Christopher Landau was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s deputy secretary of state earlier this year, with a relatively strong amount of Democratic support and a reputation as a serious diplomat with bonafides. Now, Landau is creating memes on his official government X account about revoking the visas of a range …
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Donald Trump’s administration stopped all visitor visas from Gaza — including those for humanitarian and medical aid — on Saturday after far-right provocateur and Trump friend Laura Loomer posted about several Palestinian children being allowed into the U.S. for medical care amid Israel’s relentless siege and blockade. The State Department …
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The days of verified Twitter users changing their names in order to impersonate celebrities, companies, and lawmakers — previously at the risk of a permanent ban — are a quaint stunt compared to what is possible now that the tools of unregulated artificial intelligence is in the hands of the …
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In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s unlawful transfer of hundreds of migrants to a torture prison in El Salvador, the administration claimed that it had no legal authority to bring them back to the United States. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele claimed, in turn, that he did not “have the …
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Donald Trump’s State Department ended a three-week pause on student visa processing, but people applying for those visas now could be rejected if they do not make their social media profiles public. Immigration officials are vetting students for their political stances, particularly any pro-Palestine activism. “A U.S. visa is a …
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Los Alegres del Barranco are breaking their silence after the United States State Department revoked the band members’ visas for displaying a visual of a cartel kingpin during a recent show. On Wednesday night, the Sinaloa band apologized for the incident, saying that it will be more careful with their …
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The U.S. Department of State revoked the travel visa of a Mexican band that was set to tour the U.S. this month after they prominently displayed images of a notorious drug kingpin at a recent concert. Mexican corrido groupLos Alegres del Barranco was scheduled to perform April 5 in Austin, …
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The lawyer working for Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who now leads the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has a history of violence and racist remarks, 10 people who knew him allege. Jeremy Lewin recently became deputy administrator for policy and programs for …
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Reports that Donald Trump’s top national security officials accidentally shared their Yemen attack plans with The Atlantic in real-time drove the news in official Washington in recent days. But it wasn’t the only damaging leak of information held by the administration this week. Two Trump administration spreadsheets — which each …
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When veterans came home from war — from Vietnam, from Iraq, from Afghanistan — many of us didn’t stop serving. We traded our uniforms for suits. Veterans joined the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Commerce Department, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and every agency flying …
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