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    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    Fed says Oklahoma family who moved from Maryland was wrongly targeted during immigration raid
    The agents took their phones, computers, and life savings in cash, the mother in the family said.
    National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a television interview at the White House, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz is out after Signal chat blunder
    Waltz is leaving the administration just weeks after it was revealed he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans, according to two people familiar with the matter Thursday.
    In a still from a video captured by her daughter, Elsy Noemi Berrios is detained by ICE agents after being forcibly removed from her car while on her way to work in March.
    Bond denied for Maryland mother whom ICE detained after shattering her car window
    The 52-year-old Westminster woman’s arrest by ICE agents while in her car drew national attention.
    Supporters of charter schools rally outside of the Supreme Court.
    Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
    Roberts was the only justice whose vote seemed in doubt after the court heard more than two hours of arguments Wednesday.
    Anthony Matesic works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
    US stocks sink after weak report on the economy but then halve losses after inflation update
    Much of Wednesday’s economic data raised concerns about a weakening economy.
    An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California.
    U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business
    The January-March drop in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — reversed a 2.4% gain in the last three months of 2024.
    Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Van Hollen argues Trump has the ability to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia
    In a letter to the White House, the senator detailed conversation with the Salvadoran vice president.
    A yellow flag marks a field contaminated with dioxin near Danang airport in Vietnam.
    The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
    Millions of Vietnamese are born with severe developmental challenges linked to Agent Orange.
    VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 26: Guests including France's First Lady Brigitte Macron, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Finland'S President Alexander Stubb, US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania Trump, Estonian President Alar Karis, King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Letizia of Spain, Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa and His Highness Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
    From mightiest to humblest, hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Francis’ funeral
    From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people participated at the Vatican Saturday for the funeral rites for the late pontiff.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: U.S. President Donald Trump looks at a theater in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' REACH extension on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. After shunning the annual Kennedy Center Honors during his first term in the White House, Trump staged a takeover of the storied music, theater and dance institution by purging the bipartisan board of Biden appointees, firing the center’s president and making himself the new chairman in February. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Kennedy Center events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration have been canceled, organizers say
    Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C.
    Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
    Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
    Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him.
    Johns Hopkins University, where 37 international graduate students and recent graduates lost their visas.
    ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students in Maryland and around US, lawyer says
    The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.
    FBI director Kash Patel.
    FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested
    Patel made the announcement in a post on X and said his office believes Judge Hannah Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents."
    A protest outside the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn earlier this month, as many express concerns about deep cuts to the federal workforce.
    Social Security could lose some 7,000 employees under Trump’s worker reclassification
    The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees under President Donald Trump's revived reclassification policy.
    This week, a Maryland U.S. District judge ruled that the Trump administration deported a Venezuelan man in violation of a court-approved settlement agreement reached following a lawsuit last year.
    Second man deported to El Salvador last month in violation of Maryland court order
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was not the only Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador last month, according to court records.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office.
    Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
    A U.S. District judge issued an injunction that prohibits the Trump administration from withholding federal funding.
    Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025
    Judge temporarily halts order seeking details on efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to US
    A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
    Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
    Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Key events in saga of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Here’s a timeline of what we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and what has happened since he was deported.
    Bells tolled in chapels, churches and cathedrals around the world after Pope Francis’ death was announced on Monday.
    Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
    Cardinals set the funeral for Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.
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