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The Trump administration has quietly reached a deal to erase a Biden-era policy that let immigration judges put off rulings on deportation cases and gave migrants an indefinite amnesty to remain in the U.S. despite lacking a legal visa to do so.

A federal appeals court said Tuesday the Trump administration was likely on firm legal footing with its massive expansion of speedy deportation powers.

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging New York's mask ban, which bars federal law enforcement officers from covering their faces.

Russia appears to be strengthening its air defenses around Moscow at the expense of the front lines in its war against Ukraine, according to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War think tank.

President Trump insisted Tuesday that Iran would agree to inspections of its nuclear sites as part of peace talks "despite their protestations and false statements to the contrary."

The Israeli military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against armed militants in southern Lebanon after detecting a threat near soldiers in the region.

Security forces in the Turkish capital carried out sweeping raids on Tuesday ahead of next month's NATO summit, and detained more than 200 people with suspected links to extremist groups, including the Islamic State group, officials said.

U.S. naval power is undergoing its greatest transformation in a generation, and the nation's status as the top global military superpower may hinge on the outcome.

President Trump on Monday directed the federal government to build a powerful quantum computer for scientific research and ordered the intelligence agencies to protect government systems from cyber threats.

President Trump said Monday that Iran need not worry about renewed military attacks as long as Tehran shows sufficient regard for the United States' demands in their peace deal.