Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship: What to know

Trump’s controversial immigration policy is a new interpretation of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause. SCOTUS to hear birthright citizenship arguments. Here’s what we know. The Supreme Court will hear birthright citizenship arguments in May. Here’s what we know about its impact. WASHINGTON − In what could be its biggest blockbuster case of the year, the … Read more

Trump inks plane deals, covets jets in Qatar

Qatar welcomes President Donald Trump with opulence President Donald Trump touched down in Doha, Qatar to a more-than-warm welcome of fighter jets, Cybertrucks, and dancers. Ahead of his trip to Qatar and the Middle East this week, President Donald Trump cooed over Qatar’s planned gift of a Boeing 747 jet, saying he would be “stupid” … Read more

Noem accuses House Democrat of helping ‘terrorist’ in wrongful removal

The confrontation at the House Homeland Security Committee reflected the harsh conflict in Congress over Trump’s strict immigration immigration. White House defends wrongful deportation of Maryland man The Trump administration is defending the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia with new information. Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem what she … Read more

Feds criminally charge detained Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova

Feds file smuggling charge against Petrova after Judge Christina Reiss questioned a CBP officer’s authority to strip her of her student visa. Homeland Security offers $1,000, flight home for self-deportation President Trump offered his support of a Homeland Security proposal to pay people who choose to self-deport $1,000 and open a path to legal re-entry. … Read more

Some House members snooze during markup of Trump budget bill

House passes spending bill — Here’s what’s in it The House passed a spending bill that would raise the deficit and could put Medicaid in danger. Marathon-long House committee markup meetings for President Donald Trump’s massive tax and government spending plans, monikered as “one, big, beautiful bill”, are putting U.S. representatives from both sides of … Read more