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Trump administration deported some migrants at a cost of $1 million each, Democratic report says
US sending second aircraft carrier group to Middle East, sources say
A partial government shutdown is about to hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
How popular are Democrats’ shutdown demands on immigration?
After letting Trump abuse it for a year, the legislative branch shows a little pride
US military’s urgent push for laser weapons behind El Paso airport shutdown
His family fled Afghanistan facing threats for supporting US troops. Now he sits in ICE custody at risk of being sent back
What will Epstein accountability look like?
How the anti-Trump resistance is slowly stirring
How Trump failed in his latest bid to weaponize justice
Lutnick’s grilling shows Trump a glimpse of a grim possible future
Canada built a bridge. Now Trump wants half
Politicians. Business titans. Hollywood figures. See the names — and their correspondence — in latest Epstein files release
New roadblocks slow US reckoning over Epstein as Europe races ahead
Democrats wade into ‘Epstein class’ warfare
Trump’s growing volatility is putting the world on edge
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CNN’s Michael Smerconish breaks down the week as DHS hurls towards shutdown
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Why AOC’s attendance at the Munich Security Conference is fueling 2028 chatter
A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections
What voters say they want for Christmas
Fact check: What Trump got wrong and left out while threatening to block the new US-Canada bridge
‘I did that’: Trump takes credit for a prisoner release that happened before he even ran for president
‘Rehashed crap’: Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy
Trump pick for deputy UN job questioned loyalty of American Muslims
FDR had the ‘Arsenal of Democracy.’ Hegseth has an ‘Arsenal of Freedom’
For Democrats, the road to 2028 begins here
Do these companies help veterans — or are they cheating them?
Nobody asked: Trump’s DOJ steps up uninvited recommendations at Supreme Court
CIA pitches Chinese military officers on helping the US in new video, amid officer purge in China
Birthday wishes, island plans and ‘xoxo’ sign-offs: Inside a former Obama WH counsel’s ties to Epstein
Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman Sachs lawyer, resigning amid Epstein fallout
Communications breakdown over El Paso airspace closure sparks finger pointing across Trump administration
New judicial ethics code says judges may speak out against ‘illegitimate’ attacks
Bipartisan opposition over inflammatory comments likely to sink Trump State Dept. nominee
CNN’s guide to the most important elections of 2026
White House seeks to tighten control over HHS priorities with personnel shakeup
Takeaways: Enforcement surge ending in Minneapolis as state and DHS officials face tough questions in Senate
Department of Homeland Security on track to shut down with lawmakers leaving Washington and an unresolved ICE fight
Judge says Pete Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
House speaker condemns Trump Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers’ Epstein document review
Justice Department’s antitrust chief has been fired, sources say
US military pulls last troops from key military facility in Syria
Republicans urge Trump to hold firm against Democrats’ DHS demands as clock ticks toward shutdown
Gallup ends its presidential tracking poll, the latest shift in the public opinion landscape
Governors association says all members now invited to White House meeting as Trump defends exclusion of some Democrats
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
Trump admin removes Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument
States are pushing hard to redraw congressional maps ahead of the midterms. Here’s what they look like
A timeline of US strikes on alleged drug boats
Tracking how Trump uses the government to target his political enemies
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