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Trump suspends all Afghan immigration after National Guard shooting
233,000 refugees face review as Trump halts all Afghan immigration indefinitely

Trump suspends all Afghan immigration after National Guard shooting
233,000 refugees face review as Trump halts all Afghan immigration indefinitely
Trump vows to "permanently pause" immigration from "Third World Countries"
Trump announces "reverse migration" to remove immigrants "not a net asset"
Trump vows to "permanently pause" immigration from "Third World Countries"
Trump announces "reverse migration" to remove immigrants "not a net asset"
Supreme Court to hear Fed Governor Cook firing case
Court weighs whether Trump can fire Fed governors threatening independence
Supreme Court to hear Fed Governor Cook firing case
Court weighs whether Trump can fire Fed governors threatening independence
Education coalition files amended complaint as Trump moves $28B to Labor Department
Trump shifts $31B in education programs to other agencies without congressional approval
Education coalition files amended complaint as Trump moves $28B to Labor Department
Trump shifts $31B in education programs to other agencies without congressional approval

Georgia prosecutor drops Trump election charges, citing federal jurisdiction
Last criminal case against Trump dismissed after new prosecutor cites federal venue

Georgia prosecutor drops Trump election charges, citing federal jurisdiction
Last criminal case against Trump dismissed after new prosecutor cites federal venue
20 states sue HUD over cuts slashing permanent housing funds from 90% to 30%
170,000 people risk losing permanent housing as states challenge HUD policy shift
20 states sue HUD over cuts slashing permanent housing funds from 90% to 30%
170,000 people risk losing permanent housing as states challenge HUD policy shift
20 states sue Trump HUD over $4 billion funding cuts to permanent housing
170,000 people face eviction as HUD caps permanent housing funding
20 states sue Trump HUD over $4 billion funding cuts to permanent housing
170,000 people face eviction as HUD caps permanent housing funding
Former CIA contractor Rahmanullah Lakanwal shoots two National Guard members blocks from White House, killing one
Afghan vetted by CIA, granted Trump asylum shoots guardsmen
Former CIA contractor Rahmanullah Lakanwal shoots two National Guard members blocks from White House, killing one
Afghan vetted by CIA, granted Trump asylum shoots guardsmen

UN says Gaza reconstruction will cost $70 billion over decades
Gaza's economy collapsed to 1998 levels as Israel's indiscriminate bombing and 18-year blockade destroyed decades of development

UN says Gaza reconstruction will cost $70 billion over decades
Gaza's economy collapsed to 1998 levels as Israel's indiscriminate bombing and 18-year blockade destroyed decades of development
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms
Bloomberg audio reveals how Trump's envoy coached Russia on presenting their own peace plan to get better terms
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms
Bloomberg audio reveals how Trump's envoy coached Russia on presenting their own peace plan to get better terms

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison
Noem's personal decision to send migrants to foreign prison represents unprecedented departure from standard deportation procedures

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison
Noem's personal decision to send migrants to foreign prison represents unprecedented departure from standard deportation procedures
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders
Pentagon and FBI target lawmakers who reminded troops of their legal duty, testing boundaries of military law
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders
Pentagon and FBI target lawmakers who reminded troops of their legal duty, testing boundaries of military law

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa
Professor detained while boarding flight to academic conference, raising questions about targeting of Iranian-born scholars

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa
Professor detained while boarding flight to academic conference, raising questions about targeting of Iranian-born scholars
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles
Labor organizer's case tests where protected organizing activity ends and obstruction of federal agents begins
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles
Labor organizer's case tests where protected organizing activity ends and obstruction of federal agents begins

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments
Price negotiations expand Medicare's power to directly negotiate with drugmakers, threatening pharmaceutical industry profits

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments
Price negotiations expand Medicare's power to directly negotiate with drugmakers, threatening pharmaceutical industry profits
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data
DOJ settlement bars RealPage from sharing landlord pricing data after $3.8B renter harm
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data
DOJ settlement bars RealPage from sharing landlord pricing data after $3.8B renter harm

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command
Abraham's appointment to CDC's second-highest role follows website changes promoting debunked vaccine-autism claims

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command
Abraham's appointment to CDC's second-highest role follows website changes promoting debunked vaccine-autism claims
Judge voids Comey and Letitia James indictments, finding Trump's hand-picked prosecutor was never lawfully appointed
Trump removed a US Attorney who opposed the charges and replaced him with a political loyalist with no prosecutorial experience
Judge voids Comey and Letitia James indictments, finding Trump's hand-picked prosecutor was never lawfully appointed
Trump removed a US Attorney who opposed the charges and replaced him with a political loyalist with no prosecutorial experience

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year
Hemp ban threatens to destroy industry that emerged after 2018 Farm Bill, affecting 300,000 jobs nationwide

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year
Hemp ban threatens to destroy industry that emerged after 2018 Farm Bill, affecting 300,000 jobs nationwide

Trump formally designates Venezuela's Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization
Designating sitting foreign head of state as terrorist creates unprecedented legal questions about diplomatic relations

Trump formally designates Venezuela's Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization
Designating sitting foreign head of state as terrorist creates unprecedented legal questions about diplomatic relations