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Trump’s effort to shrink and restructure the intelligence office triggered opposition to Bill Pulte, disrupted Section 702 renewal, and led to Jay Clayton’s nomination as a replacement. The turnover intensified questions about intelligence experience, oversight, and the direction of the national-security system.
Congress approved roughly $70 billion for DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol through Trump’s second term, converting the mass-deportation agenda into a durable funding commitment. The fight now shifts toward oversight, enforcement limits, and civil liberties.
Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general opened a Senate fight over his record and the Justice Department’s independence. The confirmation battle will also examine his handling of the Epstein files and January 6 cases.
A federal judge first suspended and then struck down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee, finding that the administration could not use fees alone to reshape legal immigration. The ruling limits executive action where Congress has not authorized a new charge.
The administration pressed Anthropic to restrict advanced AI access for foreign nationals, and Anthropic suspended access to its newest models. The dispute extends national-security controls into cloud-delivered AI services and makes technology companies enforcement points.
Primaries across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina, North Dakota, and North Carolina produced nominees and key matchups for November. The contests also showed strong Democratic turnout in several races, moving campaigns toward general-election competition.
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