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Trump is digging up old immigration policies to help his crackdown. Here’s a timeline for how we got here

By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump wasted no time enacting his immigration crackdown after being inaugurated for a second term. On the campaign trail, he promised mass deportations and more arrests — and to do it, he’s resurrecting old policies. Immigration policy being at the forefront of politics is nothing new. From

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Rudy Giuliani Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Father: Harold Giuliani, tavern owner Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, secretary Marriages: Judith Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced);

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5 things to know for May 16: Severe weather, Transit strike, Birthright citizenship, Fluoride ban, UntitedHealth group

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — CNN will televise the penultimate performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck” live on June 7. The Broadway play is an adaptation of the 2005 movie of the same name, which actor George Clooney directed about veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow’s conflicts with Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the Red

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Veteran air-traffic controller speaks out about staffing and tech problems amid blackouts and delays at Newark airport

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is calling for more resources and speaking out about the intense pressures workers face amid a staffing shortage and tech outages. Jonathan Stewart described working multiple positions per shift to give

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FAA meeting with Pentagon officials as agency considers new restrictions on military helicopter flights near DCA

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is meeting with Pentagon officials Thursday as the agency is considering slapping new restrictions on military helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport. “Everything’s on the table right now,” FAA Deputy Chief Operating Officer Franklin McIntosh told a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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5 things to know for May 15: Qatar, Drinking water, Voting Rights Act, National Weather Service, Child care

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — The fate of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia that were supposed to begin in Turkey today remains uncertain. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky committed to attending the highly anticipated discussions in hopes of ending Russia’s aggression against his country. However, Russian leader Vladimir Putin decided to skip the talks

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A mom is accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son, despite repeated warnings about violent plans at school

By Andy Rose, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Warning signs that a San Antonio middle school student had deadly intentions had been building for months, police say. They took on a new urgency Sunday when his grandmother walked into his bedroom. There, she found rifle and pistol magazines “loaded with live ammunition” and a homemade

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Former county clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with obstruction of justice and misconduct

By Dianne Gallagher and Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The former clerk of court who read the guilty verdicts against notorious convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is now facing multiple felony charges. Rebecca “Becky” Hill was arrested early Wednesday morning in Colleton County, South Carolina, and charged with obstructing justice and two counts of misconduct,

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Harvard president to take a 25% pay cut as university says it’s ‘blacklisted’ from getting federal funding

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson. Harvard president Alan Garber’s voluntary pay cut will take place during the 2026

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Delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on May 6.

Meeting to address delays at ‘unacceptably congested’ Newark Liberty International Airport to continue Friday

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — A meeting to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport is set to continue Friday. The “delay reduction meeting,” called by the Federal Aviation Administration, started Wednesday and will stretch into the end of the week, the agency announced. It

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Wisconsin judge indicted in federal court following accusations of obstructing immigration agents

By Taylor Romine and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee County Circuit judge was indicted in federal court Tuesday following accusations that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents last month. Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted on charges of obstruction and concealing an individual from arrest, the same charges she was originally arrested

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Smoke rises from the ground in investigator's photo of site near Montebello

An unresponsive jet that crashed after flying over Washington had dozens of unresolved maintenance issues, NTSB report says

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A business jet that flew over Washington with no response from the pilot – prompting a chase by F-16s which caused a sonic boom – likely lost pressure, causing everyone onboard to pass out, according to the final report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The pilot and

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Pedestrians walk in April past the Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump administration cuts another $450 million in grants to Harvard, on top of $2.2 billion already frozen

By Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is cutting another $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University – on top of $2.2 billion already slashed – tightening even further its ideological pressure on America’s oldest and wealthiest university amid a broader battle over control of US college campuses. “(E)ight federal agencies across

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