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Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Prosecutors’ Efforts to Level Harsh Charges Against Residents  The New York Times Former DOJ worker who hurled sandwich at federal officer charged with misdemeanor  Fox News After failing to get felony indictment, feds charge DC sandwich thrower with a misdemeanor  ABC News Prosecutors charge D.C. sandwich thrower with misdemeanor  The Washington Post Washington, D.C. sandwich-throwing case shows a grand …

The Social Security Administration official who alleged in a whistleblower complaint that the Department of Government Efficiency had put the personal data of millions of Americans on a vulnerable server said in an email Friday that he’s submitting his “involuntary resignation” because of actions the agency has taken against him. Charles Borges, who’d been the SSA’s chief data officer, said …

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that maintained temporary protected status for Venezuelans while the …

Trump admin plans immigration enforcement surge in Boston  Politico Opinion | A TV Lesson for Michelle Wu  The Wall Street Journal Boston City Council preps for federal funding cuts after Mayor Wu’s defiance of sanctuary removal order  Boston Herald GOP Alleges Migrant Crimes Against Children in Blue State  NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Trump Admin Eyes Boston For ICE Blitz: Politico  Patch Source link

The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results posted by the town. His …

Seattle police arrested a man in connection with the home invasion robbery of Macklemore’s residence earlier this summer, when bear spray-wielding attackers stole the rapper’s Seattle Seahawks and Sounders championship rings, authorities said Friday. King County’s Valley SWAT team raided the suspect’s home in nearby Renton on Aug. 21, leading to the arrest of 29-year-old Patrick Maisonet, officials said. Maisonet …

The Trump administration has moved to cut $5bn (£3.7bn) in foreign aid that was already allocated by Congress earlier this year. The president is using an arcane manoeuvre known as a pocket rescission, or a request to claw back approved funds so late in the fiscal year that if Congress does not weigh in, the allocated money lapses. The move, …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that maintained temporary protected status for Venezuelans while …

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in Iowa, sources say  The Washington Post Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say  CBS News Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to third term, sources tell CNN  CNN Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election in Iowa in 2026  NBC News Ernst Is Part of a Bigger Problem for …