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Trump wages war on Iran his own way: commander-in-chaos

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Erratic rhetoric, shifting goals and mixed signals leave allies, foes and voters unsure what the president wants from war “Mr President,” said a reporter. “You’ve said the war is ‘very complete’ but your defence secretary says, ‘This is just the beginning’. So which is it?” Donald Trump’s eyes darted left and right then down. “Well, … Read more

This doctor treated migrants’ severe injuries at the US-Mexico wall: ‘Political decisions made it as violent as possible’

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Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’ In late spring 2024, Dr Brian Elmore was working out of a mobile clinic, providing medical treatment to migrants in Ciudad Juárez, just south of the US-Mexico border wall. … Read more

Virginia Dems send sweeping gun ban to Spanberger as West Virginia weighs expanding machine-gun access

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Virginia Democrats have sent a sweeping gun-control package to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk, while West Virginia lawmakers are debating the opposite approach — a proposal that would allow residents to lawfully obtain machine guns. The dueling efforts highlight how sharply gun policy is diverging across the old Virginia border. More than 160 years after West … Read more

Trump officials set to expand migrant family detention at Louisiana airport

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Alexandria airport center would hold migrant families and children inside converted barracks before deportation The Trump administration is poised to expand immigration detention operations at a controversial site inside a rural Louisiana airport, the Guardian has learned. The administration is seeking to establish a “first of its kind” short-term facility that would hold migrant families … Read more

Critical swing state candidates reveal where they stand on DHS funding after suspected terror attacks

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Four suspected terror attacks have taken place in the United States since the Department of Homeland Security was defunded in a partial government shutdown last month, including one in the state of Michigan where Fox News Digital reached out to all the major Senate candidates if they support funding DHS. Republican Mike Rogers, former chairman … Read more