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Nigeria prime minster says country's president gave Trump 'go ahead' for air strikes on ISIS camps
Trump said he ordered the strikes in northwest Nigeria in response to the terrorist group "killing innocent Christians."
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Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting migrants appearing for court dates in Northern California
The decision keeps ICE and the DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review from “lying in wait for asylum seekers and other noncitizens at routine hearings throughout the region."
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Palau signs agreement with Trump administration to take 75 migrants from US for $7.5 million
“The United States deeply appreciates Palau’s cooperation in enforcing U.S. immigration laws, which remains a top priority for the Trump Administration."
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Nancy Mace berates airport officers, TSA agents in Charleston: Police
Mace's campaign director Cameron Morabito said the lawmaker's team has to take her security seriously because of an increase in threats against Mace following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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Trump signals he will fund SNAP benefits after getting further clarification from courts
Trump posted on Truth Social that his government lawyers do not believe they can legally fund the program with the money they have currently available and will seek more guidance from the judicial system.
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Pentagon announces joint task force with the Philippines for areas that include South China Sea
The announcement comes the same day War Secretary Pete Hegseth met with his counterpart, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, for a gathering of ASEAN defense ministers.
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Death threats against ICE officers up by 8000%, DHS says
ICE officers continue to work without pay paid during the federal government shutdown.
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Colorado sues to block Space Command HQ from moving to Alabama
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser argued this move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama is “unconstitutional and unlawful.”
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Comey blames 'ambiguous' question for indictment over alleged lie, but his answer was unequivocal
His own FBI often used "process crimes" to get at Trump-allied people, but now James Comey’s lawyers say congressional testimony at the center of ex-FBI director’s indictment was muddied by “confusing” and “ambiguous” questioning.
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China’s poor record cracking down on fentanyl trade looms over new trade deal
The Chinese government promised on two prior occasions to crack down on fentanyl precursor chemicals, only to allegedly subsidize their manufacture and route trade through Mexican cartels.
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Thune rejects Trump's call to nuke the filibuster to end government shutdown
Thune last week dismissed the possibility of nuking the filibuster as a “bad idea," but on Thursday night President Donald Trump urged the Senate to use the tactic.
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VP Vance defends his interfaith marriage with wife Usha: 'I hope she may one day see things as I do'
The vice president and second lady are raising three children in an interfaith household, but the family attends Mass on Sundays.
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits amid shutdown
“SNAP benefits have never, until now, been terminated,” U.S. District Judge John McConnell said