Trump says he is ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

President Trump on Friday said he is ending deportation protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform that he was “terminating effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.” Mr. Trump said, without providing evidence, that “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great

Democratic senator clashes with Ric Grenell over Kennedy Center operations

Washington — Kennedy Center president Ric Grenell and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island are clashing over the center’s spending and operations records, after Trump allies were appointed to key roles at the Kennedy Center earlier this year, and President Trump was elected chairman of the board. In a letter to Grenell, Whitehouse said

Trump-Mamdani meeting marked by surprising moments of praise

President Trump’s meeting with incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday was not expected to be warm and congenial. The two politicians agree on very little, and they’ve lobbed attacks at each other for months, with Mr. Trump calling Mamdani a “100% communist lunatic” and Mamdani describing himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.”

Comey seeks to dismiss charges over alleged “fundamental errors” before grand jury

Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to dismiss the criminal case against him because of what he claims were “fundamental errors” in the grand-jury process and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s handling of the indictment. Comey’s filing, submitted to the federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, reflects information revealed during a