The Trump administration fired Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, U.S. officials said on Monday, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his purge of military leaders who have been targeted by conservatives. …
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Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn election to fill a vacant House seat in a heavily Democratic district in Texas will take place in November, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Monday, ensuring that the seat …
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Order to Return Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday temporarily blocked a trial judge’s order directing the United States to return a Salvadoran migrant it had inadvertently deported. The chief justice, …
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In December, Frank Parker upgraded to a bigger shrimp boat. For the Mississippi shrimper, it was a good trade with an older fisherman who was looking to scale back. But …
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Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region where high-minded intellectual life was …
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When Republicans cut taxes in the past, they did so only temporarily, bowing to Washington’s arcane budget rules that limited how much they could add to the federal deficit. They …
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Americans Wrestle With How Trump’s Tariffs May Change Shopping Lists
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCharlene and Phil Willingham had been thinking for a while about replacing the 20-year-old appliances in their kitchen, but with the sudden prospect of rising costs, they decided that this …
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Judge Calls Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man a ‘Grievous Error’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration committed a “grievous error” that “shocks the conscience” by inadvertently deporting a Salvadoran migrant to a notorious prison last month and then declaring there was little it …
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Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow Orders
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA senior Justice Department immigration lawyer was put on indefinite leave Saturday after questioning the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador — one day after …
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Chevron Must Pay $745 Million for Coastal Damages, Louisiana Jury Rules
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA jury in Louisiana has ruled that Chevron must pay a parish government about $745 million to help restore wetlands that the jury said the energy company had harmed for …