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House Homeland Security Committee announces immigration officials to testify in February
The hearing will include testimony from Immigration and Customs Enforcement leader Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow.
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One person shot in Border Patrol related incident in Arizona
The person, who has not been identified, was shot in southern Pima County at around 7:30 a.m. Details on the shooting were not immediately clear, but the Santa Rita Fire District said the person is in critical condition.
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Walz meets Homan, sides agreed to further discussions on reducing federal agents in Minnesota
"The Governor and Homan agreed on the need for an ongoing dialogue and will continue working toward those goals, which the President also agreed to yesterday," Gov. Tim Walz's office said
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Jamie Dimon: US must get its 'act together' before dealing with China
Dimon said that the United States has the power to be “enormously resilient," but must pull itself together in order to remain in power and someday beat China.
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Trump vows to double tariffs on steel imports
The announcement occurred during a rally where the president also celebrated a "blockbuster" agreement between Japanese-owned Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel.
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Trump admin seeks 'Patriotic Americans' in new hiring initiative
The plan was written by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Vince Haley and acting director of the Office of Personnel Management Charles Ezell.
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Arizona wins judgment against Family Dollar Stores over prices
Working through the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section of her office, Mayes said Family Dollar Stores “inaccurately” advertised prices of store items.
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ICE releases green-card holder who lived in US legally for 50 years
An immigration judge in Washington state ruled that 64-year-old Lewelyn Dixon, who has been working as a University of Washington lab technician, does not qualify for deportation because she legally possessed a green card.
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Legislation heading to Texas governor’s desk strengthens protections for sex crime victims
Several bills strengthening protections for sex crime victims and penalties for perpetrators nearly unanimously passed the legislature and are headed to the governor for his signature. HB 3073, filed by state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, amends the state penal code
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PBS sues Trump administration over funding cut executive order
The lawsuit comes just days after NPR filed a similar suit over President Donald Trump's executive order that bans federal funding to the outlet and PBS.
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Opposition to House-passed megabill from conservative senators could lead to changes, delays
Prior to House passage of the legislation, GOP leaders said the goal was to send the bill to President Trump by July 4. That is not a certainty.
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Defiant Biden pushes back on authors of book documenting his mental decline
“You can see that I’m mentally incompetent, I can’t walk and I can beat the hell out of both of them,” Biden joked. “Why didn’t they run against me then? Because I’d have beaten them.”
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Elon Musk bids farewell to DOGE and his cost-cutting duties
The question now shifts to who will assume his responsibilities in reducing waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government.