US Senate panel pans DHS plan to stop customs processing at blue-city airports
Mullin refused to commit to following federal court orders, drawing sharp rebukes from Democrats who called his airport plan illegal and economically catastrophic.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia fights deportation to Liberia after criminal charges dropped
A federal judge in Tennessee called the prosecution vindictive and selective, but the Trump administration now seeks to deport him to Liberia instead of Costa Rica, where he has refugee status.
US House rejects constraint on Trump action in Iran, one day after Senate
The 212-212 tie came after the Senate rejected an identical measure Wednesday, as three Republicans and one Democrat broke ranks over the $29 billion war.
Republicans applaud immigrant detention — until it’s in their back yards
Republicans from New Hampshire to Oklahoma are blocking or opposing DHS plans to convert warehouses into immigrant detention mega-sites holding up to 10,000 people each — even as the same lawmakers voted for the $45 billion that's funding the expansion.
Supreme Court to decide if Trump can end birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging the president's executive order redefining birthright citizenship — a right grounded in an 1898 Supreme Court ruling and the 14th Amendment.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revoke legal protections for Haitians
The Trump administration has made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate its revocation of Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals, potentially opening them to deportation.
Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin
President Trump says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will step down and be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, following criticism of her leadership and immigration policies.
Homeland Security boss Noem in hot water after response to Minneapolis killings
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire from Republicans and Democrats after federal immigration agents killed two people in Minnesota, sparking calls for investigations, impeachment, and funding limits.
Trump says US ‘will run’ Venezuela during transition after capture of President Maduro
Trump says the U.S. will govern Venezuela after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in an unapproved military strike, drawing global backlash and deepening debate over war powers and immigration.
Rare US House bipartisan vote advances bill rejecting Trump federal-worker bargaining ban
The U.S. House voted to advance a bill overturning Donald Trump’s order restricting collective bargaining for 1 million federal workers, a rare bipartisan rebuke of the administration’s labor policy.
Here’s the list of newly pardoned Trump fake electors, other allies
President Donald Trump issued 77 pardons Monday, including to Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and several figures accused in the 2020 fake electors plot. The sweeping proclamation covers only federal offenses, leaving state-level cases intact. Critics say Trump is “pardoning a conspiracy” and undermining accountability for efforts to overturn the election.
US Senate talks continue on end to 37-day shutdown, but final deal elusive
As Trump’s shutdown stretched into its 37th day, Senate Democrats stood united behind a plan to tie reopening the government to protecting health care for millions. Progressives urged their party not to “cave” to Republican pressure, insisting that any deal must include an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
