‘A warning for students of color’: Ice agents are targeting certain protesters, say experts

Despite the diversity of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, officials go after non-white visa and scholarship holders ‘to create a wedge in solidarity’ For more than a year, students at US colleges and universities have participated in protests in support of Palestine, as Israel’s war has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. Students have … Read more

Noem to tour notorious El Salvador prison

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday will tour El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, where hundreds of alleged criminal illegal aliens are being held after the Trump administration deported them earlier this month. Noem will tour the prison with the Salvadoran Minister of Justice, Héctor Gustavo Villatoro, before meeting with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, according … Read more

For the sake of US democracy, it’s time for Chuck Schumer to step down | Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin

The problem isn’t just Schumer’s strategy – it’s his perception of reality. He is conducting business as usual while the US burns In just two months, Donald Trump has launched an assault of staggering ferocity on America’s values, laws and people. The Democratic party faces a choice: does it lead the fight against authoritarianism and … Read more

Democrat wins Pennsylvania state senate race in major upset

James Malone triumphed in a district that voted for Trump over Harris by more than 15 points in last November A Democrat won a state senate seat in a Pennsylvania district that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump, offering a ray of hope for the party as it continues to struggle nationally with its response to … Read more

Hawley presses FBI to probe alleged Biden-era targeting of Christians

FIRST ON FOX – Sen. Josh Hawley asked FBI Director Kash Patel Wednesday to look into alleged Biden-era abuses against Christians, urging Patel in a new letter to crack down on what the Missouri Republican described as First Amendment violations he said were carried out under the Biden administration. In the letter, previewed exclusively by … Read more

First Thing: Mike Waltz takes ‘full responsibility’ for Signal chat gaffe

National security adviser accepts he made the group, but deflects blame. Plus, the definitive guide on getting over a grudge Good morning. Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, has said he accepts “full responsibility” for creating the group chat of top security officials that leaked highly sensitive information about imminent strikes in Yemen after … Read more

Atlantic reporter publishes more texts about attack on Houthi targets

The Atlantic published Wednesday what it described as the “attack plans” at the center of a Signal text chain leak involving senior officials in the Trump administration. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz have faced calls to resign following revelations that the outlet’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to … Read more