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Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

The Trump administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown.
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The Mood of the American Consumer is Souring

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected sentiment to improve after dropping in January. But it instead deteriorated.
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Trump creates task force to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out “anti-Christian bias” in the U.S., announcing that he was forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “targeting” of Christians. Speaking at a pair of events in Washington surrounding the the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump said the task …
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Alaskan plane disappears with 10 people on board

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Behind Closed Doors, Trudeau Says Trump Threat to Take Over Canada Is Real

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking to business leaders in Toronto, attributed Mr. Trump’s statements about making Canada a U.S. state to Canada’s wealth of critical minerals.
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Hamas Names 3 Hostages To Be Released in Next Cease-Fire Exchange

The Israelis were identified as Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben-Ami, all of whom were abducted during the 2023 Hamas-led attack. Israel is expected to let dozens of Palestinian prisoners go in return.
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The Guardian view on Trump and the international criminal court: following the law of the jungle

Editorial: The US president’s attack on an essential institution speaks volumes about his broader foreign policy
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The Department of Paranoia

The effort to kill USAID has enshrined Elon Musk’s delusional conspiracy theories into official White House policy.
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DOJ agrees to give two-days’ notice if it releases names of FBI employees who worked on January 6 cases

FBI employees and the Justice Department agreed to a court order Friday that bars the DOJ from releasing a list of FBI employees who worked on January 6 cases – including the one against Donald Trump – publicly, to the White House or to any other government agency without two days’ notice.
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Weekend winter storm to drop snow and freezing rain from Midwest to Northeast

42 million people are under winter alerts ahead of the storm that will move from west to east, dumping accumulating snow from Minneapolis to Massachusetts.