Uganda agrees to deal with US to take deported migrants
Uganda also expressed a preference that those brought into the country should be of African nationalities.
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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.
Judge to weigh detainees’ legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
A federal judge will hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades have been denied their legal rights.
Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals
A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioning how they got visas, the State Department said it was halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending a review.
Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.
Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.
DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Indiana House Democrats assemble with Texas colleagues against partisan gerrymandering efforts
A half-dozen Indiana House Democrats met with their Texas colleagues Wednesday in Chicago to oppose unprecedented mid-cycle redistricting efforts.
DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7
Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.
Indiana GOP lawmakers, politicos pan prospect of early redistricting
Hoosier leaders might be busy taking behind-the-scenes feedback on the prospect of early redistricting, but rank-and-file Republicans are increasingly going public with their opposition.
The nation’s capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive
The questions came fast to the mayor of the nation’s capital, many of them designed to get her to say something harsh about Donald Trump — in particular, the president’s freshly announced plan to take over the Metropolitan Police Department and call in the National Guard.
Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions
In the months since Trump took office, his administration has been shifting as much as $1 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other accounts to pay for immigration enforcement and deportation operations, lawmakers said.
Trial to start on whether deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law
A federal judge in San Francisco will consider evidence and hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed National Guard soldiers and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids this summer.
New lawsuit on Epstein case seeks records of Trump administration communications
The group Democracy Forward sued the Justice Department and the FBI for senior administration officials’ communication about Jeffrey Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between him and President Donald Trump.
Judge to consider the fate of an agreement on protecting immigrant children in US custody
A federal judge on Friday will hear a Trump administration request to end a nearly three-decade-old policy on ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children held in federal custody.
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order nationwide in fourth such ruling since Supreme Court decision
A federal judge in Maryland late Thursday ruled President Donald Trump’s administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.
VP Vance meets with Indiana GOP leadership on redistricting; Democrats denounce effort
Gov. Mike Braun told reporters the Statehouse meeting went “pretty good” and that “we covered a wide array of topics.” He confirmed that at least part of the discussion was about redistricting specifically.
Trump seeks to change how census collects data, wants to exclude illegal immigrants
Any changes in how the national census is conducted would require alterations to the Census Act and approval from Congress, and there likely would be a fierce fight.
JD Vance heads to Indiana to push redistricting, but legalities remain unclear
An Indiana House Democrat called defeating mid-cycle redistricting “a knife fight for democracy.”
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead.