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US Supreme Court lets Trump strip temporary status from Venezuelan migrants
People with umbrellas line up outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The U.S. Supreme Court refused this week to revive Tiffany & Co.’s bid to hold EBay Inc. accountable for sales of counterfeit goods on its auction website. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court again cleared […]
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Government shutdown: Senate to vote again on funding with little hope of passage
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walk into Statuary Hall for a news conference about the ongoing federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Senate on Friday is poised to vote once again on […]
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Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says
Signage for Palantir is seen during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Oct. 14, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army’s battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with “fundamental security” […]
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Trump administration puts on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, Vought says
Russ Vought, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said in a […]
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Putin warns of ‘new stage of escalation’ if U.S. supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club, on October 2, 2025 in Sochi, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the potential supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine would mark a “completely new stage of escalation” between Washington and Moscow. […]
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Apple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure
Apple CEO Tim Cook walks to attend the State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, Sept. 17, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Apple on Thursday night said that it was removing apps from its App Store that can be used to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The move came […]
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Energy Dept. axes hundreds of ‘green’ projects in ‘blue states’ during shutdown
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright attends a Reuters Next event in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The Energy Department’s cancellation of more than 300 funding awards to projects in 16 states won by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election slammed the brakes on […]
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Trump touts shutdown as ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to cut more Democratic priorities
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 30, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said Democrats have given him an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash federal agencies, signaling plans to harm his political opponents during the two-day-old government […]
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Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states: Vought
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media following a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. […]
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Alabama man files lawsuit against immigration authorities after citizen’s repeat arrests in raids
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers carry out a raid as part of Operation Cross Check in Sherman, Texas, on June 20, 2019. Charles Reed | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Reuters An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has […]
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