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WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing amid reports Trump refused to follow deportation court order

Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening blocking the deportations but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air —

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Tariffs on lumber, appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects

The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in new residential

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Our Fathers Were Interned Under the Alien Enemies Act. This Law Should Be Repealed, Not Revived

Max Ebel fled his home in Nazi Germany after he was assaulted for refusing to join the Hitler Youth. Susumu Shimizu, a Japanese immigrant in Peru, helped run a successful family business in Lima. Neither Max nor Susumu had broken

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Trump says autopen use makes Biden’s pardons for Jan. 6 panel “VOID” – Axios

Trump says autopen use makes Biden’s pardons for Jan. 6 panel “VOID”  Axios Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen  The New York Times Trump can’t ‘VOID’ Biden’s pardons. But he can send a chilling message.  MSNBC Trump claims

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A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway. – The Associated Press

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.  The Associated Press A hearing is set for this morning after a Brown University doctor was deported to Lebanon despite a US judge’s order  CNN

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Tariff threats, spending cuts put Federal Reserve in tough spot as it meets this week

Ongoing tariff threats as well as sharp cuts to government spending and jobs have tanked consumer and business confidence, which could weigh on the economy and even push up unemployment.

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‘Holy Toledo!’ Staggering plunge in support for Democratic Party stuns CNN analyst

CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten sounded the alarm on a variety of polls showing the Democratic Party’s approval ratings falling to record lows. Enten’s report Monday came in the wake of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and nine

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Trump and Putin will speak Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening, while the Kremlin confirmed Putin’s participation on Monday morning.

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Congo says it will participate in peace talks with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

Congo’s government will participate in peace talks in Angola on Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, a spokesperson said Monday.

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Trump’s America is becoming a ‘rogue nation’ — and the world can make us suffer: economist

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues that President Donald Trump is turning the United States of America into a “rogue nation,” and he says that the rest of the world is actually well positioned to make the country pay. Writing

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