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Guardian analysis shows officers arrested 43,138 people as quiet and steady operations ramp up across the country The Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants last month, according to newly released government data that reveals how US immigration agents are quietly but steadily ramping up operations across the country. A Guardian analysis of the … Read more

Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin were tried together over shooting on K Street in April 2022 that left six dead The trial of two men accused of carrying out the deadliest shooting in the city of Sacramento, California, ended in a mistrial on Tuesday. The suspects, Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, were tried together and … Read more

A sweeping border security bill aimed at permanently codifying several of President Donald Trump’s executive actions is headed to the House floor after clearing a key committee on Tuesday. The House Judiciary Committee advanced the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act along party lines during an hours-long markup Tuesday over the fierce objections of Democratic lawmakers. … Read more

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he is directing his administration to allow all U.S. airlines to fly to Lebanon after a White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, saying the move will make it easier for Americans to visit the country. In a Truth Social post after the meeting, Trump praised Aoun for … Read more

With no end to the fighting in sight, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify on the administration’s $88 billion supplemental funding request as President Trump threatens more military action on Iran. NBC News correspondents Monica Alba, Ryan Nobles, and Courtney Kube join Meet the Press … Read more

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill says more than 6,000 noncitizens were mistakenly added to state voter rolls between 2023 and 2024. Of that number, roughly 400 improperly cast votes, she said. Sherrill said the names are currently being removed from the voter rolls.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his bid against Rep. Haley Stevens in one of the most closely-watched Democratic races that’s become a referendum on the direction of the Democratic Party. El-Sayed discusses U.S. military aid to Israel and his calls to abolish ICE.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Friday released the contract behind the state’s $6.2 million diaper program after questions about the deal’s noncompetitive designation and a reported delay in making the agreement public. The agreement with nonprofit Baby2Baby will provide families of newborns with 400 free diapers at participating California hospitals. Newsom said in May … Read more

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner’s Republican challengers are seizing on the Virginia Democrat’s on-air exchange over his opposition to the SAVE Act after a TV anchor corrected him on his own state’s election laws. Warner argued the SAVE Act — part of conservatives’ election security push — could disenfranchise married women and others, … Read more

Defense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs face Senate appropriations committee to continue Iran war effort The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, walked into the Senate on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $87.6bn supplemental funding request, facing lawmakers furious that the US-Israel war on Iran is costing far more than the White House … Read more