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Trump Administration Weighs $100,000 Green Card Bond for Some Immigrants Under New State Department Proposal
President Donald Trump's administration is considering requiring some immigrants seeking U.S. green cards through American consulates overseas to post refundable bonds of roughly $100,000, a proposal that would significantly raise the financial threshold for legal immigration if implemented. 
President Donald Trump's administration is considering requiring some immigrants seeking U.S. green cards through American consulates overseas to post refundable bonds of roughly $100,000, a proposal that would significantly raise the financial threshold for legal immigration if implemented. -
U.S. Strikes on Iran Expand as Officials Say Attacks Are Preparing for Possible Wider Military Campaign
President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran is increasingly being viewed as preparation for a potentially broader conflict, with recent U.S. strikes designed not only to weaken Tehran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz but also to expand Washington's military options if diplomacy fails. 
President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran is increasingly being viewed as preparation for a potentially broader conflict, with recent U.S. strikes designed not only to weaken Tehran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz but also to expand Washington's military options if diplomacy fails. -
Chuck Schumer’s Senate Speech Goes Viral After Unexplained Sound Interrupts Iran War Remarks
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer drew far more attention for an unexplained sound captured by his microphone than for his criticism of President Donald Trump, the Iran war and the stalled National Defense Authorization Act during a Senate floor speech broadcast live on C-SPAN. 
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer drew far more attention for an unexplained sound captured by his microphone than for his criticism of President Donald Trump, the Iran war and the stalled National Defense Authorization Act during a Senate floor speech broadcast live on C-SPAN. -
Mike Johnson Says Pentagon Wants $350 Billion as U.S. Fights ‘Communism on Our Own Shores’
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Pentagon is seeking $350 billion in additional funding as the United States fights the war with Iran and confronts what he called "communism on our own shores," while acknowledging that lawmakers will receive classified briefings on much of the military request. 
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Pentagon is seeking $350 billion in additional funding as the United States fights the war with Iran and confronts what he called "communism on our own shores," while acknowledging that lawmakers will receive classified briefings on much of the military request. -
Todd Blanche Directed DOJ Reviews of Jack Smith and Alvin Bragg, Leaked Emails Show
Newly released Justice Department emails place acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche at the center of the Trump administration's "anti-weaponisation" campaign, showing President Donald Trump's former defense lawyer reassigning senior attorneys and overseeing reviews involving some of the president's most prominent legal adversaries. 
Newly released Justice Department emails place acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche at the center of the Trump administration's "anti-weaponisation" campaign, showing President Donald Trump's former defense lawyer reassigning senior attorneys and overseeing reviews involving some of the president's most prominent legal adversaries. -
ICE Officials Blame Trump’s 2,000-Arrests-a-Day Push for ‘Toxic’ Conditions After 4 Fatal Shootings
Senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are warning that President Donald Trump's push for as many as 2,000 immigration arrests a day is stretching agents "to the breaking point," creating what one official called a "toxic environment" as four fatal ICE shootings this year intensify scrutiny of the administration's mass-deportation campaign. 
Senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are warning that President Donald Trump's push for as many as 2,000 immigration arrests a day is stretching agents "to the breaking point," creating what one official called a "toxic environment" as four fatal ICE shootings this year intensify scrutiny of the administration's mass-deportation campaign. -
Trump Pays E. Jean Carroll More Than $5.6 Million After Supreme Court Rejects Sexual Abuse Verdict Appeal
President Donald Trump has paid writer E. Jean Carroll more than $5.6 million after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of a 2023 federal jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, marking the first damages Carroll has collected from Trump in their years-long civil litigation. President Donald Trump has paid writer E. Jean Carroll more than $5.6 million after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of a 2023 federal jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, marking the first damages Carroll has collected from Trump in their years-long civil litigation. -
Judge Voids Trump’s $1.8 Billion IRS Deal, Says Taxpayer Fund Could Reward Political Allies
A federal judge has voided President Donald Trump's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, dismantling a deal that would have created a $1.8 billion taxpayer-backed compensation fund and granted Trump personal protection from IRS tax audits in return for abandoning a $10 billion lawsuit against the agency. 
A federal judge has voided President Donald Trump's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, dismantling a deal that would have created a $1.8 billion taxpayer-backed compensation fund and granted Trump personal protection from IRS tax audits in return for abandoning a $10 billion lawsuit against the agency. -
Trump Administration Reportedly Spent $400,000 Flying 59 White South Africans to U.S. on Nearly Empty Jet
The Trump administration spent an estimated $400,000 to fly 59 white South Africans from Johannesburg to the United States aboard a charter aircraft capable of carrying hundreds of passengers, according to former U.S. officials and aviation cost estimates, raising new questions about the cost and execution of President Donald Trump's fast-tracked Afrikaner refugee program. 
The Trump administration spent an estimated $400,000 to fly 59 white South Africans from Johannesburg to the United States aboard a charter aircraft capable of carrying hundreds of passengers, according to former U.S. officials and aviation cost estimates, raising new questions about the cost and execution of President Donald Trump's fast-tracked Afrikaner refugee program. -
Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ the Strait of Hormuz, Charge 20% Cargo Fee for Maritime Protection
President Donald Trump said the United States intends to take on a long-term security role in the Strait of Hormuz and collect compensation from commercial shipping using the strategic waterway, outlining a proposal that would dramatically expand Washington's role in one of the world's most important energy transit corridors as tensions with Iran continue to escalate. President Donald Trump said the United States intends to take on a long-term security role in the Strait of Hormuz and collect compensation from commercial shipping using the strategic waterway, outlining a proposal that would dramatically expand Washington's role in one of the world's most important energy transit corridors as tensions with Iran continue to escalate.
