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    Katrina Armstrong, who had been Columbia University’s interim president, said on Friday that she was stepping down.Credit...Columbia University

    Columbia President Resigns as Trump Threatens University’s Federal Funding

     

    Katrina Armstrong’s exit comes a week after Columbia accepted demands from the Trump administration, which had moved to cancel about $400 million in funds.

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    ‘I have an entire world here to lose’: Why some permanent residents of the US say they’re afraid to travel now

    Marina Sinden says she has a green card, but still worries she could be detained by US immigration officials.

    As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists

    U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.

    Pedestrians crossing into California from Mexico through the San Ysidro port of entry last year. In a string of recent cases, visitors trying to enter the United States reported being turned back or detained.Credit...Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

    Inside Trump’s Lightning-Fast Deportation of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Prison

    The planes full of migrants were in the air just hours after the president invoked wartime authority. Families say innocent people were swept up in the rush.

    Obed Navas and his wife, Eirisneb Rodríguez. Photo: Eirisneb Rodríguez

    I am a Palestinian political prisoner in the US. I am being targeted for my activism

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    ‘It is our moral imperative to persist in the struggle for their complete freedom.’ Photograph: Ted Shaffrey/AP

    White House sets up battles in Congress, courts by moving to shut Department of Education

    By law, the U.S. executive can't unilaterally shut down the agency without congressional approval

    Linda McMahon, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 13. (Tierney Cross/Reuters)

    Georgetown University graduate student detained by immigration authorities

    A lawyer for Badar Khan Suri, who was teaching on a student visa, said Thursday that he is grateful for the support he has received since his arrest.

    Badar Khan Suri.Courtesy Georgetown University

    Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department

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    Palestinian protester arrested by ICE despite green card, lawyer says

     

    Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who was a leader in talks between demonstrators and Columbia University officials last spring, is being detained as his lawyer fights for his release.
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    Mahmoud Khalil, seen at Columbia University on April 29. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)

    Plan to skewer US sanctuary city mayors backfires on Republicans

    New York, Chicago, Boston and Denver mayors use platform at Capitol hearing to reject claims about crime and gangs

    Mayors Eric Adams, Michael Johnston, Brandon Johnson and Michelle Wu are sworn in during a House hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

    CIA confirms suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine

    A “pause” in cooperation with Kiev is needed to ensure that Vladimir Zelensky is committed to peace, John Ratcliffe has said

    FILE PHOTO: John Ratcliffe. © Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

    Congressman Al Green removed from Trump address after heckling president

    Al Green shouts out as Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress. Photograph: Win McNamee/Reuters

    Trump administration prepares to sell off federal buildings, including FBI and DOJ headquarters

    The J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/File

    Trump, Zelenskiy Press Conference Canceled After Public Argument

     

    The sharp encounter quickly overshadowed what was supposed to be a moment of unity between the two leaders.

    Trump, Zelenskiy Press Conference Canceled After Public Argument

    Trump says 25% tariff on most Canadian goods will take effect March 4

     

    Commitment comes after a week of chaotic messaging from the U.S. president

    U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (The Associated Press)

    American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi lands safely in Rome after security concern

    See Italian Air Force escorting diverted American Airlines flight

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    Trump says Americans could feel 'pain' in trade war with Mexico, Canada, Chin

    "This will be the golden age of America!" Donald Trump wrote on social media. "Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!)."

    A worker places bottles of American whiskey into a shopping cart to fill an order for a restaurant, at a Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) store in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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