Pentagon Sending Combat Forces to the Border in Line With Trump Directive
The troop mobilization indicates that President Trump is breaking with recent presidents’ practice of limiting deployments along the U.S.-Mexico border mostly to small numbers of active-duty soldiers and reservists.
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Pentagon to send nearly 3,000 additional active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border
The Pentagon is sending more than 2,000 additional active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfill a central promise of ...NBC News - 19h -
Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism visiting 10 college campuses
The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced Friday it would be visiting 10 university campuses that experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023. The Department of Justice ...The Hill - 2d -
Man dies at Manchester airport after arrest by Border Force officers
Police watchdog is investigating death of 27-year-old who showed ‘unusual behaviour’ at security check. A 27-year-old man has died at Manchester airport after being arrested by Border Force ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
Saudi border forces accused of killing ‘hundreds of Ethiopian migrants’
Witnesses making the crossing from Yemen report coming under machine-gun fire and seeing rotting bodies. Saudi Arabia’s forces are accused of using indiscriminate force against migrants on their ...The Guardian - 2d -
Sanders: Democrats' strategy to combat Trump policies 'not good enough'
Senator Bernie Sanders believes that Democrats need to face a broken political system and address the needs of the working class.The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Trump directs investigation preceding potential copper tariffs
President Trump on Tuesday directed his Commerce secretary to investigate the need for possible tariffs on copper, the latest industry to potentially be targeted by Trump’s sweeping trade agenda. ...The Hill - 4d -
Australian citizen detained 32 times at Sydney airport accuses border force of systemic racism
Exclusive: Hubert Igbinoba, who is suing the Australian government, says he is singled out because he is black – a claim the government denies. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...The Guardian - 5d -
Worker Strike Forces California Lab to Send Bird Flu Tests Out of State
Striking are workers from the California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab.Inc. - 2d -
Trump fires top general in Pentagon shake-up
The new defence secretary earlier accused Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown of having a "woke" focus.BBC News - Feb. 22
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Israel Halts Aid to Gaza and Proposes New Cease-Fire Framework
Israel has called for Hamas to accept a temporary extension of the existing cease-fire deal, and to release more hostages.The New York Times - 1h -
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Syrian Forces Deployed in Druse Town After Deadly Gunfight
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