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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and REGINA GARCIA CANO Updated 9:21 AM CDT, March 17, 2025 The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring…
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‘More than brick and mortar:’ DC begins removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ plaza near the White House
By ASHRAF KHALIL and JACQUELYN MARTIN Updated 4:57 PM CDT, March 10, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest…
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More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
By COLLIN BINKLEY Updated 5:15 PM CDT, March 14, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign…
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83,000 VA Employees Slated to Be Fired This Year by Musk’s DOGE, Memo Says
By Rebecca Kheel Published March 05, 2025 at 2:40pm ET The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to fire more than 80,000 employees under a sweeping reorganization effort being planned to comply with President Donald…
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US Education Department to investigate DC schools’ treatment of disabled students
The announcement of the DCPS investigation comes as President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order as early as Thursday to shut down the entire Education Department By Andrea…
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Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
Advocacy groups argue veterans have, for more than a century, been entitled to the benefit of the doubt for service-connect disability payments. Maureen Groppe March 5, 2025 WASHINGTON − The Supreme…
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Zelensky says Trump living in Russian ‘disinformation space’
19 February 2025 Hafsa Khalil Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to criticism of Kyiv by Donald Trump, by saying his US counterpart is “living in a disinformation space” created…
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New WA rule states abortion care must be provided in emergencies
A policy ensuring access to lifesaving procedures performed during miscarriage was started by former Gov. Inslee and will be finalized by Gov. Ferguson. by Megan Burbank February 24, 2025 On his…
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Can Washington’s agriculture industry survive on H-2A workers?
Many of the state’s 340,000 undocumented immigrants work in the agricultural sector. For farmers, mass deportation could exacerbate labor shortages. by Reneé Dìaz Wenatchee World / February 18, 2025 In Washington, agriculture is…
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