USS Gravely guided missile destroyer (DDG 107), Souda Bay, Greece, U.S. Navy photo. (U.S. Navy via the Associated Press)

USS Gravely deploys to southern border

TEXAS — The USS Gravely, a U.S. Navy ballistic missile defense destroyer, has been deployed to the southern border. Defense officials say the goal of deploying the Gravely is to secure the border and curb illegal immigration. On March 15, the warship departed from the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Virginia, having previously served in…

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Justice Dept. may invoke state secrets privilege in Alien Enemies Act deportation case

Justice Dept. may invoke state secrets privilege in Alien Enemies Act deportation case

Attorney General Pam Bondi and top Justice Department officials said the government may invoke states secret privilege to block a federal judge from viewing specific information about two deportation flights of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, court filings Wednesday show.   In a filing excoriating D.C. District Chief Judge James Boasberg for demanding detailed…

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 2, 2025

CBP awards first border wall contract of President Trump’s second term

United States Customs and Border Protection has awarded a construction company roughly $70 million to a extend the wall along the southern border, in the first such contract of President Trump’s second term. The contract tasks Granite Construction Co., a California-based company that has worked on government projects before, with building approximately seven more miles…

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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a Venezuelan gang. Hours later, a federal judge halted deportations under Trump’s order. The act is a sweeping wartime authority that allows non-citizens to…

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