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Pro-Palestine Columbia student arrested: Can Trump silence campus protests?

A high-profile arrest and deportation move follows a funding cut for Columbia. But what does the law say?

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2025

Senate Democrats condemn Russia over Ukraine war and dare Republicans to object – as it happened

Democrats introduce resolutions on Senate floor, as Trump veterans affairs chief defends plans to cut 80,000 staff

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025

While our eyes are on the welfare state’s destruction, Trump is building a police state

Republicans aren’t simply shrinking the government. They’re investing billions in defense, border control and prisons

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025

The Best Part of Trump's Speech Was the List of Spending Cuts

If only they were as big as the list of new spending.

Reason · Mar 5, 2025

Trump is the kinglike president many feared when arguing over the US Constitution in 1789 – and his address to Congress showed it

If there are any limits to a president’s power, it wasn’t evident from Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025

In Speech to Congress, Trump Promises More Tariff Madness

The tariffs Trump has already imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will cost an estimated $142 billion this year—and he says more are on the way.

Reason · Mar 5, 2025

Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to Congress

President boasts about efforts to slash federal workforce and reorient foreign policy as Democrats protest from chamber

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025

D.C. U.S. Attorney Drops Probe Over Sen. Schumer's 2020 Statements About Gorsuch and Kavanaugh

That's the correct decision, though I don't think there should even have been a question about it.

Reason · Mar 5, 2025

Texas Democrats criticize school leaders for being too “nice” about their funding needs

Lawmakers this week listened to testimony on House Bill 2, which would raise schools’ base funding per student by $220 — a figure that falls short of what many Texans say is needed.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 5, 2025

Trump launches fresh attacks on US abortion rights

Administration to drop Idaho emergency abortion lawsuit and back South Carolina in Planned Parenthood funds case

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025