Facebook Tweet Email Link Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. The mayor’s order provides guidance and directives to the city’s agencies and law enforcement “in the midst of escalating threats from the federal government.” …
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‘Is Trump Dead?’ Rumors Debunked
Topline President Donald Trump on Saturday was photographed leaving for his golf course in Virginia, dispelling unfounded rumors spread on social media that Trump had died in recent days after not being seen publicly. Social media users, without evidence, pushed claims that President Donald Trump had died in recent days after not being seen publicly. AFP via Getty Images Key …
Read More »Mass shooting in Minnesota sparks renewed thoughts and prayers debate
Thoughts and prayers. The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable. As if the slaughter of children amid screams and shattered stained glass wasn’t cause enough for grief, American opinion makers were convulsed once again this week in a debate over the role of prayer in the wake of a …
Read More »Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire – The Washington Post
Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire The Washington Post Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say The Guardian Border Patrol arrests 2 crew workers helping battle Washington’s biggest wildfire for being in the country illegally CNN Keizer man detained by Border Patrol while fighting Pacific Northwest wildfire Statesman Journal What we know about …
Read More »The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the ‘Roadless Rule.’ The Public Won’t Have Much Time to Weigh In
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving the public just three weeks to weigh in on a key step of its attempt to scrap the Roadless Rule, which protects almost 59 million acres of forest land from road construction and timber harvesting. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published a notice Friday seeking comment on its intention to develop an environmental …
Read More »Bondi fires Justice Department employee for gesturing at National Guard – Reuters
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Read More »U.S. guided-missile cruiser spotted crossing the Panama Canal after warships deployed to Venezuela
A U.S. guided-missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean on Friday night, after the Trump administration deployed warships near the coast of Venezuela. AFP journalists saw the naval vessel passing through one of the canal’s locks at around 9:30 pm and navigating east toward the Atlantic. The United States has …
Read More »DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings
Facebook Tweet Email Link The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence. The grants were ended as part of $18.5 million in cuts to a Homeland Security program that the Trump administration …
Read More »What's a pocket rescission, the tool Trump used to cancel $5 billion in foreign aid? – Axios
What’s a pocket rescission, the tool Trump used to cancel $5 billion in foreign aid? Axios Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid The New York Times Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms The Washington Post Collins condemns Trump’s bid to cut foreign aid using ‘pocket rescission’ The Hill White House plans to use …
Read More »Poli Sci Experts Weigh In On Gavin Newsom’s Attacks On Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and his team have recently ramped up their social media attacks on President Donald Trump, his administration and the president’s most dedicated MAGA supporters. And their approach is simple: Mock Trump by using his own style of writing and combativeness against him. Last week, the official social media account for Newsom’s press office mimicked the president …
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