The Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fight Against Top Universities

May Mailman is credited as an animating force behind a strategy that has intimidated independent institutions and undercut years of medical and scientific research.

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Can Democrats Find Their Way on Immigration?

The party’s leftward shift in the Biden administration arguably laid the groundwork for President Trump’s aggressive approach. Deciding the next move won’t be easy.

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On Pivotal Day for His Bill, Trump Leaves Washington for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

President Trump’s visit to the migrant detention center in the Everglades was meant to highlight the issue that binds his party to him more than anything else — immigration.

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Returning to Supreme Court, Trump Accuses Judge in Migrant Case of Defiance

After the justices let the administration deport migrants to countries with which they had no connection, a federal judge blocked the removal of eight men.

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Katie Miller’s Washington Rise Takes a Musk Detour

She is one half of a Trump-world power couple. But she’s on Team Elon. It’s gotten complicated.

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‘Trump Inc.’: Filings Show Staff Profited From Being in the President’s Orbit

A constellation of companies and groups paid President Trump’s supporters before they took jobs in his White House, according to new disclosure statements.

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Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries

The abrupt pivot on an issue at the heart of Mr. Trump’s presidency suggested his broad immigration crackdown was hurting industries and constituencies he does not want to lose.

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Trump’s Deployment of Troops to L.A. Protests Is a Do-Over of 2020

President Trump was talked out of deploying the military to crush the George Floyd protests in 2020. He always regretted it.

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How Companies Are Bracing for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Sectors including construction, hospitality, health care and manufacturing are on high alert. Economists are worried about the labor market and growth.

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ABC Says Terry Moran, Suspended for Social Media Posts, Will Not Return

ABC News suspended Mr. Moran on Sunday after he wrote on X that Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, was “a world-class hater.”

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