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Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown. The plaintiffs include three detained immigrants […]
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Bill Gates says Trump’s cuts to USAID are devastating: ‘It’s not too late to reverse them’
Bill Gates speaks with Reuters during an interview in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2025. Mike Segar | Reuters Bill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, on Friday said it’s not too late to reinstate international aid funding that President Donald Trump cut off. The Trump administration placed staff members at the U.S. Agency […]
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TikTok loses bid to dismiss lawsuit alleging its ‘addictive design’ exploits kids
FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A judge this week rejected TikTok’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the state of New Hampshire accusing it of using manipulative design features aimed at children and teens. “The Court’s decision is an important step toward […]
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Trump budget chief Vought ramps up criticism of Powell, vows investigation into Fed renovations
Key Points Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought vowed Friday to press an investigation into renovations at the Federal Reserve building. “This is about the largesse and the fact that he has systemically mismanaged the Fed,” Vought told CNBC. The accusations represent another front on Trump’s ongoing campaign against Powell. Source
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Why 22 million people may see ‘sharp’ increase in health insurance premiums in 2026
Key Points The so-called “big beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed on July 4 cut taxes for many households. However, the law didn’t extend an enhanced premium tax credit that has lowered health insurance premiums for millions of Affordable Care Act enrollees in recent years. The tax break is slated to end after 2025, […]
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Trump readies blanket tariffs as he brushes off inflation worries
US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most trade partners, dismissing concerns that further tariffs could negatively impact the stock […]
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Trump’s 50% Brazil tariff stretches emergency powers already facing court challenge
United States President Donald Trump speaks to the Press before departs at the White House to Alligator Alcatraz, Florida on July 1, 2025, in Washington DC. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s politically charged new tariff threat — a blanket 50% duty on imports from Brazil — stretches an interpretation of […]
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Linda Yaccarino briefly loses verified X checkmark after stepping down as CEO
X Corp’s CEO Linda Yaccarino looks on during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino is still @lindayaX on the social media site, but she briefly lost the blue checkmark next to her account […]
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Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump admin, says he’d also accept apology for ICE detention
Mahmoud Khalil speaks in an interview with Reuters in New York City, U.S., July 2, 2025. Angelina Katsanis | Reuters On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the […]
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Trump administration launches probe of DEI policy at George Mason University
Statue of George Mason on campus of George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Robert Knopes | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Department of Education said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into George Mason University’s hiring and promotion practices, the second federal probe of the Fairfax, Virginia, school launched in the […]
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