Feds Tell Faith Leaders ‘No More Prayer’ Outside Broadview Facility  —  BROADVIEW - Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be “no more prayer” in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.

November 7, 2025  —  The repercussions from Tuesday's vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo.  —  Since Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump has tried to reinforce the idea that he is, in fact, in control of the country, no matter what voters say.

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Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests  —  Oregon officials have been embroiled in a legal battle with the administration since late September, when the Trump administration mobilized hundreds of troops.

The Mafia Presidency  —  Trump is saying, essentially, If you don't want to get hurt, you'll do what I say.  —  The Sunday before the New York City mayoral race, President Donald Trump told New Yorkers he might withhold federal funding if Zohran Mamdani won.

Education Department's out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the shutdown are unconstitutional, judge rules  —  The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed after the Trump administration altered employees' email messages to add partisan language about the government shutdown without their consent.

Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do  —  I have great news for President Trump!  —  He has expressed such outrage at attacks on Christians in Nigeria that he has threatened military intervention there, and the Pentagon has obligingly prepared plans for attack.

Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler  —  The child was later reunited with her grandmother, but the episode alarmed immigrant rights groups.  The father, a U.S. citizen, faces a gun possession charge.  —  At first, the encounter seemed typical of the kinds …

Cornell to pay $60M to settle Trump administration probes … In April, Cornell said it received more than 75 stop work orders from the Department of Defense related to research on national defense, cybersecurity and health. … “The decades-long research partnership between Cornell …

‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison  —  They said they were shackled, beaten, shot with rubber bullets and tear gassed until they passed out.  —  They said they were punished in a dark room called the island, where they were trampled, kicked and forced to kneel for hours.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wasted our money pursuing sandwich thrower  —  To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.”  That allegation was laughable.  —  Among a U.S. attorney's most significant responsibilities …

‘Mega detention centers’: ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants  —  The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration's capacity for detaining immigrants.

Trump goes to war with ‘fake news’ BBC  —  White House attacks ‘Leftist propaganda machine’ over biased doctoring of president's speech  —  Donald Trump's White House has accused the BBC of “purposeful dishonesty” amid a row over bias at the broadcaster.  —  It launched its attack …

Todd Blanche on defending Trump policies: 'It's a war, man'  —  The Justice Department's No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, let loose Friday, railing against judges blocking administration policies and denying that prosecutions of President Donald Trump's enemies constitute weaponization of the justice system.

In Indiana, a vaunted Jewish studies program is upended by red-state politics over Israel and speech  —  A sudden change in leadership at Indiana University's Jewish studies program has erupted into a bitter internal feud, pitting a new interim director against faculty and students …

Congress Accuses GMU President of Lying About DEI Efforts  —  The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee accused George Mason University's president of lying about DEI practices and likely violating civil rights laws.  He has denied the claims.  —  House Republicans have accused George Mason …

Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’  —  Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center  —  The Washington National Opera (WNO) is considering moving out of the Kennedy Center …