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Haitian immigrants and supporters rally to reject DHS Decision to terminate TPS for Haitians

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s early termination of temporary protected status for Haitian migrants

By Angelica Franganillo Diaz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Brooklyn has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitian migrants ahead of schedule, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security violated the law in its rush to strip deportation protections and work permits from over half a million people.

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Attorney general investigating City of Columbia for DEI practices

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Tuesday that his office has started an investigation into the City of Columbia’s practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The investigation will focus on “decision-making in city programs, hiring and funding,” according to a news release from Bailey’s office. “We will not allow government at

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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill

By Eric Bradner, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands – and she used that leverage to force a series of changes that will deliver more federal dollars to her state. The Senate passed Trump’s so-called “big,

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Congolese refugees look through a corrugated metal fence at the final batches of food delivered by the now-dismantled United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a storage and food delivery area at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo

Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years

By Jennifer Hansler and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years. “This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walk to the US Senate floor

Senate GOP passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after scramble to win over holdouts, setting up high-stakes House fight

By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, Lauren Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong grind to secure the support of key holdouts. Some of the hardest work may still lie ahead, however, as Trump and GOP leaders must now

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks on the floor of the Senate on Monday

Senate’s marathon voting session on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stretches into morning

CNN, HOUSE TV, SENATE TV, X By Morgan Rimmer, Tami Luhby and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into Tuesday after a weekend of negotiations and delays. The vote-a-rama, an open-ended series of votes on

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President Donald Trump looks on as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the Florida Homecoming rally at the BB&T Center in 2019.

Trump brushes off past rivalry with DeSantis at opening of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Just months after President Donald Trump’s administration quietly moved to undercut a hardline immigration push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two Republican former rivals appeared side by side on Tuesday for the opening of a new migrant detention center in the Everglades. Trump and DeSantis

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Court fights renew in earnest in effort to challenge Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order after SCOTUS ruling

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Three days after the Supreme Court said litigants attempting to get court orders broadly blocking President Donald Trump’s policies must do so through class action lawsuits, an administration lawyer said it plans to oppose such legal maneuverings in cases challenging the executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The

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Lara Trump

Republican hopefuls wait for Lara Trump decision in North Carolina Senate race, sources tell CNN

By Dianne Gallagher and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, is the leading potential candidate to run for Senate from North Carolina with Donald Trump’s backing, multiple sources tell CNN. Sen. Thom Tillis’ announcement that he won’t seek reelection next year opens a prize opportunity for North Carolina Republicans. Multiple

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