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ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds

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In a single day in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent more money than it had on any other day in either of President Trump's terms, federal spending records show.

The agency advanced billions to Chicago Title Insurance in escrow to acquire detention facilities, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Over the next two months, ICE used $1.07 billion of the funds to purchase 11 warehouses it planned to convert to detention megacenters, seven of which the agency now plans to sell.

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USThe Guardian

Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn

Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns about US marine protections, as it directs federal agencies to prioritize recreational fishing while reconsidering the scientific standards and environmental regulations that govern American fisheries. The National Marine Fisheries Service hailed last Thursday’s order, Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation , telling the Guardian: “By addressing long-standing flaws…

USThe Guardian

When Trump’s narrative meets voters’ realities

By Donald Trump’s telling, we’re in a US ‘golden age’. Americans may feel differently. Plus: Anger at the elite and a gunfluencer runs in Texas This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox One of Donald Trump ’s greatest talents – deployed during his time as a real estate tycoon, source and subject of tabloid gossip, reality TV protagonist, and president of the United States – is his ability to tell stories. With six weeks until the US midterm elections, he is likely to lean…