White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, D.C.(Reuters)

White House drops ‘very optimistic’ update on Ukraine peace talks: ‘Trump is working on…’

Updated on: Dec 02, 2025 01:48 am IST White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the administration feels “very optimistic,” about the peace deal between Ukraine and Russia White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently said that the Trump administration was “very optimistic” of a deal being reached to end the Russia-Ukraine war, as…

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Trump says he is ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

Trump says he is ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

President Trump on Friday said he is ending deportation protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform that he was “terminating effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.” Mr. Trump said, without providing evidence, that “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great…

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Trump administration moves to roll back some protections for endangered and threatened species

Trump administration moves to roll back some protections for endangered and threatened species

President Donald Trump’s administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations from the Republican’s first term that were blocked under former Democratic President Joe Biden. The proposed changes include the elimination of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s…

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Coast Guard admiral, DEA administrator defend strikes on alleged drug boats: "We're going to apply every single tool"

Coast Guard admiral, DEA administrator defend strikes on alleged drug boats: “We’re going to apply every single tool”

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday offloaded a nearly 50,000-pound haul of cocaine worth more than $360 million, bringing it onshore at Port Everglades in southern Florida..  “It’s the most cocaine ever seized by a single cutter in one deployment. So business is good,” Adm. Nathan Moore, the commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, said…

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Trump administration sues California for banning federal agents from wearing face coverings

Trump administration sues California for banning federal agents from wearing face coverings

The Department of Justice is suing California over two recently enacted laws that would prohibit federal agents from wearing facial coverings and require them to identify themselves while conducting their duties.  The lawsuit filed Monday argues California’s laws violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, under which federal laws take precedence over state laws. The Trump administration also…

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Amelia Earhart records released by U.S. include her last known communications and search locations for missing aviator

Amelia Earhart records released by U.S. include her last known communications and search locations for missing aviator

The U.S. National Archives has published a batch of newly declassified government records on Amelia Earhart, the American aviator who vanished over the Pacific in 1937, officials said. Earhart went missing while on a pioneering round-the-world flight with navigator Fred Noonan, and her disappearance is one of the most tantalizing mysteries in aviation lore. President…

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Hundreds of National Guard members to leave Portland, Chicago, source says

Hundreds of National Guard members to leave Portland, Chicago, source says

Hundreds of National Guard troops that were dispatched to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois, from California and Texas in response to protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown will return to their home states, a Defense Department official confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to…

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