News for May 29, 2026

A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center’s planned temporary closure and ruled that Donald Trump’s board could not add his name to the building or official title.

Former Des Moines schools superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced to two years in federal prison for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and will likely be deported after serving his term.

An ICE agent, Christian Castro, was arrested in Texas after Minnesota prosecutors charged him over the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during an immigration arrest operation.

Louisiana Republicans passed a new congressional map that removes one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and is expected to help Republicans win five of six U.S. House seats.

A Kenyan court temporarily blocked a U.S. plan to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya after a legal challenge said the site could threaten public health.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund while a lawsuit challenges how the money is being handled.

A pregnant Ghanaian woman and her 4-year-old son were held at Washington Dulles Airport after arriving on valid visas for the child’s medical care, and their lawyers say U.S. Customs and Border Protection kept them in poor conditions.