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Washington – This week, Native American groups expressed concern that some of US President Donald Trump’s executive orders could challenge tribal sovereignty and indigenous citizenship. The executive order, signed on January 20, cracked down on illegal immigration to the United States, mobilizing federal law enforcement and the US troops to stop, question and detain undocumented immigrants and achieve “full control” of the southern border. Navajo spokesman Crystarine Curley told CNN that tribal citizens were caught up in the immigrant sweeps, but she gave no numbers. Navajo citizens reported being questioned during an office raid in Scottsdale, Arizona, but were released…

The Donald Trump administration announced Friday that it had cancelled $400 million in federal grants and contracts with Columbia University in New York.The announcement comes after Colombia established a new disciplinary committee and launched its own investigation into the war with Gaza after Israel-critical students and Hamas’ own attacks on Israel. The university’s moves are wary of free speech advocates.It also brings to a point of widespread backlash at American universities by the Trump administration and conservatives who view the U.S. higher education sector as being dominated by liberals and ripe for right-wing attacks on its impact.Linda McMahon, the Secretary…

The Punjab real estate sector is undergoing a major transformation, with luxury homes emerging as a new benchmark for modern life. This shift is driven by multiple factors, including increased disposable income, increased investment from NRIs, increased exclusivity, convenience, and increased housing preferences offering top tier amenities.Home buyers today aren’t just looking for a home. They aim to create a high lifestyle featuring world-class amenities, cutting-edge security and a thriving community environment.Industry reports show that demand for premium apartments, villas and gated communities has skyrocketed in cities such as Mohali, Jirakhpur, Ludhiana and New Chandigarh.In particular, Mohali and Zirakpur have…

The Trump administration announced Friday that it would cancel about $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University.The move informed Colombia that it would implement a “comprehensive review” of federal grants and contracts for the university a few days after the administration’s joint task force to combat anti-Semitism.The task force includes staff from the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and the U.S. Office of General Services. In a statement on Friday explaining the cancellation of certain federal grants, Education Secretary Linda McMahon implied that Columbia is not complying with federal differentiation laws.”Since October…

Southwest Airlines flight from Houston to Phoenix was forced back to the gate after passengers were stripped naked and began screaming before taking off Monday afternoon.Videos shot by passengers show the woman completely undressed and walking up and down the aisle screaming.Flights from Houston’s Hobby Airport were delayed over an hour, according to Phoenix’s NBC affiliate KPNX.The Houston Police Department said in a statement to NBC News Thursday that it received a call at 3:30pm on Monday saying that passengers were “undressing while flying, causing problems.” The woman was taken from the flight and taken to the Neuropsychiatry Center at…

TAMPA – It’s far from clean, and in fact, Lightning’s 6-5, comeback victory over the Sabres on Thursday night was quite strange. Tampa Bay settled in a wide open game sloppy and wide open by the Buffalo team, where skilled scorers are porous, but locked things up when needed in the final period. Lightning’s 10th victory in 11 games came second behind the Panthers, leading the Atlantic within a point of the Maple Leaf. Tampa Bay (37-21-4) is 11-1-1 in the last 13 games.”You need to win the game in a variety of ways in the stretch and playoffs,” said…

The US added fewer jobs than expected economists in February, the first month under President Donald Trump, according to government data released Friday.Employers hired 151,000 workers last month and did not expect to see 170,000 additional jobs. The unemployment rate reached up to 4.1%, which remains a historically low figure.Although it is a disappointing report, the stock market seemed to be shrugging on something solid. Each of the three major stock indices was checked up on Friday, recovering some of the losses a day ago.Employment has been featured since January, but is slightly below the average number of jobs added…

Transgender women incarcerated in the US prison system have been transported to men’s facilities under Donald Trump’s executive order, despite multiple court rulings that are obstructing presidential policies, according to accounts from civil rights lawyers and attorneys behind them.One of several drastic attacks on trans rights, Trump’s first day “gender ideology” order, said the attorney general “will ensure that men are not detained in women’s prisons or are not held in women’s detention centers,” and said federal funds are not in gender violations or treatment for people in custody.The executive order was immediately challenged in court. In three cases filed…

This is WESA Politics, a weekly newsletter by political reporters that provides an analysis of Pittsburgh and the state politics. If you need it early, it will be delivered to your inbox on a Thursday afternoon. Sign up here.This job isn’t as attractive as it looks. So I once saw a boxing fight break out among local politicians in the elementary school parking lot. And until recently, one of the solaces of covering local politics is that at least you don’t cover national politics.But like many of the boundaries these days, the boundaries between national and local politics are blurred.Democrat…

The United States carried out its first execution by firing the squad for the first time in 15 years. South Carolina prison officials shot and killed Brad Sigmon, 67, on Friday evening.Sigmon was the oldest person to be executed in state history, and his death was part of a series of rapid killings the state pursued to revive the death penalty over the past six months. Calls for tolerance were on the rise, but minutes before Sigmon was killed, the state’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, announced he would not intervene.Sigmon called on Christians to support the end of the death…