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Elon Musk Claims Democrats Are Using IRS Refund 'Fraud Payments' to 'Attract and Retain Illegal Immigrants in the USA'

Elon Musk has accused the Democratic Party of using fraudulent IRS refund payments as a tool to attract and retain illegal immigrants in the United States.

Latin Times · Mar 30, 2025

Special elections to deliver voters’ verdict on Trump’s chaotic first months

Key elections in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin could offer a glimmer of hope to Democrats

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025

‘Revenge is his number one motivation’: how Trump is waging war on the media

The president – who believes he has been treated unfairly by the press – is squeezing the media in different ways than his first term

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025

Trump signs order on Washington DC as Republicans exert control over city

President says order will make capital ‘safe, beautiful’ by stepping up arrests of undocumented people

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025

Democrats have never been so angry. Who will step up and lead them?

At rallies, town halls and protests, voters are unleashing their fury with Donald Trump, stoking what some believe is a populist backlash

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025

Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025

Journalist Graydon Carter: ‘If there was another 9/11 this week, I don’t think the world would rush to support us’

The former Vanity Fair editor on how #MeToo changed Hollywood, what Christopher Hitchens would make of the US today, and the value of a handkerchief

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025

Trans people are less than 1% of the population. Trump made them a political lightning rod

Donald Trump has signed a slew of policies aimed at wiping trans people out of records, sports and even history

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025

They Work, Pay Taxes And Call US Home -- But Risk Deportation

As he has done for years, Erik Payan had just opened up his tire repair shop in the small Texas town of Cleveland on February 24 and was getting to work when armed and masked US immigration agents swooped in to arrest him and take him away.

International Business Times · Mar 30, 2025

Texas Democrats select Kendall Scudder as state party chair

Scudder takes over after a difficult 2024 election for the party.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 29, 2025