Abbott scores big win in redistricting battle as Texas Democrats’ blockade collapses
While Gov. Greg Abbott blasted through a Democratic blockade and advanced a new congressional map, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is eying a new map in his state.
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Trump admin. can end deportation protections for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for more than 60,000 people from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal — at least for now. A lower court last month blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for the three countries until
Gabbard cutting Director of National Intelligence staff by roughly 40%
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her office’s staff by around 40% — the latest major Trump-era change slated for the intelligence agency. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI, is planning on cutting its headcount to around 1,300 employees, down from approximately 2,000 in February and 1,500 as of
Fed court of appeals grants Trump admin pause on protections for 60K immigrants
San Francisco appeals court pauses judge's decision blocking DHS termination of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from three countries amid racial bias claims.
Gabbard launches ‘ODNI 2.0,’ with plan to cut workforce by 40%
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced a transformation of the agency Wednesday that will cut the “bloated" ODNI by more than 40% by the end of the year and save taxpayers more than $700 million annually, all while executing its core national security and intelligence mission “in the most agile, effective, and efficient way."
Outspoken Advocate for Free Markets Heads to Brussels as US Ambassador to EU
Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with president-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, New Jersey on Nov. 19, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images At a White House ceremony on Aug. 20, Andrew Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, was sworn in by President Donald Trump as
Trump’s DHS compares term ‘undocumented immigrant’ to ‘they/them’ pronouns, defends ‘alien’
DHS defends use of 'alien' terminology for immigrants, citing federal law references in U.S. Code sections on immigration and deportation procedures.