Comments by Eric Adams and NYPD that city has ‘no involvement’ follow protests over raids related to ‘selling counterfeit goods’

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said that the federal immigration raid targeting street vendors in Manhattan was “indiscriminate, wrong, and destructive”.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said the operation was “targeted” and “focused on criminal activity relating to the selling of counterfeit goods”. The arrests sparked protests outside 26 Federal Plaza, where several immigrants were detained.

Senate majority leader John Thune reportedly says Paul Ingrassia is ‘not gonna pass’ a confirmation vote

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The Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal air strikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations.

Experts say the agency’s central role means much of the evidence used to select which alleged smugglers to kill on the open sea will almost certainly remain secret.

Justices on ninth circuit court of appeals overrules lower court decision that blocked deployment

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The Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.

As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding.