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    Venezuelans walk to a US Border Patrol processing center after they crossed the Rio Grande river and over the razor wire to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas on September 25, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/File

    Exclusive: Trump administration will tell migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela their legal status is terminated

    By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN

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    President Trump suggests Gov. Newsom should be arrested; Newsom decries ‘step toward authoritarianism’

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    Breaking down 20 years of election data that shows how the two parties have evolved in the Trump era

    The 2024 election was the first in two decades that saw a Republican popular vote victory. The trends since then illustrate extreme changes in the two parties.

    From left, President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump.Getty Images

    Trump’s mass firings at several agencies will remain on hold, appeals court rules

    President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim US Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

    Tariff Ruling Put On Hold While Trump Administration Appeals

    The U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Trump tariffs suffer staggering setback in U.S. court

    In rare rebuke, large share of tariffs eliminated — for now. Court says Trump abused power

    U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters at the White House on Wednesday, when a U.S. trade court blocked his global tariffs from going into effect. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

    Musk stepping down as special government employee

    The tech mogul has led the cost-cutting DOGE task force

    Tech businessman Elon Musk arrives for a town hall wearing a cheesehead hat at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. © Scott Olson / Getty Images

    Marco Rubio: US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students

    The announcement didn’t specify how many would lose the ability to study in the country.

    Even if just a threat, Marco Rubio’s announcement is likely to decisively end the popularity of U.S. universities and colleges for Chinese students. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    Musk 'disappointed' by Trump's tax and spending bill

    As the former Doge chief, Musk had worked to reduce government spending which he says this bill contradicts.

    Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

    Supreme Court prepares to issue flurry of opinions with deep implications for American life

    Demonstrators protest for immigrant rights outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 15. Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images

    House Passes Trump Tax Bill After Last-Minute Changes

    The sprawling tax-and-spending bill passed after GOP leaders made a series of last-minute changes that united their warring wings.

    House Speaker Mike Johnson Photo: nathan howard/Reuters

    Musk was once a political force on X. Now he’s back to business.

    In February, most of Musk’s posts and reposts on X were about DOGE or the U.S. government and politics. So far in May, most are about his business ventures or technological issues.

    Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting in March. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

    The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden

    While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.

    Photo-illustration by Joan Wong

    Federal judge overturns Trump’s efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace

    The United States Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

    Joe Biden's sad, complicated exit from American politics

    Reckoning ahead? After a lifetime in public office, the former president faces a perilous cancer diagnosis and difficult questions.

    Joe Biden's sad, complicated exit from American politics

    Trump says the clock is ticking for 150 countries to make a deal or face higher tariffs

    President Donald Trump attends a business meeting and roundtable at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Altaf Qadri/AP

    Cryptic Trump message sparks investigation

    The Secret Service is investigating former FBI Director James Comey over a since-deleted Instagram post about Donald Trump.

    Former FBI Director James Comey.
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