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Trump Raises Cash for Scandal-Plagued Paxton as GOP Frets Over a Texas Senate Seat
Trump Raises Cash for Scandal-Plagued Paxton as GOP Frets Over a Texas Senate Seat President Trump headlined a Republican National Committee fundraiser Thursday at Houston’s Post Oak Hotel, with donors paying at least $10,000 to attend a reception aimed at boosting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign. Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in…
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ICE Sweep Hits Connecticut School Bus Stops, Detaining Dozens This Week
ICE Sweep Hits Connecticut School Bus Stops, Detaining Dozens This Week Federal immigration agents have detained dozens of people in Danbury, Connecticut, in an operation that began Monday and continued through Thursday despite opposition from local officials and protesters. According to the advocacy group Danbury Unites for Immigrants, ICE detained 16 people Monday, at least…
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RFK Jr. Suggests Pennsylvania’s Measles Deaths Were “Fabricated,” Shapiro Fires Back
RFK Jr. Suggests Pennsylvania’s Measles Deaths Were “Fabricated,” Shapiro Fires Back Pennsylvania’s Department of Health confirmed this week that two unvaccinated residents, including a newborn in Lancaster County, died in connection with measles—the state’s first such deaths in 35 years. The state has now logged 424 confirmed cases across 28 counties, with nearly 200 concentrated…
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Trump Renames Lake Ontario “Lake America,” Turning a Trade War Into a Map Dispute
Trump Renames Lake Ontario “Lake America,” Turning a Trade War Into a Map Dispute President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” effective immediately, amid an escalating trade war with Canada. The order asserts that because “the deepest parts of the Lake’s waters” lie…
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail-Ballot Crackdown 10 Weeks Before the Midterms
Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail-Ballot Crackdown 10 Weeks Before the Midterms U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston on Thursday blocked a newly finalized Postal Service regulation implementing President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, pausing it for 14 days pending further hearings. The rule would have directed USPS to track mail-in ballots and potentially reject…
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State Department Freezes All Immigrant Visa Interviews Worldwide
State Department Freezes All Immigrant Visa Interviews Worldwide The State Department on Wednesday paused immigrant visa, or green card, interview appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, saying consular officers need additional training to screen applicants for the risk they could become dependent on public benefits [1, 2]. A department spokesperson said the goal is…
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DHS Proposes Largest Immigration Fee Ever: $103,265 Per H-1B Visa
DHS Proposes Largest Immigration Fee Ever: $103,265 Per H-1B Visa The Department of Homeland Security published a proposed rule this week that would impose a $103,265 fee on every H-1B visa petition subject to the annual lottery cap, including those eligible for the advanced-degree exemption [3, 4]. The fee would stack on top of all…
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CIA Chief’s Secret Moscow Trip Confirmed by Trump: “Something May Come Out of It”
CIA Chief’s Secret Moscow Trip Confirmed by Trump: “Something May Come Out of It” CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday, his first visit to Russia since taking office, flying aboard a military transport plane from Joint Base Andrews through Riga, Latvia before landing in the Russian capital [1, 2].…
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ICE Arrests Hit Trump-Era Record in July as Most Detainees Have No Criminal History
ICE Arrests Hit Trump-Era Record in July as Most Detainees Have No Criminal History U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July 2026, the highest monthly total of President Trump’s second term and a 15% jump from June, according to newly compiled federal data reported this week [1]. More than half of those…
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Trump Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress, Tying Reactor Riches to Israel Normalization
Trump Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress, Tying Reactor Riches to Israel Normalization President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally submitted a U.S.-Saudi Arabia civil nuclear cooperation agreement to Congress, opening a 90-legislative-day review period under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act. The 30-year accord would let American companies, led by Westinghouse, build AP1000 reactors…