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Trump’s obsession with immigration is really an obsession with segregation | Heba Gowayed
His policies are the latest instantiation of a centuries-long American tradition: laws meant to exclude people of color and privilege whiteness. A barrage of executive orders, many concerning ...The Guardian - 1h -
Japan's SoftBank reports loss weeks after announcing AI investment with U.S. President Trump
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen, or $2.4 billion, loss for the fiscal third quarter, as it racked up red ink from its Vision Fund investmentsABC News - 3h -
Rankings: The top 25 teams in the NCAA after Week 1
How many SEC teams are ranked? Is Texas still No. 1? Here's the updated top 25 poll after the first week of the 2025 college softball season.ESPN - 13h -
Immigration Deal in Florida Ends DeSantis Feud With Fellow Republicans
The governor and legislators had jockeyed to prove that their respective plans for immigration enforcement aligned with President Trump’s.The New York Times - 15h -
Tom Homan blasts Pope Francis for immigration comments
Pope Francis criticized President Trump's immigration policies in a letter and now Mr. Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan is weighing in on his statements. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.CBS News - 17h -
Democrats unveil legislation in bid to halt USAID elimination
A group of House Democrats have introduced legislation in a bid to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The bill, led by Rep. Sara ...The Hill - 17h -
Trump administration sued by religious groups over immigration arrests policy
The lawsuit from more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services.CBS News - 18h -
Religious groups sue administration to protect worship sites from immigration arrests
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans have filed a federal court lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway ...ABC News - 21h -
Pope criticizes Trump administration's immigration policies
Pope Francis criticized President Trump’s mass deportation plans in a letter urging compassion and the preservation of dignity for migrants in the U.S. The pope, in his letter, recognized “the ...The Hill - 22h -
27 religious groups sue to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
Christian and Jewish groups — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites — are challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more ...NBC News - 22h -
Democrats unveil target map for upcoming state legislative races
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) rolled out its target map for the 2025 and 2026 campaign cycles on Tuesday. As a part of what the DLCC called its “battleground chambers,” the ...The Hill - 22h -
Democrats unveil state legislative map for the next election cycle
The arm of the Democratic Party focused on state legislative races announced its initial target map for the upcoming election cycle Tuesday, identifying 10 states where they will seek to combat ...NBC News - 23h -
Small town in Florida offers big perks to attract a new doctor
With a physician shortage hitting small communities hard, the town of Havana, Florida, is seeking a new family doctor. Incentives include rent-free office space and medical equipment.CBS News - 1d -
Trump administration looks to deputize IRS agents for immigration enforcement
The Trump administration is asking the Treasury Department to deputize some of its law enforcement agents to help carry out the president's mass deportation plans. CBS News immigration and politics ...CBS News - 1d -
Johnson: Courts should 'allow the executive and the legislative branches to work'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Monday he thinks the courts should let the Trump administration and Congress do their work as they continue their efforts to reshape the federal government. ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump's citizenship order leaves expecting Indian immigrant parents in limbo
Thousands of Indian-origin couples in the US are anxious over Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship.BBC News - 1d -
Anthony Davis injury: Mavericks star out multiple weeks with adductor strain after debut in Dallas, per report
Davis, who the Lakers dealt away in the Luka Doncic trade, got hurt in his first game with the MavericksCBS Sports - 1d -
12:30 Report — Trump’s immigration agenda hits a snag
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Either the morning after the Super Bowl should be a holiday or the game should happen earlier in the day. How do we make this happen? In this edition: Another ...The Hill - 1d -
Senate Republicans just keep rolling over for Trump
Republican senators have no backbone when it comes to Trump's nominees.The Hill - 1d -
Most victims in Swedish mass shooting had immigrant background, say police
Prime minister addresses nation to pay tribute to those ‘who wanted to contribute to a better society’. Most of the people killed by a gunman in the Swedish city of Örebro last week had an ...The Guardian - 1d -
Chris Mason: Raids show ministers want to look tough on immigration
With high numbers still arriving in the UK, the government is keen not to appear wishy-washy on an issue that matters to so many people.BBC News - 2d -
UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration
The British government is touting its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K. The “blitz on illegal ...ABC News - 2d -
Court blocks administration from deporting 3 Venezuelan immigrants to Gitmo
A federal blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as part of the president's immigration crackdown.CBS News - 2d -
How the New Trump Era Has Upended Florida Politics
The recent feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature over immigration is a sign of more jockeying to come among Republicans over the next two years.The New York Times - 2d -
QC protesters rally against racism, call attention to role of immigrants
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Boxer John Cooney dies week after losing title fight
Irish boxer John Cooney died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells.CBS News - 2d -
Boxer John Cooney dies week after losing title fight
Irish boxer John Cooney died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells.CBS News - 2d -
Thousands protest against Trump’s war on immigrants after Ice raids: ‘Fight for our neighbors’
Protesters in Colorado express solidarity with the undocumented after dramatic raids throughout Denver. Thousands took to the streets on Wednesday and Saturday last week following a series of ...The Guardian - 2d -
James leads No. 14 NC State against No. 22 Florida State
No. 14 NC State visits the No. 22 Florida State Seminoles after Aziaha James scored 36 points in the Wolfpack's 89-83 win against the Duke Blue DevilsABC News - 3d -
Reynolds and South Florida host Wichita State
Wichita State Shockers (12-10, 2-7 AAC) at South Florida Bulls (12-11, 5-5 AAC) Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -1.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE: South ...ABC News - 3d -
Florida upends another No. 1 as Auburn stumbles
The Gators, who blew out then-No. 1 Tennessee at home in January, rallied from an early deficit and held off top-ranked Auburn 90-81 on Saturday.ESPN - 3d -
ICE immigration sweeps puts New Orleans' sanctuary city status to the test
A Louisiana state law passed just last year bans the very policies that make New Orleans a sanctuary city, the only one in the Gulf states.CBS News - 3d -
Boxer dies aged 28, a week after suffering brain injury during title fight
Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.BBC News - 3d -
Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28, one week after suffering injury in bout
Cooney suffered intracranial haemorrhage at Ulster Hall ‘He was a much loved son, brother and partner’ The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after ...The Guardian - 3d -
Donalds on rumored Florida gubernatorial bid: ‘We’ll see what happens’
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) teased Friday that he may throw his hat into the ring to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). “We’ll see what happens,” he told fellow guest Puck's Tara Palmeri ...The Hill - 3d -
Lasers, ladders and a leap: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.BBC News - 4d -
Beauty stocks post major losses after a week of worrying results
Several beauty stocks tanked this week, as companies such as E.l.f. Beauty and Estee Lauder reported disappointing earnings and cut guidance.CNBC - 4d -
2-year Treasury yield ends at highest in 2 weeks after jobs-data revisions
Yields on U.S. government debt jumped on Friday, but finished mixed for the week, after January’s nonfarm-payrolls data included upward revisions for prior months that revealed the labor market was ...MarketWatch - 4d -
Republicans eye dueling budget votes next week as Mike Johnson faces pressure to act
House Speaker Mike Johnson is eying a committee vote next week to kickstart a massive multi-trillion-dollar package to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.NBC News - 4d
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This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court
Lawyers challenging Trump's use of executive power are turning to a familiar weapon in their armory: the Administrative Procedure Act.NBC News - 3h -
Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves
Billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, pledged full transparency in his efforts to cut wasteful federal government spending. It comes as Democrats ...NBC News - 13h -
Trump's feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He too investigated Jan. 6th
Emil Bove, the acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot, worked on Jan. 6 cases himselfNBC News - 3h -
Democrat accuses Trump FBI pick Kash Patel of secretly ordering firings
Sen. Dick Durbin accused Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, of secretly orchestrating the firings of FBI officials.NBC News - 12h -
ISIS has an army in waiting — and Trump's next move could decide whether it rises again
In a network of prisons and detention camps across Syria, the Islamic State militant group or ISIS, has an army in waiting, and support for its regime lives on.NBC News - 3h
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NHS trust fined £1.6m over failings in baby deaths
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PBS says it's shutting its diversity office to comply with President Trump's executive order and firing the two executives brought on when the effort was started in 2021.CBS News - 24m -
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Russian held in US to be freed in exchange for Fogel release, Kremlin says
Detained in Russia since 2021, Fogel landed back in the U.S. on Tuesday.ABC News - 25m -
MI5 lied to courts to protect neo-Nazi spy after BBC revealed violent abuse
In an unprecedented admission, the Security Service apologises for “inaccurate” evidence.BBC News - 36m