Max Walker - Journalist at Newswize

27 Mar

Top MS-13 leader arrested in Virginia

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U.S. authorities have arrested a top leader of the MS-13 gang responsible for operations on the East Coast, the FBI announced on Thursday. The 24-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Woodbridge, Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C. While officials have not yet released his name, they confirmed he is…

26 Mar

Trump announces tariffs on all auto imports

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President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will impose a 25% tariffs on all imported auto, significantly increasing the previous 2.5% rate. The tariffs are set to take effect on April 2, coinciding with the rollout of his broader reciprocal tariff plans. During a White House press conference,…

26 Mar

Appeals court blocks admin’s deportation flights in Alien Enemies Act immigration suit

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A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s request for a stay on lower court rulings that have blocked the deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law dating back to 1798. In a 2-1 ruling on Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the D.C.…

26 Mar

The Atlantic releases full Signal chat messages

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Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, has released the full chain of messages of the Signal group chat. Goldberg recently published a report claiming that high-level Trump administration officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, discussed classified military plans against Houthi terrorists in…

25 Mar

Trump orders FBI to declassify documents from ‘Crossfire Hurricane’

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President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing the FBI to immediately declassify all remaining documents related to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, the controversial probe that examined whether Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the presidential election. The decision marks a significant moment in a years-long…

25 Mar

Trump reveals who was behind Signal group text leak

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President Donald Trump confirmed that the responsible for the Signal group chat leak was a staffer from National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s office who added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a group chat where senior officials were discussing an upcoming strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. “It was one…

24 Mar

US Post Office General DeJoy resigns from role

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US Post office General Louis DeJoy stepped down from his role on Monday, marking the end of his nearly five-year tenure as the head of the United States Postal Service (USPS). His resignation comes just two weeks after agreeing to work with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on…

24 Mar

Trump nominates Susan Monarez for CDC director, elevating from acting role

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President Donald Trump has selected Susan Monarez as director to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making permanent her current role as acting director. Monarez, who has been serving as the agency’s interim leader since January, will replace Dr. David Weldon, whose nomination was withdrawn earlier this…

24 Mar

Hyundai to announce $20 billion investment into US

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South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is set to announce a $20 billion investment in the United States at the White House on Monday, according to a U.S. official. The investment will reportedly include a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana and will be unveiled by President Donald Trump, Hyundai Chairman…

23 Mar

Pentagon launches investigation into national security leaks, to use polygraph tests

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The Pentagon has launched an investigation into suspected leaks of national security information, with officials considering polygraph tests for Defense Department employees as part of the probe. The investigation reflects growing concerns within the Trump administration over unauthorized disclosures of sensitive government information. Joe Kasper, Chief of Staff to Defense…