44 m. ago Trump administration apologizes for ‘mistake’ in deporting college student

The freshman is currently residing with her grandparents and continuing her studies remotely

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44 m. ago Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

The Trump administration has made significant cuts to substance abuse and mental health programs

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56 m. ago Trump administration is investigating Democratic lawmakers over video message to military

The lawmakers say they have been contacted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia

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67 m. ago DOJ cracks down on Minnesota’s affirmative action program in latest escalation of Trump’s battle with state

Minnesota has sued the Trump administration for its sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis

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1 hour ago What to know about the threats on federal funds flowing to Minnesota

A large-scale immigration crackdown by an influx of federal law enforcement officers is not the only way President Donald Trump's administration is putting pressure on Minnesota

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2 h. ago Trump administration halts immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

The state department cites welfare use as it pauses visa processing for Brazil, Iran, Russia, Somalia and othersThe Donald Trump administration has indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, marking one of its most expansive efforts yet to restrict legal pathways to the United States.The freeze, which takes effect on 21 January, targets applicants officials deem likely to become a “public charge” – who they describe as people who may rely on government benefits for basic needs. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago DHS claims that ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered ‘internal bleeding’ after the confrontation

Trump administration officials previously said the agent, Jonathan Ross, had been injured and was lucky to escape with his life

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3 h. ago ‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health

Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recoveryThe Trump administration on Tuesday evening unexpectedly canceled up to $1.9bn in funding for substance use and mental health care, which providers say will immediately affect thousands of patients.“It feels like Armageddon for everyone who’s on the frontlines of the addiction and mental health space,” said Ryan Hampton, founder of Mobilize Recovery, a national advocacy organization for people in and seeking recovery. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump administration restores federal funding for family planning after ACLU lawsuit

Reproductive rights advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Trump administration after officials agreed to restore millions in federal funding for family planning services

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4 h. ago Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

A legal memo that came out days before the U.S. military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests

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4 h. ago The reasons your visa or ESTA to visit the US can be canceled that you might not know about

The Trump administration has boasted about revoking more than 100,000 visas since the current president took office

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4 h. ago US to pause immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries

Move is part of an effort to limit entries from foreigners who rely on government welfare

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4 h. ago US apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise

The Trump administration has apologized in court for mistakenly deporting a Massachusetts college student, but still argued the error should not affect her case

Society

5 h. ago No immediate judicial decision on a request to stop the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

There has been no decision, yet, on Minnesota’s request to suspend the Trump administration's immigration crackdown

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6 h. ago USA to ban 75 countries including Brazil before World Cup in huge 'visa halt'

A leaked memo reveals President Trump has ordered a sweeping suspension of all US visa processing for 75 countries - including Russia, Iran, and Somalia

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7 h. ago Sales of a powerful Nvidia AI chip to China gets the greenlight, with conditions

The Trump administration placed new security requirements on Nividia’s semiconductor sales to China, but essentially greenlighted the export of its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese buyers

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9 h. ago DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated law, memo reveals

Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charterUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated international law, memo reveals

Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charterUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the US president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...

Society

10 h. ago Developer of New York offshore wind farm is asking a federal judge to spare it from Trump

A federal judge is expected to consider whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York

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11 h. ago Why is Stephen A Smith blaming Renee Good for her own death?

The ESPN broadcaster’s comments about the ICE shooting in Minnesota moves him closer to the stance of another media figure he has long attackedThis past weekend there were hundreds of demonstrations across the United States after Renee Good, an American citizen and mother of three, was shot dead by Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, in Minnesota.The anger has permeated throughout the NBA as well. Steve Kerr and Doc Rivers, the head coaches of the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks respectively, described Good’s death as “murder”. Kerr also attacked the Trump administration’s attempts to portray Good as a terrorist. Continue reading...

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