News for August 31, 2025

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan children on planes from Texas, saying they must stay in the U.S. while the legal fight continues.

A man was found dead in a suspected homicide at Burning Man in Nevada, and police are investigating while the festival continues.

Kristi Noem said the Trump administration plans to add more ICE resources and expand immigration enforcement in major cities, including Chicago.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. government from deporting some unaccompanied Guatemalan children while a court fight continues.

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the “pandemic of arms” after the Minnesota church shooting and urged peace, dialogue, and a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Sen. James Lankford said he does not think Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken a “wrong direction” on vaccines, even as Kennedy faces backlash over changes at the CDC.

Rep. Ro Khanna said President Donald Trump is using the same kind of pressure Richard Nixon used to try to sway the Federal Reserve, while also saying Fed governor Lisa Cook should be transparent about mortgage questions.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett is still pressing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Commerce for records about the federal response to the deadly July 4 Texas floods.

Many U.S. beaches are under warnings for unsafe fecal contamination this Labor Day weekend, and Environment America says the problem is widespread across the country.

Rabies cases and wildlife outbreaks are rising across the U.S., putting people like Samantha Lang and communities such as Nassau County, New York, and Franklin County, North Carolina, on alert.

President Donald Trump is pushing to ban most mail-in voting, but many Republicans say the idea faces legal, practical, and political hurdles.