House passes bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley that allows states to sue DHS for harms from illegal immigration
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first major piece of legislation of the new Congress, the Laken Riley Act, to mandate immigration officials detain illegal immigrants who committed theft-related offenses.
Mexico-U.S. Migration: What to Know
Unlawful crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border dropped sharply last year. Now, Mexico and countries in Central America are bracing for mass deportations from the U.S. after the Trump administration takes over.
Trump talks to Greenland citizens about their need for ‘security’ amid bid to buy island
Greenland is an autonomous island part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the prime ministers from both countries have stressed that the island is not for sale.
Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Investigation
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who dismissed the documents case in its entirety this summer, on Tuesday temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the results of his investigation to the public.
Trump files massive 502-page lawsuit in effort to stop Jan. 10 sentencing in Manhattan ‘hush money’ case
Judge Juan Merchan Monday rejected Trump’s effort to postpone the hearing on presidential immunity grounds.
Trump says Canada will face ‘very serious tariffs’ — and Gulf of Mexico will be renamed ‘Gulf of America’
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he plans to order “very serious tariffs” against Canada and Mexico — and that he will rechristen the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. “Canada is subsidized to the tune of about $200 billion a year, plus other things. They don’t essentially have a military. They have a…
Powerful Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan praises Mark Zuckerberg for ending censorship efforts, says Google should be next
“Last August, Zuckerberg admitted to our committee that the Biden White House had pressured Facebook to censor Americans. Today is a huge step in the right direction,” Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told The Post on Tuesday.
Trump won’t rule out using ‘military force’ to acquire Greenland, Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he wouldn’t rule out using “military force” to make Greenland and the Panama Canal US territories. “No, I can’t assure you on either of those two,” the incoming president told a reporter asking about the use of military force or economic coercion to acquire the territories. The sparsely inhabited island…
Federal judge blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump criminal cases
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his dueling criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump.