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Jobs data will shine a fresh light on the first year of Trump’s term

By Steve Kopack U.S. jobs data on Wednesday is set to pull back the curtain on the past year’s labor market, and offer the clearest picture yet of a period when hiring in America appeared to slow down. January’s employment report, delayed by a brief government shutdown, will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. It will arrive alongside critical revisions to monthly jobs data from last year. As President Donald Trump and his party crafts an economic pitch for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections, Wednesday’s employment reports could fuel a narrative that either helps, or hinders, their efforts. Every

Judge Rules Against Early Voting Sites At 3 NC Universities, Including This HBCU, Ahead Of Election

A federal judge ruled on Sunday against efforts to open early voting sites at three university campuses across North Carolina ahead of the state’s primary election. In January, a coalition of students had sued the state after officials rejected their efforts to open early voting sites on campus. Students have been advocating for early voting sites Students from Western Carolina University, University of North Carolina Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (the country’s largest HBCU) sued the State Board of Elections in January — alleging that the refusal to open early voting sites was in violation of the Constitution. They

Security video from Nancy Guthrie’s home offers potential clues for investigators

By Jon Schuppe and Rich Schapiro After an excruciating 10 days without much to go on, authorities looking for Nancy Guthrie finally have a potential big break: video of an armed, masked person at her doorstep the morning she went missing. The black-and-white video captured by Guthrie’s doorbell camera, which the FBI and the Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Department shared Tuesday, gives investigators clues that could help their search. Hours after the video was released, law enforcement was questioning a man in the Tucson area, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News. It is not clear if this is the person seen in the

Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in ‘illegal orders’ video

By Ryan J. Reilly, Gary Grumbach and Michael Kosnar The Trump administration tried and failed Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the military and intelligence communities not to comply with unlawful orders, three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Six Democrats participated in the video, and some had said they would not cooperate with the Justice Department’s probe into their involvement. The indictment, pursued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, led by Trump appointee Jeanine Pirro, is the latest example of the Justice Department’s targeting the president’s perceived political opponents. The government attorneys assigned to the

Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, demanding that Canada turn over at least half of the ownership of the bridge and agree to other unspecified demands in his latest salvo over cross-border trade issues. “We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset,” Trump said in a lengthy social media post, complaining that the United States would get nothing from the bridge and that Canada did not

Trump DOJ’s ‘weaponization’ group under pressure to deliver results, source says

By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — More than a year after Attorney General Pam Bondi created a “Weaponization Working Group” meant to root out “abuses of the criminal justice process” by federal law enforcement officers in their investigations of President Donald Trump, the Justice Department is scrambling to produce a report, according to a person directly familiar with the group’s work. Ed Martin, named to lead it in May, was removed from his job last week with no public explanation. Justice Department leaders are pressuring the group to deliver results in the coming weeks; members plan to meet daily to work through the investigative areas

The 75-Country Visa Freeze Is Also A Hit On HBCUs

By Dr. Stacey Patton when the Trump administration added 75 countries to a list facing suspended immigrant visa processing, it put HBCUs on the front lines of a policy that now threatens faculty stability, academic continuity, and the survival of entire programs. It means scholars are doing everything right professionally while the government quietly moves to make their futures here legally impossible. And if you look closely at that list, you can see a pattern that is impossible to miss. A striking number of the targeted countries are in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Global South: Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Haiti, Senegal,

Michigan attorney general launches online portal to track and report ICE, federal immigration enforcement actions

By Paula Wethington Michigan’s attorney general has launched a new online form to collect reports of immigration actions in the state. Attorney General Dana Nessel provided that information Wednesday as part of an ICE Response Roundtable discussion she hosted in Detroit. The roundtable was a meeting of local elected officials, law enforcement representatives, clergy, immigration rights activists and other leaders in response to recent actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in Michigan. About 20 people participated in the program, including Detroit City Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero, Washtenaw County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer, Maha Freij from ACCESS and Merissa Kovach

Border czar warned immigration operations should be targeted to ‘keep the faith of the American people’

By Julia Ainsley Long before border czar Tom Homan took over in Minneapolis, he warned that a targeted approach to immigration enforcement would be needed to “keep the faith of the American people.” Any immigrant in the U.S. illegally can be arrested and deported, but Homan, who has served as a Homeland Security official under the Obama and both Trump administrations, has long said immigrants who have committed additional crimes should be prioritized for arrest and deportation. In an exclusive interview in June for the forthcoming book “Undue Process: The Inside Story of Trump’s Mass Deportation Program,” Homan warned that a

The job market is off to a rocky start this year, new data shows

By Hannah Parker New data on jobs and layoffs this week points to more job cuts and lackluster hiring plans, indicating 2026 might not be the fresh start many job seekers are looking for. A monthly survey of layoff announcements from the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas released Thursday found that U.S. employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, the highest cuts for the first month of the year since 2009. Last January, employers announced cuts just shy of 50,000 jobs, according to Challenger. In January 2009, more than 240,000 job cuts were announced. The firm also reported that employers announced the

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