Roughly 500,000 Haitians face deportation Roughly 500,000 Haitians face deportation 00:32 The Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation. The decision announced Thursday means they would lose their work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August of this
Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, revealed he has opened inquiries into public statements of Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate, according to an internal memo to federal prosecutors in Washington. The inquiry will also review a public statement made by Rep. Robert Garcia, a
Sen. Murkowski concerned about Trump firings Republican Sen. Murkowski raises concerns about Trump firings 04:21 Washington — A federal judge on Thursday allowed President Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce to continue moving forward while legal proceedings continue, declining a request from a group of labor unions to temporarily block his firing of federal
Washington — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel to serve as director of the FBI, approving a key ally of President Trump to lead the bureau amid warnings from Democrats that he could target the president’s perceived political enemies. Patel’s nomination was approved in a party-line vote, 51 to 49. Two Republicans — Susan
The Navy announced Thursday that Capt. Dave Snowden, who was in charge of the USS Harry S. Truman when the aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship, has been fired. Undated photo of Capt. Dave Snowden, former commander of USS Harry Truman. U.S. Navy The carrier collided with the ship near the entrance of the
President Trump on Wednesday said he’s considering using 20% of the savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting task force, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to provide direct payments to taxpayers. But economists and policy experts across the political spectrum expressed skepticism about the feasibility of such a “DOGE dividend.” “We’re thinking about giving 20%
A woman who was expecting to hear hundreds of immigration cases a year – but was fired by President Trump the week before she was supposed to start – said she expects the immigration “caseload will balloon.” In Boston and other cities, immigration cases stacked up as migrant crossings along the U.S. southern border surged.