Communities on alert as ICE ramps up arrests
Some immigrant communities face fear and uncertainty as President Donald Trump’s deportation plans take shape.
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory but has "low confidence" in its own conclusion.
Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary
The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary.
Immigration crackdown begins
Federal efforts to stop illegal immigration are broadening. The executive orders President Trump signed are either in action or they’re in court.
Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House
Discount store chain Target says it’s joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Trump and Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement's gains
President Donald Trump vowed to support anti-abortion-rights protesters in his second term as tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington on Friday for the annual March for Life.
Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records
President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental documents about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
AP: FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts
President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to recent wildfires in California and last year's hurricane in North Carolina.
U.S. military orders thousands of troops to southern border
US military ordering thousands more active duty troops to southern border.
President Trump pardons J6 defendants, many from NC
President Trump has pardoned all January 6th defendants both violent and non-violent. At least 48 people in North Carolina faced felony charges.
Ex-Chester Co. Sheriff released from federal custody
The former Chester County Sheriff and one of his lieutenants convicted of corruption have been released from custody.
Trump reverses Biden healthcare, what it could mean for Americans
Many are left wondering what's going to happen in the healthcare industry after President Trump signed an executive order reversing the Biden Administration's policy to lower the cost of prescription drugs for people on Medicare and Medicaid.
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.
Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave
President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US
Refugees who'd been approved to travel to the United States before a Jan. 27 deadline suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration.
LGBTQ+ community reacts to Trump's gender declaration
In an op-ed, the ACLU writes "the trans community is understandably fearful of what lies ahead".
NC and other states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.
Jan. 6 sedition defendants, Oath Keepers' Rhodes and Proud Boys' Tarrio, are released from prison after Trump clemency
Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Donald Trump benefitting more than 1,500 defendants.
Lawsuits filed against "Department of Government Efficiency"
Immediately after President Trump was sworn in. Several lawsuits were filed against the so-called-- "DOGE"-- or--"Department of Government Efficiency."
Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants
President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. The list includes people convicted of assaulting police officers.
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