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New Secretary of State Marco Rubio pauses refugee operations, ramps up visa vetting

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is advising his department to cease refugee resettlement operations and begin ramping up vetting of visas from certain regions.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Watch: Marco Rubio addresses State Department as Donald Trump's Secretary of State

Watch as Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's new Secretary of State, delivered remarks to employees at the Department of State upon his arrival after he was sworn into office. The Florida Senator, 53, became the first of the president's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office on Tuesday,

The New York Times · 2d

Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State

The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.

Justice Department Halts New Civil Rights Cases

The New York Times · 3h

Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work

It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Trump's New Justice Department Leadership Orders a Freeze on Civil Rights Cases

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration

The Washington Post on MSN · 16h

Justice Department issues freeze for civil rights division

The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.

Trump, immigration and department of justice

CBS News on MSN · 21h

Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement

U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider prosecuting them.

Barron's · 23h

Trump Justice Dept Takes Aim At Local, State Officials Over Immigration Enforcement

The US Justice Department has threatened local and state authorities with prosecution if they fail to cooperate with President Donald Trump's immigration policies, which include a pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.

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Trump’s suspension of refugee program puts Afghans and others in potential danger, advocates say

The move leaves tens of thousands of Afghan refugees at risk days before implementation of the executive order was expected.

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State Department will focus on 'national interest' while promoting peace, Rubio says

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of State on Tuesday morning and pledged to improve the department and ...

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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's ...

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Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

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18 states, ACLU file lawsuits against Trump order that seeks to end birthright citizenship

Eighteen states and the ACLU filed lawsuits seeking to prevent President Trump from denying citizenship to children born in ...

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State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'

The U.S. State Department reportedly adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags.

The Daily Signal13h

State Department Warns Staff Against Imposing Stealth DEI After Trump Executive Order

Trump’s anti-DEI directive sent shockwaves through Washington. The executive order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government ...

US Department of Homeland Security firing all advisory committee members, letter says

The Department of Homeland Security is firing all the members of its various advisory committees, according to a letter seen ...

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