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Watch: Johnson dodges questions about ICE and civil liberties

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: civil liberties,immigration enforcement,Mike Johnson,minneapolis,tom homan,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Do federal law enforcement agencies deployed to US cities as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration need to make changes to protect civil liberties? Watch the clip in the video player above. PBS News' Lisa Desjardins posed that question to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Los Angeles, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning. Read more: Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis gets a body-worn camera, Noem says While…

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Watch: White House says Trump was referring to the Conservation Act when he called for election nationalization

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🚀 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: democracy,Donald Trump news,elections,karoline leavitt,save act,tulsi gabbard 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: President Donald Trump's demand to "nationalize" elections was a reference to a piece of voting legislation, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said Tuesday. Watch the White House press conference in the video player above. The White House spokeswoman tried to clarify the president's statements after they caused an uproar. Read more: Thune throws cold water on Trump's call to "nationalize" US elections In an audio broadcast on Monday, Trump called on Republicans to “control” and “nationalize”…

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The House of Representatives approves a budget bill to end the partial government shutdown

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✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,Government Shutdown,immigration enforcement,Mike Johnson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Watch live: The House of Representatives approves a draft law on government funding to end the partial closure The House passed a bill to end the partial government shutdown Tuesday afternoon, which was approved on a bipartisan vote at the insistence of President Donald Trump. The measure funds most of the federal government through September 30, while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential changes to…

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British politician Peter Mandelson resigns from the House of Lords and may face police investigations over his ties to Epstein

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: epstein files,great britain,house of lords,jeffrey epstein,peter mandelson,united kingdom 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: LONDON (AP) — British politician Peter Mandelson is leaving the House of Lords as he faces new questions and a potential police investigation over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He watches: What the latest files released about Epstein's relationships with prominent figures show Lords Leader Michael Forsyth said Mandelson had informed officials he would retire from the upper house of Parliament from Wednesday. The announcement came as the British government prepared legislation…

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WATCH LIVE: Warner slams Trump and Gabbard’s involvement in FBI search of Fulton County elections office

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,elections,Fulton County,intelligence community,mark warner,tulsi gabbard ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended the FBI's inspection of an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her to be there. Senator Mark Warner is expected to hold a press conference at 12:30 pm EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. She also admitted that she "facilitated" what she described as a brief phone…

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WATCH LIVE: Colombian President Petro is expected to hold a press conference after the Trump meeting

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✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Colombia,Donald Trump news,Gustavo Petro,venezuela ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House on Tuesday for talks just weeks after threatening military action against the South American nation and accusing the leader of pumping cocaine into the United States. Colombian President Gustavo Petro is expected to hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. US administration officials say the meeting will focus on regional security…

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WATCH LIVE: The House takes a key procedural vote on government funding to end the partial shutdown

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✨ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,Mike Johnson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson's ability to carry out President Donald Trump's "play call" to fund the government will be tested Tuesday as the House takes a procedural vote on a bill to end the partial shutdown. Watch the home floor in the video player above. Johnson will need near-unanimous support from his Republican conference to move forward. He can afford to lose just one Republican vote on the party line with perfect attendance, but some…

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Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at the FBI’s search of the election center in Georgia

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💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: dni,Donald Trump news,fbi,Fulton County,georgia,tulsi gabbard 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended the FBI's inspection of an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her to be there. She also admitted that she "facilitated" what she described as a brief phone call between Trump and the FBI agents who conducted the search, but insisted that neither she nor the president issued any directives. The letter, addressed…

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Trump says the Kennedy Center will close for two years for renovations in July, after a wave of cancellations

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🚀 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,kennedy center 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to improve the venue since returning to the White House. Trump's social media announcement comes on the heels of a wave of cancellations of major artists, musicians and groups since the president ousted previous leadership and added his name to the building. Trump did not mention…

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How music’s biggest stars protested Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown at the Grammy Awards

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🔥 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: 2026 grammy awards,Bad Bunny,Billie Eilish,Donald Trump news,immigration enforcement,Justin Bieber,minneapolis,protests ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Entertainment awards season coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation crackdown in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural revolution against immigration crackdowns. The reaction from music's biggest stars was evident Sunday from the Grammy Awards red carpet and throughout the telecast. Activists spent the week pressuring celebrities to wear pins to protest the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in cities, and worked with their teams…

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