A federal judge Thursday night ordered a halt to work at "Alligator Alcatraz" and banned the federal government from sending any new detainees to the immigrant detention facility that Florida erected to help President Trump.
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A federal judge in Florida ordered late Thursday that some of "Alligator Alcatraz" be shut down and barred the Sunshine State from bringing in more detainees to the migrant detention facility in a blow to the administration as it ramps up its immigration crackdown. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an appointee of former President Obama,...
A National Guardsman was ticketed on Wednesday after running a red light and injuring a person in a crash with a civilian vehicle in Washington, D.C. The incident, which occurred at 8th Street SE and North Carolina Ave near Eastern Market early Wednesday morning, involved a D.C. National Guard transport vehicle, according to the Joint...
Former Vice President Pence urged the Senate on Thursday to pass a major sanctions bill against Russia, arguing that the hefty tariffs, along with continued military aid to Ukraine, provide the best “pathway” to reaching peace in Eastern Europe. “He's fully capable of doing the diplomatic thing and being friendly and shaking hands and at...
The Israeli government confirmed Friday morning that it would seek to occupy Gaza City — one of the few remaining areas in the war-torn region that has not already been evacuated or turned into an Israeli buffer zone. The decision comes amidst growing international pressure for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the strip as...
As President Trump's deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Friday, the prospect of the leaders meeting in person to discuss terms of a peace deal with Ukraine is still dangling as a possibility for next week. When asked Thursday by reporters if the deadline was still standing, the president said, "We’re going to see...
President Trump ripped former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan for joining the Democratic party and falling out of the GOP, calling him a “total loser” for making the switch. In an early Friday post on Truth Social, Trump said that Duncan was no longer wanted in the GOP because all he did was complain. “Failed former Lt....
On the menu: Awokening again? But it’s still technically a fruit; A disruptor for Democrats in Michigan; Blame Canada?; Stool pigeon The cry goes up again from Democrats for national anti-gerrymandering legislation as refugees from the Texas legislative session hide out in blue states. Ending gerrymandering was a core part of their For The People...
A federal judge in Maryland blocked President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions nationwide late Thursday, the fourth such ruling following the Supreme Court’s decision clawing back universal injunctions. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman already signaled she would block the restrictions nationwide, but she did not have jurisdiction at the time because the case rested with an...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Thursday compared the nation’s capital to several foreign war zones, as the Trump administration readies plans to deploy an unspecified number of federal law enforcement to parts of the city. “It is more violent than Baghdad, it is more violent than parts of Ethiopia, and parts...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday upped the reward it's offering for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million. “He is one of the largest narco traffickers in the world and a threat to our national security. Therefore, we've doubled his reward to $50 million,” Attorney General...
A court on Thursday declined to issue an immediate restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) requested by a woman who accused him of harassing and threatening her after their break-up, according to a court document reviewed by The Hill, but ordered both Mills and the woman to appear at a hearing later in the...
A group of Democrats is calling for a congressional hearing with the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who they argue have firsthand accounts that "may not be sufficiently represented in the Department of Justice’s records." Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a member of the House Oversight Committee, led a group of...
President Trump on Thursday slammed The Wall Street Journal's editorial board for routinely criticizing his trade policy with “China-centric” rhetoric. “The reason that The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is always negative on ‘TRUMP,’ and the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars we’re bringing into our Country through Tariffs, numbers that the U.S.A. has never seen...
Related video: EXCLUSIVE — DC "More Violent Than Baghdad": White House Deputy Chief Of Staff Federal law enforcement officers will patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., for the next seven days, the White House announced on Thursday. The enhanced federal presence will begin at midnight. It will be led by the U.S. Park Police and...
