53 m. ago Administration has done nothing to facilitate Maryland man's release, his lawyers say

The judge who ordered the government to facilitate the return of a wrongly deported Maryland man from El Salvador will hear from DOJ attorneys at a hearing Tuesday.

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56 m. ago Trump admin live updates: Trump unveils plans to cut NPR, PBS funding

The White House is looking to ax funding for NPR and PBS, two outlets that it alleges are left-leaning and a "waste" of taxpayer money.

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95 m. ago Russian general who criticized leadership may soon lead battalion of ex

Russia may soon reinstate a general who criticized Russia's top military leadership for blunders in Ukraine on Tuesday.

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1 hour ago Sudan's war is 2 years in and shows no signs of slowing, as talks take place

As "pathway to peace talks" are held in London - minus the main protagonists - Sudan tips into a third year of catastrophic civil war, as violence surges in the Darfur region of the west of the country and activists warn of an unfolding genocide.

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1 hour ago Trump Grows Increasingly Combative in Showdowns With the Courts

Scholars say that the Trump administration is now flirting with lawless defiance of court orders, a path with an uncertain end.

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2 h. ago Obama praises Harvard for bucking Trump admin's demands amid funding

Former President Barack Obama said Harvard set an example for other universities on Tuesday after the college announced it wouldn't comply with the Trump admin's demands regarding antisemitism.

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2 h. ago Pam Bondi calls out 'detached from reality' Dems for demanding alleged MS

Attorney General Pam Bondi scorched the mainstream media and Democratic officials for relentless calls for alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be returned to the U.S.

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2 h. ago States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs

Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.

Society

2 h. ago Top Republican warns families of 'largest tax hike in history' next year if Trump budget fails

Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger is warning of a tax increase if the GOP fails to extend Trump's tax cuts.

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3 h. ago Harvard faculty, Democrats praise school for rejecting Trump’s ‘dangerous’ demands

Harvard's rebuff of the Trump administration should serve as a template for other institutions, elected officials and faculty members said. The post Harvard faculty, Democrats praise school for rejecting Trump’s ‘dangerous’ demands appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago Live updates: The Trump administration’s ongoing battle with Mass. colleges

The Trump administration is threatening to cut school funding and revoke student visas in a stated effort to combat antisemitism. The post Live updates: The Trump administration’s ongoing battle with Mass. colleges appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago Read Harvard’s full response rejecting the Trump administration’s demands

"Harvard is not prepared to agree to demands that go beyond the lawful authority of this or any administration." The post Read Harvard’s full response rejecting the Trump administration’s demands appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 h. ago Sandstorm Turns Iraq’s Skies Orange and Sends Thousands to Hospitals

Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far.

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4 h. ago ‘Daily Show’ Host Jon Stewart Tied with Democrat Governors in Latest Presidential Candidate Poll

Is seeing Jon Stewart of the Daily Show sitting with his feet spread beneath the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on your list of future political predictions? If you (surprisingly) answered yes, then you have company. The post ‘Daily Show’ Host Jon Stewart Tied with Democrat Governors in Latest Presidential Candidate Poll appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 h. ago How Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid are imperiling Syria's war crimes investigations

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

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4 h. ago They followed the rules. Now thousands of migrants are told, ‘leave.’

The new wave of notices indicates that the bulk of “removals” by the administration is likely to come from the revocation of immigrants’ legal status, not, as Trump promised, the large-scale deportation of criminal migrants. The post They followed the rules. Now thousands of migrants are told, ‘leave.’ appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 h. ago Machine learning method cuts fraud detection costs by generating accurate labels from imbalanced datasets

Fraud is widespread in the United States and increasingly driven by technology. For example, 93% of credit card fraud now involves remote account access, not physical theft. In 2023, fraud losses surpassed $10 billion for the first time.

Economics

5 h. ago DOGE cut a CDC team as it was about to start a project to help N.C. flood victims

The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.

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7 h. ago Unaccompanied minors, organizations in Washington face challenges after Trump cuts legal aid

Unaccompanied minors, organizations in Washington face challenges after Trump cuts legal aid  The Spokesman-Review

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7 h. ago White House urges Congress to cut federal funding for NPR, PBS

The Trump administration is taking steps to end federal funding for NPR and PBS through the Office of of Management and Budget, according to The New York Post.

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