NYTIMES (Orlando Mayorquín) - ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community
Two brothers who were recognized by their congresswoman last year, along with their parents and younger brother, are facing deportation.
NYTIMES (Jonah E. Bromwich) - A Year After His Arrest, Mahmoud Khalil Lives in Limbo and in Fear
President Trump made Mr. Khalil the face of his crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests. Mr. Khalil is now living with uncertainty as the courts consider his deportation.
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NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - Trump Executive Order Protected Weedkiller Roundup and a Munition, White Phosphorus
Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition.
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NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski) - How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine
The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.
BITCHUTE - Why are there so many Islamic terror organizations?
WASHINGTONPOST (Isaac Arnsdorf, Rael Ombuor) - Trump said he ended a war in Africa. U.S. sanctions say otherwise.
The administration says Rwandan-backed militants violated a Trump-brokered peace accord within days.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Karen Tumulty) - Tim Walz talks about the ‘generational trauma’ his state has faced
Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Americans saw Minnesotans at their best, looking out for each other, the governor tells The Post.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Cleve R. Wootson Jr.) - Trump is betting that bigger income tax refunds will boost the GOP
Republicans designed parts of Trump’s signature tax law to deliver larger refunds this filing season, offering a potential political boost before the midterms.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Hannah Knowles, Clara Ence Morse) - Texas primaries raise GOP alarm about Latino voters
Strong Democratic turnout last week in heavily Latino parts of Texas has some Republicans fearing they will struggle to maintain the coalition Trump built in 2024.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Michelle Boorstein) - Religion influencers have become like Yelp for faith seekers
Online religious experts are part professor and part pastor and they’re reaching millions of people who have questions about modern faith.