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Indonesia prepares up to 8,000 soldiers in the first strong commitment of a peacekeeping force in Gaza

Indonesia prepares up to 8,000 soldiers in the first strong commitment of a peacekeeping force in Gaza

✨ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Gaza,Indonesia,peacekeeping,United Nations 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has begun training a contingent of up to 8,000 soldiers it plans to send as part of an international peacekeeping force to Gaza, the first firm commitment to a crucial element of U.S. President Donald Trump's post-war reconstruction plan. He watches: Trump presents the "Peace Council" in Gaza at the Davos Forum Indonesia has experience in peacekeeping operations as one of the top 10 contributors to UN missions, including in Lebanon, and has been heavily involved…
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What services are affected by the Department of Homeland Security closure? What you need to know

What services are affected by the Department of Homeland Security closure? What you need to know

💥 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Government Shutdown,immigration enforcement,U.S. Department of Homeland Security ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Another shutdown of parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to expire on Saturday. Democrats say they won't help approve more funding until new restrictions on federal immigration operations are in place following the fatal shootings of Alex Peretti and Renee Judd in Minneapolis last month. He watches: TSA and FEMA…
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WATCH: NTSB Chairman Homendy testifies about DCA midair crash investigation at Senate hearing

WATCH: NTSB Chairman Homendy testifies about DCA midair crash investigation at Senate hearing

✨ Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Jennifer Homendy,Midair Collision,national transportation safety board,senate,senate commerce committee 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Key senators and families of the 67 killed in a plane crash with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital are convinced that advanced aircraft positioning systems recommended by experts nearly two decades ago would have prevented last year's tragedy. But it is still unclear whether Congress will approve a bill that would require every plane and helicopter to be used at every busy airport. Watch the Senate Commerce Committee hearing in the video…
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WATCH: Trump and EPA’s Zeldin announce end to scientific basis for US action on climate change

WATCH: Trump and EPA’s Zeldin announce end to scientific basis for US action on climate change

✨ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Climate Change,Donald Trump news,Lee Zeldin ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday rescinded a scientific discovery that has long been the central basis of U.S. work to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by a president to roll back climate regulations. Watch in our video player above. The EPA rule rescinds a 2009 government declaration known as a hazard finding that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. He watches:…
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Trump attacked this GOP governor while claiming that Democrats always participate in the annual meeting

Trump attacked this GOP governor while claiming that Democrats always participate in the annual meeting

✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,governors,Kevin Stitt,Oklahoma 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump attacked the Republican leader of the National Governors Association on Wednesday as tensions rose between the White House and the bipartisan group of state leaders ahead of its annual meeting next week. In a social media post, Trump criticized Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican who heads the NGA, and called him a "RINO," meaning Republican in name only. Trump said Stitt "incorrectly stated my position during the conservatives' very exclusive annual dinner…
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Trump administration can’t transfer former death row inmates to ‘supermax’ prison right now, judge rules

Trump administration can’t transfer former death row inmates to ‘supermax’ prison right now, judge rules

🔥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Bureau of Prisons,death row,Donald Trump news,Executive Orders,federal prisons,joe biden,Pam Bondi 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates on reduced death sentences to the nation's highest-security federal prison, warning that officials cannot use a "sham" process to determine where prisoners will be confined for the rest of their lives. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled late Wednesday that the government cannot send former death row inmates to the federal “supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado,…
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Lawyers for a Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how the Department of Homeland Security is lying about investigations

Lawyers for a Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how the Department of Homeland Security is lying about investigations

🚀 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Chicago,greg bovino,immigration enforcement,Marimar Martinez,U.S. Customs and Border Protection 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: CHICAGO (AP) — Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino praised the federal agent who shot a Chicago woman during an immigration crackdown last year, according to evidence released Wednesday by lawyers who accused the Trump administration of mishandling the investigation and spreading lies about the shooting. Marimar Martinez, a teaching assistant and US citizen, was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October while she was in her car. She was charged with a…
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The court filing says thousands of taxpayers’ data was wrongly shared with the Department of Homeland Security

The court filing says thousands of taxpayers’ data was wrongly shared with the Department of Homeland Security

💥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: internal revenue service,Kristi Noem,scott bessent,taxpayers,U.S. Department of Homeland Security,u.s. treasury department 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS mistakenly shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies' controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the United States, according to a new court filing. This revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Pisent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…
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WATCH: Schumer speaks after Democrats vote against DHS funding bill, making a shutdown likely

WATCH: Schumer speaks after Democrats vote against DHS funding bill, making a shutdown likely

💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security closure appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were scheduled to leave Washington for a 10-day recess and negotiations with the White House stalled over Democratic demands for new restrictions. Watch in our video player above. The White House and Democrats have exchanged offers in recent days, with Democrats saying they want to impose restrictions on President Donald Trump's broad immigration enforcement campaign. They called for better identification of U.S. Immigration and…
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WATCH: Sen. Kelly says Trump administration is ‘out of control’ after judge blocks Pentagon punishment

WATCH: Sen. Kelly says Trump administration is ‘out of control’ after judge blocks Pentagon punishment

🚀 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Mark Kelly,pete hegseth 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: A federal judge agreed Thursday to temporarily block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video calling on troops to resist illegal orders. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., spoke to reporters, including Lisa Desjardins of PBS News, on Thursday. Watch his remarks in the video player above. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and "threatened the constitutional freedoms of millions…
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