A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office. About 8 in 10 U.S. adults say immigration is a "good thing,ֱ marking a 25-year high. The poll finds the share of Americans wanting U.S. immigration reduced has dropped from 55% to 30% in the past year, largely driven by Republicans becoming more content with the country's immigration levels. Americans have grown less supportive of deporting immigrants in the country illegally and more supportive of pathways to citizenship for those brought to the U.S. illegally as children. These shifting attitudes could complicate Trumpֱs push for sweeping deportations.
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A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a ruling pausing President Donald Trumpֱs executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the United States. The judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking Trump's order and certified a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected. The judge announced his decision, which includes a seven-day stay to allow for appeal, after an hourlong hearing. The ruling puts the birthright citizenship issue on a fast track to return to the Supreme Court.
A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked President Donald Trumpֱs executive order ending birthright citizenship. The ruling, issued Thursday, prohibits the order from taking effect nationwide but allows a seven-day stay for appeal. Birthright citizenship, rooted in the 14th Amendment, grants U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil, regardless of their parents' legal status. Trumpֱs order, signed in January, challenges this principle, calling it a ֱmagnet for illegal immigration.ֱ Legal battles over the order are ongoing, with experts predicting the case will reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The issue could have significant implications for immigration and constitutional law.
U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers have made a brief but mighty show of force at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. It was unclear if any arrests were made Monday before the National Guard soldiers and federal immigration agents left but their appearance baffled local officials and shook up an area dubbed the ֱEllis Island of the West Coast." The park is a community hub in a largely immigrant neighborhood. Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom called it a political stunt and spectacle meant to intimidate the cityֱs immigrant communities. The Department of Homeland Security says it does not discuss its operations and declined to comment.
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trumpֱs staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather service came under fire from local officials who criticized what they described as inadequate forecasts. Democrats wasted little time linking staff reductions to the disaster, which is being blamed for the deaths of at least 80 people. Former federal officials and experts have said Trumpֱs indiscriminate job reductions at NWS and other weather-related agencies will result in brain drain that threatens the governmentֱs ability to issue timely and accurate forecasts. Trump said job cuts did not hamper weather forecasts.
Devastating flash floods from a storm that pounded central Texas have killed at least 51 people. Officials say the death toll is 43 and likely to grow in the hardest-hit area of Kerr County. Authorities said at a news conference Saturday that 15 of the victims were children. Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that crews would work around the clock to rescue and recover victims. Still, authorities have not said how many people are missing beyond 27 children who were at a girls' summer camp. Abbott also issued a proclamation declaring Sunday as a day of prayer across the state in response to the flooding.
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape (copy)
Devastating flash floods from a storm that pounded central Texas have killed at least 51 people. Officials say the death toll is 43 and likely to grow in the hardest-hit area of Kerr County. Authorities said at a news conference Saturday that 15 of the victims were children. Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that crews would work around the clock to rescue and recover victims. Still, authorities have not said how many people are missing beyond 27 children who were at a girls' summer camp. Abbott also issued a proclamation declaring Sunday as a day of prayer across the state in response to the flooding.
Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing. An initial flood watch for the hard-hit area was issued at 1:18 p.m. Thursday predicting rain amounts of between 5 to 7 inches. Weather messaging from the office included automated alerts delivered to mobile phones to people in threatened areas. Those warnings grew increasingly ominous in the early morning hours of Friday, urging people to move to higher ground and evacuate flood-prone areas.
ֱ are investigating multiple July Fourth shootings across the U.S. They include one in Indianapolis that left at least two dead and a police chief voicing public frustration over the latest acts of violence in his city. Indianapolis Metropolitan ֱ Chief Chris Bailey told reporters early Saturday morning that the mayhem was completely unacceptable and unnecessary and that parents and guardians needed to better control their children. Shootings were reported in other cities, including Philadelphia, Chicago and Brockton, Massachusetts, where six people were hospitalized following an early morning fight on Saturday. Meanwhile, a 70-year-old Massachusetts man is dead following a firework incident.
President Donald Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of American independence with a UFC match at the White House. Trump announced the plan Thursday in Iowa during the kickoff event for a year of festivities leading up to that milestone birthday on July 4, 2026. The White House UFC fight would be one of many events held across the country. Trump is a UFC enthusiast who has attended several matches in recent months. The Republican president also announced an athletic competition for high school students and a tour of fairgrounds across the country.