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Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families

Evgeny and Evgeniia face an excruciating choice.

ICE told them they could leave the US with their child and return to Russia, or they could remain in immigration detention in the United States but their 8-year-old son, Maksim, would be taken and sent to a shelter for unaccompanied children.

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Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda

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U.S. District Judges John J. McConnell Jr. of the District of Rhode Island and John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington said during a virtual event that they have endured campaigns of harassment since taking on the prominent cases.

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Third court blocks Trump birthright citizenship order nationwide after Supreme Court decision A third court ruled Friday that President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order cannot go into effect across the country, following the Supreme Court’s decision last month clawing back nat…

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On Eve of Tariff Deadline, Trump’s Trade War Faces Key Court Test

“The president can negotiate deals,” said Jeffrey Schwab, the interim litigation director for the Liberty Justice Center, a legal group that brought one of the lawsuits. “He’s just got to get congressional approval.”

Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn't followed A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to explain why it is apparently not following his order to restore operations at the government-run Voice of America.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia gave the administration until Aug. 13 to explain how it will get VOA working again. The outlet that dates back to World War II has been largely dark since March.

New York removes nearly 1 million people from health care plan After the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, there's even greater concern about how many Americans will lose health care.

Without coverage, these Americans may delay seeking medical care, potentially increasing demand for emergency care services, ramping up costs and worsening chronic and mental health conditions.

Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.

“We have people patrolling all over the city starting at 5:30 in the morning,” said Ron Gochez, a high school teacher..And then we say to the people, ‘If you are documented, come out. Come outside. Join us. Help us to defend your neighbor.’”

How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law

“Now churches are free,” said Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, which has been working to challenge the law for years. “The leash is gone.”

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Trump’s net approval rating is 15 points underwater — with 55 percent of surveyed Americans disapproving of the president’s performance in office and 40 percent approving.

Donald Trump says his name may have been planted in Jeffrey Epstein files The president has faced pressure from his supporters to release the files about Epstein, which they believe will reveal a cover-up.

On Monday, President Donald Trump told reporters that his name may have been planted in the Jeffrey Epstein files by former Attorney General Merrick Garland or former FBI director James Comey.

Florida removes over quarter of people from health care plan There has been growing concern in recent months about how high levels of uninsured Americans could impact health outcomes and medical costs.

Around 1.4 million Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid in the state as part of the unwinding process happening nationwide after Medicaid coverage was expanded following the COVID pandemic.

If you live in one of these 13 states, you might have a higher electric bill next year. Blame data centers. Rates are set to rise in 13 states as Big Tech's data centers boost demand.

No, it’s mostly due to the prevalence of AI data centers, the power-sucking buildings that allow users to ask generative AI bots like Grok if something is true: