
Federal immigration enforcement in Illinois has escalated sharply this week with the launch of Operation Midway Blitz, a large-scale crackdown that has turned Chicago and surrounding communities into the latest stage for Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security describe the effort as a targeted operation focused on undocumented immigrants
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The future of TikTok in the United States has become one of the most watched political and business stories of the year and Donald Trump has inserted himself squarely at the center of it. This week, Trump revealed that media moguls Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, alongside billionaire Michael Dell, could be involved in a sweeping
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Washington insiders were stunned this week when Trump announced his choice for U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia one of the Justice Department’s most powerful posts. His pick: Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer who rose to prominence defending Trump during the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago. The Eastern District of Virginia handles some of the
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A quiet policy change at the Pentagon has ignited a loud debate about press freedom and the public’s right to know. New restrictions unveiled this week limit how journalists can report on U.S. military affairs, even when dealing with unclassified information. Reporters and press advocates were quick to sound the alarm. They argue that the
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The Trump administration confirmed this week that U.S. forces struck several boats it claimed were linked to drug smuggling. One of the attacks killed three people and raised a storm of questions about the legality and oversight of such operations. Officials presented the strikes as part of a broader effort to dismantle drug trafficking routes
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Four years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Donald Trump has reignited debate over one of the most symbolic military sites of the 20-year war: Bagram Air Base. This week, Trump suggested the United States should retake the base, framing it as a critical strategic foothold that was abandoned too soon. The Taliban government wasted
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