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DHS funding fight: Democrats preparing list of demands for reining in Trump’s deportation force

In this file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, meet with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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House and Senate Democrats plan to release a detailed list by Thursday of the immigration enforcement guardrails they want added to a full-year Department of Homeland Security spending bill.

DHS drawdown begins in Minnesota; 700 officers to leave immediately

Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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White House border czar Tom Homan declared a victory of sorts in Minneapolis, saying the feds are now getting “unprecedented cooperation” from local communities and the Department of Homeland Security will remove 700 officers from the state.

Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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DHS drawdown begins in Minnesota; 700 officers to leave immediately

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Members of the 423rd Unmanned Systems Battalion in Ukraine say they are most vulnerable to Russian aerial attacks while traveling. On this late December trip, the team’s leader rides in the truck bed with a shotgun as a last-ditch guard against drones tracking the vehicle. (Guillaume Ptak/The Washington Times)

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Russia trades men for ground; Ukraine answers with deadly drones

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Democrats’ surprise win in Texas sends shock waves through GOP race for U.S. Senate

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event in Los Angeles on Proposition 50 on Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) **FILE**

Supreme Court allows California’s Democrat-friendly congressional map to stand

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Women, who are in the U.S. illegally, and their children listen as Nora Sandigo explains their legal rights, as well as options to prepare their families in case a parent were to be detained or deported, in Homestead, Fla., Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) **FILE**

61% of illegal immigrant households use welfare; children are main conduit for aid

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event in Los Angeles on Proposition 50 on Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) **FILE**

Supreme Court allows California’s Democrat-friendly congressional map to stand

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Women, who are in the U.S. illegally, and their children listen as Nora Sandigo explains their legal rights, as well as options to prepare their families in case a parent were to be detained or deported, in Homestead, Fla., Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) **FILE**

61% of illegal immigrant households use welfare; children are main conduit for aid

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This courtroom sketch shows Ryan Routh, left, throwing his arms up directed at U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in frustration as jury selection begins in the trial of Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP, File)

Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson talk during a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

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Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Paralyzed Justice Department lets anti-ICE mobs run wild

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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

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Trump admin should stop talking about guns

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Trump’s making China great again — with your money

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President Donald Trump smiles after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Repairing Western alliance essential to winning the current cold war

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Xi continues his purge of China’s military

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United States ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz speaks during a Security Council meeting about Ukraine at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Nigeria police and anti-bomb squad secure the scene of a U.S. airstrike in Northwest, Jabo, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/ Tunde Omolehin) ** FILE **

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Vice President J.D. Vance speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

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Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, walks at the White House, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran resigns from White House’s Council of Economic Advisers

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump pushes to nationalize elections, alleges some states Biden won in 2020 are vulnerable to fraud

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This courtroom sketch shows Ryan Routh, left, throwing his arms up directed at U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in frustration as jury selection begins in the trial of Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP, File)

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In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, is welcomed by an unidentified Omani official, center, upon his arrival at Muscat, Oman, for negotiations with U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, as Iranian Ambassador to Oman Mousa Farhang walks at right, May 11, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File)

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