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Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US, official says
A Venezuelan official says Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals, after reaching an agreement.
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Social Security chief backs down on threat to shut down agency after DOGE ruling
Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek is backing down on a threat to cease operations at the agency after a federal judge blocked staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data housed at the agency.
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Cornell student activist asked to surrender to ICE
Momodou Taal, who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests last year, sued the Trump administration this month over actions aimed at student protesters.
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What's next for the Columbia student facing deportation over pro-Palestinian activism?
He remains in detention in Louisiana as his attorneys fight his detention and the Trump administration argues he “led activities aligned to Hamas.”
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Trump revokes access to classified material for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Biden officials
President Donald Trump in a Friday night memo rescinded any existing security clearances and access to classified information for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and various other officials, NBC News reported.
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Researchers say US government tried to erase sexual orientation from findings
Two California researchers say a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication.
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Columbia University concedes to Trump's demands amid threats to federal funding
Columbia University is conceding to the Trump administration’s demands to step up efforts to crackdown on anti-Israel protests on campus and reform its admissions process in order to hold onto millions of dollars in federal funding. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.
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How the White House is handling Elon Musk and potential conflicts of interest
As the public face of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk has an expansive portfolio that spans across the many levers of government — and that could intersect with his wide range of business interests, NBC News reported. But unlike another high-profile “special government employee” working in Trump’s White House, AI and crypto czar David...
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Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes
Columbia University agreed to implement a suite of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.
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White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm
President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives. The move follows a meeting between Trump and Brad Karp, the chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,…
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Judges stand firm as Trump ramps up attacks on judiciary
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks from the Oval Office. Follow along for live updates.
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Detentions of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
U.S. authorities have arrested and detained Canadian and European travelers at U.S. borders in recent weeks.
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Government can't deport Georgetown scholar until court rules, judge orders
A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown University scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule.
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What to know about how Trump's executive order will affect American education
While big questions about the agency’s future remain unanswered, here is everything to know about its history, and some of the plans conservatives have pushed for dismantling it.
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Trump signs executive order shuttering the Department of Education
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to close the Department of Education.
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Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.
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Georgetown University graduate student detained by immigration authorities
Federal immigration authorities have detained a Georgetown University graduate student from India who was teaching at the Washington institution on a student visa, his attorney said Wednesday. Masked agents arrested the graduate student, Badar Khan Suri, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, attorney Hassan Ahmad said. The agents identified themselves as being with the Department of Homeland...
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Trump signs executive order aimed at shuttering the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Education Department. Follow along for live updates.
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Trump is planning to order a shutdown of the Education Department. Here's what it does
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades.