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In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." -
In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas "until further order of this court." -
A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic." -
The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it. -
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
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Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to broker a swift end to the ongoing conflict.
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The White House doubles down on claims Kilmar Ábrego García was in a gang, which his lawyer denies.
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Police suspect the range was used by a weapons trafficking ring to test assault rifles and other arms.
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She was one of the Philippines' biggest film stars with a career that spanned seven decades.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the institution of "threatening national security".
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