US state department layoffs: Trump administration orders workforce reduction; over 1300 employees affected

[ad_1] The headquarters of the Department of State (AP image) The US State Department on Friday (local time) laid off more than 1,300 employees as part of the Trump administration’s latest move to cut its American workforce by about 15%. This is part of a broader effort to reorganize the department.According to a notice sent […]

‘No amnesty’: Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigrants; new measures to prevent access to healthcare, education

[ad_1] The Trump administration on Thursday announced sweeping new measures aimed at restricting undocumented immigrants from accessing taxpayer-funded education and health care programs, according to The New York Post. The move, officials claim, could save approximately $40 billion.Multiple federal departments, including Education, Agriculture, Labor, Justice, and Health and Human Services (HHS)- issued separate statements underscoring […]

Pay or apologize: Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20 million from Trump administration, will share money with…

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against the Trump administration for arresting him. Palestinian-American activist, Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil filed a case against the Donald Trump administration seeking $20 million in damages for the harm caused to him by the targeted arrest. Khalil is a green card holder, a permanent resident of the […]

‘Canary Mission’: Trump administration used shady website to get names of pro-Palestinian activists; could potentially lead to visa revocation

[ad_1] Newly unsealed court documents and trial testimony have revealed that the Trump administration has heavily relied on an anonymously run pro-Israel website, accused of doxxing, to identify pro-Palestinian academics for potential deportation.The court records revealed that in order to support US President Donald Trump’s deportation drive, the Department of Homeland Security assembled a “tiger […]

Who was Virginia Giuffre? The voice that took on Epstein – and why her ghost haunts Trump administration

[ad_1] Virginia Giuffre, once an anonymous teenage victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling sex-trafficking operation, became one of the most prominent and courageous voices to expose the web of elite abuse he orchestrated. She died by suicide in April this year at her farm in Western Australia at the age of 41.Now, the US justice department […]

‘Why wouldn’t there be a regime change?’: Trump drops ‘hint’ after Operation Midnight Hammer in Iran; contradicts his own administration

[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) appeared to support a potential regime change in Iran, seemingly contradicting his […]

Big Beautiful detentions: Top Democrats arrested, handcuffed and pushed to the ground under Trump administration; meet those caught in the crackdown

[ad_1] From left to right: Alex Padilla, Brad Lander and LaMonica McIver A rising number of Democratic officials are being arrested or charged in connection with immigration-related protests and defiance, as US President Donald Trump’s enforcement agenda triggers sharp criticism and growing concern among party leaders.Democrats argue the arrests show Trump is dragging the country’s […]

Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.Earlier this month, the Republican president signed a proclamation that banned the entry […]

Trump administration hands over immigrant Medicaid data, targets ‘unsatisfactory immigration status’; raises privacy law concerns

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) The Trump administration this week gave deportation officials access to personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees, raising legal and ethical concerns within the government.Internal memos and emails revealed that officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objected to the data […]