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US to screen for ‘anti-Americanism’ in immigration applications, a move critics liken to McCarthyism

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — People applying to live or work in the United States will now be screened for “anti-Americanism,” including having their social media checked, authorities announced on Tuesday, in a tightening of restrictions that has alarmed immigration advocates and lawyers. Immigration officers will be able to look at whether applicants have

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Katheryn Millwee holds a portrait of Kilmar Abrego Garcia outside the federal courthouse on June 25

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers urge judge to drop his criminal case, alleging ‘vindictive and selective prosecution’

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are asking the federal judge overseeing his criminal case to throw out the human smuggling charges he’s facing, alleging the Justice Department singled him out for prosecution after he challenged his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year. The request made Tuesday to

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What are cloudbursts and why might a warming world make them even more dangerous?

By Helen Regan, Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Sudden and intense bursts of extreme rainfall are causing devastation across mountainous parts of South Asia, triggering flash floods, deadly mudflows and huge landslides that have washed out entire neighbourhoods and turned vibrant communities into heaps of mud and rubble. In northwest Pakistan, ferocious floods have crashed

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Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced. The lawmakers will spend the night on the House floor with state Rep. Nicole Collier,

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White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23 in Washington

Tulsi Gabbard revokes security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials

By Josh Campbell, Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US government security clearances of at least 37 current and former national security officials have been revoked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a memo obtained by CNN. Those impacted include people who were involved in conducting an assessment of Russia’s efforts

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An exhibit of a slave cabin is seen at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’

By Kit Maher, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump escalated his campaign to purge cultural institutions of materials that conflict with his political directives on Tuesday, alleging museums were too focused on highlighting negative aspects of American history, including “how bad slavery was.” In a Truth Social post, Trump directed his attorneys

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters in Caracas on May 25.

Venezuela mobilizes its militia after US says it’s deploying military forces to waters around Latin America

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the deployment of 4.5 million militiamen throughout the country, assuring that “no empire will touch the sacred soil of Venezuela,” after the United States doubled the reward for information leading to his arrest and increased the number of troops sailing around Latin

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