Trump admin ousts top ICE official over concerns about pace of illegal immigrant deportations
The Trump administration is replacing the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), over concerns over the pace of the deportation campaign.
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Howard Lutnick sworn in at White House as Trump’s commerce secretary
Vice President JD Vance swore in Howard Lutnick as Trump's secretary of commerce at the White House on Friday.
ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' chief legal counsel on Thursday, the former ATF official said on LinkedIn.
Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from placing USAID workers on leave
Washington — A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from putting thousands of employees with U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave and recalling others from overseas, clearing the way for the president to resume his efforts to overhaul the agency as part of his plans to slash the size
NIH funding cuts: Federal judge extends restraining order blocking Trump administration’s action
A Biden-appointed judge extended a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health research funding.
Democrats silent on Patel as first ‘person of color’ FBI director despite previous DEI emphasis
Democrats have stopped short of commenting on Kash Patel become the first "person of color" to head the FBI despite the party's previous emphasis on representation and diversity.
Acting head of ICE reassigned amid frustrations over deportation efforts
Washington — Caleb Vitello, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is being reassigned amid internal frustrations over the agency’s progress in carrying out President Trump’s mass deportation goals, administration officials told CBS News on Friday. In a statement, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Vitello’s reassignment, saying he “is no