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Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained; Fed gov. firing : NPR

Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained; Fed gov. firing : NPR

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Immigration authorities yesterday morning took Kilmar Abrego Garcia into federal custody, where he is waiting to find out how long he will remain in the U.S. The …

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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to California, Washington, and New Mexico: Enforce English Language Requirements or Lose Federal Funding | US Department of Transportation – Department of Transportation (.gov)

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to California, Washington, and New Mexico: Enforce English Language Requirements or Lose Federal Funding | US Department of Transportation  Department of Transportation (.gov) WATCH: Duffy threatens funding penalties for 3 states if English language rules for truckers aren’t enforced  PBS Trump admin threatens to cut millions in federal funding from 3 states over trucker English language …

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia – The White House (.gov)

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia – The White House (.gov)

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia  The White House (.gov) ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) The symbolism of Trump’s National Guard pizza party photo-op  MSNBC News Trump Enlists More Agencies in His Crackdown on Washington, D.C.  The New York Times …

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Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, citing his administration’s allegations of mortgage fraud

Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, citing his administration’s allegations of mortgage fraud

President Donald Trump is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately, according to a letter he posted to Truth Social on Monday night. In the letter, Trump writes: “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on …

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Gov. Pritzker Challenges Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago – The New York Times

Gov. Pritzker Challenges Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago  The New York Times Trump says he wants ‘Department of War’ instead of defense department – US politics live  The Guardian Trump administration latest: Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained and possible National Guard deployment in Chicago  CNN JB Pritzker press conference today: Illinois politicians condemn possible Donald Trump National Guard Chicago deployment plans  ABC7 …

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Fact check: Behind-the-scenes video disproves Trump’s claim that Gov. Moore called him ‘greatest president of my lifetime’

Fact check: Behind-the-scenes video disproves Trump’s claim that Gov. Moore called him ‘greatest president of my lifetime’

Facebook Tweet Email Link Video footage of a 2024 conversation between President Donald Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore disproves Trump’s claim that Moore called him “the greatest president of my lifetime.” Trump and Moore have been trading public barbs over public safety in Baltimore amid the president’s takeover of law enforcement in nearby Washington, DC. Speaking to reporters at …

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Gov. DeSantis’ administration lacks authority to operate “Alligator Alcatraz,” lawsuit alleges

Gov. DeSantis’ administration lacks authority to operate “Alligator Alcatraz,” lawsuit alleges

Calling it “exactly the kind of disaster that Congress took pains to avoid,” attorneys for immigrants held at a detention center in the Everglades filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration lacks the authority to run the facility. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the federal court’s Middle District of Florida, is the third major legal challenge to the detention …

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