Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions
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Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Monday welcomed concessions by Columbia University to tighten disciplinary procedures and assert more control over academic departments in response to charges of antisemitism, saying the actions represent a “positive first step in the university maintaining a financial relationship with…

Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation
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Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A 21-year-old Columbia University student who has lived in the United States since she was a child sued President Trump and other high-ranking administration officials on Monday after immigration officials tried to arrest and deport her. The student, Yunseo Chung, is a legal…

Alina Habba Is Trump’s Pick for Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
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Alina Habba Is Trump’s Pick for Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Monday said that he was appointing a spokeswoman and former personal lawyer as New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, continuing a pattern of placing his former legal representatives in top law enforcement positions. The appointee, Alina Habba, defended Mr. Trump in…

Venezuelan T.P.S. Holders Will Ask Judge to Maintain Deportation Protections
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Venezuelan T.P.S. Holders Will Ask Judge to Maintain Deportation Protections

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Immigrant rights lawyers on Monday will urge a federal judge in San Francisco to delay two decisions by the Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that would prevent migrants from Venezuela from staying in the United States under the Temporary Protected Status program. The…

Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China
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Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, launched a broad drive this month against what he warned was expanding Chinese subversion and spying, the backlash was swift. Across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing hit back, sending a surge of military planes and ships near the island…

Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts
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Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has wasted no time in his second term in declaring war on the nation’s federal judiciary, the country’s legal profession and the rule of law. He has provoked a constitutional crisis with his stunning frontal assault on the third branch of…

Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
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Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread of antisemitism, invoking a rarely used law. Lawyers for Mr. Khalil, a legal…

Mark Carney Calls Snap Elections in Canada Amid Trump Threats
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Mark Carney Calls Snap Elections in Canada Amid Trump Threats

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada called on Sunday for a federal election to take place on April 28, cementing on the calendar another major event as the country experiences one of its most tumultuous and unpredictable periods. President Trump has imposed painful…