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Will Scharf (from left), Vice President JD Vance, and President Donald Trump at an indoor inauguration event in Washington on Monday.

Donald Trump’s immigration raids are alarming cities, but ICE arrests so far are fewer than in 2017

The raids led to relatively modest numbers for ICE surge operations as the new administration tries to get off the ground.

Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, and Dan Lamothe, Washington Post39 minutes ago

In this Nov. 8. 2018 file photo, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, left, takes questions during a news conference.

New Jersey News

Mayor criticizes ICE raid at Newark seafood distributor as ‘not democracy’

Emily Bloch54 minutes ago

City Hall looks over the Ben Franklin Parkway on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

Saying goodbye to Clout

Inquirer Staff

Gov. Josh Shapiro during a visit to Cheyney University on Aug 2, 2024.

Pennsylvania News

Gov. Josh Shapiro says he ‘got stuff done’ in his first two years. With a budget shortfall on the horizon, his biggest challenges are to come.

Gillian McGoldrick

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order regarding the declassification and release of records relating to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

National Politics

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records

Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

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