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Portland mayor tells ICE to leave city after tear gas used on protesters
"The federal government must, and will, be held accountable," Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said
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ICE conducts statewide operation in West Virginia, arrests more than 650 people in U.S. illegally
The operation, conducted from Jan. 5 to Jan. 19, involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers working with state and local law enforcement partners in multiple communities, including Charleston, Martinsburg, Beckley, Moorefield, Morgantown and Huntington.
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Trump announces temporary two-year closure of Trump-Kennedy Center for major renovation
"I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Judge rules Trump administration can't mass fire Consumer Financial Protection Bureau workers
Judge Jackson said officials would be barred from carrying out mass firings or barring employees from having access to computer systems.
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Federal judge extends ruling to prevent Trump from accelerating deportation of some illegal migrants
During his 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump ran on strengthening border security and mass deportations of migrants.
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Trump issues proclamation restoring American commercial fishing in parts of Pacific
“Following further consideration of the nature of the objects identified in Proclamations 8336 and 9173 and the protection of those objects already provided by relevant law, I find that appropriately managed commercial fishing would not put the objects of scientific and historic interest that [they] protect at risk,” the proclamation reads.
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Trump administration begins releasing RFK assassination files
Gabbard said the documents would have some redactions, so Social Security numbers wouldn't get leaked.
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Congress requests interviews of former ActBlue officials in fundraising platform fraud probe
The former officials may have worked closely with the platforms fraud prevention team, which the committees say maintained “poor” practices, allowing potentially illegal donations to slip through.
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Trump administration halts New York offshore wind project
The Interior Department issued an order earlier this week calling for the immediate halt of construction on the Empire Wind Project "until further review," citing new information suggesting that the Biden administration "rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis."
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GOP congressman Grothman on forthcoming budget bill: 'We'll see what the Republicans are made up of'
"If you checked off Republican, maybe you better be ready to dig in and get rid of this fraud and abuse, not to mention get rid of anything that is not prescribed by the U.S. Constitution," he says
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Trump calls Democrat Sen. Van Hollen 'grandstander' for meeting with deported Salvadoran migrant
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said he won't release Garcia back to the U.S.
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DC subway rider charged with stabbing police officer in face after allegedly evading fare
The incident occurred after the rider allegedly jumped over fare gates.
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denies emergency appeal to halt deportation of Mexican migrants
Kagan, who oversees appeals from the Ninth Circuit, did not comment on her decision or refer the matter to the full court.