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USCIS Plans $100M+ Biometrics and Identity Tech Project
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is preparing to spend more than $100 million on a new biometrics and identity technology...
Trump Aide Natalie Harp Worked Without Security Clearance for a Year
The White House faced fresh questions on Thursday over whether President Donald Trump's closest aide, Natalie Harp, had access to...
Haiti: First Deportees Arrive as US Ends TPS for 350,000 Haitians
The United States deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration...
Democrats Slam Trump-Backed Crypto Bank Approval
Democrats in Congress are pushing back sharply after federal regulators granted conditional crypto bank approval to World Liberty Financial Trust...
ICE Official Faces Contempt Ruling Over Baltimore-Area Arrest Despite Court Orders
A federal judge has found a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official in civil contempt after ruling that he...
Mali Turns To Putin As Russia Reinforces Security Partnership Amid Sahel Crisis
Mali’s military-led government is strengthening its relationship with Russia as its ties with Western countries continue to weaken following the...
New Trump Guidance Increases Scrutiny on Green Card Applications
The federal government has issued new rules that increase scrutiny on green card applications, giving immigration officers wide freedom to...
UK and Allies Condemn Israel’s E1 Expansion
The international community expressed strong outrage after the UK and allies condemned Israel's E1 expansion, warning that building more housing...
Pakistan Seeks $10B US Facility to Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves
Facing pressure on external payments, Pakistan has approached the United States for a $10 billion facility to bolster its foreign...
Trump to Nominate Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA Amid Senate Opposition
President Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, a move...
Kennedy Center Puts Trump Name Restoration On Hold Until September 8
The Kennedy Center has told a federal court that it plans to restore President Donald Trump’s name to the arts...
France Legalizes Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill
The decision to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill patients officially took effect after the country’s highest constitutional authority approved...
How Trump’s FinCEN Rule Enables Shell Company Crime
The latest Trump FinCEN rule issued by the Treasury Department effectively cuts federal oversight of anonymous limited liability companies across...
Russia’s Request To Review Biathlon Ban Shot Down By IBU
Russia has not yet won its bid to have the International Biathlon Union's ban on its athletes reconsidered, after the...
EU Leaders Rally Behind ICC After Fresh US Sanctions Over Israel Probes
EU leaders have thrown their support behind the International Criminal Court after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new...
