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    Kennedy Center events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration have been canceled, organizers say
    Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: U.S. President Donald Trump looks at a theater in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' REACH extension on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. After shunning the annual Kennedy Center Honors during his first term in the White House, Trump staged a takeover of the storied music, theater and dance institution by purging the bipartisan board of Biden appointees, firing the center’s president and making himself the new chairman in February. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
    Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him.
    Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
    ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students in Maryland and around US, lawyer says
    The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.
    Johns Hopkins University, where 37 international graduate students and recent graduates lost their visas.
    FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested
    Patel made the announcement in a post on X and said his office believes Judge Hannah Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents."
    FBI director Kash Patel.
    Social Security could lose some 7,000 employees under Trump’s worker reclassification
    The Social Security Administration could lose thousands of employees under President Donald Trump's revived reclassification policy.
    A protest outside the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn earlier this month, as many express concerns about deep cuts to the federal workforce.
    Second man deported to El Salvador last month in violation of Maryland court order
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was not the only Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador last month, according to court records.
    This week, a Maryland U.S. District judge ruled that the Trump administration deported a Venezuelan man in violation of a court-approved settlement agreement reached following a lawsuit last year.
    Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
    A U.S. District judge issued an injunction that prohibits the Trump administration from withholding federal funding.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office.
    Judge temporarily halts order seeking details on efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to US
    A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
    Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., April 4, 2025
    Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
    Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.
    Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
    Cardinals set the funeral for Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.
    Bells tolled in chapels, churches and cathedrals around the world after Pope Francis’ death was announced on Monday.
    More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s behalf
    Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s plight.
    Rep. Maxwell Frost speaks during the Hands Off! day of action against the Trump administration and Elon Musk.
    Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour
    Before Sunday, Francis’ biggest outing had been a visit to Rome’s downtown prison to spend Holy Thursday with inmates.
    Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square in his popemobile after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
    Sen. Van Hollen addresses ‘Margaritagate’ after meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
    Sen. Chris Van Hollen accused El Salvador’s government of aiming to paint the picture of a leisurely respite for the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia by staging their meeting with drinks meant to look like alcohol.
    In a photo posted to his official X account on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a trip to El Salvador this week.
    Trump calls Kilmar Abrego Garcia ‘unbelievably bad’
    President Donald Trump listens during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
    Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data
    U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander issued a preliminary injunction Thursday in the case, which was brought by a group of labor unions and retirees.
    Earlier this month, hundreds of people showed up at the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn to protest Elon Musk and DOGE.
    Bulls hat, loitering, an unnamed informant: Why feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia is gang-connected
    Reasons why the feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, has ties to the MS-13 gang.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    Paul Revere rides again, this time in a democracy coming apart
    Annapolis kicks off the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by hanging two lights from the top of the State House, a recreation of Paul Revere's historic ride being repeated nationwide.
    Jason Cole, a professional horse trainer from Upper Marlboro, will ride his 18-hand-high horse, Parker, in the Annapolis, MD recreation of Paul Revere's ride on April 18, 2025.
    Sen. Van Hollen meets Maryland man held in El Salvador prison after wrongful deportation
    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.
    In a photo posted to his official X account on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a trip to El Salvador this week.
    Florida State University mass shooting leaves 2 dead, 6 others wounded
    The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others, investigators said.
    People comfort each other on Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee, where law enforcement responded to a reported active shooter incident Thursday, April 17, 2025.
    UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted amid death penalty push
    Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21:    Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.  Mangione is accused of slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year and is making his first appearance on state charges of murder as an act of terrorism. He is facing 11 counts for the Dec. 4 shooting of Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel which set off a massive manhunt. He is also facing federal charges of murder and other charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested.
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