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Judge blocks Trump admin from pulling funding for 34 cities, counties over 'sanctuary' policies
U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended his previous injunction to cover additional locations, after his original order blocked the administration from pulling funding for more than a dozen other cities and counties.
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Trump nominates personnel director Sergio Gor for US ambassador to India
Gor, who has led the Trump administration's staffing operations and employed nearly 4,000 "America First Patriots," across the federal government, will still need to be confirmed by the United States Senate.
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Pentagon directs National Guard troops in DC to start patrolling with guns
The Pentagon has not commented on the reason for the change, but it comes as the Trump administration concentrates on reducing crime in the nation's capital.
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IRS aims to reverse mass layoffs, rehire some fired employees
The firings were previously part of the Trump administration's federal restructuring plan. The Department of Government Efficiency encouraged all departments at the time to reduce its staff by at least 20%.
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Pentagon press secretary threatens to pull WaPo's access to Defense Department for doxxing Hegseth
The Washington Post article criticized Hegseth for pulling Army Criminal Investigation Division agents from criminal investigations to protect Hegseth’s family residences in Minnesota, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody in Tennessee, en route to family in Maryland
Abrego Garcia will stay with his brother in Maryland ahead of his criminal trial but must report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at its Baltimore field office.
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Five dead and dozens injured in New York tour bus crash
Earlier reports indicated that a child was among those who were killed in the crash, but the state police have since corrected the record and said all who have died so far were adults.
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Pentagon fires general responsible for releasing controversial intel report on Iran strikes
The Pentagon has confirmed to multiple outlets that Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, is no longer serving in the leadership role, though no official reason for the firing has been given.
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Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell told DOJ she never saw Trump in an inappropriate situation
Maxwell told Blanche that she never saw the president “in any inappropriate setting” with young girls that Epstein introduced him to.
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Justice Department delivers first batch of Epstein files to Congress
It was not immediately clear what documents are in the tranche or when the public will be able to view the material.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops probe into company with ties to Don Jr.
The investigation began under the Biden administration, and the bureau said it was politically motivated against firearms companies and Donald Trump, Jr.
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FBI to change recruiting standards, allowing more recruits from other federal agencies: report
The plan will reportedly reduce the recruits' training at the academy in Quantico, Va., from 18 weeks to eight weeks, and no longer require a bachelor’s degree
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Trump policies bringing a 'Blue-Collar' swing to the Republican Party
Nixon's "Silent-Majority" and the rise of "Reagan Democrats" repeating itself: Trump won all seven swing states in the 2024 election, many of which are considered majority-blue collar regions.