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A judge is blocking the use of the Alien Enemies Act in South Texas
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting migrants who have been deemed inadmissible to the US under the Alien Enemies Act. The ruling comes two weeks after the court had ordered a halt to the government’s removal of migrants who have been deemed inadmissible to the US under the act.
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Trump does not want to stand in the way of ICE
A US District Judge in San Francisco, William Orrick, ruled that the Trump administration’s actions were likely “unconstitutional” and granted a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from interfering with local authorities’ enforcement of immigration laws. The judge also said that the administration’s actions were likely to lead to “chaos and lawlessness.” President Donald Trump…
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Higher ed war is heating up as Trump threatens Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Reacting to Harvard University’s rejection of the Trump administration’s demands, US President Donald Trump said Harvard should lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity if it “keepspushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?'” Trump added, “The fight against…Marxist assault on our country, our universities, and our country.”
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Why did the website disappear?
The website of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has gone down following President Donald Trump’s executive order on reevaluating and realigning United States Foreign Aid. “Implementing the President’s Executive Order on Re evaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” the agency’s website stated. In the first two weeks of his administration, the Trump…
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Senate candidates to lead the Senate
US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, an official said. Biden could use his meeting with Xi to underscore that China needs to change its trade practices, not just threaten retaliation, Danny Russel, a top State Department…
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Scientists worldwide react to Trump’s election win
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he will ask his appointees to prepare a report for him by the end of the year. Trump added, “I plan on going back to Washington in the next 10 days.” He further said that he’s confident that his administration will be able to achieve the goals it…
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The US will impose tariffs on solar cells, batteries and computer chips from China
US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced the rise in tariffs on China-made batteries and components for electric vehicle batteries and battery components, including lithium-ion batteries, from 7% to 25%. The tariffs are part of the administration’s efforts to increase the production of electric vehicles in the US and reduce the trade deficit with China.
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The top immigration official says that Biden’s border plan is working
US Homeland Security’s Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has said the surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border is “unprecedented” but the Biden administration’s border plan was working. Mayorkas added that it’s taking too long for legal immigration applications to be processed, while the border is “wide open” for arriving migrants. Earlier, US President Donald Trump…
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Airdropping aid is not efficient, so why is the US doing it in Gaza?
The US has provided both the bombs and food parcels that are dropping on Gaza amid Israel-Hamas conflict, US Ambassador to the UN Robert Konyndyk said. “We shouldn’t be providing bombs to a government that’s blocking aid from going into a population,” he added. Konyndyk further said this is a level of “frustration” within the…
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Student loan forgiveness is not dead yet
The Supreme Court has rejected President Biden’s request to overturn its decision to block his student loan relief plan. The court ruled that the Department of Education does not have the ability to cancel student loans without violating federal law. It added that the Obama administration’s plan isn’t covered by the law and that it…
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Migrant families cross the border despite efforts by the 3 US administrations
The US said it’ll expand a program aimed at speeding up immigration proceedings for migrant families. “It seems like family detention, butpainted with a different brush,” a lawyer said. “It seems like family detention, but painted with a different brush,” she added. This week, the Biden administration said it’s expanding the program to speed up…
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Biden and legislators are postponing their meeting as the debt ceiling talks progress
US President Joe Biden has said he only talked to President Donald Trump about a debt-limit deal after he got a call at 6 am saying that Republican leader “would only talk to me, and there’s no time left”. Biden said he tied the debt limit and budget issues during the negotiations for the Obama…
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Biden is trying to inject new energy into the U.S. relationship with Africa.
US President Joe Biden has said his administration has been working hard to restore ties to Africa over the nearly two years since former President Donald Trump left office. Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the current administration has been working hard to restore ties to Africa. “Because when Africa succeeds, the United States…
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Homeless people are teaming up with roommates as a way to survive the housing crisis.
US President Joe Biden’s administration has called for more action to prevent homeless people from losing their housing. “We’ve gotten…good at providing supportive housing for people,” said Jeffrey Olivet, executive director of US InterAgency Council on homelessness. The administration’s new plan also calls for more work to help those on the streets get into shelters,…