Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media
The latest move would create new hurdles for international students, exchange workers, and foreign journalists who would have to apply to extend their stay in the US.
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Inside Trump's DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses
DNC blocks resolution calling for recognition of Palestinian statehood, halting Israel arms sales
US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say
'There is a genocide in Palestine': US Marine vet. Graham Platner launches Maine senate campaign
In his campaign ad, he rhetorically asks, “Why are we funding endless wars, bombing children?”
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago, Washington Post reports
The planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September, the Post reported.
Texas Senate approves redistricting bill, sending it to governor to sign
This comes after Texas Democrats staged a walkout to ensure that Republicans would not have the seats needed to take a vote.
US judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities
Trump's orders targeted so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that have laws and policies that limit or prevent local law enforcement from assisting federal officers with civil immigration arrests.
Democratic Party of Minnesota revokes endorsement of mayoral candidate for state's largest city
The endorsement's revocation was due to "substantial failures" in the Minneapolis convention's voting process.
Jewish heiress makes quarter-million dollar donation to PAC backing Mamdani
The donation came weeks after Zohran Mamdani said he didn't believe billionaires should exist.
Judge orders halt to new construction at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
In huge win for Trump, court throws out half-billion-dollar fraud penalty
The decision by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan represented a defeat for New York Attorney-General Letitia James, whose office brought the civil fraud lawsuit against Trump.
Vance, Hegseth greet troops in Washington, face jeers from protesters
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called DC protesters who heckled the pair "stupid white hippies."
Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal $1 million election lottery
Elon Musk will face a lawsuit that accuses him of defrauding voters into signing a petition to support the US Constitution in exchange for a $1 million-a-day giveaway.
