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The state of the union is strong, in President Donald Trump’s telling, but also predatory and dangerous

A resolution led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran is getting the blessing of the House of Representatives’ top Democrat. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., released a statement alongside other Democratic leaders Thursday announcing that they will force a vote on … Read more

Shutdown affecting Fema has caused delay in delivery Host city officials concerned about ability to stage events Representative Nellie Pou: ‘Time for DHS to do its job’ Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, replied forcefully on Thursday to concerns about a holdup of federal funding for this summer’s World Cup, confirming that “no funds … Read more

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden on Thursday again ruled against the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy, months after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier decision and rebuked him in a rare follow-up order. The Supreme Court not only stayed Boston-based Judge Brian Murphy’s injunction over the same deportation policy in a … Read more

FBI Director Kash Patel has fired at least six agents tied to the 2022 search of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports on the firings of agents and other employees.

Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration is putting nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota on hold over fraud concerns. NBC News’ Monica Alba explains what this means for residents currently enrolled in Medicaid.

Oregon Senate Democrats unanimously voted to kill an effort to require that federal authorities be notified when an illegal immigrant convicted of a violent felony is about to be released from prison, leading the chamber’s top Republican to say the majority is choosing ideology over common sense. In Oregon’s legislature, the minority caucus is permitted … Read more

Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings Transgender Kansas residents have begun receiving letters from the state’s department of motor vehicles notifying them that their driver’s licenses will be invalid beginning Thursday, as a new law goes into effect that demands that forms of … Read more

A Texas-based career criminal with a lengthy rap sheet is behind bars in Travis County after he was charged with murdering a father of five outside a 7-Eleven in Austin, reviving scrutiny of Travis County District Attorney José Garza and what critics call his controversial prosecutorial record and “soft on crime” approach. Caleb Anthony Jenkins, … Read more

About 30 seals had died as of Thursday, nearly all of them weaned pups, amid the rise of avian influenza An outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed more than two dozen elephant seal pups in California, leading to the temporary closure of seal-viewing areas at a popular Bay Area park. … Read more