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Progressive and moderate Democrats criticized a protest by Representative Al Green as a distraction, and the party leadership tried to refocus attention on economic issues.

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says  The Associated Press ICE arrests Pro-Palestinian activist involved with Columbia encampment  Axios US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University  Reuters Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia

The White House could face legal repercussions after it reportedly ordered the Department of Homeland Security to detain Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil. Amy Greer, Khalil’s attorney, told The Associated Press that her client was at his home Saturday

More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.

‘I hate to predict things’: Trump doesn’t rule out US recession amid trade tariffs  The Guardian US

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last spring’s anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, according to his attorney.

Iran’s UN mission says its open to limited talks over “militarization” of its nuclear program (Image credit: AP)

US veterans department to start mass layoffs in June  Reuters Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency  The New York Times Mass Layoffs at the Veterans Administration to Begin in June: Report  Rolling Stone ‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry

US veterans department to start mass layoffs in June  Reuters Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency  The New York Times ‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump’s plan to cut 80,000 employees at VA  The Hill 5 reasons veterans