Navy base to serve as hub for up to 250 federal agents for Chicago immigration crackdown, memo indicates

Navy base to serve as hub for up to 250 federal agents for Chicago immigration crackdown, memo indicates

The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to accommodate roughly 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles at a military base in Illinois ahead of an expected increase in immigration roundups in the Chicago area, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News. In a request for assistance to the Department of Defense,…

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Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. Fed nominee Miran tells Senate panel he’s ‘not at all’ Trump’s puppet Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill an open seat at the Federal Reserve, on Thursday parried dozens of questions from lawmakers about whether he will make interest-rate decisions independently of…

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Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of forecasts

Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of forecasts

Employers across the U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of economists’ muted expectations and signaling the labor market is facing sharp headwinds from mounting economic uncertainty amid the Trump administration’s wide-ranging tariffs.  The numbers Economists had forecast payroll gains of 80,000 last month, according to a poll by FactSet.  The unemployment rate rose…

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