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Federal judge blocks effort to end Trump administration’s ICE surge in Minnesota
“Plaintiffs ask the Court to extend existing precedent to a new context where its application is less direct — namely, to an unprecedented deployment of armed federal immigration officers to aggressively enforce immigration statutes,” U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez wrote in the decision.
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DOJ probing incident where climate group stormed Jewish synagogue event with Democrat congressman
Probe comes days after DOJ charged three activists — including former CNN anchor Don Lemon — for invading a Christian church service in Minnesota.
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Michigan judge and associates charged in alleged scheme targeting incapacitated people
According to the indictment announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, 36th District Court Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin is one of four defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to end protected status for 300K Venezuelan migrants
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who was appointed to the court by former President Barack Obama, ordered the challengers to respond to the administration's request by May 8.
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FBI agent Elvis Chan removed from post after linked to Hunter Biden laptop censorship, sources say
Sources tell Just the News that FBI agent Elvis Chan has been removed from his key post involved in cyber efforts and interactions with social media companies after he was linked to efforts to censor Hunter Biden laptop stories.
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Treasury Department sanctions Mexican cartel linked to drug trafficking and fuel theft network
The cartel, which the Trump administration designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February, is a violent offshoot of the infamous Sinaloa cartel, and is considered one of Mexico's most powerful cartels.
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Sens. Blackburn, Blumenthal say Meta failing to protect minors from explicit content
Both Blumenthal and Blackburn requested that Meta cease the deployment of AI chatbots that have had sexual conversations with minors.
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Grassley releases emails showing former FBI agent 'celebrating' Peter Navarro indictment
The senator shared the emails with Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel in a letter sent Tuesday, but publicly released the letter and email on Thursday.
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Oregon as early state to legalize pot was mecca for biz opportunity, then came regs, hard times
Pot has been legal for recreational use in Oregon longer than most anyplace else. The story of how it has working out about 10 years later is complicated and depends on who’s telling it.
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ICE arrests more than 1,100 illegal migrants during week-long Florida operation
The operation spanned from April 21-26, and included the arrests of 378 criminal illegal migrants that had final removal orders from immigration judges. A total of 1,120 illegal migrants were arrested.
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From impeachments to exports, Communist China pressures a key American ally in South Korea
China last week threatened to punish South Korean companies that export products containing critical rare-earth metals to the U.S.
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Trump announces secondary sanctions on any country that purchases oil or petrochemicals from Iran
The moves are part of the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign on Iran to help weaken its terrorist activities in the Middle East, including through its use of proxy forces.
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Trump taps Waltz for UN ambassador, Rubio to take on national security adviser role
"I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations," President Trump said.