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Military personnel across multiple branches are quietly turning to outside lawyers for guidance on whether missions ordered by the Trump administration are lawful. The unusual development reflects growing unease inside the ranks about the scope, transparency, and legality of recent operations. According to reporting by PBS News, troops involved in planning or supporting strikes on…
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The Trump administration is moving to require every American receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to reapply, justifying the sweeping mandate as a necessary step to eliminate fraud and “rebuild” the nation’s food-assistance system. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaking Thursday, November 13, 2025, on Newsmax, said the decision follows a data review from 29…
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Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, including the family of the late Virginia Giuffre, are demanding that Congress stop stalling and release every file tied to the disgraced financier’s decades-long trafficking operation. In a pointed letter delivered ahead of a long-anticipated House vote, survivors urged lawmakers to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling this…
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In one of its most forceful interventions in domestic politics in years, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a rare pastoral statement condemning President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies — from mass deportations to raids near churches. The message, backed overwhelmingly by 216 bishops, is notable not only for its sharp tone but…
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The most consequential state criminal case ever brought against a former U.S. president has narrowly avoided collapse. With the clock about to run out on a judge’s deadline, Peter J. Skandalakis, head of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, has appointed himself as the new prosecutor in the high-stakes election interference case involving Donald Trump…
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The U.S. Department of State has quietly pressed pause on one of the world’s most closely watched immigration programs. In a brief notice published November 5, the agency announced that it is postponing the launch of the DV-2027 Diversity Visa Lottery and preparing to implement “certain changes” to the entry process — a move that…
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A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York has awarded $112 million to more than 670 immigrants who were illegally detained by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office solely on the basis of ICE detainers — requests, not warrants — that lacked any showing of probable cause. The verdict, delivered after an eight-year legal…
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A federal court decision has forced the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to halt collection of the new $100 Annual Asylum Fee (AAF) while litigation proceeds. The decision by the court provides temporary relief to thousands of asylum-seekers but leaves lingering uncertainty about the future of the fee. What Happened: The AAF was introduced…
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Just hours after a dramatic release of internal emails from the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein flashed a serious new allegation that Donald Trump knew about Epstein’s trafficking of underage girls, the U.S. House welcomed its newest member, Adelita Grijalva. She was sworn in Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, and poised to cast the decisive vote…
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In a sweeping move, President Donald Trump granted full, unconditional federal pardons to Rudy Giuliani and more than 70 others. While legally limited—it covers only federal liability and none of those pardoned were federally charged in the first place—the action delivers a powerful symbolic message: allegations of undermining American democracy may carry little real-world risk…
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