The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge that the Maryland man mistakenly deported last month is “alive and secure” but remains confined in a notorious El Salvador prison. The filing by the U.S. State Department, however, did not address the judge’s demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking to return Kilmar
President Trump on Friday night authorized the military to take control of a strip of public land along the southern border. The president justified the use of the military by saying the United States is “under attack from a variety of threats.” “The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more
Rates on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage have climbed above 7 percent amid tariff and bond market turbulence. Mortgage rates topped 7 percent Friday amid a bond market selloff as markets absorbed the latest developments in U.S. trade policy and global responses. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped 13 basis points to
The Department of Homeland Security doesn't plan to renew the protected status of thousands of Afghans who fled the country in 2021, when the U.S. withdrew and the Taliban took over.
Many of them also received student loans, tax refunds, and food stamps, according to the Department of Government Efficiency. Numerous illegal immigrants with terrorist or criminal links who entered the United States under the previous administration received several government benefits, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Under the Biden administration, it was routine
A court has granted DOGE conditional access to Treasury payment systems, easing an earlier ban amid an ongoing lawsuit from 19 Democrat-led states. A federal judge in New York has partially lifted a ban preventing members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive systems at the U.S. Treasury, allowing one DOGE staffer
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Omani mostly spoke indirectly in their first exchange, which was facilitated by Oman. Envoys from Iran and the United States have agreed to continue talks aimed at curbing Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, following an initial meeting on April 12. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff