Shutdown nears as lawmakers brace for next round of ICE negotiations

Shutdown nears as lawmakers brace for next round of ICE negotiations

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β A budget impasse in Congress is poised to halt large swaths of federal operations early Saturday as lawmakers in Capitol Hill turn to the next flashpoint in negotiations to reopen the government: whether to impose new limits on federal immigration authorities carrying out President Trump’s deportation campaign. Over the next two weeks, Democrats and Republicans…

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‘Nobody looks like me and sounds like me’: flowerovlove redefines what pop stardom means

‘Nobody looks like me and sounds like me’: flowerovlove redefines what pop stardom means

β€œEverybody says [redacted] is saving pop. No, Joyce is saving pop,” a fan declares on a voice note at the outset of flowerovlove’s single β€œmuse.” Joyce CissΓ©, known by her artist moniker flowerovlove, is a breezy, deeply thoughtful and remarkably confident singer-songwriter from South London. Her discography leans into bubblegum pop, igniting the giddy teen…

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Contributor: This time the U.S. isn’t hiding why it’s toppling a Latin American nation

Contributor: This time the U.S. isn’t hiding why it’s toppling a Latin American nation

In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela’s oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability. During his first news conference after the operation,…

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Trump says ceasefire with Iran over and “we’re going to hit them hard again tonight”

Trump says ceasefire with Iran over and “we’re going to hit them hard again tonight”

Β  6m ago Trump renews threat to attack Iran’s oil, electric and water infrastructure President Trump threatened Wednesday to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure and to seize Kharg Island, with its oil infrastructure, as his ceasefire with Tehran appeared to be in tatters. Mr. Trump made the threats after announcing that the U.S. was preparing for…

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