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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday in Washington.

National Politics

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities

The announcement comes hours after Trump vowed to support tens of thousands of anti-abortion protesters at Friday’s March for Life.

Alanna Durkin Richer and Christine Fernando, Associated Press

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

Trump ramps up ICE arrests, alarming cities and immigrant communities

Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, and Teo Armus, Washington Post

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’

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

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