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The Trump administration says it is "laser focused" and mission driven, but the messaging has been varied. The range of cited motivations fare sometimes at odds.
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President Trump has fired his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and said Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, would replace her.
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Victor Correa had been watching videos of immigration raids on social media for months, with a combined sense of fury and heartbreak.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified amid a pause in funding to her agency and increased bipartisan scrutiny of her leadership.
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The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.
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His remarks are the first public ones to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.
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Democrats and a few Republicans are calling for curbing President Trump's unilateral use of military power in Iran, despite previous such efforts failing to advance.
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After the Supreme Court declared the emergency tariffs illegal, the refund process will be messy and will go to businesses first.
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Rep. James Comer, Republican Chair of the Oversight Committee, joined Democrats in pledging to investigate the Justice Department for its handling of missing Epstein files related to President Trump.
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The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs. The president has other tariff tools, and consumers shouldn't expect cheaper prices soon, economists say.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats.
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President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks.
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The House Oversight Committee has released a new tranche of documents, including several emails from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
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Airlines and aviation regulators warned that flight disruptions are likely to continue even after the government reopens. Thousands of flights have been canceled as air traffic restrictions ramp up.
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The Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something that about 20 states and territories currently allow.
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President Donald Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean.
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After 41 days of a government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed a set of bills to reopen the government. The House comes back to vote as early as Wednesday afternoon.
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Afrikaners are rejecting President Trump's claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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Trump said on social media that he wasn't happy with controllers who called out of work, and suggested a $10,000 bonus for those who didn't take any time off during the shutdown.
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The guidance says that such people could become a “public charge” — a potential drain on U.S. resources — because of their health issues or age.
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As President Donald Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
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The administration's appeal to the high court over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program comes despite new efforts to end the federal shutdown, which would render the issue moot.
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This week, President Trump pardoned allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It is part of an uptick in "insider pardons" issued in his second term, one legal expert says.
