Hegseth paid accuser $50k Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense nominee seems poised for confirmation on Friday Salon · Jan 24, 2025
Newark mayor condemns warrantless immigration raid that ‘terrorized’ people Ras Baraka and other state lawmakers express outrage as sanctuary cities nationwide brace for similar Ice actions The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2025
Trump orders release of last files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK US president says ‘everything will be revealed’ on JFK assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025
Fear In US Border City As Trump Launches Immigration Overhaul Venezuelan Josnexcy Martinez, who is staying at a shelter in a Texas border city, said she's afraid of getting swept up in a raid targeting migrants even though she entered the country legally. International Business Times · Jan 24, 2025
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark Shares Heartbreaking Abortion Story As Congress Passes 'Born Alive' Abortion Bill House Minority Whip Katherine Clark shares a personal abortion story as the Republican-led House passes the controversial "Born Alive" abortion bill. International Business Times · Jan 24, 2025
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
Trump declassifies JFK, MLK files Trump reversed course on first-term decision to withhold still-classified files on a trio of '60s assassinations Salon · Jan 24, 2025
Trump orders release of thousands of classified files on JFK assassination Executive order also aims to declassify federal records on killings of Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025
State lawmakers ask education agency for guidance on how Texas schools can respond to Trump’s immigration plans More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools. The Texas Tribune · Jan 23, 2025
US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
‘Chaos agent’ Trump revives California water wars as experts warn of turmoil President claims to be ‘putting people over fish’ but critics say order could derail years of carefully crafted water policy The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025
Trump pulls security protections for Mike Pompeo, John Bolton Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first presidency have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran. Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2025
Trump Fulfills Promise to Declassify JFK Assassination Files: 'Everything Will Be Revealed' President Trump has signed executive orders announcing that he will declassify all files related to the assassinations of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Robert F. Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy. Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025
Murkowski, Collins vote no on Hegseth The two GOP senators can't stop Hegseth's confirmation in a Senate controlled by their party Salon · Jan 23, 2025
The Texas Tribune · Jan 23, 2025 Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025 Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to change US birthright citizenship John Coughenour said the president’s action ‘boggles the mind’ and is ‘blatantly unconstitutional’
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025 Trump order ending federal DEI programs leaves agencies and stakeholders on uncertain ground Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work
Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025 Human Smugglers Will 'Make a Lot of Money' From Trump's New Border Policies, Advocate Says A Mexican intelligence report detailed that criminal groups make more than $100 million every year along the Chihuahua-Texas border alone
Reason · Jan 23, 2025 Congress Should Extend the Trump Tax Cuts. The Path Won't Be Easy. Not doing so could be harmful for just about everyone.
The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025 Former ‘Maga Granny’ refuses to accept Trump’s pardon for actions on January 6 Pamela Hemphill insists on taking responsibility for role she played in trying to overturn the 2020 election results
Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2025 US judge blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship Trump’s order targets a constitutional right automatically granting citizenship to anyone born in the country.
Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025 California Mayor Blasts 'Disingenuous' Gov. Newsom as City Goes Non-Sanctuary: 'I Think It's An Illegal Order' "It's about putting public safety first and keeping all law enforcement tools available to the citizens of Huntington Beach" Pat Burns told The Latin Times
Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025 Democrat Blasts Trump's Anti-Woke Budget Nominee: 'Is Providing Nutrition Assistance to Low-Income Kids Woke and Weaponized?' Sen. Tim Kaine grilled Trump's Budget nominee, Russell Vought, on past proposals to slash social programs in the name of fighting "woke" government policies.
Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025 John Ratcliffe Confirmed to Head CIA Following Initial Blocks by Dems Citing 'Serious Concerns' The final vote to ratify Ratcliffe as new CIA Director was 74-25; 21 Democrats voted along with every present Republican