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37 minutes agoMore Details Emerge of Trump's Secret Use of ICE to Spy on Critics
The Trump administration is accused of using digital tools for surveillance on critics and activists, raising privacy concerns.
I worry these attacks are battering this institution and putting at risk the things that really matter to the public. Powell's decision to stay denies President Trump a chance to fill a seat on the central bank's governing board.
The Israeli military has continued to occupy southern Lebanon and flatten houses there it claims were used by Hezbollah. Hezbollah has continued to conduct rocket and drone attacks against Israeli forces in Lebanon and villages across the border.
"We will ensure a future of American dominance in space," Trump stated, emphasizing the importance of U.S. leadership in lunar and Martian exploration during a speech at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
The Supreme Court's decision to allow Texas' gerrymandered electoral maps for the 2026 midterms underscores the ongoing challenges in addressing gerrymandering and its impact on minority voting power.
"I was just wrong. It was wildly different than the first Trump administration. There was just a sense that this was not going to be the same. And then in the Voting Section, what happened is they just started dismissing cases."
Senator Tim Kaine stated, 'If anyone were doing to the United States what we are doing to Cuba, we would definitely regard it as an act of war.' He emphasized that U.S. actions against Cuba, including blocking fuel shipments, constitute military engagement.
"You cannot claim to care about health while protecting poison. You cannot tell Americans to eat real food while protecting the cancer-causing chemicals sprayed on it," said Vani Hari at the rally, highlighting the coalition's frustration with the Trump administration's stance on glyphosate.
Preparations for the event were shadowed by Saturday's shooting at the annual White House correspondents' dinner, which forced the evacuation of Trump, most of his Cabinet and hundreds of journalists, officials and celebrities.