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Nikki Saroukos, a 25 year old Greek Australian former New South Wales police officer, was detained, cavity searched, and deported when trying to visit her USA military husband where he…
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CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon announced she is resigning because “it’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward.” Like 60 Minutes executive producer Bill…
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Romania elected centrist pro-EU Nicu?or Dan, the mayor of Budapest, to be its new President. This was regarded as a surprise result after Dan came in a distant second to…
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The Supreme Court issued an emergency injunction for a group of detained Venezuelan immigrants facing imminent” risk of removal under Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798,…
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The Department of Homeland Security requested 20,000 National Guard troops to be used not only along the border, but also to help track down and detain undocumented immigrants already within…
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Moody’s downgraded the sovereign credit rating of the USA from Aaa to Aa1, declaring the Republican budget bill going through Congress as the trigger. The reason for the downgrade was…
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting acted upon a suggestion from federal District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss in a hearing on its case against Donald Trump, amending its bylaws to…
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Shortly after a hearing in front of federal District Court Judge Christina Reiss at which Reiss scheduled a bail hearing, the DOJ unsealed criminal charges for smuggling that it filed…
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Federal District Court Judge Christina Reiss held a hearing regarding the habeas corpus petition filed for Russian-born immigrant Kseniia Petrova who was detained by Customs and Border Protection for having…
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CBS News began providing an online searchable and downloadable list of federal contracts, grants and leases chopped by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” complete with value and savings. DOGE…
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Registered Democrat John Ewing Jr. was elected as the first Black Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, ousting Republican incumbent Jean Stothert after three terms. Although the election is non-partisan, both campaigns…
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Dalton Police Department admitted its traffic stop of Ximena Arias-Cristobal was a mistake and dropped charges against her, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement still intends to deport her and her…
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Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” put two of its people into the Export-Import Bank. EXIM is an independent agency of the executive branch which serves as the USA’s export…
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two experienced intelligence analysts for overseeing issuance of an analysis memorandum contradicting Donald Trump’s insistence that the gang Tren de Aragua is acting…
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Avelo Airlines began conducting deportation flights out of Mesa Gateway Airport near Phoenix, Arizona, on contract with the Department of Homeland Security. Deportation flights are usually done by charter airlines…
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Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) signed an executive order barring the federal government from gathering personal health data pertaining to autism from Illinois state agencies. Two days earlier, Health and Human…
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Federal District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a motion for a preliminary injunction against sharing of Internal Revenue Service data to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement track down unauthorized immigrants…
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Denver International Airport suffered a 6 minute outage of communications between air traffic controllers and 15 to 20 pilots due to multiple radio transmitter failures. The problem hit the Denver…
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The royal family of Qatar will give an ultra luxurious Boeing 747-8 worth $400 million and described as a “Palace in the Sky” to the Department of Defense for Donald…
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A software update installed Friday night was credited with preventing a third radar outage in two weeks at Newark Liberty International Airport when the primary telecommunications line had trouble again.…
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During a joint visit to Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin accept an unconditional…
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Ras Baraka, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was released several hours after being arrested for allegedly trespassing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. Baraka had been allowed…
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Federal District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante denied an emergency motion for immediate release of Juan Francisco Méndez a day after an immigration judge dismissed the case against him due…
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Less than a day after Donald Trump tried to fire the majority of the board members for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” tried to…
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Federal District Court Judge William K. Sessions III ordered Rümeysa Öztürk released on bail from detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately with no travel restrictions. Öztürk participated in the…
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Ras Baraka, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at Delaney Hall. Baraka and some members of Congress were there with…
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For the second time in two weeks, Newark Liberty International Airport radar screens went dark for about 90 seconds at 03:55. Unlike the earlier episode, in this incident air traffic…
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Federal District Court Judge Susan Illston issued a temporary restraining order to pause until 23 May 2025 any further implementation of Donald Trump’s 11 February 2025 executive order and subsequent…
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After withdrawing his nomination of Ed Martin for U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC, Donald Trump appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for the role on an interim basis. It is…
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Donald Trump fired the three Democrats among the five Commissioners of the bipartisan independent Consumer Products Safety Commission. CPSC was created by Congress to oversee safety standards for products. Its…
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Donald Trump abruptly fired Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to be Librarian of Congress, and the first professional librarian in that role since the 1970s. Her…
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Immigration Judge Donald Ostrom dismissed the case against Juan Francisco Méndez due to failure by the Department of Homeland Security to present a charging document and prosecute him. For logistical…
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Donald Trump withdrew Ed Martin’s nomination for U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC after Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he would not vote to allow to leave the Senate Judiciary Committee,…
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At a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing, Ranking Member Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) ripped into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in his opening remarks, but she remained adamant…
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A three-judge panel ruled that the Alabama legislature drew its Congressional district map to weaken Black votes, making the map unconstitutional and in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The…
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Molly Ruland, another American expatriate, posted on social media a first hand account of her encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Miami airport. I have made trivial edits…
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The day after a father in Worcester, Massachusetts, was taken by federal agents, around 7:00 agents intercepted the family’s mother, 16 year old daughter and one year old baby as…
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A conclave of Catholic Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the the 267th pontiff and chose to become Pope Leo XIV. He is a 69-year-old Chicago native who has held dual…
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Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer announced a breakthrough trade agreement, but its details landed in markets with a dull thud. In 2023, average USA tariffs on…
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In response to an emergency motion by lawyers representing a group of immigrants facing rapid deportation to Libya, which is not their country of origin, Federal District Court Judge Brian…
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Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a 19 year old Dalton State Community College student who came into the USA at age 4 when her parents illegally immigrated, was stopped for allegedly making an…
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The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the order of a federal District Court that Rümeysa Öztürk must be transferred from immigration detention in Louisiana to Vermont to await a…
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After multiple recounts and months of court battles, Republican Jefferson Griffin at last conceded that Democrat Allison Riggs won by 734 votes over him in the November 2024 election for…
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In non-partisan local elections in Lincoln, Nebraska, registered Democrats retained a majority on the Lincoln City Council, Airport Authority and Board of Education. Republicans have more registered voters in the…
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Federal District Court Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in New York and District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney in Colorado separately ruled that Donald Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act…
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In an unsigned order with no explanation, the Supreme Court said Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military can take effect while a legal challenge against it…
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he will oppose confirmation of Ed Martin for the role of U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC. Tillis cited Martin’s representation in court of people who…
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India fired missiles into Pakistani territory in retaliation for a 22 April 2025 attack by gunmen at a resort in Kashmir. India said the missiles fired from 01:05 to 01:30…
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet went into the sea after it failed to catch the arresting wire when landing on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, the second such $67…
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Department of Justice lawyers asked federal District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to reverse FDA regulatory changes that expanded access to mifepristone, a medication abortion…
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