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Homeland Security says Boston’s mayor comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is ‘sickening’

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Homeland Security says Boston’s mayor comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is ‘sickening’

The Department of Homeland Security says Boston’s Democrat mayor comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is "sickening." The reaction Thursday came in response to a video posted by an account affiliated with the White House, during which Michelle Wu said, "I don't know of any police department that routinely wears masks.  "We know that there are other groups that routinely wear masks. NSC-131 routinely wears masks," Wu added, in reference to a New […]

todayJune 5, 2025

Trump nominates seasoned military leaders to head vital global commands

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Trump nominates seasoned military leaders to head vital global commands

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump had nominated two high-ranking military officials to lead the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. African Command (AFRICOM).Trump nominated Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II to be promoted to admiral and be assigned as commander of CENTCOM at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.The president also nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson to be promoted to general […]

todayJune 4, 2025

DOJ sues Texas for offering in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants in alleged violation of federal law

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DOJ sues Texas for offering in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants in alleged violation of federal law

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Texas to block the state’s two-decade-old law that provides in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.The complaint was filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas against the State of Texas and several Texas officials to get Texas to comply with federal requirements.Under federal law, higher education institutions are prohibited from providing benefits to illegal aliens not offered to U.S. citizens.The DOJ’s complaint […]

todayJune 4, 2025

Senate weighs Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as policy group backs CBO, projects $3 trillion debt increase

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Senate weighs Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as policy group backs CBO, projects $3 trillion debt increase

President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is projected to increase the debt by $3 trillion, with interest, or $5 trillion if made permanent, according to estimates. An estimate of the House-passed bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects it would add more than $2.4 trillion to primary deficits before interest over 10 years, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonprofit public policy organization.As of […]

todayJune 4, 2025

Elon Musk warpath against Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ rattles House GOP

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Elon Musk warpath against Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ rattles House GOP

Elon Musk’s tirade against President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" has forced House Republicans to scramble to respond on Wednesday.GOP lawmakers who had spent months praising Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts are now working to avoid a war of words with the tech billionaire as he calls on them to scrap months of work in favor of a new budget reconciliation bill."He didn’t make it any easier for […]

todayJune 4, 2025

Trump foe Judge Boasberg rules deported migrants can challenge removals, in blow to admin

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Trump foe Judge Boasberg rules deported migrants can challenge removals, in blow to admin

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide all non-citizens deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador to be afforded the opportunity to seek habeas relief in court, and challenge their alleged gang status— the latest in a heated fight centered on President Donald Trump's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport certain migrants."In short, the Government must facilitate […]

todayJune 4, 2025

Speaker Johnson surprised by Musk’s criticism of ‘big, beautiful bill’: He’s ‘flat wrong’

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Speaker Johnson surprised by Musk’s criticism of ‘big, beautiful bill’: He’s ‘flat wrong’

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he was "surprised" by Elon Musk’s criticism of the "big, beautiful bill" after the two of them discussed the legislation. While the speaker expressed confidence in the bill, he acknowledged that it took Congress "decades" to reach a point where the national debt has crept past $36.2 trillion and that it would take more than one bill to fix the situation."The Trump administration needs four […]

todayJune 4, 2025

Duffy moves to defund California high-speed rail after blistering federal review

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Duffy moves to defund California high-speed rail after blistering federal review

It could be the end of the line for the "train to nowhere."Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has released a scathing report exposing what he said is the unfeasibility of California's long-troubled high-speed rail project – threatening to pull the plug on a plan that already has the federal government on the hook for $6.9 billion while Californians are underwriting an additional $9 billion.Duffy said that the federal government is moving […]

todayJune 4, 2025

House GOP unveils resolution to condemn Boulder terror attack, call for mass deportation of overstayed visas

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House GOP unveils resolution to condemn Boulder terror attack, call for mass deportation of overstayed visas

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are unveiling a new resolution to condemn the Boulder, Colorado, terror attack against a pro-Israel demonstration over the weekend.The resolution would call for the deportation of people who overstay their visas in the U.S., as was allegedly the case with the attacker.The legislation is being led by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who is Jewish, and Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chair of the 189-member-strong Republican Study […]

todayJune 4, 2025