The project, known as Vineyard Wind, was already 95 percent complete when the Trump administration ordered construction to stop.

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Trump laments deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both fatally shot by federal agents in Minnesota, calling incidents "terrible" while defending enforcement operations.

House Democrats threaten impeachment proceedings against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, demanding her firing over deadly federal agent actions in Minnesota.

Trump defends homeland security secretary but Hakeem Jeffries says: ‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way’

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Top House Democrats on Tuesday told Donald Trump to fire Kristi Noem or they would launch impeachment proceedings against the homeland security secretary, in response to the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

The ultimatum came after a majority of the House Democratic caucus signed on to articles of impeachment introduced earlier in the month in response to the shooting death of Renee Good, who, like Pretti, was a US citizen killed by federal agents during the increasingly violent immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota’s largest city.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would remain in her post despite the president’s decision to reshuffle the leadership running his deportation effort in Minnesota following widespread outcry over the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents. Read More

President Donald Trump credited Secretary of State Marco Rubio with teaching him diplomacy while he shared an anecdote about his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Exercises described by President Trump as an ‘armada’ to be led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid standoff

The US has announced plans to hold multi-day military exercises in the Middle East as it deploys what Donald Trump has called an “armada” led by the USS Abraham Lincoln to the region as part of a tense standoff with Iran.

The display of US air power was announced as the White House has suggested it could launch new strikes on Iran after the government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters that has left thousands dead and many more in detention with their fates uncertain.

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that the second Trump administration is actually "slightly worse" than COVID, despite the pandemic deaths.

Trump, in Iowa, is launching weekly campaign stops to boost GOP midterm election chances, focusing on the economy amid persistent inflation and low approval ratings.

The Trump administration recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday on the 81st anniversary since Allied forces liberated Auschwitz.

As President Trump heads to Iowa this week, a grassroots conservative coalition is urging the president to stay out of the Hawkeye State’s gubernatorial race, at least for now.

Claudia Sheinbaum denied move was response to pressure from the US, after Trump said ‘zero’ oil would go to Cuba

Mexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba, the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, appeared to confirm on Tuesday, but she insisted the decision was “sovereign” and not a response to pressure from the US.

Fuel shortages are causing increasingly severe blackouts in Cuba, and Mexico has been the island’s biggest oil supplier since the US blocked shipments from Venezuela last month.

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Jeff Bezos’s Amazon MGM Studios is to release its feature-length documentary about Melania Trump, directed by Brett Ratner, a formerly exiled film-maker accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. The film was screened at a promotional event at the White House attended by what the Hollywood reporter described as '70 assorted VIPs', including Apple’s Tim Cook and Mike Tyson. Bezos bought the rights to the film for $40m (£30m) and spent a further $35m on a global marketing push – but so far, ticket sales are reportedly ‘soft’. It is expected to be screened in more than 100 UK cinemas

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America must defend its greatest asset: Its alliances.

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Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has said she wants to undo years of what she describes as activist excess around labor law.

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Since President Trump’s rise, the issue has been a strength for the party. But now, after the chaos in Minnesota, Democrats see an opening and some Republicans worry that Mr. Trump is going too far.

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State Senator Ileana Garcia, who is Cuban American, said the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis was “abhorrent.”

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In a brief ruling, the Minnesota judge wrote that the unusual order was necessary because “the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary.”

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New census estimates show the effects of falling birthrates and President Trump’s anti-immigration policies. As his term continues, immigration is expected to drop even further.

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US president says Noem is ‘doing a very good job’ amid growing criticism of administration’s immigration crackdown after two US citizens were killed

• Border patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after shooting of Alex Pretti

Melania Trump has called for “unity” in the wake of the fatal federal law enforcement shootings of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and widespread peaceful protests this month.

Asked about the tensions in Minneapolis on Fox News this morning, the first lady said:

We need to unify. I’m calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they’re working together to make it peaceful and without riots.

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Italian officials protested US plans to deploy some ICE staff at this year’s Winter Olympics, underscoring how the agency’s role in an immigration crackdown at home is stirring opposition overseas. Read More