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Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the ‘Cornhusker Clink’

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. The facility will be dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink,” a play on Nebraska’s nickname of the

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Photos show Trump’s federal crackdown in a DC neighborhood

By JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s Columbia Heights, usually lively with vendors, has been abnormally quiet, reflecting the impact of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge. While troop deployments and foot patrols in downtown areas and around the National Mall have gotten the most attention, life in historically diverse neighborhoods like

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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump ready to ‘crush’ Russian economy if Putin avoids talks with Zelenskyy

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is prepared to “crush” Russia’s economy with a new wave of sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks. Graham, who

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FACT FOCUS: Trump says he has ended seven wars. The reality isn’t so clear cut

By CHINEDU ASADU and MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press President Donald Trump has projected himself as a peacemaker since returning to the White House in January, touting his efforts to end global conflicts. In meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders Monday, Trump repeated that he has been instrumental in stopping multiple wars

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Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials

By ERIC TUCKER, AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it was revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials in the latest act of retribution targeting public servants from the federal government’s intelligence community. A memo from Director of National Intelligence

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White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23 in Washington

Tulsi Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials

By Josh Campbell, Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US government security clearances of at least 37 current and former national security officials have been revoked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a memo obtained by CNN. Those impacted include people who were involved in conducting an assessment of Russia’s efforts

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An exhibit of a slave cabin is seen at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’

By Kit Maher, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump escalated his campaign to purge cultural institutions of materials that conflict with his political directives on Tuesday, alleging museums were too focused on highlighting negative aspects of American history, including “how bad slavery was.” In a Truth Social post, Trump directed his attorneys

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Trump’s Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are, according to two people familiar with the probe who weren’t authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation.

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Members of the National Guard patrol the Lincoln Memorial in Washington

National Guard troops from GOP-led states begin arriving in DC as part of Trump’s crime crackdown

By Haley Britzky, Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday. The troops could begin assisting the DC National Guard operationally as soon as Wednesday after they

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters in Caracas on May 25.

Venezuela mobilizes its militia after US says it’s deploying military forces to waters around Latin America

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the deployment of 4.5 million militiamen throughout the country, assuring that “no empire will touch the sacred soil of Venezuela,” after the United States doubled the reward for information leading to his arrest and increased the number of troops sailing around Latin

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Humanitarian aid cuts leave victims of sexual violence in global conflicts without help, UN says

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Major cuts in humanitarian aid have left victims of sexual violence in conflicts around the world without lifesaving help as clinics and shelters close, a senior U.N. official warned Tuesday. Pramila Patten, U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict, lashed out at the U.N.

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