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The Guardian reports: DSH Sec. Kristi Noem has suggested that Sen. Alex Padilla hadn’t identified himself (he did). “I wish that he would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and that he wanted to talk. His approach was something that I don’t think was appropriate,” Noem said. Asked why the response was to …

CNN reports: DHS on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of migrants that their permission to live and work in the US had been revoked and they should leave the country.The termination notice was addressed to nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who came in through a Biden-era parole program. More than half a million people from those four countries …

The New York Times reports: President Trump acknowledged on Thursday that there was a significant risk that Israel could soon attack Iran, but he said that “I don’t want them going in” at a moment when progress was being made toward an agreement to shut down Iran’s easiest pathway to building a nuclear weapon. Mr. Trump said that an attack …

Axios reports: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was physically removed on Thursday from a Los Angeles press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I am Senator Alex Padilla,” Padilla said in the video. He was then grabbed by multiple men and shoved out of the room. Noem subsequently said she would contact Padilla and “try to have a conversation,” …

Columbia, South Carolina’s NBC affiliate reports: Documents state that a forensic analysis of May’s phone showed he deleted Kik as well as other apps Telegram, Mega and Loki Messenger, within seconds of each other in April 2024. The memo states May’s Mega account was registered to the name “Eric Rentling,” which was an alias he allegedly used to create a …

Semafor reports: The Trump administration is planning to ramp up civil and criminal prosecutions of companies that employ workers without legal status, White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview. “Worksite enforcement operations are going to massively expand,” Homan said. The White House has faced criticism from Democrats and even its own anti-immigration allies for exaggerating an immigrant …

GOP SEN. MIKE TURNER: “I just want to help you out because people try to twist your words. You are not confirming in your testimony today that at the Pentagon there are plans for invading or taking by force Greenland, correct? That is not your testimony today?” PETE HEGSETH: “All my testimony is, is that the Pentagon has plans for …

NBC News reports: More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed reinstatement notices went out to the former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees, but provided few details. About 2,400 CDC …

ABC News reports: A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday appeared to downplay what President Donald Trump said Wednesday was a “done” trade deal addressing export restrictions on rare earths and semiconductors. Speaking at a press conference, the spokesperson characterized the outcome of this week’s trade negotiations in London as a “framework” to consolidate what was agreed to …

The Associated Press reports: Attendees of the military parade in Washington this weekend will hear a familiar voice. Trump announced Thursday morning that Greenwood will be performing at the parade on Saturday, which marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and also happens to be the president’s 79th birthday. Greenwood is the singer behind “God Bless the USA,” which …