Breaking news: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting undocumented immigrants detained away from the border without a court hearing, a setback for its mass deportation agenda. wapo.st/46d7Ezj

As a nearby naval base is being considered as a staging ground for an immigration blitz by federal agents, Chicago Mayor Johnson's measure aims to hold federal law enforcement to city rules on policing while also keeping tabs on new deployments. trib.al/iv5m6tS

"The decision was not unexpected, but Colorado’s members of Congress, Republicans in particular, had tried to head off the change," reports Colorado Public Radio. cpr.org/2025/09/02/spa…

NEWS: D.C. Mayor Bowser is welcoming increased federal law enforcement presence in the city indefinitely. This is the most powerful indication yet of her willingness to cooperate with Trump's takeover. With Natalie Allison Meagan Flynn washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

BREAKING: 5th circuit panel rejects Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelan nationals, saying there has been no "invasion" or "predatory incursion." Majority Southwich (George W. Bush) Ramirez (Biden) Dissent Oldham (Trump) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2608…

I just got off the phone with President Trump. Working with the FBI and Utah law enforcement, we will bring to justice the individual responsible for this tragedy. Abby and I are heartbroken. We are praying for Charlie's wife, daughter, and son.

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Wes Moore: "As a friend, I’m devastated that he had to deal with this ... but as an American, I thank God that it is Spencer Cox who’s helping to lead us through. Spencer is uniquely built for this. He is a deeply good and humane person." Story: csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2…

BREAKING: Trump appointee Judge Tim Kelly GRANTS the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Kelly’s order bars removal of certain unaccompanied Guatemalan children in HHS custody, finding that the government’s “reunification” plan likely contravenes the law.

In Israel, the shared burden of military service is a consensus value, and an exemption granted the ultra-Orthodox has long rankled. Amid the mounting costs of war in Gaza, moves to codify the exemption have fanned resentments. #gaz #Israel #army #orthodox csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

Nepal’s Gen Z brought down a government. Will a new one meet their expectations? My first byline for The Christian Science Monitor : csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Sou…

Armed man arrested outside State Farm Stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk memorial azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

My MigrationPolicy Inst colleagues have new data out today showing that 80% of the unauthorized immigrant population have at least five years of U.S. residence, with 45% living 20 or more years in the United States (!)

NEW from Dept of the US Department of the Interior: The Trump administration announces the creation of a new "national defense area" along the southern border in CA, joining others in AZ, NM, & TX. These military zones are created by transfers of federal land. blm.gov/press-release/…

Recommend this interesting read from Nevada Independent on bipartisan compromise thenevadaindependent.com/article/how-ne…