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Indexed articles, last 90 days
45
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Ben Smith

    ICE: Arrests of Illegal Immigrants, ‘Collaterals’ Will Continue (opens the original)

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    “This verbal guidance did go out to ICE offices across the country last night. I’ve spoken with ICE agents who received it & were shocked & frustrated by it.” ICE officers can still arrest illegal immigrants without additional criminal histories, including during operations targeting someone else. The Trump administration says that has not changed. President Donald Trump told Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin that anyone in the country illegally remains “on the table” for arrest and deportatio

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Ben Smith

    Trump Cancels $810M for Illegal Immigrants, Race-Based Programs (opens the original)

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    Trump spending cuts target $810 million for illegal immigrant services, race-focused programs and other federal spending. President Trump invoked a rare and legally contested power Friday to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved spending, targeting programs for illegal immigrants and a slate of federal initiatives explicitly organized around race and DEI. The request hits 11 funding pools at seven departments and agencies. It also landed with just five days left in the fiscal year. Tha

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Ben Smith

    Planned Parenthood Honors Biden for Abortion Record (opens the original)

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    The Catholic Church teaches that human life “must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception” and rejects direct abortion. Former President Joe Biden got a warm reception from Planned Parenthood of Delaware Thursday night, where the abortion provider honored him after four years of a White House determined to preserve abortion access. The occasion was Planned Parenthood of Delaware’s fundraising gala at The Waterfall in Claymont. Biden received the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloa

  4. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Ben Smith

    Desegregation: DOJ Ends Over 50 Decades-Old Cases (opens the original)

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    DOJ closes more than 50 desegregation cases, ending federal oversight that in some school districts had continued for more than 60 years. The Justice Department is closing out more than 50 desegregation cases that have been sitting on federal court dockets for decades. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon timed the announcement to the school year. It's back-to-school season, & the @CivilRights Division proudly announces the dismissal of 50+ desegregation cases originally filed in the 1960s

  5. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Ben Smith

    Tucker Carlson Sides With Abdul El-Sayed Over 9/11 Remarks (opens the original)

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    Tucker Carlson: “Your typical Fox News viewer is likely oblivious to this, but America’s response to 9/11 blew the original attack out of the water.” Tucker Carlson has inserted himself into Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, on the side of progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, defending the candidate’s inflammatory comments about 9/11 while training his fire on Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers. In his Friday newsletter, Carlson declared El-Sayed “obviously right” after resurfaced remarks put the De

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