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Trump selects next interim ICE director with Lyons set to depart at the end of May
Venturella will be the latest in a long line of acting ICE directors. The agency has not had a Senate confirmed director since an Obama administration official resigned in 2017.
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Trump admin removes latest acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
The move comes a day after President Donald Trump nominated former acting FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton to fill the role for the remainder of his term, despite removing him as acting administrator last year.
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Missouri Supreme Court allows state to use redrawn congressional maps
The new maps would break up Missouri Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district in an effort to give the GOP an additional pickup opportunity in the House this November.
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Vice President Vance says he will be working with Treasury, Justice departments in 'war on fraud'
Trump said he is appointing Vance to lead his administration's nationwide response to public welfare fraud, highlighting recent high-profile revelations of large-scale public fraud linked to the Somali expat community in Minneapolis.
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Cuba says four people killed, six injured after Florida speedboat opens fire in Cuban waters
When five members of the Border Guard Troops approached the Florida boat for identification, people on the boat allegedly began shooting at the Cubans and injured its commanding officer.
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Trump administration sanctions Iran over petroleum sales, ballistic missile production
The sanctions are part of the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign against Iran as the Middle Eastern country attempts to build nuclear weapons.
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Banks introduces Dalilah Law to bar states from granting a commercial license to illegal alien
"Americans are paying the price because illegal drivers are being handed commercial driver’s licenses like candy and put behind the wheel of 80,000-pound trucks," Sen. Jim Banks said
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FBI searches Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters, superintendent's home
Law enforcement is executing a “judicially approved” search warrant at the locations, the Justice Department said
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Trump draws clear midterm battle lines: Patriots vs. 'Hate-triots’
With midterms only about eight months away, Americans are already looking for policy adjustments from both parties to determine who gets the majority in Congress next year. Democrats appear to be flailing for any lifeline.
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Pentagon demands Anthropic grant military full access to AI model Claude: report
"We continued good-faith conversations about our usage policy to ensure Anthropic can continue to support the government's national security mission in line with what our models can reliably and responsibly do," a company spokesperson said
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Federal judiciary asks White House for direct control of courthouses
Conrad wrote to Vance and members of both parties in Congress seeking legislation that would permit the judiciary to maintain the buildings on its own.
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Judge says DOJ cannot search Washington Post reporter's seized devices
The FBI took reporter Hannah Natanson’s devices when searching her home last month.
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Trump nominee for US surgeon general Casey Means faces grilling in Senate confirmation hearing
The confirmation hearing was rescheduled from last October, when Casey Means went into labor the day she was set to appear