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Trump Orders U.S. Strikes Against Houthi Militant Sites in Yemen

The air and naval strikes on targets controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi fighters were intended to open up international shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

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Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees

The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.

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News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes as ceasefire talks remain stalled

In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli strikes killed nine people in Gaza as talks with Hamas on the next phase of the ceasefire remain stalled, U.S. forces struck Yemen’s capital in an effort to stop Houthi attacks, the U.S. expelled

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Trump invokes 18th century law, declaring ‘invasion’ by gangs to speed mass deportations

Claiming the United States was being invaded by a Venezuelan gang, President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority that allows the president broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up

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Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts – Reuters

Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts  Reuters Voice of America channels fall silent as Trump administration guts agency and cancels contracts  CNN ‘Bloody Saturday’ at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks  NPR Trump signs order to dismantle

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Children bear the brunt of violence in Sudan’s brutal civil war, report says

This week, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund told global leaders that Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is the world’s biggest and most devastating. A new UNICEF report says 30 million people in Sudan are in need of aid, more

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Appeals Court Lifts Blocks on Trump’s Orders Restricting DEI Programs

WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Donald Trump’s agenda

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SpaceX Launches New Crew to the Space Station to Replace NASA’s Stuck Astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair’s return after nine long months. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams need SpaceX to get

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to target ‘alien enemies’ for deportation

Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for expedited deportation. But a federal judge blocked the action Saturday evening. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

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Trump enacts a 1790s law to target ‘alien enemies’ for detention and deportation – NPR

Trump enacts a 1790s law to target ‘alien enemies’ for detention and deportation  NPR

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