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Federal Judge Presses ICE, Border Patrol Officials On Tactics And Use Of Tear Gas

Federal Judge Presses ICE, Border Patrol Officials On Tactics And Use Of Tear Gas

This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. CHICAGO — Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino must sit for questioning, under limited conditions, in the ongoing lawsuit over force used against journalists and peaceful protesters by federal immigration agents, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District …

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Jeffries rejects Republican bill giving shutdown pay to troops, federal workers – Axios

Jeffries rejects Republican bill giving shutdown pay to troops, federal workers  Axios House Minority Leader Jeffries News Conference on Day 20 of Government Shutdown  C-SPAN Jeffries urges Trump to jump into spending talks: ‘Get off the golf course’  The Hill LEADER JEFFRIES: “EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY WITHOUT ACTION, THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GETS EVEN WORSE” – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries  Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (.gov) …

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Delays in federal FEMA grants risk jeopardizing disaster response

Delays in federal FEMA grants risk jeopardizing disaster response

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to their ability to respond to crises. It’s all causing confusion, frustration and concern. The federal government shutdown isn’t helping. “Every …

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Federal officials have been called to testify before a judge over actions in Chicago. Here’s what we know

Federal officials have been called to testify before a judge over actions in Chicago. Here’s what we know

Days before he was ordered to appear in front of a US district judge to answer pressing questions about the immigration crackdown in Chicago, the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field director is heading out of town and two other officials are set to testify Monday instead. The judge at the center of the discussion said she didn’t want to …

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University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding – The Washington Post

University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding  The Washington Post University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges  The New York Times 5 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond  CNN UVA declines invitation to join federal education compact  UVA Today University of Pennsylvania declines to sign agreement to …

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Key US nuclear agency to send 80% of workforce home as shutdown drags on | US federal government shutdown 2025

Key US nuclear agency to send 80% of workforce home as shutdown drags on | US federal government shutdown 2025

The agency that maintains the US nuclear arsenal will be sending home 80% of its workforce as the government shutdown drags through its 17th day and into the weekend, now the longest full funding lapse in US history. House armed services committee chair Mike Rogers said in a Friday press conference that the National Nuclear Security Administration has now exhausted …

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