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DHS secretary praises Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' plan as agency expands immigration detention
Read full article: DHS secretary praises Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' plan as agency expands immigration detentionThe Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it would house immigration detainees in a facility being built in a Florida swamp.
Republican plan for nationwide private school vouchers deemed in violation of Senate rules
Read full article: Republican plan for nationwide private school vouchers deemed in violation of Senate rulesA Republican plan to expand private school vouchers nationwide was dealt a major setback when the Senate parliamentarian said the proposal would run afoul of procedural rules.
South Florida immigration attorney reacts to Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions
Read full article: South Florida immigration attorney reacts to Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctionsA South Florida immigration attorney is weighing in after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant legal victory to the Trump administration on Friday, ruling that federal judges cannot issue universal injunctions that apply nationwide.
USNS Harvey Milk is renamed after a WWII sailor in the latest Pentagon diversity purge
Read full article: USNS Harvey Milk is renamed after a WWII sailor in the latest Pentagon diversity purgeDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor.
Supreme Court doesn't rule on Louisiana's second majority Black congressional district
Read full article: Supreme Court doesn't rule on Louisiana's second majority Black congressional districtThe Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.
California Legislature to vote on budget capping immigrant health care access to close $12B deficit
Read full article: California Legislature to vote on budget capping immigrant health care access to close $12B deficitThe California Legislature is set to vote on a budget that would pare back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion deficit.
Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography onlineTexas' attorney general is praising a Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law aimed at blocking children from seeing pornography online.
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books
Read full article: Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ booksA lawyer says the Supreme Court's ruling that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks is a historic victory for parental rights.
Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas
Read full article: Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areasThe Supreme Court has upheld the fee added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.
Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
Read full article: Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirementsThe Supreme Court has preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects 150 million Americans.
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask judge to keep him in jail over deportation concerns
Read full article: Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask judge to keep him in jail over deportation concernsProsecutors have agreed with a request by Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers to delay his Tennessee jail release.
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
Read full article: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclearA divided Supreme Court has ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision leaves unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Read full article: Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacredFlorida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands.
The Latest: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of birthright citizenship unclear
Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of birthright citizenship unclearThe U.S. Supreme Court has issued decisions on the final six cases that were left on its docket for the summer, including emergency appeals relating to President Donald Trump's agenda.
The Latest: Trump terminates trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firms
Read full article: The Latest: Trump terminates trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firmsPresident Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.”.
Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
Read full article: Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflictThe Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo.
Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration's cuts to mental health grants
Read full article: Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration's cuts to mental health grantsSchool districts around the country are cutting back plans to expand their staffing of mental health specialists because of Trump administration cuts to federal grants.
Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up
Read full article: Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping upDemocratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania isn’t even up for reelection until 2028, but already a one-time primary foe, Conor Lamb, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania looking and sounding like he’s preparing to challenge Fetterman again.
Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship
Read full article: Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenshipThe Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.
Family sues over US detention in what may be first challenge to courthouse arrests involving kids
Read full article: Family sues over US detention in what may be first challenge to courthouse arrests involving kidsA mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center.
Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump
Read full article: Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President TrumpRepublican businessman Nate Morris has entered Kentucky’s competitive campaign to succeed longtime Senate power broker Mitch McConnell.
Meet the Senate parliamentarian, the official tying Republicans in knots over their tax bill
Read full article: Meet the Senate parliamentarian, the official tying Republicans in knots over their tax billA few Republicans are reacting with indignation after the Senate parliamentarian advised that some of the measures in their tax and immigration bill could not be included in the legislation.
White House pushes back on reports of ICE targeting undocumented children in Florida foster care
Read full article: White House pushes back on reports of ICE targeting undocumented children in Florida foster careWhite House officials pushed back Thursday against reports that ICE agents are targeting undocumented children in Florida’s foster care system, calling the claims a smear campaign against the president and immigration officers.
Lawmakers remove ‘revenge’ tax provision from Trump's big bill after Treasury Department request
Read full article: Lawmakers remove ‘revenge’ tax provision from Trump's big bill after Treasury Department requestCongressional Republicans have agreed to remove the so-called revenge tax provision from President Donald Trump’s big bill.
Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague's reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluation
Read full article: Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague's reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluationLess than a year ago, Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Griffin were colleagues at Fox News Channel.
Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?
Read full article: Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?The Trump family may be having second thoughts about that “Made in the USA” claim attached to its new Trump-branded phone, which raises an interesting question: How to define “made”.
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Read full article: Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energyLouisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases.
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Read full article: Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, has died at 91.