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Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests​

By AAMER MADHANI
Updated 9:51 PM CDT, June 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.”

He added that to reach the goal officials ”must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside.”

Trump’s declaration comes after weeks of increased enforcement, and after Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and main architect of Trump’s immigration policies, said ICE officers would target at least 3,000 arrests a day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of Trump’s second term.

At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who spoke only on condition of anonymity. ...

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Live updates: U.S. to implement tariff cuts for U.K. as the countries seek a broader trade deal

Live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump attends the G7 summit in Canada and meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney amid trade tensions over tariffs.
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Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 — or even the G9 with China

U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting that Russia and maybe even China should be part of what is now called the Group of Seven.
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Trump says Iran would 'like to talk' about dialing down Israel-Iran conflict

During comments from this week's G7 conference in Canada, President Trump said Iran has signaled it would "like to talk" about de-escalating its conflict with Israel.
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Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.
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Poll: Americans overwhelmingly want Trump to obey court rulings, but MAGA Republicans are split

Eight in 10 respondents believe the Trump administration shouldn't ignore a federal court ruling the White House doesn't like, per the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll.
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Mike Lee, prominent Republicans leap to baseless claims about political violence – again | CNN Politics

If there was a telling recent moment when it comes to how ugly our political discourse has become, it might well have been the brutal 2022 hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul.
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Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial updates: Jury shown 'freak-off' videos before court adjourns for the day

Sean "Diddy" Combs is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Takeaways from AP's reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative no-bid contracts.
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Israel, Iran trade deadly strikes for fourth day with no signs of restraint

Israel has attacked a hospital in Iran and a building of state TV; Iran has struck Israel’s Haifa and Tel Aviv areas.
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US and UK say they've cemented a trade agreement that Trump calls fair for both nations

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer say they are signing a trade deal to ease tariffs between goods from the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
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Federal judge extends ban on Trump's order targeting Harvard international students

Lawyers for Harvard had urged the court to to block Trump's efforts to revoke its credentials to host foreign students, and block foreign students from traveling to the US to study at the university.
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Sen. Tina Smith says she confronted Sen. Mike Lee over his 'cruel' social media posts about the Minnesota shootings

The posts by Lee, R-Utah, were condemned by other Democrats as well, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.
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Trump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests

Trump parade crowd size: $46 million Washington parade was smaller than expected and unfolded against a backdrop of protests and political violence
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Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’

Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of Maga nationalism fans craved
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Federal court to decide if Trump can override Newsom, deploy National Guard in California riots

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An appellate court will hear arguments Tuesday in California over Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally deploying the National Guard to quell anti-immigration enforcement protests and riots in Los Angeles County.

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is set to decide whether Trump can continue to use thousands of National Guard members and hundreds of Marines to guard parts of the county.

The panel comprises two Trump appointees and one Biden appointee.

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ICE-averse states won’t get ‘one red cent’ from feds to rebuild infrastructure, Secretary Duffy warns

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned "rogue state actors" who are not cooperating with ICE and federal immigration enforcement that they may be on the hook to clean up their own mess.

With riots and fires continuing to break out in Los Angeles, along with confrontational demonstrations in other cities around the country, Duffy suggested political leaders should work better with the Trump administration.

"The USDOT will not fund rogue state actors who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement," Duffy said Monday.

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Meloni caught giving 'eye roll of the century' while Macron whispered in her ear during high-stakes G7 meeting

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was spotted whispering with French President Emmanuel Macron before rolling her eyes at a G7 roundtable meeting Monday, ahead of President Donald Trump's abrupt departure from the summit.

Leaders from the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom poured into a meeting room Monday morning as the G7 summit held in a remote ski town in Alberta, Canada, kicked off in earnest with the gaggle of global economic powers.

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Trump's stance against Iran nuclear ambitions backed by vast majority of Americans: poll

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EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to Iran's nuclear program, President Donald Trump has been clear about one key point.

"IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON," the president reiterated this week.

It was one of a handful of signs from the president that he's considering joining Israel's nearly weeklong bombardment of Iran as the two Middle Eastern juggernauts continue to blast each other with missiles and other aerial attacks.

And a new poll indicates that Americans agree with Trump on the importance of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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4,000 employees took "fork in the road" at Justice Dept., with more cuts to come

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The Justice Department lost 4,000 employees in the Trump administration's controversial government downsizing initiative, and critics worry those cuts will impact safety in U.S. communities.

The so-called "fork in the road" deferred resignation program, which incentivized some employees to leave federal government service, reduced the manpower in the agency for an estimated savings of $470 million, according to a department budget summary reviewed by CBS News.

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U.S. appeals court weighs Trump's deployment of National Guard in L.A.

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Washington — A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Tuesday is weighing whether President Trump can continue with his deployment of California's National Guard in Los Angeles to protect federal immigration authorities during enforcement operations.

A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is hearing arguments on a Justice Department request for it to halt a district judge's order that required Mr. Trump to return control of the National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom while the court fight moves forward. Newsom, a...
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Trump's claim of "control of the skies over Iran" raises questions about U.S. role

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President Trump declared in a social media post Tuesday, "We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran" — a claim that departed from earlier U.S. statements that Israel's offensive against Iran was being carried out without U.S. involvement.

CBS News has reached out to the White House to request clarification on what the president meant when he said "we" have control over the skies of Iran.

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Toy companies ask Supreme Court to swiftly take up Trump's tariff challenge

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Washington — A pair of Illinois-based companies that sell educational toys and products asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to swiftly take up their challenge to President Trump's sweeping tariffs, arguing that the "massive impact" on businesses and consumers warrants its immediate intervention.

The companies, Learning Resources and hand2mind, urged the justices to decide whether a federal emergency powers law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, gives the president the power to impose tariffs. They are asking the Supreme Court to take...
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Sanders endorses socialist Mamdani in move to block Cuomo in NYC mayoral race

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Rising democratic socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has secured the backing of one of the most influential figures on the American Left as he looks to edge out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

Mamdani, 33, a New York state assembly member, on Tuesday secured the backing of former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

It’s a major boost for Mamdani, who has also scored the endorsement of progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., thereby locking in the two most prominent...
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Vance defends Trump's Iran position amid 'crazy stuff on social media'

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Vice President JD Vance on Monday defended President Donald Trump's position on Iran in response to what he described as "crazy" accusations on social media.

"Look, I'm seeing this from the inside, and am admittedly biased towards our president (and my friend), but there's a lot of crazy stuff on social media, so I wanted to address some things directly on the Iran issue," Vance wrote on X.

He said Trump "has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

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NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested

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New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday at immigration court in Manhattan.

Lander's office said he was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while observing court, where he asked for a judicial warrant in a particular case.

"While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing and we are monitoring the situation closely," Lander's campaign spokesperson, Dora Pekec...
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Trump pardons cost victims, taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Democrats' review says

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President Trump's flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats.

The pardons absolved hundreds of convicted criminals from having to pay for damages and restitution caused by their crimes. Victims have not been made whole, the Democrats said — including U.S. taxpayers who must now foot the bill for the millions of dollars in repairs and cleanup from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.

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Lawmakers move to limit Trump's war powers as Israel-Iran war escalates

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Washington — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump's ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel, emphasizing that only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution.

"This is not our war," GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said in a post on X Tuesday announcing that he had introduced a measure under the 1973 War Powers Resolution to block U.S. strikes. "Even if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution."

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NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by DHS agents following alleged assault on federal officer

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a federal officer.

DHS told Fox News Digital that Lander is charged with assaulting or impeding a federal officer.

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Multiple public officials took to social media to react to the high-profile arrest.

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EU chief agrees with Trump on China trade issues, declares ‘Donald is right’

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen found some mutual understanding with President Donald Trump during the G7 conference, declaring "Donald is right" about China's certain trade policies.

"When we focus our attention on tariffs between partners, it diverts our energy from the real challenge — one that threatens us all," von der Leyen said during a meeting at the G7, which included Trump's attendance before his abrupt departure back to Washington, D.C., on Monday, Politico reported.

"On this point, Donald is right — there is a...
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