Vance visits southern border as Trump admin rethinks Guantánamo Bay detention plan

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Trump admin is rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan amid cost issues and power struggles

President Trump still wants to use the base for detention, but a scaled-down version is the most likely outcome, sources said.
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Vance to visit southern border next week

Vice President Vance is scheduled to travel next week to the U.S.-Mexico border, becoming the highest ranking administration to do so amid the Trump White House's efforts to crack down on ...
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Vance, Hegseth and Gabbard visit southern border

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are at the southern border on Wednesday.
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Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border

President Donald Trump gave his first first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term last night, outlining his agenda and actions so far in remarks that focused heavily on culture war ...
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Trump admin removes migrants from Guantanamo Bay

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed deported migrants from a facility on the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration brought them as ...
The Hill - Feb. 21
Trump admin planning operation to find and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children

The Trump administration is planning a nationwide operation to locate and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children.
NBC News - Feb. 25
Vance headed to U.S.-Mexico border after Trump touts immigration crackdown

Vice President JD Vance is visiting Eagle Pass, Texas, to tour facilities connected to President Trump's immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
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Sharp drop in illegal crossings at U.S. southern border

Apprehensions of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. illegally at the southern border are plummeting. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details from Sunland ...
CBS News - Feb. 25
Pentagon orders thousands more troops to southern border

The Pentagon is sending up to 5,050 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border even as unlawful border crossings have sharply fallen in recent weeks. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a ...
The Hill - 2d
Trump admin tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers

Trump administration tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers
NBC News - Feb. 26
Lawsuit Against Panama Challenges Detention of Trump Deportees

A group of lawyers accused Panama of violating the rights of people deported from the United States under the Trump administration’s policy of sending migrants to cooperative Latin American nations.
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How to plan the ultimate adventure through Southern Mexico

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Watch: Vance gives remarks from US-Mexico border

Vice President Vance is set to give remarks from the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday afternoon, a day after President Trump touted his immigration agenda and knocked the Biden administration for ...
The Hill - 12h
Microsoft urges Trump to rethink AI chip export controls

Company president Brad Smith warns the new rules will force American allies to buy Chinese products
Financial Times - 6d
New Scotland-England border landmark plan submitted

The Star of Caledonia will stand 33m (100ft) high and aim to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.
BBC News - Feb. 21
Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay

The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.
The New York Times - Feb. 24
Carville suggests Trump admin will ‘collapse’ within 30 days

Democratic strategist James Carville suggested the Trump administration will “collapse” within 30 days as the public reacts to the sweeping actions from the executive branch. “I believe that this ...
The Hill - Feb. 24
Teachers union sues over Trump admin’s DEI warning to schools

The American Federation of Teachers sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its warning to schools that they may lose federal funding if they persist with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
The Hill - Feb. 26
Judge orders Trump officials must testify in union lawsuit against admin

A federal judge issued a Thursday order requiring four Trump administration officials to testify in a lawsuit seeking to expose the inner workings of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...
The Hill - 6d
Trump and Vance Scolded Ukraine’s Leader

Also, measles cases are surging in West Texas. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
The New York Times - 5d
Vance criticised after comments on UK-French peacekeeping plan

US vice-president said deal unlikely to be secured by ‘some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years’
Financial Times - 1d
Trump Tariffs Rattle Border Businesses as They Hike Prices

Uncertainty and the threat of further disruption prompt big changes and plenty of worries at small companies that depend on cross-border business.
Inc. - 1d
Democratic senator recants praise for Trump border 'progress'

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has retracted his praise for President Trump's progress on illegal immigration but says the drop in illegal border crossings is "good news" for the country.
The Hill - 12h
King Charles invites Trump to UK for a state visit

King Charles III has invited President Trump for a state visit to the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the president during their meeting Thursday in Washington. Starmer ...
The Hill - 6d
Vance on Trump declining to endorse him: ‘It’s too early’

Vice President Vance argued that it's too early for President Trump to name his successor, after Trump declined to endorse his No. 2 as the Republican nominee in 2028. Vance, in an interview with ...
The Hill - Feb. 25
Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump and Vance unravels into an extraordinary clash

Trump later said the Ukrainian president had “disrespected” the U.S., while Zelenskyy said he didn’t think he owed his American counterpart an apology.
NBC News - 5d
Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance

Facing a wave of criticism from his former Senate colleagues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the complaints lobbed by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukraine’s leader.
The New York Times - 3d
Breaking down the backlash to the Trump, Vance clash with Zelenskyy

Former Trump administration officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are reacting to the tense moments at the White House between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump, Vance and Zelensky: Who should be thanking whom?

Trump and Vance's insistence that Zelensky should thank them for American support of Ukraine is not based on gratitude but on American security interests, and reducing or ending American assistance ...
The Hill - 12h
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to close Roosevelt Hotel migrant center targeted by Musk, Trump admin

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city will close the Roosevelt Hotel migrant center in Manhattan, a frequent target of Elon Musk and the Tump administration.
NBC News - Feb. 24
Supreme Court briefly pauses order for Trump admin to imminently release foreign aid

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delayed a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, imposed by a lower judge who found the ...
The Hill - Feb. 27
Major medical groups push back against Trump admin's 'sex-based definitions'

Follow President Donald Trump's executive order, the Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance that recognizes only two sexes.
ABC News - 6d
Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers

The order by Judge William Alsup, who called the OPM directive "illegal," does not reinstate any recently dismissed government employees, but it could affect future attempts at firings.
NBC News - 6d
Most Americans in new survey support funding increases as Trump admin seeks cuts

Far more Americans support increasing federal funding in key areas than those who favor decreasing funding, according to a new survey, even as the Trump administration seeks sweeping cuts to ...
The Hill - 3d
Head of FBI's NY field office retires under pressure from Trump admin, sources say

James Dennehy, the head of the FBI’s New York Field Office, was forced out one month after writing an email to his staff urging them to “dig in” after the Trump Justice Department demanded a list ...
NBC News - 2d
GSA identifies hundreds of 'non-core' federal properties amid Trump admin's DOGE cuts

The General Services Administration (GSA) on Tuesday released a list of nearly 450 federal buildings it may seek to sell — including major real estate like the headquarters of the Justice ...
The Hill - 1d
Two-week-old report regarding Eagles' supposed plan to skip White House visits catches fire

Last Sunday, an 11-year-old story was resurrected.
Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations

Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
The New York Times - Feb. 19
Border crossings drop as Trump weighs reviving Title 42 policy

President Trump is crediting his sweeping crackdown on immigration for a continued drop in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo ...
CBS News - Feb. 24

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