Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race

Trump ordered data collection after raising concern about race being used as factor in college admissions

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US authorities arrest relatives of late Iranian military commander who were living in Los Angeles

State department said niece and grandniece of Qassem Soleimani, killed in 2020 US drone strike, celebrated attacks against US soldiers

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Rand Paul Slams DHS Nominee Markwayne Mullin Over Violence Remarks, Raising Alarms on Leadership

A heated Senate clash reveals troubling acceptance of political violence by DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin. Rand Paul raised urgent concerns about his leadership and accountability.

#authoritarianism #BorderPatrol #democracyCrisis #DHSNominee #governmentAccountability #ICE #MarkwayneMullin #mediaCriticism #politicalViolence #ProgressivePolitics #RandPaul #SenateHearing #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMR
@cdarwin smart move to invoke the name of (your) god, thereby creating an equivalent to the #crusades to ‘free #jerusalem’. Alienating all muslims around the world to curry the favour of several hundred thousand #christofacist #evangelical #republicans (whom you deep down despise very much). This will end very badly for you and your #trumpadministration. But, Americans will be distruted and despised for generations. Again, everything that #trump touches dies and so will the #usa.
Why US and Russia are backing Viktor Orbán in Hungary election

As voters head to polls, Washington support and alleged interference from Moscow raise questions about influence

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#MilitaryTok reactions to Iran war stray from White House messaging: ‘Now I’m regretting everything’

As Trump’s administration aims to bring ‘warrior culture’ back to the military, young service members express anxiety and snark online over potential deployment

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‘The good old days are gone’: how will US prices stand as war in Iran surges on?

Beyond rising costs of gas and air travel, experts say this is likely just beginning of higher prices amid global volatility

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A Fox host says ‘many people’ think women shouldn’t be president. Thank goodness we’ve got a man in charge | Arwa Mahdawi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/04/jesse-watters-fox-pam-bondi-darfur-lebanon-senegal #FoxNews #Women #TvNews #TrumpAdministration #JdVance #KristiNoem #Darfur #Israel #Gaza #Lebanon #Senegal
A Fox host says ‘many people’ think women shouldn’t be president. Thank goodness we’ve got a man in charge

Jesse Watters gave a litany of reasons why women shouldn’t lead before denying he agreed. But peddling these ideas normalizes them

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‘It broke our home’: family demands answers after death of man abandoned by US border agents

Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, was left alone in a Buffalo parking lot. His death has been ruled a homicide – what now?

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