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
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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
New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days. Source: Original News
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man. Source: Original News
Ayanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger. Source: Original News
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
The president delivered xenophobic comments during a publicly broadcast cabinet meeting. Source: Original News
It’s No Dodo, But This Newly Discovered Bird Could Share the Same Fate
The slaty-masked tinamou, found in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. Source: Original News