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(55) --- # News Filter by Tag Show All Consumer Crime Education Health Lifestyle News Politics Space Sports Tech Weather World [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-2202712195.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/federal-judge-in-baltimore-temporarily-limits-doge-access-to-social-security-data) #### [Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/federal-judge-in-baltimore-temporarily-limits-doge-access-to-social-security-data) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 18, 2025 BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/federal-judge-in-baltimore-temporarily-limits-doge-access-to-social-security-data) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-04-17T185547Z_1123340816_RC2TZDATTNAG_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUBIO.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-will-abandon-ukraine-peace-push-if-no-progress-within-a-matter-of-days-rubio-says) #### [US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress 'within a matter of days,' Rubio says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-will-abandon-ukraine-peace-push-if-no-progress-within-a-matter-of-days-rubio-says) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 18, 2025 PARIS - U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-will-abandon-ukraine-peace-push-if-no-progress-within-a-matter-of-days-rubio-says) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2024-06-10T204404Z_727649519_RC2G88APTCWS_RTRMADP_3_MIGRATION-USA.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-administration-seeks-explosive-expansion-of-nations-immigration-detention-system) #### [Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-administration-seeks-explosive-expansion-of-nations-immigration-detention-system) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 18, 2025 JENA, La. — Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-administration-seeks-explosive-expansion-of-nations-immigration-detention-system) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/fed%20X.png) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-sign-order-to-extend-federal-hiring-freeze-white-house-says) #### [Trump to sign order to extend federal hiring freeze, White House says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-sign-order-to-extend-federal-hiring-freeze-white-house-says) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 18, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to extend a federal hiring freeze, which was set to expire this... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-sign-order-to-extend-federal-hiring-freeze-white-house-says) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-177012204.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/man-convicted-of-killing-women-in-florida-and-california-is-set-for-execution) #### [Man convicted of killing women in Florida and California is set for execution](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/man-convicted-of-killing-women-in-florida-and-california-is-set-for-execution) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 17, 2025 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A man convicted of killing two women, one in Florida and another in California, has been scheduled for execution in Florida under... 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[Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-health-chief-kennedy-targets-environmental-toxins-as-cause-of-autism) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-04-16T160538Z_857289724_RC2O91A62411_RTRMADP_3_USA-CHINA-FOXHUNT.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/ex-new-york-police-sergeant-sentenced-to-1-1/2-years-in-prison-for-acting-as-chinese-agent) #### [Ex New York police sergeant sentenced to 1-1/2 years in prison for acting as Chinese agent](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/ex-new-york-police-sergeant-sentenced-to-1-1/2-years-in-prison-for-acting-as-chinese-agent) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 17, 2025 NEW YORK - A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced to 1-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday over his 2023 conviction for acting as an... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/ex-new-york-police-sergeant-sentenced-to-1-1/2-years-in-prison-for-acting-as-chinese-agent) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-03-27T205013Z_572358490_RC2WLDAGTIZY_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-MIGRATION.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/dhs-threatens-to-revoke-harvards-eligibility-to-host-foreign-students-amid-broader-battle-over-universities-autonomy) #### [DHS threatens to revoke Harvard’s eligibility to host foreign students amid broader battle over universities’ autonomy](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/dhs-threatens-to-revoke-harvards-eligibility-to-host-foreign-students-amid-broader-battle-over-universities-autonomy) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 17, 2025 The Trump administration has significantly dialed up its pressure on Harvard University, not only freezing $2 billion in federal funding but now... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/dhs-threatens-to-revoke-harvards-eligibility-to-host-foreign-students-amid-broader-battle-over-universities-autonomy) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2024-10-27T210246Z_1965406982_RC29TAAFWZIV_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-house-republican-elise-stefanik-eyes-run-for-new-york-governor) #### [US House Republican Elise Stefanik eyes run for New York governor](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-house-republican-elise-stefanik-eyes-run-for-new-york-governor) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Apr 17, 2025 WASHINGTON - Republican U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik is considering running for governor of New York next year, according to a person familiar... 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