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Deportees Are in South Sudan, Administration Announces

The 8 men had been held at a US base in Africa during litigation

(Newser) - The eight US deportees who'd been held under guard for weeks at an African military base are now in South Sudan, the Trump administration announced Saturday. "This was a win for the rule of law, safety and security of the American people," a Homeland Security spokeswoman said...

139 EPA Employees Who Voiced 'Dissent' Are Put on Leave

They were accused of 'unlawfully undermining' the Trump administration's agenda

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a "declaration of dissent" against its policies, accusing them of "unlawfully undermining" the Trump administration's agenda. In a letter made public Monday, the employees wrote that the agency is no longer living up...

Administration: It's Safe to Go Back to Haiti Now
Judge Blocks Revoking
Protected Status Early
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Jul 2, 2025 5:16 PM CDT

Judge Blocks Revoking Protected Status Early

Haitians still have until Feb. 3 to return home, order says, despite Noem's announcement

(Newser) - A federal judge has stopped Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from ending temporary protected status for Haitians in the US in September. The designation will remain in effect until Feb. 3 as implemented by the Biden administration, District Judge Brian Cogan ruled in New York, the Washington Post reports. Noem'...

Number of Apprehensions at Border Has Never Been So Low

Apprehensions of unauthorized migrants hit record low in June

(Newser) - "We have never seen numbers this low. Never," wrote border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday in an X post praising the "Trump effect." CBS News reports he is correct: Unlawful border crossings sank to a historic low in June, with just 6,070 apprehensions of...

For Decades, Plan for FBI HQ Was Maryland. Not Anymore

GSA says agency will move just a few blocks, from Hoover building to Reagan building in DC

(Newser) - Monday was the last official day for the US Agency for International Development, with its remaining programs set to be absorbed into the State Department. Now, the agency's former headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown DC is set to see a new tenant...

Bush, Obama, Bono Slam Trump's Gutting of USAID

'Colossal mistake,' Obama said in private videoconference bidding farewell to agency staff

(Newser) - Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration—and singer Bono recited a poem—in an emotional video farewell Monday with staffers at the US Agency for International Development. Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian...

Administration Suit Says LA Is Thwarting Americans' Will

Filing blames sanctuary city law for 'lawlessness, rioting'

(Newser) - The Trump administration sued Los Angeles on Monday in an effort to shut down its sanctuary city law, arguing that federal enforcement of immigration laws is being obstructed. The lawsuit, which also names Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, argues that the policy that generally prohibits cooperation with federal...

College Grads Find the Current Job Market 'Stings'

It's the toughest job market for young adults in more than a decade; AI may be playing a role

(Newser) - While completing a master's degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon Valley. Zahid, 25, completed her studies in December, but so far she hasn't found a job in the industry that surrounds her. "It stings a little bit," she...

EPA Employees Object to Trump's Policies

Around 200 staff members sign letter listing 5 actions they consider harmful

(Newser) - Around 200 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency have signed a declaration of dissent detailing their opposition to President Trump's policies and the dangers they see in his actions. Retired employees and scientists and academics who don't work for the agency, including 20 Nobel laureates, also signed the...

Assad Isn't Off the Hook in Latest Trump Move on Syria

President is set to issue EO on Monday on lifting sanctions against nation, but not against ex-leader

(Newser) - President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday ending US sanctions on Syria, following through on his earlier promise to do so. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move was designed to "promote and support the country's path to stability and peace,"...

Trump Administration Threatens to Cut All Harvard Funding

Says university failed to protect Jewish students

(Newser) - The Trump administration has concluded that Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment and is threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action. A federal task force sent a letter to Harvard on Monday finding the university violated civil...

SCOTUS Will Consider 'Unlimited' Campaign Spending

Trump administration backs GOP-led effort to overturn decades-old ruling

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive, backed by President Trump's administration, to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. The justices said Monday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld a provision of federal...

Canada Hands Trump a Win on Trade
Canada Hands Trump
a Win on Trade
Jun 30, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Canada Hands Trump a Win on Trade

Canada rescinds its planned tech tax, says trade talks will resume

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with US have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax US technology firms, the AP reports. US President Trump said Friday that he was suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology...

Senate Debate Rages Late Into the Night on Trump's 'Big Bill'

Overnight voting has been delayed until Monday

(Newser) - Debate has been underway in the Senate late into the night, with Republicans wrestling President Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts over mounting Democratic opposition—and even some brake-pumping over the budget slashing by the president himself. The outcome from the weekend of work in...

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is 'Evolving'

Senate GOP will be hustling over the weekend to work on passing legislation by July Fourth deadline

(Newser) - The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass President Trump's package of tax breaks and spending cuts, aka his "big beautiful bill," by his July Fourth deadline. Republicans are using their congressional majorities to push aside Democratic opposition, but...

DOJ Escalates Campaign Against Jan. 6 Prosecutors

Sources say at least 3 involved in Capitol riot criminal cases were fired on Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in US Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest move by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, per two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys who...

Trump Celebrates 'Giant' Supreme Court Victory

President vows to accelerate his agenda after SCOTUS curbs power of federal judges

(Newser) - President Trump quickly celebrated Friday's ruling by the Supreme Court that drastically limits the power of federal judges to impose national injunctions on his policies. The case in question involved his executive order to undo birthright citizenship—the idea that anyone born in the US is automatically a citizen—...

Teen DOGE Lieutenant Isn't Leaving Government After All

Edward Coristine, 19, is now at the Social Security Administration

(Newser) - One of the more high-profile members of the DOGE team isn't leaving the government after all. Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old nicknamed "Big Balls," has indeed left the Department of Government Efficiency, but he has landed a new job at the Social Security Administration, reports Wired . Coristine is...

Report: DOJ Demands Ouster of UVA President

Sources say feds believe James Ryan 'rebranded' DEI instead of ending policies

(Newser) - The Trump administration has reportedly demanded that the University of Virginia remove its president, James E. Ryan, as a condition for resolving a Justice Department probe into the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The New York Times , citing people familiar with the discussions, reports that the Justice...

US, China Signed Trade Deal, Trump Says

President gave no details of the agreement

(Newser) - The US and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Trump said, adding he expects to soon have a deal with India. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg TV that the deal was signed earlier this week. Neither Lutnick nor Trump provided any details about the agreement, the AP...

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