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House Dems Urge Senate Counterparts to Oppose Spending Bill
House Democrat leaders are pushing their counterparts in the Senate to oppose the Republican-led spending bill over concerns that it would require steep cuts to benefits like Social Security and Medicaid.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:32:47 EDTDOJ, HHS Move to Protect Migrant Kids From Potential Abuse
Unaccompanied migrant children who entered the U.S. without an adult relative or care provider are being moved from shelters operated by Southwest Key Programs Inc.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:08:02 EDTMahmoud Khalil to Remain in Louisiana ICE Facility
Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist arrested over the weekend in New York, will remain in a Louisiana detention facility under Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:56:39 EDTMPI Study: Immigration Drives Entire U.S. Population Growth
For the first time in U.S. history, immigration was the sole factor behind the country's population growth in a single year, according to a study released Wednesday by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:59:21 EDTTrump Unveils Sweeping Environment Rollbacks
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways.The 31 actions are part of what...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:54:40 EDTJudge Temporarily Blocks Parts of Trump Order on Law Firm
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a law firm linked to Democrat-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into alleged ties between the GOP candidate and Russia.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:25:52 EDTSen. Slotkin: Trump Won Because Americans' Brains Unformed
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., elicited a firestorm of conservative criticism this week when she said America is in its "angry teenage years" and suggested that President Donald Trump won the 2024 election because voters' brains are not fully formed.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:50:02 EDTTrump to Nominate Bowman as Fed's Top Bank Cop
The Trump administration is expected to choose Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman to be the central bank's top financial regulator, according to a person familiar with the decision.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:27:48 EDTBorder Czar Homan Threatens to 'Double the Man-Force' in N.Y.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may deluge the state of New York if Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration doesn't cooperate with immigration officials, border czar Tom Homan, said during an appearance in Albany, New York, alongside Republican state legislators on Wednesday.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:25:59 EDTEd Dept. Layoffs Gut Civil Rights Office, Leaving Discrimination Cases in Limbo
The Education Department's civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration's layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation.Among a total of more...
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:44:09 EDTPalestinian Groups Put More Demands on Democrats
Pro-Palestinian groups are continuing to make life difficult for Democrats.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:27:44 EDTIran: Trump Nuclear Talks Offer 'Deceptive'
The leader of Iran has called the latest U.S. attempt at nuclear talks "deceptive."
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:02:00 EDTStocks Rise as Cool Inflation Data Calms Tariff Jitters
U.S. stocks advanced Wednesday as cooler-than-expected inflation data helped stanch a sharp selloff, while the escalation of U.S. President Donald Trump's chaotic, multi-front tariff war kept gains in check.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:03:33 EDTTrump Again Calls Jewish Sen. Schumer 'Palestinian'
President Donald Trump again referred to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the highest-ranking Jewish lawmaker in the country, as a Palestinian.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:42:10 EDTTrump Threatens 'Devastating' Financial Penalties for Russia
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened "devastating" financial penalties for Russia if President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:14:27 EDTBill Gates-Funded Climate Group Slashes Staff
Deep staffing cuts were made at Breakthrough Energy, according to an internal memo sent in the umbrella organization funded by Bill Gates that concentrates on a wide range of climate issues, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:09:29 EDTSen. Cruz Cancels Subpoena Vote on Migrants at Massport
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is canceling a vote to subpoena the Massachusetts Port Authority for documents requested last year related to the sheltering of migrants in Boston Logan International Airport after the public authority complied "at the eleventh hour."
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:14:31 EDTRahm Emanuel Stokes Speculation of Presidential Run
Following the 2024 election, Rahm Emanuel is making moves usually associated with someone who wants to run for president.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:27:36 EDTUS Budget Deficit Rises 4% to $307 Billion
The U.S. budget deficit totaled $307 billion for President Donald Trump's first full month in office, up 4%, or $11 billion, from a year ago, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, even as growth in receipts outpaced that of spending.
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:18:32 EDTICE Officials: 1,555 Suspected Gang Members Arrested
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials say they have arrested 1,555 suspected gang members since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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