16 h. ago Trump gets the Fox News band back together for his second administration

In just his first few months in office, Trump has already hired 23 Fox Newsers to work in his administration, Justin Baragona reports — including one of the network’s most loyal MAGA sycophants to serve as DC’s top prosecutor

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17 h. ago Trump hires UN migration team to help with ‘self deportation’ of undocumented people in the US

International Organization for Migration was established in 1951 to organize resettlement of Europeans following Second World War

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5 d. ago Trump says he does not know if he needs to uphold the US constitution

President refuses to endorse due process as his efforts to deport undocumented immigrants are blocked by judges

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9 d. ago Memorial wall to fallen USAID staffers is removed from the agency's former building

Contractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen staffers from the now-closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with no immediate word on where it will wind up

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9 d. ago Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown

The administration has torn up the rule book as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US Donald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting people requesting asylum and refugees while conducting raids and deportations in undocumented communities, detaining and deporting immigrants and spreading fear.Critics are outraged, if not surprised. But few expected the new legal chapter that unfolded next: a multipronged crackdown on certain people seen as opponents of the US president’s ideological agenda. This extraordinary assault has come in the context of wider attacks on higher education, the courts and the constitution. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Denied, detained, deported: the people targeted in Trump’s immigration crackdown

These are some of the people ensnared by the administration’s unprecedented measures to target people it believes oppose its agendaDonald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting people requesting asylum and refugees while conducting raids and deportations in undocumented communities, detaining and deporting immigrants and spreading fear.Critics are outraged, if not surprised. But few expected the new legal chapter that unfolded next: a multipronged crackdown on certain people seen as opponents of the US president’s ideological agenda. This extraordinary assault has come in the context of wider attacks on higher education, the courts and the constitution. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump pushes out Biden’s AI hires designed to look for ways to improve government efficiency

More than 200 employees had been hired under the Biden administration to focus on using AI to improve government efficiency

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1 week ago Republican unity to be tested in talks over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Party eyes dramatic spending cuts to turn president’s promises into reality – but not all lawmakers are on boardDonald Trump has made a simple request of Congress’s Republican leaders: deliver “one big, beautiful bill” that will turn his campaign promises into reality. By all indications, there will be little beautiful about the negotiations to come when Congress returns to session on Monday.The bill envisioned by the president will extend tax cuts enacted during his first term, fund more border defenses and mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and potentially include the president’s vow to end the taxation of tips, overtime and social security payments. To pay for it, the GOP is eyeing dramatic reductions in government spending, and has targeted social safety net programs relied on by tens of millions of Americans. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump officials create uncertainty to evade court orders rather than comply

Recalcitrance appears to be product of Trump White House’s maximalist interpretation of executive powersFaced with a flurry of adverse court orders it would rather not follow, the Trump White House is increasingly deploying a strategy of claiming or even manufacturing its own uncertainty to dodge their effects without appearing to outright defy them.The Trump administration has faced several major legal setbacks in recent weeks, most notably in its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act or in spite of protective orders. Continue reading...

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