U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy. Source: Original News
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Trump’s Shift on Afghan Immigrants
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent, describes how President Trump’s latest immigration restrictions, after the shooting of two National Guard members by a man whom the authorities described as an Afghan national, affect a community that traditionally has been considered an exceptional case. Source: Original News
Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting
President Trump began the meeting by criticizing media coverage about him showing signs of fatigue. Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office. Source: Original News
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funding From Democratic States
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown. Source: Original News
U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List
The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days. Source: Original News
Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage
The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs. Source: Original News
Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting
The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration. Source: Original News
Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips
President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy. Source: Original News
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown. Source: Original News
Venezuela Accepts Migrant Repatriation Flight From U.S. Amid Airspace Tensions
The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.” Source: Original News