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Trump’s immigration crackdown by the numbers: Deportations, arrests and more  NBC News

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage.

Is Trump right when he says the US faces unfair trade?  BBC.com

Torrents of mud and floodwater cover roads and trap cars in LA, but city dodges another disaster  CNN Pacific Coast Highway went from smoldering to flooded in just few weeks: California’s drought-to-deluge cycle on steroids  Los Angeles Times Worst of year’s biggest

Torrents of mud and floodwater cover roads and trap cars in LA, but city dodges another disaster  CNN Worst of year’s biggest storm passes, but mudslide and debris cleanup continues  LAist AIR7 video shows storm damage caused by mudslides, flooding across LA

Torrents of mud and floodwater cover roads and trap cars in LA, but city dodges another disaster  CNN Pacific Coast Highway went from smoldering to flooded in just few weeks: California’s drought-to-deluge cycle on steroids  Los Angeles Times AIR7 video shows storm

He wrote that there was no explanation “why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid” is needed to review programs. But how funds will start flowing again is unclear. (Image credit: Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images)

Live updates: Trump signs more executive orders; Vance and Rubio meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy  NBC News

A Night at the Kennedy Center, Just After Trump’s Takeover  The New York Times

JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany’s far-right party  The Guardian US Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge  The New York Times 10,000 federal workers laid off amid Donald Trump & Elon Musk’s push to reshape