The City of Newark and its Democratic mayor are facing pushback after filing a legal complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement for reopening a building to prep illegal immigrants for deportation without “following proper building safety protocols.” Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement that using the building, Delaney Hall, for processing people in the country illegally goes against state and local law, leading the city to file...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth quipped that the Trump administration has wiped out “99.9%” of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI) from the military during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.  President Donald Trump questioned Hegseth about whether the military had eradicated 100% of DEI efforts under his leadership, as Cabinet members shared updates on their own agencies’ attempts to purge such policies.  “99.9, sir – I’m going to...