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Trump Judge Shreds DHS Excuse for Arresting U.S. Citizen
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A Trump-appointed federal judge has torn into the Department of Homeland Security’...
ICE Quietly Splurges Cash on Phone-Hacking Tech
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has approved $96 million for a surveillance group whose systems federal immigration agents will use against “non-cooperative” targets.
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Disgraced Noem Ally Handed Top Fraud Job
EXCLUSIVE: A judge found Karen Evans deliberately deleted evidence—she is now leading DHS’s fraud-fighting operation.
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Trump’s Multi-Million-Dollar Media Ban Hypocrisy Exposed
EXCLUSIVE: The 80-year-old president has barred Politico from the White House, but overlooked a significant detail.
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