MARCH 20, 2025
US deports over 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador's mega-prison. - El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
Attorney General Pam Bondi and top Justice Department officials said the government may invoke state secrets privilege to block a federal judge from viewing specific information about two deportation flights of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, court filings Wednesday show.
In...
MARCH 19, 2025
When noncitizens return to the U.S. from abroad, an immigration officer can decide whether they’re allowed to reenter the country. - Alex Brandon/AP
Several high-profile arrests and deportations in recent weeks have sparked fear among visa and green-card holders that they could be targeted by the Trump administration.
President Trump has made immigration enforcement a central pillar of his administration....
MARCH 19, 2025
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has emerged as the most frequent GOP critic of DOGE in the Senate. Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post and Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is one of the biggest DOGE critics among GOP senators.
On Tuesday, she said Elon Musk may come after her as a result.
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MARCH 19, 2025
Elon Musk (left) hopped on the podcast of Sen. Ted Cruz (center) to talk about his cost-cutting exploits in the early days of President Donald Trump's (right) second term. - Brandon Bell—Getty Images
Elon Musk claimed 14 computers at the Department of Treasury and other government agencies just “send money out of nothing” during a podcast appearance with Sen....
MARCH 19, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens as the Finnish President addresses their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Mar. 19, 2025. - Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on Wednesday about a partial ceasefire on energy infrastructure amid broader efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Their conversation came one day after Trump...
MARCH 19, 2025
DOGE Social Security Protest. - Stephanie Scarbrough
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.
DOGE Social Security Protest. - Stephanie Scarbrough
Beginning March 31st, people will no longer be...
MARCH 19, 2025
In this photo illustration, One Dollar bill notes are displayed on January 11, 2025. Anna Barclay/Getty Images
People living in 30 zip codes along the United States-Mexico border are set to face a new level of scrutiny when they send money overseas or exchange currency, in a government effort to counter money laundering by cartels.
Federal authorities could now be flagged when...
MARCH 18, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13, 2025. - Andrew Harnik/Getty
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, one of two Democratic commissioners from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, said the president is "afraid of what I will tell...
MARCH 18, 2025
President Donald Trump waves before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on March 7. - AP
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The Department of Defense is aiming to cut between 50,000 and 60,000 civilian employees, the Associated Press reported Tuesday—a day after an appeals court upheld a ruling ordering the Trump administration to reverse tens of thousands...
MARCH 18, 2025
First Lady Michelle Obama greets Hannah August in the Blue Room of the White House. - Chuck Kennedy/The White House
Hannah August started her career in 2006 working up the ranks in the Senate press office.
She worked in the Department of Justice and as press secretary to former First Lady Michelle Obama.
August left her job...
