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ICE reactivates contract with previously banned spyware vendor

By Joseph Menn
Sep 02, 2025 6:25 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resumed doing business with a controversial hacking company that had been dropped for running afoul of a Biden-era executive order against dealings with unethical spyware vendors.A public notice on a government contracting site dated Aug. 29 said that a previous $2 million contract with Paragon Solutions had been modified “to lift the stop work order” that was issued last year.
Trump says he will order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore despite local opposition

By WILL WEISSERT and SOPHIA TAREEN
Sep 02, 2025 6:09 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposi...
Over 450 economists back Cook, Fed independence in open letter

By Jonnelle Marte
Sep 02, 2025 4:00 pm - Prominent economists are rallying behind Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook after President Donald Trump moved to fire her based on allegations that she committed mortgage fraud.More than 450 economists signed an open letter backing Cook, saying there is a high bar for removing Fed governors and that elected officials should refrain from actions and rhetoric that erode the central bank’s independence.
Trump’s BLS nominee discussed controversial theory on gender IQ with interns

By Jacob Bogage
Sep 02, 2025 3:58 pm - President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics shared a controversial scientific theory of inherent differences in intellect between men and women during remarks to a conservative think tank’s interns last year, according to two people familiar with the remarks.
‘We’re going in’: Trump confirms he will send National Guard to Chicago but won’t provide timing

By Marni Pyke
Sep 02, 2025 3:57 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker calls sending National Guard forces to fight crime unconstitutional. “I refuse to believe any of this is normal.”
Uncertainty about Medicaid changes fuels fear for families of those with disabilities

By Mary Anne Ehlert
Sep 02, 2025 1:29 pm - Medicaid and the Americans with Disabilities Act help many Americans with disabilities earn a living, attend school, access transportation and receive the medical support they and their families require. Now, families of those with disabilities are facing an even more uncertain future than they usually do.
Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
Sep 02, 2025 8:56 am - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops amid Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests.
Nationwide Labor Day protests denounce billionaires in Trump’s orbit

By Gaya Gupta
Sep 01, 2025 6:04 pm - Crowds gathered in cities like Chicago, San Diego and D.C. on Labor Day to denounce what they see as the undue influence of America’s business tycoons and corporations over the second Trump administration.
Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages

By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM MURPHY
Sep 01, 2025 6:03 pm - President Donald Trump has plastered tariffs on products from almost every country on earth. He’s targeted specific imports including autos, steel and aluminum.But he isn’t done yet.Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he’s largely spared in his trade war. For decades, in fact, imported medicine has mostly been allowed to enter the United States duty free.
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

By COREY WILLIAMS
Sep 01, 2025 3:33 pm - As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are held Monday for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation's labor force. More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center. That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents.

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