Trump says he will make decision on Iran military action within 2 weeks
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President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal while extending his timeline for a decision on potential military action to 10 to 15 days. Follow for live news updates.
• Iran negotiations: President Donald Trump has again urged Iran to make a deal and extended his timeline for a decision on potential military action to 10 to 15 days. If he decides to go ahead with an attack, his options range from targeted strikes to action that could last weeks, according to sources. • Meeting with governors: The National Governors Association said Trump officially withdrew invitations to two Democratic governors for a White House meeting today, prompting the group to announce it will no longer facilitate participation in the traditionally bipartisan gathering. • Immigration crackdown: White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN that the drawdown of ICE agents in Minneapolis to the typical footprint of 150 officers will happen “within a week.” Sources say the Trump administration plans to apply Homan’s immigration playbook to cities nationwide. Border czar Tom Homan said today he is “not aware” of errors that the Department of Homeland of Security admitted to on a website documenting what it claims to be the “worst of the worst” immigrants it has arrested. But DHS admitted to CNN that the website contained errors, including listing those with smaller offenses, like traffic offenses, marijuana possession or illegal reentry among the group convicted of more serious charges. “OK, well, then at least they’re saying they made errors,” Homan told “CNN News Central.”
The Department of Homeland Security is doubling down on the administration’s ongoing investigations into potential voter fraud — reviewing cases involving US citizens and whether they registered to vote, or voted, prior to being naturalized, according to an internal memo reviewed by CNN.
After six skiers were rescued from the “horrific” aftermath of an avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe, the family members of nine remaining skiers received crushing news. The bodies of eight had been left on the icy mountainside, and a final member of the group was still missing, presumed dead among the blanket of snow.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting enforcement of a new rule for determining disability payments after veterans across the US expressed outrage for what they said would likely reduce benefits for many.
A large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, Thursday, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch that once pursued criminal prosecutions against the president.
A federal judge in Minnesota held a Trump administration attorney in civil contempt for “flagrant disobedience of court orders” in the case of a noncitizen swept up in the immigration crackdown there earlier this year.
A controversial pastor who supports repealing women’s right to vote and believes homosexuality should be a crime led a worship service at the Pentagon this week, saying he was invited by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The Commission of Fine Arts fast-tracked approval for President Trump’s East Wing renovation plans Thursday, bringing the president’s quest for his new ballroom one step closer to reality.
As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown in cities across the US, health care providers warn the impact of federal agents in health care settings – and the looming threat of immigration enforcement they’ve instilled nationwide – is presenting a barrier to care that could have a lasting impact on the health of communities.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt arrived in Washington this week with invitations to two White House meetings and an angry President Donald Trump.
The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure refugees undergo additional screening, according to a DHS memo obtained by CNN.
President Donald Trump is preparing to make health care a central focus of his midterm sales pitch, despite weak polling and misgivings among some of his own advisers.
The Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that advises the president and Congress on design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings, is usually made up of experts in architecture, art and urban and landscape design.