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New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security is trumpeting the start of a new immigration operation in Chicago that's stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety.

Senate will change rules to push Trump’s nominees past Democratic delays, Thune says

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees and will move to speed up votes after months of Democratic delays.

Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian refugee on train

By Erik Versuzco, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press

Charlotte, North Carolina, officials are facing criticism for failing to keep a man with a history of erratic behavior off the streets before he fatally stabbed a young Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train last month.

House Democrats release image of alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The House Oversight Committee has obtained the “infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” the committee’s top Democrat said Monday.

Speaker Johnson says he misspoke about Trump being an FBI informant in the Epstein case

By Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that he didn’t mean to suggest in a recent interview that Trump had or had not been an FBI informant in the case against disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as U.S. steps up military operations in the Caribbean

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

The visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels, a person familiar with the planning said Saturday.

See the alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein, released by House Democrats

By Associated Press

Republicans eager for Trump to expand use of military on U.S. soil

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

As Trump has stepped up his use of military force, fellow Republicans in Congress have done little but cheer him on.

South Koreans face shock and confusion after worker detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea’s foreign minister is en route to the U.S. to finalize steps for the return home of several hundred workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia.