WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a …
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Judge halts termination of deportation protections for Somali immigrants
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBOSTON — A U.S. court ruling in Massachusetts has temporarily paused the looming termination of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Somalia. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs’ ruling Friday said there …
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DALLAS — A federal jury Friday convicted nine people — eight on terrorism charges — over a shooting at a Texas immigration facility that federal prosecutors tied to antifa, the decentralized far-left …
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Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans; GOP leaders silent
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Anti-Muslim rhetoric from some Republicans in Congress intensified this week against the backdrop of the Iran war, with several lawmakers — including one who said that “Muslims don’t belong in …
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Contributor: Federal power grabs on elections are not about fraud
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFans of the musical “Hamilton” know three things about the nation’s first Treasury secretary because of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s brilliance. First, that Alexander Hamilton cheated on his wife, Eliza. Second, he …
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Becerra blasts USC and ABC for excluding candidates of color from gubernatorial debate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, one of the top Democrats running for California governor, on Friday blasted USC and the ABC affiliate in Los Angeles for …
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Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell exits, replaced by Matt Floca
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump announced on social media Friday that Richard Grenell, the former ambassador to Germany who Trump appointed as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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6 U.S. airmen die in crash; Hegseth says Iran’s leader is ‘likely disfigured’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the …
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Contributor: What a U.S. victory would look like in the Iran war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSix days after the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump took to Truth Social to announce, in the context of the ongoing joint American-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic …
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WASHINGTON — Days after he was named Iran’s next supreme leader, and over a week since U.S. and Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement …