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Community groups are dusting off the rapid-response networks they built during President Trump's first administration to prepare for immigration sweeps in California's agricultural heartland. LA Times
VOA VIEW: They will loose.
President Trump says he plans to issue an order to 'open up the pumps' and deliver more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to California farms and cities. LA Times
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a new church-state case that could yield a potentially momentous decision and change the funding of public schools in much of the nation. LA Times
VOA VIEW: The Churches have a good chance of winning.
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Powerful forces in Middle East and, now, in Washington working against truce lasting beyond its first phase. LA Times
VOA VIEW: It will not last because of HAMAS.
The Trump administration’s mass-deportation offensive expanded into Los Angeles Saturday with pre-dawn roundups, part of a West Coast operation expected to run seven days a week, sources told The Post. New York Post
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Trump to share his “America First vision” while addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4 – the first State of the Union during the commander-in-chief’s second term in office. New York Post
Rev. Al Sharpton and about 100 of his followers descended on an East Harlem Costco Saturday in support of the company's commitment to controversial diversity, equity and inclusion practices. New York Post
VOA VIEW: They will fail - the public will buy-cott.
Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives. New York Times
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before. New York Times
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Israel is preventing movement to the north of Gaza until plans are set for the release of Arbel Yehud, one of the last civilian women held in Gaza. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Israel should hold out.
Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trump’s immigration agenda. New York Times
President Donald Trump has stressed a “no tax on tips” policy during his Las Vegas visit. OANN
VOA VIEW: Promises made, promises kept.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly consulted with Hillary Clinton on numerous occasions following her crushing defeat to President Donald Trump. OANN
VOA VIEW: Advice from one loser to another.
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Homeland Security's deportation agency said that it arrested 593 more illegal immigrants on Friday, putting its two-day total above 1,000. Washington Times
The Trump Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints against so-called book bans, torching the Biden administration's fight to block school libraries from removing titles, including those raising alarms about sexually explicit content. Washington Times
Federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President Donald Trump's executive order cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The faster, the better.
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PepsiCo has adopted a policy of viewpoint neutrality in its advertising, heading off a shareholder resolution calling on the company to account for its "discriminatory" ad buying under a now-defunct coalition that sought to demonetize conservative outlets. Washington Times
Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement. CBS
VOA VIEW: Well qualified.
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the Secretary of Homeland Security. CBS
"CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible." CNBC
Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand. CNBC
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An AI lab out of China has ignited panic in Silicon Valley after releasing impressive AI models more cheaply and with less-powerful chips than U.S. AI giants. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Competition is here.
On the ground in Davos, DEI has been the subject of conversation both on the record and behind closed doors. CNBC
VOA VIEW: DEI is not good.
The president's executive order on digital assets and the SEC's crypto task force could set off a flurry of changes for crypto operations in the U.S. CNBC
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President Donald Trump will visit California to see the damage caused by wildfires around Los Angeles. FEMA has been involved in response efforts there. CNBC
VOA VIEW: FEMA is a problem.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company plans to invest around $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditures this year CNBC
President Donald Trump has hinted at potentially seeking a third term in the White House. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Liberal propaganda.
The Trump administration began its promised deportations of illegal immigrants this week, but senior Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Friday that more aircraft are needed to speed up the process. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It's less costly than what Biden spent keeping them here.
Police arrest a TSA officer who was allegedly carrying a firearm beyond the security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a major travel hub. FOX News
The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that there were between 225,000 to 250,000 U.S. births to illegal immigrants in 2023 as debate swirls over birthright citizenship. FOX News
VOA VIEW: This is manipulation - not birth right.
North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered massive losses from the storm share their thoughts on President Donald Trump's visit. FOX News
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's office is suing the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department in South Bend, Indiana, for refusing to comply with ICE over immigration orders. FOX News
JD Vance told the March for Life crowd Friday he wants to bring back a focus on families in the United States with President's Trump's new administration. FOX News
New Jersey Democratic officials slammed a workplace raid conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a seafood market in Newark on Thursday. FOX News
VOA VIEW: This is the way it will be.
President Donald Trump issues pardons for pro-life activists convicted under the FACE act during former President Joe Biden's administration. FOX News
The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico, as requested by the new president. UPI
VOA VIEW: Good on both counts.
Drought-ravaged Los Angeles, still battling the remnants of a series of devastating wildfires, will receive significant rainfall beginning Saturday but a new threat of flooding in burn-scarred areas has emerged. UPI
This week, U.S. military and police forces began the first deportation flights for illegal immigrants under President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown nationwide and particularly at the southern border. UPI
VOA VIEW: It's about time.
Kia is recalling more than 80,000 vehicles in the United States because of a possible issue with seatbelts and airbags, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. UPI
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine. UPI
VOA VIEW: We will see Trump's negotiation skills in action.
The Trump administration has suspended all existing foreign aid for 90 days pending review with exceptions for Israel and Egypt, according to a State Department cable leaked on Friday. UPI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Hamas has violated an agreement on the release of hostages with its publication of those to be released on Saturday. UPI
VOA VIEW: HAMAS will not keep its deal.
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A driver killed 10 people and injured dozens more after plowing a pickup truck donning an ISIS flag into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, just days after a pro-ISIS outlet called on Muslims to wage Islamic jihad in the U.S., Europe and Russia. Crazy is as crazy does.
The tragic event happened at about 3:15 a.m. on New Year’s Day and the FBI identified the driver as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar of Texas. Police said the suspect died after jumping out of his truck and trading gunfire with responding officers. The FBI told reporters on Wednesday that an ISIS flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, adding that the FBI is working to determine Din Jabbar’s potential associations and affiliation to the terrorist organization.
A pro-ISIS outlet turned to Telegram and called on Muslims living in the US, Europe and Russia to conduct attacks on New Year’s Eve. "Oh monotheists in Europe, America, Russia and other lands of the Crusaders, we know that you are eager to join your brothers in the land of Jihad, but the paths have been cut off for you," a translated version of the post read. "The Crusaders are among you. Their security has been prolonged, and your brothers are being killed.
"The time has come to take out the swords from their sheaths and to hamstring the horses in their places that Allah loves and is pleased with," the post continued. "They are preparing for the feast of their polytheism, so turn their feast into mourning and their joy into a calamity." The outlet asked Muslims, or "Crusaders," if they felt safe in their homes as their brothers and sisters were in detention centers and camps, before calling on them to "repeat the attack on them and repeat the days of those who preceded you on this path."
