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Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel classes at National Fire Academy

The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according to a notice

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Legal immigration agency employees asked to volunteer to help ICE operations

Officials staffing the U.S. legal immigration system have been asked to volunteer to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, according to an internal notice obtained by CBS News, another sign the Trump administration is prioritizing deportation efforts. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employees were asked this week to sign up for 60-day assignments

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House unveils stopgap measure to keep the government funded, with days to avert shutdown

Washington — House Republicans unveiled a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September on Saturday, setting up a vote next week on the measure that would avert a government shutdown. But with just a week before the deadline, its path to passage remains unclear. The 99-page continuing resolution, or CR, bill will moderately increase

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Trump revives practice of detaining migrant families with children

Houston, Texas — The Trump administration is reviving the controversial practice of detaining migrant families with children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, the latest front in its effort to carry out a deportation campaign the president has promised will be the largest in U.S. history. ICE on Thursday was detaining the first group of migrant parents

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Trump creates 2026 FIFA World Cup task force, says trade war will make tournament “more exciting”

President Trump creates task force for 2026 FIFA World Cup President Trump creates task force for 2026 FIFA World Cup 00:42 President Trump announced Friday that he is creating a task force to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in North America next year. The task force will oversee logistics

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Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA employees

Travel editor Peter Greenberg on TSA gun seizures Travel editor Peter Greenberg on TSA gun seizures 04:25 The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the union representing thousands of frontline workers with the Transportation Security Administration, a decision the TSA union called an “unprovoked attack.” In announcing

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Some migrants hoping to cross U.S. border consider turning back due to Trump crackdown

Sunland Park, New Mexico — On a recent afternoon, CBS News accompanied U.S. Border Patrol agent Claudio Herrera along this rugged stretch of the U.S. southern border. Herrera said the area, located within Border Patrol’s sprawling El Paso sector, has long been a hotspot for the illicit movement of people and drugs. But the situation

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Trump says he’s considering Russia sanctions and tariffs until ceasefire is reached with Ukraine

Washington — President Trump said Friday that he is “strongly considering” imposing sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it agrees to a ceasefire and peace deal that would halt Moscow’s three-year war with Ukraine. Mr. Trump’s post on his social media platform, Truth Social, appears to be in response to drone and missile attacks launched

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Trump questions NATO allies’ will for collective defense while casting doubt on U.S.’ own treaty commitment

President Trump suggested Thursday that members of the U.S.-led NATO transatlantic military alliance would not come to the aid of the U.S., should America come under attack. NATO members are bound to back each other militarily in the face of any aggression under the collective defense clause in the alliance’s founding treaty. “Do you think

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Kamala Harris to decide whether to run for California governor by end of summer

Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will decide whether she will run for governor of California in 2026 by the end of summer, a person familiar with her decision-making process said.  Term limits prevent current California Gov. Gavin Newsom from running again, and the election to replace him will take place next year. Politico

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