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Teen DOGE Lieutenant Is Out
Teen DOGE Lieutenant Is Out
Jun 25, 2025 8:28 AM CDT

Teen DOGE Lieutenant Is Out

Edward Coristine, 19, says he'll 'make a post explaining what happened soon'

(Newser) - A 19-year-old staffer whose unconventional rise made waves at the Department of Government Efficiency has quietly exited the Trump administration. A White House spokesperson confirmed the exit of Edward Coristine, who went by "Big Balls," on Tuesday, reports NBC News . One of DOGE's original hires, Coristine...

Work Is Underway on Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Old airfield to become an immigration detention center

(Newser) - Work has begun to transform an old airfield in the Florida Everglades into an immigration detention center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." A rep for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, an ally of President Trump who first proposed the idea , said work at the site began on Monday morning, per...

White House to Reverse Rule That Protects 59M Acres

'Roadless rule' blocked logging on national forest lands

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Monday. The "roadless rule" adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton's presidency in 2001 has long chafed Republican lawmakers, especially in the West where...

ICE Messes With Wife, Dad of Marine Corps Veterans

'It's just a hell of a way to treat a veteran,' says legal rep for one family

(Newser) - A US Marine Corps veteran said he was shocked to see a video on social media of his father, a landscaper in Southern California, being beaten by masked US Border Patrol officers as he was pinned to the ground during an immigration arrest, the AP reports. The Saturday arrest of...

Supreme Court's Pause Allows Fast, Third-Country Deportation

Lower court objected to administration not allowing migrants to raise fears about safety, persecution

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday put a lower court's order on hold, allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries that are foreign to them—without giving the deportees an opportunity to make a case that they'd face persecution or death. The brief, unsigned ruling lifts...

Administration: Abrego Garcia Won't Be Freed Despite Order

Judge ordered defendant released until smuggling trial

(Newser) - A federal judge has issued a blistering ruling saying that the Trump administration failed to prove that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a flight risk or a danger to the community and so must not detained him before his smuggling trial. At the same time, US Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes acknowledged...

Americans Lead Rush for New Zealand's 'Golden Visa'

Relaxed rules spark surge in US applications and investment interest

(Newser) - As global uncertainty rises, New Zealand's stability and new investor-friendly policies are drawing fresh waves of affluent newcomers. Wealthy Americans are now the leading applicants for New Zealand's "golden visa," after the country relaxed its Active Investor Plus visa rules in April. The changes lowered...

Mahmoud Khalil Addresses Supporters, Describes Detention

The US permanent resident is back home, says detention 'felt like kidnapping'

(Newser) - Mahmoud Khalil gave his first interview since being released from ICE detention to the New York Times , and he tells the newspaper the moment he was taken into custody "felt like kidnapping." The 30-year-old Palestinian, a US permanent resident with a green card, was in the lobby of...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

After 104 Days, Khalil Walks Free: 'Justice Will Prevail'

Columbia protester was released Friday; Trump administration has appealed ruling on his release

(Newser) - Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge's ruling after becoming a symbol of President Trump's clampdown on campus protests. The ex-Columbia University grad student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday, per the AP . He's...

Hundreds at Voice of America Are Getting Termination Notices

Trump has ordered the news organization shut down

(Newser) - Hundreds of employees at Voice of America—the majority of the news organization's staff—were told Friday that they're losing their jobs, the Trump administration announced. Termination notices were being sent to 639 people, said Kari Lake, a senior presidential adviser, per the Hill . "Today, we took...

Court Sides With Trump on Use of National Guard Troops in LA

Trump can keep control of troops as lawsuit continues to unfold

(Newser) - An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids, the AP reports. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Trump acted illegally when he activated the soldiers over opposition...

Administration to Shut Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth

Trevor Project official urges Congress to reverse decision

(Newser) - The Trump administration has ordered the national suicide prevention hotline that serves LGBTQ youths shut down. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that young callers to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer be able to connect with counselors trained to help people up to...

DHS Pulls Another U-Turn on Farm Raids

Agency reverses guidance intended to protect agriculture, hospitality industries

(Newser) - A week after telling agents not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants, the Department of Homeland Security has done a U-turn. On Monday, the agency told staff at 30 field offices across the country that the guidance had been reversed, coming in line with President Trump's...

Trump on US-UK Trade Deal: 'It's Done'

Though steel imports are still being negotiated

(Newser) - US President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that they had signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on UK auto and aerospace industry imports—but they are still discussing how to handle steel production, the AP reports. The pair spoke to reporters at the Group...

Moran on His Trump Post: I Don't Regret Telling 'Truth'

Former ABC News correspondent says his post was 'accurate'

(Newser) - Terry Moran says he has no regrets. The former senior national correspondent for ABC News is speaking out after the network cut ties with him due to his social media post about President Trump and his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. "I wrote it because I thought it...

Judge Rules Administration Discriminated in Grant Cuts

The NIH action is 'void and illegal,' court finds in lawsuit

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday pronounced Trump administration cuts to grants issued by the National Institutes of Health are discriminatory—and thus "void and illegal"—while ordering much of the funding restored. US District Judge William Young made the ruling in Boston in a nonjury trial to decide...

Trump Looks to Quadruple Nations Under Travel Ban

Administration tells 36 countries to meet new requirements—or else

(Newser) - The Trump administration is considering adding another 36 countries to the new travel ban , a potential move that would quadruple the number of countries initially named. An internal State Department memo reviewed by the Washington Post and Reuters shows 36 countries have been given a 60-day deadline to conform with...

Trump Tells ICE: More Deportations in Democrat-Run Cities

President directs immigration officials to prioritize efforts in blue cities

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration's immigration policies, the AP reports. Trump in a social media posting called on US Immigration and...

Sales Drop as ICE Fears Keep Latino Shoppers at Home

Large chains, individual stores report declines in foot traffic and sales

(Newser) - Isabel Aguilar sells herbs, dried chilies, and ceramic products from Mexico at the Houston Farmers Market. Those who come to the market, which is in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, these days are just browsing, she said. "People don't want to spend because, obviously out of fear, they prefer...

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