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2 months ago | newsvirginian.com | Nicholas Riccardi |Will Weissert

Claiming the United States was being invaded by a Venezuelan gang, President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority that allows the president broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up mass deportations of people - potentially pushing his promised crackdown on immigration into higher gear. Trump's declaration targets Tren de Aragua, contending it is a hostile force acting at the behest of Venezuela's government.

2 months ago | newsvirginian.com | Mike Kropf

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Feb 8, 2025 | newsvirginian.com | Ellen Knickmeyer

WASHINGTON - A federal judge dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback Friday in their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying he will order a temporary halt to plans to pull thousands of agency staffers off the job. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.

Dec 6, 2024 | newsvirginian.com | Allison Brophy Champion

Firefighters are battling a blaze in St. Mary's Wilderness in Augusta County, part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. No evacuations have been ordered in the surrounding area, but residents have been warned they should expect to see and smell smoke for the next several days while crews work to contain the fire. Multiple trails passing through the area are closed.