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Trump Admin Rule Requires Foreigners in US to Apply for Green Card Abroad
Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and...
Fri, 22 May 2026 17:35:26 EDTIRS Considers Adding Citizenship Question to Tax Forms
The IRS is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship status on next year's tax forms, according to three people familiar with the situation, as the Trump administration pushes forward in its attempts to link federal agencies to its sprawling immigration drive.
Fri, 22 May 2026 17:06:49 EDTVance Praises 'Patriot' Gabbard After DNI Resignation
Vice President JD Vance said Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned Friday as director of national intelligence, is a "patriot" and a "great asset" to the Trump administration.
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:56 EDTOklahoma Makes Trafficking Abortion Pills a Felony
Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed legislation making it a felony to traffic abortion-inducing drugs into or within the state, opening a new front in the post-Dobbs fight over mail-order mifepristone.
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:18:56 EDTJudge Tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia Smuggling Case
A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation became a focal point for opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies, was thrown out Friday.
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:06:01 EDTDow Hits Record, S&P 500 Notches 8th Winning Week
U.S. stocks rose Friday, with the Dow reaching an intraday record high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to end the Middle East conflict and a strong corporate earnings season.
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:04:54 EDTCuban Officials Rally Support for Raul Castro After US Indictment
Thousands of people gathered Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana to protest the indictment of former President Raul Castro, an event organized by the Communist Party of Cuba.
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:58:43 EDTTrump Expands Denaturalization Crackdown
Attorneys with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are being temporarily transferred to the Justice Department as the Trump administration accelerates a crackdown on denaturalization cases stemming from suspected fraudulent immigration applications.
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:12:24 EDTFeds Tighten Green Card Discretion Guidance
USCIS issued new policy guidance emphasizing that adjustment of immigration status is an "extraordinary" discretionary benefit rather than an entitlement, signaling a potentially tougher approach toward foreign nationals seeking permanent residency.
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:46:02 EDTTrump to Skip Don Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Amid Iran Conflict
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will remain at the White House this weekend instead of attending the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas.
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:55:47 EDTPentagon UFO Dump Includes Apollo Mystery Lights
The War Department's latest release of UFO files on Friday included audio of the Apollo 12 crew describing mysterious "streaks of light" while trying to sleep in space, and video of a U.S. fighter jet shooting down a mysterious object flying over Michigan's Lake Huron.
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:47:23 EDTLong Island Woman Arrested in Decapitation of Jesus Statue
A Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly decapitating a statue of Jesus outside a Catholic church in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:25:51 EDTActing NIH Infectious Disease Chief Steps Down
The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States scrambles to respond to Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. Jeffery Taubenberger became acting...
Fri, 22 May 2026 14:35:20 EDTGabbard Resigns, Citing Husband's Cancer Diagnosis
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Thursday that she will resign at the end of June, citing a family medical crisis involving her husband, according to a resignation letter addressed to President Donald Trump.
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:17:05 EDTCandace Owens Apologizes for Calling Hunter Biden 'Crackhead'
Conservative commentator Candace Owens apologized to Hunter Biden during a nearly two-hour podcast interview that aired Thursday after years of criticizing former President Joe Biden's son over his drug addiction and the laptop scandal that rocked the 2020 campaign.
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:31:06 EDTKevin Warsh Sworn In as Fed Chair
Kevin Warsh was sworn in Friday as chairman of the Federal Reserve, with President Donald Trump hailing the former Fed governor as a leader who can restore the central bank's credibility and help drive a new era of American economic growth.
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:33 EDTGallup Poll: Americans' Economic Confidence Hits 4-Year Low
Americans are losing confidence in the economy, according to a new poll from Gallup released on Friday, with half saying the economy is currently "poor" and three in four saying conditions are worsening.
Fri, 22 May 2026 12:45:10 EDTFormer Obama Official: Cuba Military Now 'Shell' of Cold War Force
Cuba's military reportedly is "a shell of a shell of what it used to be" and gives no indication it has any offensive capability, despite mounting concerns within the Trump administration over Havana's ties to Russia, China, and Iran.
Fri, 22 May 2026 12:21:23 EDTDow Leaps by 450 to New Record in Winning Week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an intraday record high Friday, its first since the U.S.-Iran war began, as AI-driven trade and market optimism over negotiations to end the war lifted risk appetite.
Fri, 22 May 2026 10:45:39 EDTCDC: US Seeking Treatments for Congo Ebola Strain
The United States is "actively engaged" in efforts to find therapies for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus outbreak that has resulted in 160 suspected deaths out of 670 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.S. CDC official said on Friday.
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