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“Show the diary.” Maine governor demands data on arrests as fear spreads in federal immigration operations

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🔥 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: immigration,Janet Mills,maine,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic governor demanded federal immigration officials Thursday to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in her state, saying residents have been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities. "If they have warrants, show search warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or secret police," Gov. Janet Mills said at a news conference, adding…

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WATCH: To reduce tensions over Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ‘all we need is a little cooperation,’ says Vance in Minneapolis

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🚀 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: immigration enforcement,JD Vance,minneapolis,minnesota ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday blamed the "radical left" for turmoil surrounding the White House's deportation crackdown before arriving for a high-profile appearance in Minnesota, which has emerged as a national focal point in the fight over the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. Watch in our video player above. “If you want to stop the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement and accept that we have to have borders in this country,” Vance said in…

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WATCH: Jack Smith explains why Trump was the only defendant charged in the January 6 case

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💥 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,jack smith,Jan 6 ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Rep. Brad Knott, R-R., questioned former special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday in a hearing focused on Smith's investigations into President Donald Trump's mishandling of classified documents and his role in the Jan. 6 attack. Watch Knott and Smith's statements in the video player above. Knott said only one defendant — Trump — was the target of the indictment in the Jan. 6 case, although six co-conspirators were identified in the document. Smith said his team believed…

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AP Report: Army orders military police to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis

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💥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: immigration enforcement,Insurrection Act,Military,minneapolis,minnesota,protests,Renee Good 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered dozens of additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if necessary, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown. The defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans, confirmed that members of the Army Military Police Brigade stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina had received orders to prepare for deployment. Read more: An autopsy concluded…

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Immigration officers claim sweeping authority to enter homes without a warrant, the memo says

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,immigration,mass deportations,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping authority to forcibly enter people's homes without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of long-standing guidance aimed at respecting constitutional limits on government inspections. The memo allows ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based only on a narrower administrative order to arrest someone with a final order of removal,…

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WATCH LIVE: The House aims to vote on this year’s final spending bills

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🚀 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: appropriations bill,congress,government funding,Hakeem Jeffries,immigration,mass deportations,Mike Johnson,U.S. Department of Homeland Security 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is looking to pass its final batch of spending bills for the year on Thursday, an effort complicated by Democratic lawmakers' concerns that the measure funding the Department of Homeland Security does not adequately address President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts. The House has already approved eight of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund federal agencies and programs. If the final four bills are approved Thursday, the…

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Trump cancels threat to impose tariffs on Greenland, says NATO agreed to ‘framework’ for future Arctic agreement

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🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: davos,Donald Trump news,greenland,NATO ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will cancel tariffs on U.S. allies in Europe over U.S. control of Greenland after he and the NATO leader agreed to a “framework for a future agreement” on Arctic security. The surprising shift came hours after Trump insisted he wanted "Greenland, including the right, title and ownership", but said he would not use force to do so while mocking European allies and vowing that NATO should not try to impede…

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House committee votes to hold Clinton in contempt of Congress in Epstein investigation

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Bill Clinton,epstein files,Hillary Clinton,house oversight committee,jeffrey epstein 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel on Wednesday advanced resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the possibility of the House using one of its strongest sanctions against a former president for the first time. In a bipartisan vote, the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee approved the contempt of Congress charges, setting up a potential vote in the House. Democrats…

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WATCH LIVE: Jack Smith testifies about Trump’s criminal investigation

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💥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,house judiciary committee,jack smith,trump indictments 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The former Justice Department special counsel, who twice indicted President Donald Trump, will face tough questioning in an upcoming congressional hearing. Jack Smith will appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, January 22. The session is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST. Watch it in the player above. Smith is scheduled to testify at a House Judiciary hearing on Thursday. It's an opportunity for the career prosecutor to offer his inside view on investigations…

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Fact-checking Trump’s Greenland-focused speech at Davos

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🚀 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: davos,Donald Trump news,Fact Checks,greenland,politifact,World Economic Forum ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: This article originally appeared on Politifact. While urging European leaders to let the United States take Greenland, President Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading statements about NATO, Greenland's history with Denmark, and the U.S. housing market. Trump told attendees at the World Economic Forum that he would not use force to seize Greenland, while speaking of his ability to negotiate through tariff threats. “You can say yes, and we will be very grateful, or you…

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