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Washington — The Trump administration’s 10% stake in Intel, announced not long after President Trump had called on the chip maker’s CEO to resign, is being criticized by conservatives and some economic policy experts alike, who worry such extensive government intervention undermines free enterprise.  Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, may have fueled those misgivings, telling …

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge on Thursday to bar top Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi — from making “baseless public attacks” against their client, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. The motion was filed in Nashville federal court less than a week …

Trump admin offers subdued response to Russia’s assault on Kyiv, and Europe’s outrage  Politico Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,282  Al Jazeera Russia’s Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Since Trump-Putin Summit Damages EU Building  The Wall Street Journal Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, hits EU mission  Reuters 2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 18  The New York …

The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in a statement Wednesday, blaming a court …

Multiple FEMA staff put on leave after letter criticizing Trump admin  Axios FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump  The New York Times FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter  The Washington Post FEMA workers put on leave after signing letter warning of Trump’s overhaul of the agency  CNN Some FEMA staff are put on leave after …

The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, sent letters Tuesday demanding that the health departments in these states and territories remove “all references …

In a statement to Politico’s E&E News days after the order was lifted in May, the White House claimed that Hochul “caved” and struck an agreement to allow “two natural gas pipelines to advance” through New York. Hochul denied that any such deal was made. Trump has made no effort to conceal his disdain for wind power and other renewable …

Report: Trump admin mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guardsmen in Indiana, 18 other states  WTHR National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown  Fox News Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guard troops in 19 states to widen crime and immigration crackdown  The Independent 1,700 National Guard troops to be ‘force multiplier’ for ICE: Homan  NewsNation Georgia National Guard asked to support …

SCOTUS decision impacts DEI programmes that include breast cancer research and HIV prevention. The highest court in the US has ruled that the Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding on breast cancer, HIV prevention and suicide, among other issues, in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. In a …

Trump admin vetting 55 million U.S. visa holders for potential deportation violations  Axios Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations  AP News Trump administration to vet all 55 million foreigners with U.S. visas  The Washington Post US to review 55 million American visas worldwide; five million held by Indians  Times of India Rubio’s State Department yanks more …