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In Florida, a 'Hostile Act' at Memorial for Pulse Victims
Orlando Once Again Loses
Its Rainbow Crosswalk
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Aug 26, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Orlando Once Again Loses Its Rainbow Crosswalk

State DOT once again paints crosswalk black and white

(Newser) - Orlando's once-rainbow crosswalk is now black and white again. The Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday painted over the rainbow colors again, NBC News reports. The rainbow crosswalk was originally created in 2017 as part of a tribute to the 49 people killed in the 2016 shooting at LGBTQ...

FEMA Staff Sound Alarm Over Trump Plans

Workers say leadership gaps, funding cuts could leave citizens fending for themselves amid disaster

(Newser) - Days before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA employees have issued a stark warning to Congress: the Trump administration's cuts could leave the nation dangerously unprepared for the next major disaster. In a letter dubbed the "Katrina Declaration," 182 current FEMA staffers criticized White House...

Undocumented Students in Texas See Tuition Soar

Trump administration hopes to make this an issue far beyond the state

(Newser) - As a new school year begins, thousands of undocumented college students in Texas are facing soaring tuition bills under a fast-tracked deal between state leaders and the Trump administration to scrap their in-state tuition. Now, the same tactic may be used in other states, reports the Washington Post . In...

Trump Threatens to Deploy National Guard in Baltimore

Maryland leaders push back as crime rates show sharp decline

(Newser) - President Trump has threatened to send military troops into Baltimore to "quickly clean up" crime, echoing recent deployments of National Guard forces in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, NBC News reports. In a Truth Social post Sunday, Trump said if Maryland Governor Wes Moore "needs help, like...

Administration Stops Work on Nearly Finished Wind Project

Order cites national security but doesn't elaborate

(Newser) - The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete offshore wind project near Rhode Island as the White House wages attacks on the offshore wind industry that scientists say is crucial to the fight against climate change. Danish wind farm developer Orsted says the Revolution Wind project is about...

Abrego Garcia Was Told to Pick Plea Deal or Uganda: Lawyers

He's been ordered to report to ICE on Monday for a last chance at deal

(Newser) - After declining the federal government's proposal that he plead guilty to human smuggling charges in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been threatened with being sent to Uganda, his lawyers said in a court filing Saturday. When the Salvadoran national declined the terms, which...

Abrego Garcia Released From Jail Before Trial

Salvadoran national can leave Tennessee to be with his family in Maryland

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran national's case became a flashpoint in President Trump's immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March, the AP reports....

On Immigrant Numbers, a 'Clear Win' for Trump

Per Pew, more immigrants are leaving US than coming in after decades of 'rapid growth'

(Newser) - The United States' immigrant population has shrunk for the first time in decades, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of recent census data. Between January and June, the number of foreign-born residents—both legal and undocumented—fell by almost 1.5 million, dropping to 51.9 million. Driving the...

Report: FBI Plans to Lower Its Standards

Sources say agency plans to drop degree requirement, cut training time

(Newser) - The FBI is set to lower its recruiting standards—dropping college degree requirements and cutting training time—in a controversial move that has agents worried about the future of the nation's top investigative agency, insiders tell the New York Times . The sources say the new policy that Director...

FBI Searches Home of Former Trump Adviser John Bolton
Feds Search Home
of John Bolton
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Aug 22, 2025 7:14 AM CDT

Feds Search Home of John Bolton

Justice Department is reportedly investigating the handling of classified documents

(Newser) - The FBI is searching the Maryland home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, reports the AP and the New York Times . Bolton was not detained and had not been charged with any crimes as of Friday...

Feds Demand Details on Trans Patients
Feds Demand Names
of Trans Patients
Aug 22, 2025 1:04 AM CDT

Feds Demand Names of Trans Patients

Subpoena sent to one hospital demands names, Social Security numbers, and more

(Newser) - When the US Justice Department sought information from doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care for young transgender patients, officials weren't just asking for policies. They also demanded information about individual patients, the AP reports. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a statement July 9 that the department had...

All 55M Foreign Visa Holders Will Now Be Scrutinized

Visa holders face new social media checks and possible revocations under Trump administration

(Newser) - The Trump administration is rolling out a sweeping plan to re-examine all 55 million active US visa holders, broadening its crackdown on both illegal and legal immigration, the Washington Post reports. According to a State Department statement, the new "continuous vetting" process will allow officials to revoke visas...

Judge Rules Alina Habba Lacks Legal Authority as US Attorney

Ruling disqualifies Trump's former lawyer from handling New Jersey cases

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that Alina Habba, whom President Trump appointed as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor by using a loophole, has been acting without legal authority—throwing the state's federal courts into deeper turmoil. "Because she is not currently qualified to exercise the functions...

Report: Trump Administration Ready to Move on Mexico

Pentagon plans strikes on drug cartels there, apparently with or without Mexico's OK

(Newser) - The Trump administration has reportedly instructed the US military to ready plans for direct attacks against Mexican drug cartels, with preparations to be managed by the Northern Command and a target date for the plans set for mid-September. According to three military sources who spoke to independent journalist Ken...

What Ban? White House Joins TikTok
White House Joins TikTok
Aug 21, 2025 6:29 AM CDT

White House Joins TikTok

Account launches month before deadline for TikTok sale

(Newser) - The White House has officially joined TikTok , launching an account even as the fate of the popular app hangs in the balance. The move comes as Bytedance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, faces a looming Sept. 17 deadline to sell the app to a US buyer or be banned...

US Strikes Deportation Deal With Uganda

Uganda will take deportees as long as a few conditions are met

(Newser) - Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said Thursday. The Ugandan foreign affairs ministry in a statement said the "two parties are working out the detailed modalities...

White House Rolls Back Protections for English Learners

Advocates warn move could weaken support in public schools

(Newser) - The Education Department has quietly rolled back key rules requiring schools to support students learning English, a move that has raised concerns among advocates for the nation's roughly 5 million school-aged English learners, the Washington Post reports. The department confirmed Tuesday that the guidance, originally established in 2015,...

Latest South Park Episode Takes On Feds' Takeover of DC

Comedy Central show is not done roasting the Trump administration

(Newser) - South Park continued its cartoon assault on the Trump administration Wednesday, with an episode that addressed the federal takeover of Washington, DC's police department, the AP reports. The latest installment on Comedy Central depicted the recurring character "Towelie"—a walking, talking towel—riding in a bus past...

More Than 3% of American Youth Identify as Trans
More Than 2.8M
Americans
ID as Trans
Aug 20, 2025 12:59 PM CDT

More Than 2.8M Americans ID as Trans

Including 3% of youth, per Williams Institute report

(Newser) - More than 2.8 million Americans, including an estimated 724,000 youth, identify as transgender, according to the largest analysis of its kind to date—which authors warn could be the last of its kind as the Trump administration removes references to trans people across federal agencies and fails to...

Hurricanes Strike a New Fear Into America's Migrants

Those without permanent legal status fear they'll need to avoid shelters due to ICE detentions

(Newser) - If a major hurricane approaches Central Florida this season, Maria knows it's dangerous to stay inside her wooden, trailerlike home. In past storms, she evacuated to her sister's sturdier house. If she couldn't get there, a shelter set up at the local high school served as a...

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