The Senate begins voting on a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol as Democrats try to derail it

The Senate begins voting on a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol as Democrats try to derail it

Washington — The Senate began a long series of votes Thursday on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, moving toward passage of a three-year reform as Democrats have blocked funds for months in protest. The nearly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol would end…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Besent refuses to say whether Trump is still exempt from IRS audits

Treasury Secretary Scott Besent refuses to say whether Trump is still exempt from IRS audits

Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Besent declined Wednesday to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration ends. Abandoned plans For a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies. “There is ongoing litigation, and I am unable to comment on the ongoing…

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The attorney general is challenging a new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections

The attorney general is challenging a new Georgia law that removes party labels in Atlanta-area elections

atlanta — The Georgia district attorney said she is challenging the constitutionality of the law Requires nonpartisan elections For most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area but not in the rest of the state. DeKalb County Prosecutor Sheri Boston – flanked by Fulton County Prosecutor Fanny WillisClayton County Prosecutor…

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Polymarket cuts ties with Jorge Santos as regulators investigate trades on rival predictions market

Polymarket cuts ties with Jorge Santos as regulators investigate trades on rival predictions market

New York — Online forecasting platform Polymarket has ended its paid relationship with it George Santos While federal regulators investigate whether the former congressman illegally Bet against his presence In President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Santos placed bets on another forecast market, Calci, after publicly announcing his intention to attend the Feb….

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Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they are rewriting the rules for all of academia

Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they are rewriting the rules for all of academia

Washington — A year ago, the White House launched a blitz on higher education. On one campus after another, Trump officials opened investigations Cutting federal funding Unless the schools align with the Republican president’s political agenda. Now, after the campaign that has developed dozens of universities Under investigationPresident Donald Trump’s administration is taking a broader…

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Lebanon: Another helmet of peace dies in a new attack

Lebanon: Another helmet of peace dies in a new attack

Two other peacekeepers were also injured in the incident and are receiving medical treatment at a UNIFIL facility. The force said an investigation is underway “to determine the exact circumstances that led to this tragic incident… The violence must end.” It is unclear where the bombing originated, but the development comes amid intensified exchanges of…

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The screwworm fly was discovered in Texas decades after the livestock threat had been largely eliminated in the United States

The screwworm fly was discovered in Texas decades after the livestock threat had been largely eliminated in the United States

New World screwworm fly The USDA confirmed Wednesday that the parasite has arrived in South Texas, marking the first time in decades that the parasite containing flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s livestock industry, and only the third time it has appeared in the United States during that time. Agriculture Secretary Brock Rollins said the…

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The Archbishop of Washington fires a priest as exorcist after his comments on UFOs and demons

The Archbishop of Washington fires a priest as exorcist after his comments on UFOs and demons

The Catholic Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist in the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons. The diocese also severed ties with St. Michael’s Center for Spiritual Renewal, a Washington-based nonprofit headed by the priest, Monsignor…

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