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The Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel ban countries, including Afghanistan and Somalia

The Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel ban countries, including Afghanistan and Somalia

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,immigration,National Guard Shooting,travel ban ๐Ÿ“Œ Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The Trump administration has temporarily halted all immigration applications such as those for green cards for people from 19 countries that were banned from traveling earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shootings of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a policy memorandum posted Tuesday on the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency charged with processing and approving all applications…
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Watch: Dell family pledges more than $6 billion to US children to build on ‘Trump accounts’

Watch: Dell family pledges more than $6 billion to US children to build on ‘Trump accounts’

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Dell,michael dell,susan dell,trump accounts ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to provide an incentive for 25 million American children 10 and younger to claim new children's investment accounts created as part of President Donald Trump's tax and spending legislation. Watch the event in the player above. This historic gift is unprecedented, as few individual philanthropic commitments in the past 25 years have exceeded $1 billion. Announced on GivingTuesday, the Dells believe it is the largest…
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Watch: Trump defends boat attacks, attacks Somali immigrants in final Cabinet meeting of the year

Watch: Trump defends boat attacks, attacks Somali immigrants in final Cabinet meeting of the year

โœจ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Boat Strikes,Donald Trump news,pete hegseth,trump cabinet ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” As Tuesday's White House Cabinet meeting passed two hours later, President Donald Trump's eyes fluttered shut. His budget director was busy drawing a fluffy cloud. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the address on his nameplate was misspelled. Watch in our video player above. However, the sleepy, and at times vulgar, gathering ended with a flurry of news. Trump declared he did not want Somalis in the United…
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Tennessee voters head to the polls in a special House election to test Trump’s strength

Tennessee voters head to the polls in a special House election to test Trump’s strength

โœจ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: congress,Donald Trump news,Mark Green,Tennessee,vote 2025 ๐Ÿ“Œ Main takeaway: Live results: Special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) โ€” President Donald Trump and Republicans will try to recover from recent losses across the country when Tennessee voters choose the next representative for the U.S. House's conservative 7th Congressional District on Tuesday. The special election, set up after Republican Rep. Mark Green resigned this summer, has seen an unexpected surge in spending in recent weeks, flooding the airwaves and filling residents' mailboxes with campaign flyers.…
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Watch: Trump says he does not want Somali immigrants in the United States and calls people โ€œtrashโ€

Watch: Trump says he does not want Somali immigrants in the United States and calls people โ€œtrashโ€

๐Ÿš€ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,Somali community ๐Ÿ“Œ Key idea: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” President Donald Trump said during a lengthy Cabinet meeting Tuesday that he does not want Somali immigrants in the United States, saying residents of the war-torn East African country rely too heavily on the U.S. social safety net and do not add much to the United States. Watch in the player above. The president's comment came days after his administration announced it would halt all asylum decisions following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington.…
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Republican Matt Van Epps won a special election for the Tennessee House of Representatives

Republican Matt Van Epps won a special election for the Tennessee House of Representatives

๐Ÿš€ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: congress,Donald Trump news,Matt Van Epps,Tennessee,vote 2025 ๐Ÿ’ก Key idea: Live results: Special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) โ€” Republican Matt Van Epps has won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, maintaining his party's grip on the district with the help of President Donald Trump. Van Epps, a military veteran and former state Public Service Commissioner from Nashville, defeated Democratic state Rep. Aftin Behn to represent the 7th Congressional District. Read more: 3 reasons…
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WATCH: Hegseth says he ‘did not continue’ after ordering first boat strike on September 2

WATCH: Hegseth says he ‘did not continue’ after ordering first boat strike on September 2

๐Ÿš€ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Boat Strikes,Donald Trump news,drug boats,pete hegseth,trump cabinet โœ… Main takeaway: Defense Minister Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he learned of the second strike on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 two hours after giving the order for the first strike. Watch the clip in the video player above. โ€œAfter the first hit, I moved on to my next meeting,โ€ Hegseth said. โ€œAfter a few hours, I learned that it was the commander who did it [decision]which he had full authority to do, and by the way, Admiral…
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Starbucks to pay $35 million to New York City workers in settlement as strike continues, drawing Mamdani and Sanders to picket line

Starbucks to pay $35 million to New York City workers in settlement as strike continues, drawing Mamdani and Sanders to picket line

๐Ÿš€ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Bernie Sanders,labor strikes,starbucks,Zohran Mamdani ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims that it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily reduced their hours, city officials announced Monday, hours before Mayor-elect Zahran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visit striking baristas on a picket line. The development came amid an ongoing strike by Starbucks' union that began last month at dozens of locations across the country. Read more: It's one…
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Witkov and Kushner will meet with Putin for the latest talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine

Witkov and Kushner will meet with Putin for the latest talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine

๐Ÿš€ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: โœ… Key idea: US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday. They were there to attend the final round of negotiations on a plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. Jeff Bennett: Well, let's now turn our focus to Ukraine and the scene in the Kremlin today, where it was all smiles when Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.What do we know about…
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The Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democratic-led states if they do not provide recipient data

The Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democratic-led states if they do not provide recipient data

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: brooke rollins,Donald Trump news,snap ๐Ÿ“Œ Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about those receiving the aid. Read more: โ€œYou can't raise $8 billion.โ€ Here's what to know about SNAP benefits interruption Agriculture Secretary Brock Rollins said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that the measure looms because those states refuse to provide data requested by the department, such…
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