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Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated …
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Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later — A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out deportations under a sweeping 18th century law that the president invoked hours earlier to speed removal of Venezuelan gang members from the United States.
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The Hill, Associated Press, Twitchy, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times and The Independent


Breaking: Court blocks deportations hours after Trump says he invoked Alien Enemies Act — A little before 7:00 p.m. Saturday, a federal judge issued an order temporarily stopping deportations set in motion by President Donald Trump hours earlier when he announced that he had invoked a law …
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Bloomberg, USA Today and The Gateway Pundit


Federal judge halts deportations after Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act — U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the return of planes already headed to Central America. — A federal judge has ordered an immediate hold on efforts by President Donald Trump to quickly deport Venezuelan …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Reuters, MeidasTouch News, New York Post, FOX 10 Phoenix, Raw Story, Metro.co.uk, MPR News, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, DNyuz, WTOP News, Axios and ABC News


Federal judge blocks Trump's plan to target ‘alien enemies’ for deportation
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Associated Press

Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport immigrants
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FOX 10 Phoenix, Los Angeles Times, WTOP News and USA Today

BREAKING: Trump Admin Aiming to Invoke Alien Enemies Act, the “Tip of a Very Dangerous Spear” for Democracy
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Just Security and Common Dreams

Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
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New York Times and Forbes


Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts — Employees at Voice of America were placed on paid leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was slashed, one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order gutting …
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‘Bloody Saturday’ at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks — Journalists showed up at the Voice of America today to broadcast their programs only to be told they had been locked out: Federal officials had embarked on indefinite mass suspensions. — All full-time staffers …
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The Mahablog, Washington Times, Reuters, National Review and Politico


Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
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Associated Press, The Independent and Rolling Stone

LIVE March 15, 2025, 11:41 a.m. ET Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America's Parent
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Townhall, Public Domain, DNyuz and The Barrington Hills Observer


Trump Orders Attacks on Militant Sites in Yemen and Issues a Warning to Iran — The air and naval strikes on targets controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi fighters were intended to open up international shipping lanes in the Red Sea. — The United States carried out large-scale military strikes …
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Trump launches strikes against Yemen's Houthis and warns Iran
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CBS News, Washington Post, The Daily Wire, Townhall, DNyuz, USA Today, Стр …, The Independent, The Post Millennial, New York Post, Washington Examiner and NewsNation

Trump Says He Ordered Military Action Against Houthis in Yemen
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Twitchy, israelhayom.com and RedState


Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order. What we know. — A federal court order that would have halted the immediate deportation of a Rhode Island doctor was issued Friday evening while the doctor's departing plane sat on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport, said a family friend and colleague.
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The Boston Globe


Indivisible Calls on Schumer to Step Aside — WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer surrendered leverage in the Senate, paving the way for a GOP funding bill that jeopardizes critical programs and accelerates the efforts of Trump, Musk and congressional Republicans …
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Washington Examiner
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Liberal group calls for Schumer to step down as minority leader after spending bill vote
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The Hill, Salon, Townhall, Fox News and Daily Caller News Foundation


How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her — Ranjani Srinivasan's student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey. — The first knock at the door came eight days ago, on a Friday morning.
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Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn't True. — Mr. Kristof reported from South Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Fezehai is a photographer and visual journalist based in Kenya. — As the world's richest men slash American aid for the world's poorest children, they insist that all is well.


Oklahoma man says Social Security benefits terminated without warning or explanation — OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City retiree said his Social Security benefits were suspended without warning — and with no explanation given when he reached out. He worries it may have to do with the place …
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Trump revokes nearly 20 executive orders issued by Biden administration — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that rescinds 19 executive actions issued by the Biden administration. He rescinded orders focused on gender, labor policies and industry regulations.
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The Hill and The Post Millennial
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Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy …
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Mother Jones, Must Read Alaska, USA Today, USAGM, DNyuz, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, UPI, Variety and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »


Border patrol grabs Venezuelan parents in D.C., despite protected status — Their arrests, weeks before TPS is set to expire for many Venezuelans, raised alarms that the Trump administration is again willing to separate parents and children. — Just now — The Venezuelan couple …


Green card holder from New Hampshire ‘interrogated’ at Logan Airport, detained — A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
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Eschaton and There Wasn't Any Water …


Keeping With Kennedy's Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments — In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said. — Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money


Whitewashing American history — When I teach my students about organizational culture, one of the things we talk about are artifacts: visual representations of norms and meaning. These could be art, posters, websites or office layouts. What is the organization telling you about what it is, what values it cares about?
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driftglass and New York Times


Trump admin makes Asheville remove ‘DEI’ language to access hurricane relief aid — The Trump administration recently denied a funding request from the city of Asheville, North Carolina, to help its recovery from Hurricane Helene, telling the city it must cut a program meant to aid female and minority contractors.
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Blaze Media

A Title VI Demand Letter That Itself Violates Title VI (and the Constitution) — On Thursday, the president of Columbia University received a remarkable letter from the General Services Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education.
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The Harvard Crimson