Nation and World Politics
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ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officers
May 06, 2026 4:41 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to return to a longer training program for new deportation officers, two Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday, restoring previous standards after dramatically shortening the instruction period for recruits last year.
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Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from Democrats
May 06, 2026 4:11 pm - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
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Shipping firms are being whipsawed by changing stances and risks as they wait for Hormuz to reopen
May 06, 2026 2:14 pm - With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.
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Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates aheadMay 06, 2026 11:55 am - Five months ago, President Donald Trump was stinging from one of the first political defeats of his second term as Republican state senators defied him on redistricting in Indiana. Now he has proved he can still punish wayward party members after he endorsed a slate of challengers who defeated almost every one of the lawmakers he wanted to dislodge.
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FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says
May 06, 2026 11:53 am - The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said.
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‘Broadview 6’ defense accuses feds of keeping grand jury transcripts secret
May 06, 2026 11:10 am - Attorneys for the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters charged in October say federal prosecutors are abusing their power in order to keep secret what they told the grand jury that indicted them, including on a rare conspiracy count.
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ICE raids reduce jobs for both U.S.-born and undocumented workers, study finds
May 06, 2026 9:20 am - President Donald Trump’s immigration raids and checkpoints are weighing on the labor market, leading to fewer jobs for U.S.-born men without a college degree as well as undocumented immigrants, according to an economic study out this week.
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Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show
May 06, 2026 7:57 am - Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media and verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites.
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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
May 06, 2026 7:52 am - The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals.
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Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
May 05, 2026 8:32 pm - President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way.