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White South Africans arrive in U.S. after being granted refugee status

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A plane carrying dozens of White South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport on Monday, a State Department official said, after the Trump administration granted them refugee status in the United States.

The group — which includes families with children — was greeted at the D.C.-area airport by U.S. officials, including Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar. Landau told reporters the group has faced "egregious discrimination" in South Africa — which the country's government has...
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Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband

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There are calls for an amnesty for PKK prisoners, after the end of its 40-year insurgency against Turkey.
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Senior House Republican eviscerates Dems for 'fear campaign' against Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

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EXCLUSIVE: The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is accusing Democrats of lying about President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., told Fox News Digital on Monday he believed Democrats had been waging a "fear campaign to scare Americans" ever since Republicans began discussions about the budget reconciliation process.

"Now, Democrats are pedaling incorrect reports that include policies that aren’t even in the bill," Guthrie said.

"This bill refocuses Medicaid on mothers, children, people with...
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White South African refugees brought to US due to ‘government-sponsored racial discrimination': State Dept

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FIRST ON FOX: The United States is set to welcome 49 white South African refugees who are victims of "government-sponsored racial discrimination" in their homeland, according to the State Department.

The U.S.-chartered flight touched down at Dulles Airport in Virginia on Monday afternoon, when Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau welcomed the group of Afrikaners.

"Faced with undeniable government-sponsored racial discrimination in South Africa, the first Afrikaner refugees have arrived in the United States," a senior State Department...
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Dem's immigration reform plan adds Border Patrol agents, offers select migrants pathway to citizenship

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Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego unveiled a border security and immigration reform plan that was immediately endorsed by several House Democrats.

Gallego, the son of Mexican and Colombian immigrants, offered a "five-pillar" framework he said expresses his commitment to securing the southern border.

"We don’t have to choose between border security and immigration reform," Gallego said.

"We can and should do both."

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"Americans deserve the right to feel safe knowing their border...
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Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basement

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The crates, dating back to 1941, contain Nazi party membership booklets and Nazi propaganda material.
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Federal judge's order for Trump to return deported migrant temporarily halted on appeal

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A U.S. appeals court will review the Trump administration's bid to avoid returning a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker who was deported to El Salvador earlier this year, keeping him in Salvadoran custody for now.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last week to take up Trump's appeal – staying through May 15 a lower court's ruling that required the Trump administration to immediately return him to U.S. soil.

The appeals court also ordered plaintiffs in the case to submit their response to the court before noon on Monday. The Trump...
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Justice Department's Todd Blanche appointed acting Librarian of Congress

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The Department of Justice's second-in-command can add "librarian" to his résumé. Todd Blanche has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department confirmed Monday.

Blanche is President Trump's former personal criminal attorney. It is unclear if the career lawyer has previously done work involving the Dewey Decimal System (or the Library of Congress Classification system).

Two other Justice Department officials have also added Library of Congress positions to their portfolios.

Associate Deputy Attorney General Paul Perkins has...
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Duterte elected mayor of home city from Hague prison

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The former president's win was expected, but other races in the midterms proved less predictable.
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Senate parliamentarian: Who is the unelected official getting say on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill?'

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House and Senate Republicans have been working for months on a sweeping piece of legislation addressing a litany of President Donald Trump's agenda items.

Such a bill is possible via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party controlling Congress and the White House to pass broad policy overhauls while totally sidelining the minority. It lowers the Senate’s threshold for passage from 60 votes to 51, lining it up with the House’s simple majority rules.

However, one of the caveats is that the measures tucked into the bill must deal...
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Trump's Saudi talks, Houthi ceasefire strain ties with Netanyahu ahead of Middle East trip

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President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next week to advance a flurry of high-stakes negotiations, but his trip comes as cracks seem to have appeared in his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On the agenda are reviving hostage talks with Israel and Hamas, exploring an off-ramp for the Russia-Ukraine war and potentially a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, even if the kingdom refuses to normalize ties with Israel.

However, an apparent chill between Trump and Netanyahu has...
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DNC vice chair slams Trump as 'punk,' 'would-be dictator' in fiery Pa. town hall

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A Democratic National Committee (DNC) vice chairman fired up a crowd outside Philadelphia on Saturday after calling President Donald Trump a "punk" and accusing his administration of modern-day book burning for adjusting content on government websites.

"There is a strategy of authoritarians and would-be dictators and punks like Donald Trump," Malcolm Kenyatta said at a town hall in Levittown that was officially targeting swing-district Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.

As part of that "strategy," Kenyatta said, "one of the first things they go after is...
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Homeland Security subpoenas California for possible cash benefits to illegals

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The Department of Homeland Security issued subpoenas to the government of California on Monday seeking records related to alleged disbursements of federal funds to illegal immigrants.

ICE's Homeland Security Investigations [HSI] office in Los Angeles filed the subpoenas this week, targeting the state's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants [CAPI].

According to the program's website, CAPI is intended to provide monthly cash benefits to aged, blind, and disabled non-citizens who are ineligible for federal Supplemental Security Income, but the White...
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Pentagon spent $21 million on flights to Guantanamo Bay amid deportation effort

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Washington — The Defense Department has spent more than $21 million on flights to Guantanamo Bay amid the Trump administration's migrant deportation efforts, according to figures shared in a letter sent to Congress and obtained by CBS News.

The $21 million figure was first reported by NBC News.

In January, President Trump directed his administration to use the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a holding site for migrants, where he said the highest priority, "worst" offenders would be held as part of his aggressive crackdown on...
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Gov. Gavin Newsom to push California cities to implement bans against homeless encampments

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning Monday to make a significant push to address homeless encampments.

The governor's office is framing the address as a "statewide funding announcement" regarding California's mental health and homelessness issues.

As detailed by the governor's office, Newsom will be releasing a model ordinance that cities can use as a basis for their own local ordinances against homeless encampments.

"There's nothing compassionate about letting people die on the streets," Newsom said in a statement ahead of Monday's...
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