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Trump administration live updates: President surveys Texas flood devastation; layoffs begin at State Department

The president and first lady Melania Trump met with families of the victims, first responders, and local and state officials.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
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Politics News

Politics News

David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, dies at 83

Gergen, who was 83, died after a long illness, according to Dean Jeremy Weinstein of the Harvard Kennedy School.
President Clinton listens to David Gergen during a Rose Garden news conference
President Clinton listens to David Gergen during a Rose Garden news conference
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Immigration

Immigration

How latest block of Trump's birthright citizenship order tests legal landscape after Supreme Court ruling

Legal advocates fighting the president's order to restrict citizenship from babies born to certain immigrants are turning to class action lawsuits to stop his policy.
Birthright citizenship protest.
Birthright citizenship protest.

Trump visits Texas as recovery efforts from deadly flood continue

The president has defended his administration's response amid criticism that assistance could have been provided more quickly.
Death Toll Rises After Flash Floods In Texas Hill Country
Death Toll Rises After Flash Floods In Texas Hill Country

Diplomats brace for layoffs after months in limbo

The layoffs are part of an agency reorganization that has been in the works for months.
Activists Rally Outside State Department Celebrating Recent Airstrike That Killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
Activists Rally Outside State Department Celebrating Recent Airstrike That Killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
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Immigration

Immigration

Miami archbishop slams 'Alligator Alcatraz' as 'unbecoming' and 'corrosive'

Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called "Alligator Alcatraz" and the rhetoric surrounding it.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski at the Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More on March 19, 2025.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski at the Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More on March 19, 2025.
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Live Updates

Live Updates

Trump announces a 35% tariff on Canada; judge pauses president's birthright citizenship order

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and said Russia is offering a "new and different approach" to ending the war in Ukraine.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
23h ago

EXCLUSIVE

EXCLUSIVE

Trump readies blanket tariffs as he brushes off inflation worries

The president told Kristen Welker that most trade partners will see a tariff of 15% or 20%.
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
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Politics News

Politics News

Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from husband, state AG Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton announced a primary challenge in April against Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
Suprme Court Texas Abortion Law
Suprme Court Texas Abortion Law

Trump says he will hit Canadian imports with a 35% tariff in major escalation of trade war

Canada is one of the United States' top trading partners, with more than $410 billion of goods crossing into the country last year.
Canada Trump G7 Summit
Canada Trump G7 Summit

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