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US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class U.S. President Donald Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by U.S. and Guatemalan officials.

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White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff threat The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened various sanctions.

The tariff on Columbia products has been put on hold until the next time Trump throws a tantrum.

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff threat

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12 Actually Useful Things You’ll Be Glad You Have in Your Junk Drawer Your catchall drawer doesn’t have to be full of junk. Stock up on useful tools you’ll reach for time and again.

These are surprisingly useful goodies you’ll be glad to have on hand in a pinch. Though they may live in your junk drawer, we promise you they’re anything but junk.

Trump Alarms Denmark in an Icy Exchange Over Greenland President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are clearer.

Days before his inauguration, President Trump insisted in a contentious phone call with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark that he wanted the U.S. to take over Greenland.

NPR maintains a database of all Jan 6 pre-pardon offenders, charges and cases. Attempts at erasure notwithstanding, the record of the riot and those hurt by it exists

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Trump Abruptly Cancels Crucial Science Reviews at NIH, World’s Largest Public Funder of Biomedical Research President Trump has placed an indefinite suspension on research grant reviews and travel at the National Institutes of Health and appears to have erased diversity programming pages at the agency’s web...

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Local governments across U.S. signal they won't aid Trump migrant crackdown Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "It would have a very chilling effect on our ability to provide public safety in the city if people were afraid to call the Minneapolis police because they think we're going to call Immigration on them."
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Ahead of LA fires damage tour Trump makes false water claims. Here's what experts say President Trump and others are spreading false narratives about water and the LA wildfires. These include the notion that the city didn't have enough water to fight the fires.

President Trump and others are spreading false narratives about water and the LA wildfires. These include the notion that the city didn't have enough water to fight the fires.

Trump is threatening to hold wildfire aid hostage. Can he really do that? It's complicated.

“If he doesn’t sign those papers, we won’t give him money to put out all his fires,” Trump said. “And if we don’t give him all the money to put out the fires, he’s got problems.”

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None of this brings down prices, lowers taxes, raises wages, or helps improve quality of life.

All he has done is consolidate power, terrorize vulnerable people, and make us all less safe.

It's been one week. Every morning I wake up and discover that he has taken something else away from all of us -- including the dipshits who voted for him -- that keeps us safe. Every morning he's attacked another vulnerable group of innocent Americans.

Trump staff ‘furious’ after Musk trashes AI project “It’s clear he has abused the proximity to the president,” said one ally of the president.

“The problem is the president doesn’t have any leverage over him and Elon gives zero fucks.”

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