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Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered.”
Journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges stemming from his reporting at an anti-ICE protest in a Minnesota church, multiple outlets reported . Why it matters: President Trump 's Department of Justice brought the case against the former CNN anchor, sparking backlash over First Amendment concerns. - He faces charges under the FACE Act, a federal law that prohibits interfering with people exercising their religious rights. The 1994 law was created to allow freedom of access to abortion clinic entrances, making the DOJ's prosecution of Lemon under it unusual. - First-time offenders could face a prison sentence of up to a year. Catch up quick: Lemon was arrested last month after he interviewed protesters,…
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people. Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pipeline and will fuel President Trump's pledge to deport millions of people. But the plans are facing local pushback . Driving the news: ICE is going on a buying spree for warehouse spaces, estimated to cost $38.3 billion out of budget of $45 billion from the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed last year. - A new ICE memo , shared with the New Hampshire Governor's Office on Thursday, states that it plans to buy "non-traditional facilities built specifically to support ICE's needs." - ICE plans to buy eight "mega centers," 16 processing centers…
A surge of immigration arrests in the state sent thousands of people to detention centers in Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere. Federal courts have been overwhelmed with their pleas for release.
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The ruling allows an April election where voters can let the legislature draw a new congressional map. It could help Democrats win more House seats. Republicans might still fight it in court.
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The Trump administration’s deportations through Jan. 2026 are estimated to have cost “upward of $40 million,” according to a report by Senate Democrats.
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Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, had cooperated with prosecutors, who sought a lenient sentence. But the judge said the woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, merited the state maximum.
Two senior Trump administration health officials — including one who was running the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention — are leaving their posts as part of a staff shakeup by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ahead of the midterm elections, two sources confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: The departures of deputy health secretary Jim O'Neill and general counsel Mike Stuart coincide with Kennedy's public emphasis on top administration priorities like cleaning up the food supply and lowering drug prices. - O'Neill was not only the second-ranking official at the Department of Health and Human Services, but also the acting director of the CDC. Driving the news: The staff shuffle will effectively make the current Medicare…
Chris Paul has announced he is retiring from the NBA after a 21-season career that stacks up as Hall of Fame worthy
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Before leaving The Times after 22 years, David Brooks responds to readers’ questions.
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