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President Trump’s Venezuelan Gang Deportation Order Sparks Constitutional Clash

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Washington DC, the Trump administration’s decision to deport over 130 Venezuelans gang members despite a court order blocking the move has raised concerns of a constitutional crisis and a potential overreach of executive power. The controversy centers on Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, a law dating back to 1798, to justify the deportations—an unprecedented move that is now facing legal pushback.

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Amy Coney Barrett becomes the 115th justice to serve on the Supreme Court

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Washington DC, Amy Coney Barrett becomes the 115th justice to serve on the Supreme Court, succeeding the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on the court.

President Trump looked on as Justice Clarence Thomas administered the official constitutional oath to Barrett before a crowd on the South Lawn of the White House, roughly an hour after the GOP-controlled Senate confirmed Trump’s third nominee to the high court in a largely party-line vote. They stood on the White House balcony, which was decorated with American flags.

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