3 h. ago Tiny African country detaining five deported US migrants asked Trump team for $500 million: report

Activists challenge secret agreement between US and Eswatini as human rights groups warn against lack of due process

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5 h. ago Judge blasts Trump team’s ‘startling’ attempt to rapidly deport immigrants: ‘Violates due process’

Fast-tracked removal process central to the president’s mass deportation agenda risks illegal deportations, judge says

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9 h. ago Trump and his team had children sitting on planes ready for deportation

The unaccompanied children could suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if they are removed to Guatemala, their lawyers argued

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61 h. ago Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump

Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, set to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded missionEarlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.The website offered years’ worth of accessibly written material on climate science. The site is technically still online but has been intentionally buried by the team of political appointees who now run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump team debates ending federal employees’ fundraising arm that has given $9 billion to charities

Combined Federal Campaign allows federal employees to donate a portion of their paycheck to charitable organizations

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8 d. ago Trump vs gender care: President and his team ratchet up attacks as more young people identify as transgender

“If it’s a day ending in y, President Trump is attacking kids’ safety, health, and access to education as part of his culture war,” said a spokesperson from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office

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1 week ago Jailed Lucy Connolly to meet Trump's team as she considers legal action

Conolly had been jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online

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1 week ago Trump team plans to review all 55 million foreigners in US with valid visa for ‘safety threats’ and or ‘supporting terrorists’

State Department also hoping to expose and remove overstays and bad actors engaging in criminal activity or otherwise posing a threat to public safety

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1 week ago Trump news at a glance: 55m US visa holders in potential limbo in fresh immigration crackdown

Trump administration’s move includes people already admitted to the US, with vetting also to occur on social media – key US politics stories from 21 August 2025The Trump administration is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules, in a significant expansion of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.The state department said that all of the foreigners who now hold valid US visas are subject to “continuous vetting” for any indication that they could be ineligible for the document, including those already admitted into the country. Should such evidence come to light, the visa would be revoked and, if the visa holder were in the United States, they would be subject to deportation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Furious judge blasts Katy Perry lawyers for 'outrageous' attempt to sneak in singer's evidence in $15M battle over veteran's house

Judge Joseph Lipner scolded Katy Perry's lawyers for their 'outrageous' stunt on the first day of her $15million trial.

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1 week ago 'South Park' targets federal takeover of Washington, DC, police in latest episode

The team at “South Park” is continuing its comic assault on the Trump administration

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1 week ago Trump team quietly ends guidance that forced school to accommodate students who don’t speak English

Advocates argue change in policy could make it harder for students to learn English, the administration’s stated goal

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2 w. ago What did Putin say that 'spooked' Trump's team in Alaska? How Donald's advisers emerged from Ukraine showdown looking 'ashen

It comes after advisers of the U.S. President were reportedly left 'ashen-faced' and 'frightened' following the two-and-a-half hour summit between the two leaders on Friday about the ongoing conflict.

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2 w. ago West Virginia to deploy hundreds of national guard troops to Washington DC

Troops requested by Trump team are ‘ready to respond’ but ‘not on a political policing mission’, veteran group saysWest Virginia is to deploy 300 to 400 national guard troops to Washington DC at the request of the Trump administration, the state’s governor said on Saturday.West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey’s office said in a statement that the deployment is “a show of commitment to public safety and regional cooperation” and the state will provide equipment and “approximately 300-400 skilled personnel as directed”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team's request

West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump’s administration’s takeover of the city’s police department

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2 w. ago CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN: Superman star joins Trump team notorious for human rights abuses

A former Superman star is ditching his cape to play sidekick to Donald Trump's most notorious goon squad, Christopher Bucktin writes, turning his legacy into a publicity stunt

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2 w. ago Putin team trolls its way to Ukraine summit with Trump as it serves ‘Chicken Kyiv’ for in

Russia has been accused of sending ‘signals’ ahead of the summit in Alaska

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2 w. ago Trump team has created a secret list ranking companies on how loyal they are

Trump has incentivized companies to invest more in the US and align with his agenda

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2 w. ago How Team Trump’s terrifying weaknesses play into Putin’s hands at the Alaska summit

Trump is flying to Anchorage for his meeting with Putin with a team which has no grasp on facts, or truth, and therefore no grasp on reality either, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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2 w. ago US court says Trump’s Doge team can access social security numbers and other sensitive data

Court refuses to block ‘department of government efficiency’ from accessing data such as citizenship statusUS politics live – latest updatesA US appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) from accessing sensitive data on Americans.The Virginia-based fourth US circuit court of appeals in a 2-1 decision said the unions were unlikely to prevail on claims that Doge would violate federal privacy laws by accessing data at the US Department of Education, treasury department, and office of personnel management. Continue reading...

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