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Judge Blocks Deportation of Columbia Protester Mohsen Mahdawi

An immigration judge has blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University who was arrested during a citizenship appointment last year. Mahdawi has been free from federal custody since April, after immigration officials detained him and sought to rescind his green card. In

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Peru’s president ousted after four months in 'Chifagate'

Peru’s interim president was removed in an “express impeachment” after lawmakers voted 75 to 24 to proceed with his ouster. José Jerí had served for four months and became embroiled in a scandal dubbed “Chifagate” when security-camera footage showed clandestine meetings with Chinese businessmen, including one appearance where he

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DHS subpoenas sought identifying data on ICE critics; some platforms complied

In recent months the US Department of Homeland Security issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta seeking identifying information for accounts that track or criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, four federal officials and tech industry workers who spoke on condition of anonymity said. The subpoenas

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Jesse Jackson’s Death Arrives at a Crucial Moment for Black Political Power

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death comes as Black voters are highly influential within the Democratic Party and there are more Black senators than ever, yet the future of Black representation in the House is uncertain. The Supreme Court is set to rule in the coming months on a case

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With Witkoff and Kushner, Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

President Trump has placed his most trusted envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at the center of talks with Iran, Russia and Ukraine, sidelining the State Department and the National Security Council. In Geneva, the pair met the Iranians in the morning and the Russians and Ukrainians in the afternoon.

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Mamdani: NYC property tax hike is 'last resort' to balance budget

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a property tax increase would be a last-resort move to close a $5.4 billion shortfall in his preliminary $127 billion budget. His preferred path is to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations, but that option requires buy-in from the state, where

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White House shrugs off Lutnick’s Epstein ties

Revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files have toppled leaders in business, entertainment and academia, but the White House has sought to downplay connections among its senior officials. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged traveling to Epstein’s private island and meeting him on another occasion, yet the administration has rejected calls

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Colbert says CBS pulled interview over FCC equal-time concerns

Stephen Colbert said CBS pulled a scheduled interview with Democratic Texas state representative James Talarico from The Late Show's broadcast, so the program posted the conversation on YouTube instead. By midday Tuesday the video had amassed more than 2 million views, far outpacing recent guest clips. Colbert told

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Trump, Biden and Others Pay Tribute to Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading Black figure between the era of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. His family said he "died peacefully" and did not give a cause. Celebrated for his impassioned oratory and

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Republicans Reach Deal With Democrats in N.C. Voter Rolls Case

Republicans in North Carolina agreed to withdraw a legal challenge that could have purged tens of thousands from the state’s voter rolls, removing a potential point of contention in a state with a key Senate race this year. The parties reached a deal with the state’s Board of

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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ presses Hamas on disarmament

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, met Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s chief negotiator, last week and pressed the group on disarmament. Two officials briefed on the encounter said the talks underscored that Hamas remains a key actor in Gaza’s postwar transition and came amid

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Foxborough may withhold World Cup 2026 license over $7.8m security dispute

With fewer than four months until the 2026 World Cup, matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., face uncertainty as town officials say they will not issue the required entertainment license until a dispute over roughly $7.8 million in public safety funding is resolved. Town leaders have set a

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Censoring Stephen Colbert's interviews is bad regardless of your political party

On Tuesday morning, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert posted an interview on its YouTube page with Texas state representative James Talarico, who is running for Senate in 2026. The segment did not air on Monday night’s Late Show because, as Colbert put it in the opening of the

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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in American civil rights and politics, died on Tuesday at 84. His family said that Mr. Jackson “died peacefully,” offering no cause. Celebrated for his impassioned oratory and his vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten, he picked up the

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Ed Crane, Who Built a Libertarian Stronghold, Dies at 81

Edward H. Crane, who built the Cato Institute into the nation’s pre-eminent libertarian think tank and led it for 35 years, died on Feb. 10 at his home in Falls Church, Va. He was 81. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Kristina Crane, said. Mr. Crane helped found

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Belgium summons U.S. ambassador after antisemitism accusation

Belgium’s government summoned President Trump’s ambassador after he accused his host nation of antisemitism and criticized a Belgian official in social media posts. Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, was expected to meet on Tuesday with Belgian officials. The posts focused on an Antwerp investigation into

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How Jesse Jackson Inspired Generations of Black Democrats

When Jesse Jackson ran for president in 1984 he was viewed as a protest candidate without the political infrastructure to mount a serious challenge. By 1988 he had spent years registering millions of new Black voters and built a multiracial Democratic coalition that included progressive white voters and people of

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Justice Department Sues Harvard for Admissions Records

The Justice Department sued Harvard on Friday, accusing the university of failing to produce documents sought in an investigation into whether its admissions process discriminates against white applicants. The lawsuit is the second government action in two weeks after President Trump abruptly reversed his position on a potential deal with

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Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone

When Boniface Mwangi had his phones returned after his arrest last July, he found one device was no longer password protected and could be opened without a code. The personal phone contained photos of family moments with his wife and children, and knowing its contents could be in government hands

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Trump Said He’d End the War in a Day. Ukrainians Have Suffered

President Trump promised during his campaign that he would end the war in Ukraine in one day. By most measures, the conflict has grown worse for Ukrainians since his return to the White House: more civilians were killed and injured in 2025 than the year before, city centers faced more

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Venezuelan Ex‑Mayor in U.S. Detained by ICE, Fears Deportation

Carlos Roberto García, the former mayor of Mérida who fled Venezuela in 2017, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a routine check-in at its Cincinnati office on Jan. 23. Mr. García and his family settled in the Cincinnati suburbs where he worked delivering packages and had been

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Seven Pivotal Moments in Jesse Jackson’s Life

The Rev. Jesse Jackson entered the national spotlight during the civil rights movement, ran for president twice and remained a controversial figure in public life. He died on Tuesday at 84. He came to wider national attention at the movement’s lowest moment: the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Dr.

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Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.

Shortly after returning to office, President Trump proposed some of the steepest spending reductions in recent U.S. history, aiming to pare back core federal functions. Nearly a year later, Congress has rejected much of that vision, leaving many programs intact. Lawmakers preserved a wide set of domestic programs — in

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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday. He was 84. His family said he "died peacefully" but did not give a cause. He had been hospitalized in November for treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said, and in 2017 he had announced that he

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Who’s Pulling the Strings on the World Stage? Ask the Puppets.

An Instagram account called "Puppet Regime" posts 90-second scripted satires that reimagine world leaders as felt puppets. One musical video opens with Vladimir Putin shirtless, wearing a silver cross and a Soviet ushanka, crooning, "Launch your special military Opa-op-op-operation! Not invasion of another sovereign nation!" Xi