Trump administration to end temporary status of another 268,000 Venezuelan migrants

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The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to terminate the legal status and work permits of nearly 270,000 Venezuelan migrants enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program, urging them to self-deport from the U.S. The announcement marked the latest effort by the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian protections granted to hundreds of thousands of migrants from

Democrats Highlight August Organizing, Say They Want Bipartisan Deal to Avert Shutdown

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, on July 21, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As Democrats returned to Washington this week after an August recess, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats used the time to organize across the country and will seek a bipartisan spending bill

Vance says “no immediate plans” for Trump to send National Guard to Chicago

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Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the federal government has “no immediate plans” to send National Guard forces to Chicago, one day after President Trump again suggested he will send federal forces to the nation’s third-largest city — drawing criticism from local leaders. The president had told reporters Tuesday that “we’re going in” to Chicago, but

Mayor Signs Order Extending Cooperation Between DC and Federal Law Enforcement

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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (R), joined by Police Chief Pamela Smith, speaks at a press conference after President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order on Sept. 3 extending cooperation between federal law

Judge rules Trump administration’s funding freeze against Harvard was unlawful

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Washington — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration violated Harvard University’s First Amendment rights and federal law when it froze nearly $2 billion in federal grants because of the Ivy League school’s handling of antisemitism on campus. In a victory for Harvard, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs blocked Trump administration officials from

Judge Reverses Trump Admin’s Harvard Funding Freeze

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Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze more than $2 billion of Harvard University’s funding, holding that the government violated the First