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September 6, 2025
Florida's new immigrant detention site dubbed 'Deportation Depot' is now taking detainees, officials say
Updated Sep 5, 2025, 5:56 PM ET PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2025, 12:13 PM ET Florida has opened its second immigration detention site, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” amid an ongoing legal battle over its controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” facility. The facility is at a temporarily closed state prison, the Baker Correctional Institution, which is housing 117 detainees with the capacity to hold 1,500 people, according to the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis. It is about 45 miles west of Jacksonville near the Osc ...
Go to discussionJudge Cannon just blew up Newsmax's 'shotgun' lawsuit against Fox News before the case even got off the ground
Sep 5th, 2025, 5:22 pm Just one day after Newsmax sued Fox News, claiming the Rupert Murdoch-founded network had illegally monopolized the "right-leaning pay TV" cable news space, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the lawsuit for being a "shotgun" mess before the case could even get off the ground. The court docket in Newsmax Broadcasting, LLC v. Fox Corporation and Fox News Network, LLC, shows that the lawsuit was filed on Wednesday under the theory that Fox ha ...
Go to discussionTrump Exempts Gold, Tungsten and Uranium From Global Tariffs
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM EDT President Donald Trump moved Friday to exempt graphite, tungsten, uranium, gold bullion and other metals from his country-based tariffs, while subjecting silicone products to the levies. The changes are set to take effect on Monday under an executive order issued Friday. Trump's directive could also speed implementation of bespoke trade deals between the US and other countries, making it easier for Washington to lift tariffs on aircraft parts, generic pharmac ...
Go to discussionSmithsonian reaffirms 'independence' in response to White House's demand for review
12h Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III asserted the Smithsonian Institution's control over its programming and content this week in a letter addressed to the White House after the Trump administration demanded a review of the institution's exhibits, a Smithsonian official confirmed to ABC News. The White House announced last month that it plans to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian's museum exhibitions, materials and operations to ensure they align with President Donald Tru ...
Go to discussionTrump orders takedown of longtime protest tent at White House
09/05/25 7:15 PM ET President Trump ordered the removal of the White House Peace Vigil on Friday, marking an end to a 44-year protest against the nation’s nuclear weaponry and warfare. A reporter informed the president of the ongoing protest — now manned by Philipos Melaku-Bello and a group of rotating volunteers — Friday in the Oval Office, describing the long-standing tent as an “eye sore” for visitors supported by the “radical left.” “I didn’t know that. Take it down. Take it down today, ...
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