1 hour ago State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza

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6 h. ago US court allows Trump officials to end protected status for 60,000 migrants

Administration officials given legal right to move towards deportation of people from Nepal, Honduras and NicaraguaA federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal.This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose temporary protected status designations expired on 5 August. The TPS designations and legal status of 51,000 Hondurans and 3,000 Nicaraguans are set to expire 8 September, at which point they will become eligible for removal. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal

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7 h. ago Trump orders Southern US border to be painted black so it's too hot for migrants to climb

The Trump administration is throwing in high-tech gadgets too, with cameras and sensors to catch anyone brave enough to try their luck as illegal crossings continue to plummet

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7 h. 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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7 h. ago Texas Republicans to approve new gerrymandered map; Vance and Hegseth booed at DC station – live

State house to hold vote on map; US vice-president, defense secretary and Trump aide Stephen Miller booed at photo op with police in Washington DCThe White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, as Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the US despite a law requiring its sale.“America we are BACK! What’s up TikTok?” read a caption on the account’s first post, a 27-second clip, on the popular video-sharing app. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Trump administration to expand review of Smithsonian museums to ‘get Woke out’

Exclusive: White House flagged institutions including those for Latino, African and Asian art for review, document showsAmid the Donald Trump administration’s heavy-handed review of Smithsonian museums, the Guardian has seen a document compiled by the White House that argues the widely visited cultural institutions have overly negative portrayals of US history, from a Benjamin Franklin exhibit that links his scientific achievements to his ownership of enslaved people and a film about George Floyd’s murder that it says mischaracterizes the police.The document, based on public submissions shared with the administration, shows that seven museums have so far been flagged for review: the National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Latino, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of African Art, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of Asian Art. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago US imposes sanctions on international court officials in ‘flagrant attack’

Secretary of state Marco Rubio announces US assets frozen over efforts to prosecute Americans and IsraelisThe Trump administration has ramped up its efforts to hobble the international criminal court in what the ICC has denounced as a “flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution”.The US state department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials, including two judges and two prosecutors, saying they had been instrumental in efforts to prosecute Americans and Israelis. As a result of the sanctions, any assets that the targets hold in US jurisdictions are frozen. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Judge rejects Trump administration’s request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

Ruling by Richard Berman comes after judge presiding over case against Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down requestA federal judge in New York who presided over the sex-trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts.The ruling on Wednesday by federal judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down the government’s request. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump administration revokes clearances for 37 security officials

The director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, says move targets officials accused of politicizing intelligenceUS politics live – latest updatesTulsi Gabbard, the director of US national intelligence, announced on Tuesday that the Trump administration has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials.In a memo posted to X, Gabbard accused the individuals of “politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards”. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Uganda says it has not struck a deal with Trump to take in US deportees

Ugandan official said the east African country does not have the capability to take in undocumented immigrantsUganda said it has not reached any agreement with the US to take in undocumented immigrants, contradicting reports that the east African country had struck a deal with the Trump administration to do so.Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs, told Reuters the country does not have the capability to take in immigrants. It comes as the US has deported migrants convicted of crimes in the US to non-native countries including South Sudan and Eswatini. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Uganda denies reports that it has struck deal with Trump to take in US deportees

Ugandan official said the east African country does not have the capability to take in undocumented immigrantsUganda said it has not reached any agreement with the US to take in undocumented immigrants, contradicting reports that the east African country had struck a deal with the Trump administration to do so.Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs, told Reuters the country does not have the capability to take in immigrants. It comes as the US has deported migrants convicted of crimes in the US to non-native countries including South Sudan and Eswatini. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago National intelligence director strips security clearances from 37 current and former national security officials – US politics live

Tulsi Gabbard accuses officials, some of whom worked on intelligence community’s assessment of Russian interference in 2016 election, of ‘politicizing intelligence’President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is “hurting” the housing industry “very badly” and repeated his call for a big cut to US interest rates.“Could somebody please inform Jerome “Too Late” Powell that he is hurting the Housing Industry, very badly? People can’t get a Mortgage because of him. There is no Inflation, and every sign is pointing to a major Rate Cut,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants criminal case thrown out over Trump administration’s ‘vindictive’ prosecution

Lawyers for wrongfully deported Salvadoran man say federal prosecutors are retaliating against him for ‘having the audacity to fight back’

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31 h. ago Federal prosecutors launch inquiry into Washington DC police over allegedly fudged crime statistics

Move comes after Donald Trump posted on social media about US capital’s ‘fake crime numbers’Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington DC police systematically manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it actually is.The probe, anonymous sources tell the Washington Post, NBC News and Fox News, being conducted by the US attorney’s office for the District of Columbia under Jeanine Pirro, is the latest escalation between the Trump administration and DC officials over federal control of local policing. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials

The Trump administration has ordered the revocation of the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials, including some who worked on the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss it by name

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32 h. ago ‘Nothing about Success’: Trump rages that ‘woke’ Smithsonian teaches ‘how bad Slavery was’

President has been attacking museums and institutions across the country for teaching history he deems unflattering

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33 h. ago Trump weaponization czar urged New York Attorney General James to resign over mortgage probe

The Justice Department official tapped by President Donald Trump’s administration to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter urging the Democrat to resign from office “as an act of good faith” four days into his probe

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34 h. ago Vladimir Putin AGREES to Volodymyr Zelensky meeting, says Trump administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Donald Trump administration

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34 h. ago Nexstar CEO praises Trump administration as local TV giant announces $6.2 billion merger with rival

‘The initiatives being pursued by the Trump administration offer local broadcasters the opportunity to expand reach, level the playing field, and compete more effectively,’ Perry Sook said in a statement on Tuesday.

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