Homeland Security Department Shifts Its Focus to Immigration Crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security was established to keep Americans safe. Under President Trump, it has so shifted its focus to illegal immigration that other aspects of its mission are suffering.

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The Battle Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller Near His Virginia Home

Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration.

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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

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Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracies Started Flying.

Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.

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After Charlie Kirk’s Death, a Bumper Crop of Conspiracy Theories

Much of the speculation around the death of the right-wing activist is being promulgated by conspiracy-minded personalities he helped elevate.

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Trump Orders Broad Effort to Root Out Groups He Says Organize Political Violence

President Trump has long maintained that liberal activists and organizations secretly fund political violence. Law enforcement officials say efforts like the antifascist movement are often disparate groups.

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Trump Administration Announces New Civics Effort With MAGA-Aligned Groups

President Trump has long sought to imbue the nonpartisan idea of civics — the rights, responsibilities and duties of citizenship — with his politics.

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On Charlie Kirk Show, JD Vance Talks of Crackdown on Liberal Groups

Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.

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In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission

President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans.

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Trump White House Exerts Enormous Influence Over FBI, Lawsuit Says

A sprawling suit by three fired F.B.I. officials provides a disturbing account of efforts by top Trump aides to strip the bureau of its independence.

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