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Trump orders work on new census that will not include those in U.S. illegally

A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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President Trump announced Thursday that he has ordered the Department of Commerce to create a census that will exclude anyone illegally in the U.S.

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Using excuses such as “reputational risk” can no longer be a reason for banks to reject a customer or expel a current client, under an executive order President Trump inked on Thursday.

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump turns tables on banks that cancel customers for political reasons

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In this Oct. 16, 2012, photo, debate prep adviser Anita Dunn, accompanying President Barack Obama, leaves the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., for New York and the presidential debate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Biden aide Anita Dunn vouches for his mental fitness but says cognitive test was politically risky

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An ICE Special Response Team member stands guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, while protesters gather outside to denounce the ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operations, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) **FILE**

Trump asks Supreme Court to approve ICE’s arrests in Los Angeles

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Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli Security Cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City in escalation of the war

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Workers install a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance to a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Judge halts new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention camp amid ecological concerns

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Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli Security Cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City in escalation of the war

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Workers install a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance to a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Judge halts new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention camp amid ecological concerns

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This photo released by the Israeli military on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows ground operations inside the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)

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FILE - Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, walks at the White House, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Students with the Gaza solidarity encampment block the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after taking over it on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped, prosecutors said. (Marco Postigo Storel via AP) ** FILE **

With conservatives winning arguments, the left resorts to chaos

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Actor Dean Cain, former TV Superman, will be sworn in as honorary ICE officer

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In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Howard Stern speaks at the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)

Trump takes jabs at Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Stern over future of talk shows

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan's Presidential Press Office on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)

Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal could get U.S. rights to transit corridor

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In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in a meeting with Tehran-based foreign diplomats, Iran, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Forootan via AP) ** FILE **

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Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump shake hands during a tour of an Apple manufacturing plant, Nov. 20, 2019, in Austin. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

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President Donald Trump, right, speaks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) **FILE**

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Minnesota Sen. Omar Fateh, of Minneapolis, speaks in support of the North Star Act – which would make Minnesota a "sanctuary state" for immigrants without permanent legal status -- at a rally in front of the state capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, the first day of Minnesota's legislative session for the year. If passed, the North Star Act legislation would prohibit state and local governments from sharing data or collaborating with federal authorities on civil immigration enforcement. (AP Photo/Trisha Ahmed)

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An ICE Special Response Team member stands guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, while protesters gather outside to denounce the ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operations, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump, left, takes a selfie with an attendee as he departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump honors Purple Heart heroes at the White House

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In this Oct. 16, 2012, photo, debate prep adviser Anita Dunn, accompanying President Barack Obama, leaves the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., for New York and the presidential debate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

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FILE - Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, walks at the White House, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Coal country, comprised of former power-producing regions in Appalachian states like Kentucky and Southwest Virginia, needs to move on, residents say. "Coal is dead," said one Harlan, Kentucky, native, a former miner who now works at an auto shop in Hazard. (Emma Ayers / The Washington Times)

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Democratic lawmakers have fled Texas to try to block the state's effort to redistrict congressional lines.

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A photo of ex-convict Austin Robert Drummond taken shortly after his capture by Tennessee authorities. Drummond is suspected in the slaying of a family of four whose baby was abandoned in a car. Authorities announced his capture on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, ending a weeklong manhunt. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)

Death penalty sought for ex-con charged in Tennessee quadruple killing

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Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is America’s most stolen car, new report says

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A basket of oysters is ready for packaging and delivery at Copps Island Oysters on Aug. 9, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. Two Connecticut residents have died this summer from infections linked to a bacteria found in raw shellfish, the state Department of Public Health said Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Flesh-eating bacteria kill at least 9 in Louisiana, Florida

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A sign is photographed at McMurdo Station on Dec. 4, 2018. The Associated Press found a pattern of women working in Antarctica who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault had been minimized by their employers. The AP investigation came after the National Science Foundation published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they'd had a negative experience of harassment or assault while on the ice. (National Science Foundation via AP)

New Zealand pilots rescue 3 from U.S. Antarctic Program base

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Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in a meeting with Tehran-based foreign diplomats, Iran, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Forootan via AP) ** FILE **

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The entrance of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, is seen on Nov. 7, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

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Athletics' Darell Hernaiz (2) congratulates Colby Thomas (32) for driving him in on a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Nationals drop series to A’s amid dreadful summer stretch

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Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner speaks on the field before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park, Sept. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Dallas Cowboys guard La'el Collins, left, and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Josaiah Stewart face off during a training camp scrimmage, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Oxnard, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards (24) goes for a loose ball between Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) and forward NaLyssa Smith (1) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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