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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

Frustrations from judge, prosecutor in Minnesota boil over amid Trump’s ICE surge: “Not above the law”

By Jacob Rosen, Melissa Quinn Washington — A federal court hearing in Minneapolis on Tuesday provided an extraordinary window into the volume of immigration-related cases overwhelming federal prosecutors in Minnesota amid the Trump administration’s surge of immigration agents to the Twin Cities, and the frustrations of exasperated judges who have said their orders are repeatedly ignored. The hearing before U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell was over cases brought by five different immigrants who were arrested in Minnesota and had subsequently challenged their detentions. Blackwell had ordered each of the men to be released from immigration custody, but then had to repeatedly seek information from the government about their locations

Trump administration alleges Nike discriminated against white workers

By Hannah Parker The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that it is investigating Nike for allegedly discriminating against white workers. The agency that polices discrimination in the workplace filed an action in federal court in Missouri to compel the publicly traded athletic shoe and apparel giant to produce information in response to a subpoena the agency served on the company last fall, according to court filings reviewed by NBC News. The EEOC said it was investigating allegations that the company’s mentorship and training programs and its personnel decisions gave nonwhite employees preferential treatment that amounts, according to the agency,

Nancy Guthrie’s children plead with possible abductor for her safe return in emotional video: “Please, reach out to us

By  Jordan Freiman, Pat Milton “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, Camron and Annie Guthrie, released an emotional video Wednesday night pleading for the return of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, who authorities believe was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home over the weekend. Saying that they were aware of reports of a ransom note, Savannah Guthrie said she and her family are “ready to talk.” “However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her,” Savannah Guthrie said. “We want to hear from you, and

Trump talks Minneapolis, Joe Rogan, the Fed, AI and 2028 in a wide-ranging interview

By Jonathan Allen, Peter Nicholas, Henry J. Gomez, Allan Smith and Dan De Luce President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he hopes to push his immigration crackdown into five more cities, previewing an ongoing and growing footprint for federal agents around the country. “We have five cities that we’re looking at very strongly, but we want to be invited,” Trump told “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas in an exclusive interview, signaling a reluctance to go into places where he would face resistance from local officials, as he has in Minnesota. He declined to name the cities. At the same time, he said his experience with

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