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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released additional evidence it says confirms that a staffer for Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, lied about being an attorney for detainees at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in an effort to meet with them and sneak in smuggled cell phones. In March, acting ICE Director … Read more

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, some of whom are seen as having been targeted because of their race, gender or perceived affiliation with Biden administration policies or officials, according … Read more

Rodney Ward returned debris instead of pets’ ashes and stored animals’ bodies in hearse or threw them out on road Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A Baltimore county man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding pet owners … Read more

From attempts to prosecute president’s foes to claims of a cover-up, attorney general endured tumultuous tenure Analysis: Bondi firing a reminder that even ultra-loyalists get dumped by Trump Democrats cheer Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi and attack Epstein files ‘cover-up’ Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, on Thursday, removing the nation’s chief … Read more

New tax will hit branded drugs and active ingredients while exempting generics for at least one year Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump is threatening 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to lower US drug prices. The new tariff will … Read more

Pentagon announces Randy George retiring from role as US army chief of staff, ‘effective immediately’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Randy George, the US army’s top officer, is stepping down from his role after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, reportedly requested that he retire immediately. … Read more

Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born US green card holder, say he was targeted for criticizing Israel Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest … Read more

NBC News correspondents Garrett Haake, Courtney Kube and Brian Cheung join Meet the Press NOW to report on the latest developments in Iran after President Trump delivers a primetime address on the state of the war.

NATO’s secretary general is heading to the White House next week as President Donald Trump lashes out over European allies’ refusal to join the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.

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