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The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Updated 9:03 PM CDT, May 5, 2025

Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog.

And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons to “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” — the notorious penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay that last held inmates more than 60 years ago.

Even as the Bureau of Prisons struggles with short staffing, chronic violence and crumbling infrastructure at its current facilities, Trump is counting on the agency to fulfill his vision of rebooting the infamously inescapable prison known in movies and pop culture as “The Rock.”

Trump declared in a social media post Sunday that a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz will house the nation’s “most ruthless and violent Offenders.” It will “serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE,” he wrote on Truth Social. ...

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Will other forms of transportation require passengers to have REAL ID after May 7 deadline?

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Americans will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, passport or other approved federal identification document to fly on an airplane starting tomorrow. However, there are ways around it.

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Vance, conservatives blast Omar over resurfaced 'fearful of White men' clip: 'Genocidal language'

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A resurfaced clip of Dem. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive "Squad" in Congress, sparked a frenzy on social media this week with conservatives blasting the congresswoman over her comments regarding the "radicalization of White men."

"I would say our country should be more fearful of White men across our country, because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country," Omar said in a 2018 interview with Al-Jazeera while discussing the domestic terrorism threats in the United States and responding to a question on how much...
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Federal judge orders NC to certify Supreme Court election results with Democrat leading

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A federal judge on Monday ordered the North Carolina elections board to certify results showing Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner of the state Supreme Court race against Republican Jefferson Griffin, ruling that thousands of contested ballots in the November contest must remain in the final count.

U.S. District Judge Richard Myers – who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019 – agreed with Riggs and others who argued it would violate the U.S. Constitution to carry out recent decisions by state appeals courts that could remove potentially...
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Merz defeat 'an obstacle not a catastrophe'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The man expected to be Germany's next foreign minister reacts after Friedrich Merz fell short in a parliamentary vote to be named chancellor.
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Kamala Harris takes next step in return to political stage

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US intel agencies say Venezuelan regime doesn't direct Tren de Aragua gang, undercutting Trump admin: report

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime does not direct the activities of the Tren de Aragua, according to a newly public memo released by U.S. intelligence agencies last month.

The memo, published Monday by the New York Times, undercuts President Donald Trump's justifications for using the Alien Enemies Act to facilitate deportations. The report represents the "sense of the community" of the National Intelligence Council and states they have not found a direct link between Maduro's regime and TdA leadership.

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House Democrats probe Trump DOJ's funding freeze to crime victim groups

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have launched a review of the Trump administration's freezing of funding to hundreds of organizations that provide services to crime victims and offer safety programs.

Days after a CBS News report revealed the Justice Department halted grant funding to nearly 400 nonprofit and crime victims' groups, House Judiciary Committee Democrats have asked the department to hand over information on the agency's decision by a May 19 deadline.

Among other things, Democrats on the GOP-led panel have asked the...
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China and Egypt wrap first joint military exercise as Beijing looks to cozy up to American allies

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Egypt and China wrapped up their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, in a show of force involving the U.S.’ top rival and one of its top recipients of military aid.

Running from mid-April until Sunday, the drills consisted of joint aerial exercises, simulated air combat and modern warfare lectures.

China deployed its J-10C fighter jets, KJ-500 airborne early warning aircraft and Y-20 transport tankers in a display of its military prowess beyond Asia, according to footage posted by Chinese state media outlet CCTV.

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NASA backs Trump budget blueprint with $6B cut to agency

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President Donald Trump unveiled a budget blueprint last week that includes roughly $6 billion in federal funding cuts to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Despite the multibillion-dollar slash, a senior official at the space agency told Fox New Digital that the reduction in funding is actually beneficial for efficiency and exploration.

"The reductions in the President's blueprint budget counterintuitively represent an opportunity to truly innovate in how we conduct our space missions," senior NASA official Ryan Whitley told...
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Appeals court to consider whether detained students should be moved

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Washington — A federal appellate panel on Tuesday is set to consider high-profile cases involving two international students who were detained by federal immigration officials and now face removal from the U.S. after they made statements that were critical of Israel.

The panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit will hear arguments in emergency appeals from the Trump administration after two federal judges issued separate decisions in favor of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral candidate at Tufts University, and Mohsen...
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Carney to meet Trump, vowing to stand firm against president

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with President Trump at the White House Tuesday for the first time since taking office in March and pledging not to stand firm against the U.S. president.

U.S.-Canada relations have been strained by Mr. Trump's tariffs and his comments about making Canada the 51st state. Carney said in his victory speech that Canada's previous relationship with the U.S., "based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is over." He also said Canadians must "fundamentally...
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HIV testing and outreach falter as Trump funding cuts sweep the South

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.

Between greetings, Devine, executive director of the nonprofit group Hearts for the Homeless, commiserated with his colleagues about the hundreds of thousands of dollars their groups had lost within a couple of weeks...
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Germany's Merz falls short of majority in vote for chancellor

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Conservative Friedrich Merz unexpectedly falls short of the numbers needed to become chancellor.
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Peru imposes curfew in province where 13 mine workers were killed

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A local prosecutor says there is a "war" raging in the area between illegal and legal gold miners.
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