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State Department Will Revoke Passports of Parents Who Owe Child Support

The Trump administration is moving to more strictly enforce a 1996 law that gives the State Department the authority to revoke passports over unpaid child support.

Trump Reversed Hormuz Plan After Saudis Denied Airspace Access

Saudi Arabia’s refusal of support suggests that President Trump’s unpredictable approach to Iran has strained ties with one of his closest allies in the Middle East.

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness

The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.

Rubio Meets Pope Amid U.S. Tensions With Vatican

The meeting at the Vatican followed President Trump’s condemnation of Pope Leo XIV for opposing the war in Iran.

Trump Administration Targets 12 Immigrants to Revoke Citizenship

The targeted Americans are accused misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.

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