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Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ return to the political spotlight Wednesday came not only with a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump, but also a carefully worded acknowledgment of her political future ambitions. Speaking in San Francisco, in her first major public remarks since her 2024 presidential defeat, Harris blasted Mr. Trump’s economic agenda. His
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National security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his White House post, although soon after reports about his departure were published, President Trump announced he plans to nominate him to be ambassador to the United Nations. It was not clear whether Alex Wong, Waltz’s deputy, would remain at the National Security Council, as of Thursday afternoon,
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The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully continued to be at a historically low level in April, three full months into President Trump’s aggressive efforts to curtail illegal immigration, according to internal federal data obtained by CBS News. In April, Border Patrol agents recorded roughly 8,400 apprehensions of migrants who had crossed
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Washington — Chris Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency during President Trump’s first term, has had his membership in the Global Entry traveler program revoked, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Thursday. The move comes after Mr. Trump issued a memorandum last month that targeted Krebs for defending the integrity of the
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Washington — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to wade into its effort to terminate the Temporary Protected Status program protecting roughly 350,000 Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. from deportation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked the designation in February, which would have cleared the way for the migrants to lose their
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Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump‘s federal government has spent more than $200 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year. In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine
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Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview, has been released after a federal judge’s order in Vermont on Wednesday. Mahdawi, who has a green card, was taken into custody on April 16. His immigration case remains open, and there will be another
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President Trump appeared on Wednesday to acknowledge that his high tariffs on China may lead to fewer goods on shelves and at higher prices. As economists warn that Mr. Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports will disrupt the supply chain and lead to higher prices, Mr. Trump insisted the real pain is being shouldered by China,
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholic charter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to religious schools. A ruling in favor of the school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, could lead to the country’s first religious
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Washington — A member of Maine’s House of Representatives is asking the Supreme Court for emergency relief after she was censured for criticizing the state for allowing transgender athletes at public high schools to participate in girls sports. Laurel Libby, a Republican who represents the state’s House District 90, asked the high court to issue
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