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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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Judge orders Trump administration to admit roughly 12,000 refugees

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. The court order on Monday partially blocks the president’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program.
apnews.com

'Shocking': Experts question Trump claiming 'I don't know' about upholding Constitution

Trump, months after taking the oath of office, questioned whether he had a duty to uphold the constitutional right to due process when it comes to mass deportations.
abcnews.go.com

Republicans squabble over Trump spending plan as Fiscal Year 2026 looms: 'Stay until we pass it'

The new Trump administration's first budget request comes with expectations of staggering spending cuts – and not all members of his party are on board.
www.foxnews.com

Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication

The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.
apnews.com

U.S. seeking deportation deals with far-flung countries like Angola and Equatorial Guinea

The Trump administration has mounted an intense diplomatic campaign to convince distant countries to accept migrants who are not their own.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump hasn't said who funded his presidential transition effort despite pledging to disclose donors

The White House didn't respond to multiple questions about when the transition would disclose who funded it.
www.nbcnews.com

Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified

A federal judge has ruled that disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count. U.S.
apnews.com

Netanyahu says Gaza population to be moved in intensive Israeli operation

Remarks come as reports say Israel now eyeing occupation of Gaza, control of aid and possible expulsion of Palestinians.
www.aljazeera.com

Donald Trump hosts a $1.5 million-per-person fundraiser, raising ethics concerns

The purpose of the fundraiser was unclear as the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment bars Trump from seeking a third term.
www.usatoday.com

GOP dealt a blow in the battle for the Senate: From the Politics Desk

Plus, the Trump administration spends big bucks on the airwaves touting its mass deportation campaign.
www.nbcnews.com

Regional strikes: Israel attacks Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in one day

Israeli strikes killed 54 in Gaza as Netanyahu says the enclave’s population ‘will be moved’ in new ground invasion.
www.aljazeera.com

US bill to ban Israel boycotts faces right-wing backlash over free speech

Allies of Donald Trump voice opposition to bipartisan proposal that would expand a law that punishes boycotting Israel.
www.aljazeera.com

'They can't take a joke': Trump says he knew 'nothing' about AI image of him as the pope

President Donald Trump says he had nothing to do with artificially generated image of him dressed as the pope.
www.usatoday.com

19 states and D.C. sue Trump administration over mass HHS layoffs

Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit alleging RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are trying to "dismantle" the Department of Health and Human Services through sweeping cuts.
www.cbsnews.com

Deadline looms allowing left-wing court to select US attorney as state AGs urge confirmation of Trump pick

State attorneys general sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Chuck Grassley to confirm Ed Martin as U.S. attorney.
www.foxnews.com

Trump is acting like it’s his choice whether he obeys the Constitution | CNN Politics

Americans are learning what it’s like to live with a president who sees no constraints on his actions and who apparently fears paying no price for them.
www.cnn.com

Trump says he'll call CEOs when he disagrees with their business decisions

Retailers have increasingly offered warnings about the tariffs' impact on consumers.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump foe Letitia James leading charge on new multistate lawsuit over HHS cuts

New York is leading 20 states in suing the Trump administration over its HHS cuts, described as one the most "sweeping and unlawful assault on public health" in U.S. history.
www.foxnews.com

Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US funding

The European Union is launching a drive to attract scientists and researchers with offers of grants and new policy plans.
apnews.com
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Trump administration to garnish wages of 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers this summer

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The Trump administration resumed collection efforts on defaulted student loans Monday after a roughly five-year hiatus — and affected borrowers could begin feeling the financial consequences sooner than experts expected.

The U.S. Department of Education released new details on what actions it plans to take, when.

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The Education Department said it began this week alerting around 195,000 student loan borrowers in default that their federal benefits will be subject to garnishment in 30 days.

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White House calls Yemen ceasefire a 'WIN' – experts warn Houthis may not hold the line

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President Donald Trump’s sudden halt to U.S. airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi militants is drawing praise as a potential breakthrough – and doubts over whether it will last.

Trump on Tuesday at the Oval Office marked the formal end of "Operation Rough Rider," a 50-day bombing campaign that targeted more than 1,000 sites across Yemen.

"The Houthis have announced that they don’t want to fight anymore," Trump said during remarks at the White House. "They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore. And that’s what the purpose of what we were doing...
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Another Trump Win at SCOTUS

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

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-Identity of second wrongfully deported Maryland man revealed as Trump admin fights his return to US

-Trump admin removes Biden-era transportation safety board vice chair

-Supreme Court flare-ups grab headlines as justices feel the heat

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in lifting a lower court's order that paused the Pentagon's transgender military...
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Federal judge orders return of deported migrant to US, rejecting Trump request

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BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge on Tuesday refused to change her order requiring the Trump administration to bring back a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador, citing due process protections.

At a hearing Tuesday in Baltimore, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, rejected the government's request to amend her earlier ruling which ordered the government to return Daniel Lozano-Camargo, a 20-year-old Venezuelan, to U.S. soil.

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'Off our streets': ICE makes major arrest of internationally wanted 'suspected terrorist'

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made a high-profile arrest on Monday in Maryland.

DHS told Fox News Digital that Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez, 38, is a "validated MS-13 gang member" from El Salvador who had no visas "approved or pending" at the moment of his arrest.

"ICE Baltimore arrested Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez an MS-13 gang member with an Interpol Red Notice. He first entered the country illegally in 2005 and was deported. He then reentered our country at an unknown date before he was arrested by HIS Baltimore in 2014. He...
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White House rips blue state Dems using 'lawfare' to protect wind industry

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President Donald Trump is facing a legal challenge to another one of his executive orders, this time over his temporary withdrawal of offshore wind energy leases and review of wind power permitting practices.

The District of Columbia and 17 states are suing Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and a slew of other officials over the administration’s move to do what they describe as halting progress to undertake an "amorphous, redundant, extra-statutory, and multi-agency review of unknown duration."

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GOP to grill blue state governors on sanctuary policies in high-profile hearing

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Three blue state governors are being summoned to Washington, D.C., to testify on their sanctuary policies before the Republican-run House Oversight Committee.

Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is announcing a hearing set for next month, June 12, featuring three Democratic leaders – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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Trump says U.S. will stop bombing Houthis after group "capitulated"

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President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. military will "stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately," announcing the Yemen-based militant group had promised to end its campaign of strikes against American commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea.

Details on the arrangement remain sparse. He said the Houthis "capitulated" and "announced to us … that they don't want to fight anymore," and the United States will "take their word."

The Houthis have not commented publicly on the apparent agreement.

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EU plans to end Russian gas imports by end of 2027

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The European Union vowed to end energy relations with Russia after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear

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The 81-year-old man said he had no choice but to shoot the animal after it attacked him during a hunt.
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Peru imposes curfew after kidnap and murder of 13 mine workers

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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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Trump calls Obama Library "a disaster," blames "woke" construction

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President Trump took shots at former President Barack Obama's Presidential Center in Chicago while meeting with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, calling it "a disaster" and blaming "woke" construction workers.

Most of the Oval Office meeting focused on tariffs and the relationship between Canada and the U.S., with Carney emphatically telling Mr. Trump that Canada is "not for sale" and "won't be for sale, ever," while Mr. Trump called the border between the U.S. and Canada "artificial" and again raised the idea of Canada joining the...
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Watch Mark Carney tell Trump Canada will not be 51st state

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President Trump and Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney met on Tuesday in the Oval Office, where Carney told Mr. Trump that Canada is not for sale, and never will be.

Video of their meeting, which can be watched in the video player above, shows the two leaders talking about real estate, with Mr. Trump saying he's "a real estate developer at heart." The conversation comes after Mr. Trump previously said he would talk to Carney about making Canada the United States' 51st state.

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Political polarization is a dating love-block and may be worse in Trump's second term

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With no signs of improvement, political polarization in the United States has reached a point where deal-breakers in dating have increased and are now split along partisan lines, especially under President Donald Trump's administration.

Celebrity matchmaker Susan Trombetti said she's seen a dramatic increase in singles filtering out romantic matches based on political opinions in Trump's second term.

“It used to be you would go on a date, see if you had fun and were compatible with your date,” Trombetti told TMX. “Now, it seems any topic can be...
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Dems grill Pentagon nominee Tata over past inflammatory remarks, calling Obama 'terrorist leader'

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Retired Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon post, came under fire at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday for past inflammatory remarks, including calling former President Barack Obama a "terrorist leader" and suggesting ex-CIA Director John Brennan deserved execution.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, called Tata’s record of political statements "disqualifying" and said his rhetoric was "not appropriate for a position of this significance."

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