Democrats who helped to pass the Laken Riley Act failed their first test of the second Trump era
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. The legislation expands the federal government’s mandatory detention rules for unauthorized immigrants to include theft-related crimes, like shoplifting,…
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What to know about Guantánamo Bay, the base where Trump will send ‘criminal aliens’
President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said Wednesday that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantánamo Bay,…
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Transcript: Trump’s Chaos Strategy Is Already Blowing Up in His Face
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 30 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The…
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Trump to sign order for migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay – DW – 01/29/2025
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the Defense Department to establish facilities to house 30,000 deported migrants at Guantanamo Bay. He announced the move during a ceremony in which he…
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The R.F.K. Jr. Effect
Image Wreckage in the Potomac River.Credit…Andrew Harnik/Getty Images An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided just outside Washington D.C. last night and plunged into the Potomac River. Sixty-four…
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3 soldiers on Black Hawk helicopter involved in DC airliner crash
The Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington Wednesday night had three soldiers on board, Fox…
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Figure skaters on airplane that crashed in Washington, D.C. – ESPN
Jan 30, 2025, 08:12 AM ET Figure skaters, their coaches and family members were passengers on an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National…
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DC plane crash: Plane, military helicopter collide. What we know
An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR» American Eagle Flight 5342 (Wichita, Kansas, to DCA) collides…
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D.C. plane crash: What we know about the collision as authorities say no survivors found
Lights from rescue crews reflect on the Potomac. Photo: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images An American Airlines passenger jet with 64 people on board collided with a U.S. Army…
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Trusted veterans lead Warriors past Thunder for best win of season
SAN FRANCISCO – A half hour prior to Wednesday’s tip-off, it was announced Warriors rookie Quinten Post would make his first NBA start. Soon after, it was clear the game…
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