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Trump Will Host G20 Summit in 2026 at His Doral Resort

President Trump faced withering bipartisan criticism in his first term for a similar idea that would have mixed foreign diplomacy with his personal business interests.

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Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla.
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What We Know About Trump’s Crime and Immigration Crackdown Across the U.S.

The president has sent soldiers and federal agents to some cities, and promised to do the same in others, prompting lawsuits and stirring outrage among local leaders.

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Members of the California National Guard were deployed during immigration protests in downtown Los Angeles in June.
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Donna Adelson Convicted in Murder of Dan Markel, a Florida Law Professor

A jury found Donna Adelson guilty of murder in the 2014 death of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel, a Florida law professor. She is the fifth person to be convicted in the high-profile case.

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Donna Adelson was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder on Thursday.
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Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open

An appeals panel paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days.

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The immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.
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Trump Floats Sending National Guard to New Orleans Despite Drop in Crime

Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, welcomed news of the potential deployment to New Orleans, a city run by Democrats.

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New Orleans has experienced a drop in its murder rate this year.
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Trump Relocates Space Command to Alabama, Reviving a First-Term Plan

President Trump said his decision was motivated in part by his grudge against Colorado, a state he lost in all three of his runs for president.

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While making his announcement at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said that moving the U.S. Space Command would create tens of thousands of jobs and help America “defend and dominate the high frontier.”
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Labor Day Protests Denounce Trump While Supporting Workers

The demonstrations were part of the continuing effort by Trump opponents to try to pressure his administration, even if many events were modest in size.
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20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is Still Home for Those Who Left

For many displaced by Hurricane Katrina, distance did not diminish their bond with the city they left behind, even as they built new lives.

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Alex Webber left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, only to have her business in Marshall, N.C., flood last year during Hurricane Helene.
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Alabama Man Once Barred From Office Is Elected Mayor

Patrick Braxton won the first mayoral election in a half century in the small town of Newbern, five years after its leaders put up roadblocks to his assuming office.

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Patrick Braxton defeated his opponent in a second run for mayor of Newbern, Alabama.
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20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘at a Tipping Point’

The city has taken pride in its ability to endure. But many residents, fed up with dysfunction and soaring costs, want it to strive for more.

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Charity Hospital, which permanently closed after Hurricane Katrina, sits in the Central Business District of New Orleans.
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center May Be Empty Within Days

A top Florida official wrote in an email that an immigration detention center in the Everglades may soon house no detainees.

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The immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” was built at an airstrip in the Florida Everglades.
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Federal Money Is a ‘Lifeline’ for This Republican School District

President Trump wants to cut federal spending for education. The money often goes toward disadvantaged students in Republican states.

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Ella Medders teaches a second-grade class at Oakman Elementary School in Walker County, Ala.
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Jokey Names for Detention Centers Face Criticism for Insensitivity

The use of such names is part of a broader strategy that President Trump and his allies are leaning into in his second term.

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The entrance of Alligator Alcatraz in July.
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Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims

The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag’s colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.

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Before and after photos of the crosswalk that had been painted in rainbow colors in Orlando, Fla., to memorialize the victims of a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in 2016. It was painted over this week.
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DeSantis Says He Is Undeterred by Order Shutting Down Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A federal judge had ordered that much of the Florida immigration detention center be dismantled, a ruling Gov. Ron DeSantis called “preordained.”

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“This is not going to deter us,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said of the judge’s ruling on the immigration detention center. “We’re going to continue working on the deportations, advancing that mission.”
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Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center in Florida to Shut Down for Now

A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.

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An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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Seeking Tales and Sipping Whiskey in a Shack Floating Down the Bayou

The shanty boat was bound for New Orleans, but the destination mattered less than the challenges, chance encounters and lessons learned along the way.
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