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Vice President JD Vance says he'll honor Charlie Kirk by being a better husband and father. Vance commented Monday while hosting the radio program once hosted by Kirk. The founder of the Turning Point USA political organization was fatally shot last week during an outdoor appearance on a Utah college campus. Vance talked about visiting with Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, and said she told him that her husband had never raised his voice to her and had never been cross or mean-spirited to her. Vance said he couldn't say the same about his own behavior toward his wife, Usha Vance.
President Donald Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime concerns there. The president told Fox News on Friday that "the mayor is happy" and "the governor is happy" about the pending deployment. Democratic Mayor Paul Young pushed back on Trump's assertion, saying "I did not ask for the National Guard and I don't think it's the way to drive down crime." Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee confirmed the deployment was coming and said he planned to speak with the president Friday to work out details of the mission. Trump has also mused about sending troops to New Orleans, another majority-Black city in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in a raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant won't deter U.S. investment. She believes tough actions clarify the Trump administration's policies. There were 475 workers detained on Sept. 4, including over 300 South Koreans. The roundup caused confusion and shock within the strong U.S. ally. Noem says the detainees would be deported and the raid shows companies the importance of companies following U.S. laws. She says there are no plans to slow or halt immigration raids in Chicago or other cities. Noem was attending a meeting in London of ministers from the "Five Eyes" partnership, focusing on border security and migration issues.
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, another victory for President Donald Trump at the high court. The justices Monday lifted a restraining order from a judge who found patrols were conducting indiscriminate arrests in LA. The order barred agents from stopping people solely based on their race, language, job or location. The plaintiffs included U.S. citizens swept up in immigration stops. Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the lower-court judge went too far in restricting how agents can carry out brief stops for questioning. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor says people were thrown to the ground and handcuffed because of their looks and accents.
The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. Public records obtained by KFF Health News and The Associated Press show the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking for waste, fraud or abuse. The federal letters to state health agencies in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington say CMS is reviewing federal and state payments for services like prescription drugs and specialty care. California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the government more than $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.
The District of Columbia is challenging President Donald Trump's use of the National Guard in Washington. The city is asking a federal court to intervene even as Trump plans to send troops to other cities in the name of driving down crime. The district said in a lawsuit that the deployment, which now involves more than 1,000 troops, is an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement. The White House says deploying the Guard to protect federal assets and assist law enforcement is within Trump's authority as president.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough bipartisan questioning about his COVID-19 policies in a Senate committee hearing. On Thursday, Democratic senators clashed with Kennedy over his changes to vaccine recommendations, while some Republican senators also expressed concerns. Kennedy praised President Donald Trump for the Operation Warp Speed initiative but criticized the safety of mRNA vaccines. He defended the firing of the CDC director, claiming she was dishonest. Kennedy's actions, including replacing a vaccine advisory panel with skeptics, have drawn criticism from medical groups. They warn his policies could increase vaccine-preventable diseases and have called for his resignation.
President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. The Republican president is using what's known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a request to Congress to not spend approved funds toward the end of the fiscal year, so Congress cannot act on the request in a 45-day time frame and the money goes unspent as a result. It's the first time in nearly 50 years a president has used one. Trump's move has drawn backlash in the Senate. The fiscal year draws to a close at the end of September.