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Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday confirmed that a 39-year-old man who was killed in a standoff with Dallas officers last week was a member of her security team who had been using a fraudulent identity.

Diamon Mazairre Robinson lived as “Mike King” for years, during which he operated security businesses that hired off-duty officers, Dallas police said during a Monday press conference. Robinson’s real identity was exposed after Irving police put out a bulletin for a vehicle with stolen government plates, which a Dallas officer had seen while working with Robinson on a security job six months earlier.

Florida’s Republican sheriffs want President Donald Trump to end mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who haven’t committed crimes, a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most aggressive anti-undocumented immigration state.

“While Congress sits on their hands and does nothing about this, we are on the ground floor with this day in and day out — looking in the eyes of these folks that, yes, came here inappropriately. But some came here inappropriately only to do better for themselves and their family,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Monday during a State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two weeks on the birthright citizenship case, and legal experts chewed over the history of that issue.

The Reconstruction-era 14th Amendment grants citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof," which was specifically intended to apply to the children born to former enslaved people. But experts explained on Slate's "Amicus" podcast how the history of migration informed that constitutional right.

Young Trump devotees who bought into the "vibe shift" narrative during the 2024 campaign are experiencing cold, hard reality as the bloom rapidly falls off the rose — and they're not happy about it.

According to the Washington Post, the cultural cachet that once surrounded Trump and his movement has evaporated. What was once positioned as hip, edgy conservatism now looks embarrassing to many who climbed aboard the MAGA train.

Tourists visiting Washington, DC, may be gazing at the barren spot where the East Wing used to exist longer than Donald Trump might like as his plans for a massive ballroom appear to be headed to court.

According to the Washington Post, three Trump loyalists he installed on the National Capital Planning Commission lack the expertise legally required for the position — a vulnerability that could torpedo the entire project or, at minimum, delay it indefinitely.

An explosive Senate committee meeting last week made headlines after Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) lashed out at immigration expert David Bier over what he called "hyperbolic” social media posts critical of the Trump administration, but on Monday, Bier revealed that he was taken aback by the GOP senator’s ill-prepared attacks.

“I am a little surprised that he seemed unprepared for his interrogation of me,” Bier told The Bulwark in a video interview. “He didn't really come with any arguments.”

Donald Trump's most loyal Iran war hawks are experiencing buyer's remorse as what they envisioned as a quick military victory threatens to metastasize into a prolonged, unpopular quagmire requiring American boots on the ground, according to a report.

More than two weeks into the campaign, insiders close to the White House are sounding the alarm — the president has lost control of the conflict's trajectory, Politico reported. Iran now holds the upper hand, they warn, and Trump may have boxed himself into a corner where escalation — potentially including a full ground invasion — becomes the only face-saving option.

Trump's courtroom luck has run out — and he's taking it personally.

After riding a wave of favorable Supreme Court rulings delivered through the so-called "shadow docket," the president has hit a wall. The result: an unhinged Truth Social meltdown late Sunday night that exposed just how badly the political ground has shifted beneath his feet.

Idaho Republicans are bitterly divided over education spending priorities as the deep red state faces a significant budget shortfall, pitting support for a new private school tax credit against funding for distance learning programs that serve rural students.

The $50 million private school tax credit, offering families up to $5,000 per child for private education expenses, has become a flashpoint in the legislature where Republicans hold 90 of 105 seats. However, rural educators argue the state should prioritize preserving its 20-year investment in distance learning programs that provide rural students access to Advanced Placement classes, dual college-credit courses, and financial literacy instruction unavailable locally, reported the New York Times.

President Donald Trump got a severe dressing down from the New York Times editorial board Tuesday as it decried a chaotic, ill-considered and badly planned nearly three weeks of war.

"The war has become an exemplar of Mr. Trump’s chaotic, ego-driven approach to the presidency," the board wrote.

President Donald Trump took to social media early Tuesday morning to float the idea of permanently seizing control of Venezuela and officially making it the United States’ 51st state, an idea sparked by the South American nation’s recent victory in the World Baseball Classic international tournament.

“Wow! Venezuela defeated Italy tonight, 4-2, in the WBC (Baseball!) Semifinal,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “They are looking really great. Good things are happening to Venezuela lately! I wonder what this magic is all about? STATEHOOD, #51, ANYONE?”

President Donald Trump issued a baffling statement after the World Baseball Classic (WBC) semifinal game on Monday night.

Venezuela and Italy faced off in the WBC semifinal, with Venezuela besting the Italians 4-2. After the game, Trump took to Truth Social to express his pleasure with the outcome.