Trump administration onboards 82 new immigration judges in bid to speed up deportation cases

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The Trump administration this week onboarded more than 80 new federal immigration judges, in its latest push to expedite deportation cases and further its government-wide crackdown on illegal immigration, Justice Department officials said Thursday. The Justice Department, which oversees the U.S. immigration court system, swore in 77 permanent immigration judges and 5 temporary immigration judges, …

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Ukraine bolsters border security as Russia says nuclear munitions sent to Belarus for exercises

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Kyiv — Ukraine is implementing “enhanced security measures in the northern regions” near its border with Belarus as Russia holds joint nuclear drills with its close ally, for which Moscow says “nuclear munitions were delivered” to field storage facilities. Kyiv announced the heightened security posture along its northern border Thursday after warning for weeks of …

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Trump’s Proposed Washington Arch Gets Another Review

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The proposed 250-foot (76 meter) arch is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his imprint on Washington. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by Trump, approved the concept for the arch at its monthly meeting in April. Commissioners are set to …

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Takeaways From AP’s Report on Deep-Sea Mining

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have raised millions of dollars from investors, stock prices have soared and federal regulators have raced to fast-track a permitting process. At least nine companies are in talks with the government …

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Kremlin Dismisses Report That China Covertly Trained Russian Soldiers for Ukraine

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MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – The ⁠Kremlin ⁠on Thursday dismissed ⁠as false a Reuters report that ​China’s army secretly trained about 200 Russian ‌soldiers in China late ‌last year, some of whom ⁠went ⁠on to fight in Ukraine. A Russian-Chinese agreement from July ​2025 reviewed by Reuters said about 200 Russian troops would be trained …

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Disney Sends Baby Yoda to Bring ‘Star Wars’ Fans to Theaters

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LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) – “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” the ⁠first “Star ⁠Wars” movie in seven years, heads ⁠to theaters this weekend as Walt Disney bets on the charm of Baby Yoda ​to re-energize the film franchise. Disney put the “Star Wars” movies on hiatus following 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” after executives concluded …

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