• Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration, according to a memo to the entire workforce obtained The Associated Press on Wednesday. The memo was written by Emil Bove, the […]
  • Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
    A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said. “He was a devoted agent who served with honor and bravery,” a family statement provided […]
  • JPMorgan chief Dimon praises former adversary Elon Musk, CNBC reports
    (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Tesla chief Elon Musk, once adversaries in a prolonged legal battle, have settled their differences, the banker told CNBC in an interview on Wednesday. “Elon and I have hugged it out,” Dimon said, while praising Musk for running multiple companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink. The […]
  • Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s pardon of supporters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago. The clemency grants by departing President Joe Biden and new President Donald Trump — one benefiting uncharged people not accused […]
  • US adults want border security action but mostly oppose arrests in schools, churches: AP-NORC poll
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations, according to a poll. But as President Donald Trump begins his second term with a series of sweeping executive orders on immigration, the findings suggest his actions may quickly push […]