American politician and diplomat, serving as U.S. senator from New Jersey since 2024
Protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark have intensified as detainees report hunger strikes and poor conditions. Officials deny hunger strikes and access, while lawmakers visit and clashes with police persist. The facility, run by GEO Group, faces ongoing scrutiny amid calls for closure.
New Jersey officials have renewed access to the Delaney Hall detention center amid protests and legal action. Detainees’ families are visiting under constrained conditions as demonstrations continue outside the facility.
President Trump has delivered a primetime address releasing declassified intelligence he says shows China acquired large volumes of U.S. voter data and that officials hid reports about foreign efforts to target U.S. elections. Journalists, former intelligence officials and state authorities have said the documents do not prove foreign actors altered 2020 vote counts and many of the administration's claims have been disputed.
The National Guard remains deployed in Washington, D.C. under a federal surge begun last summer to combat crime. A Defense Department estimate puts average staffing at 2,500 through January 2029, costing about $1.4 billion, as local officials question autonomy and the measure’s efficacy while crime trends continue to fall.
A year into the National Guard and federal policing surge in Washington, DC, the deployment has been extended through 2029. Arrests have risen, crime trends are mixed, and debates over local autonomy and federal authority persist as costs climb and legality remains contested.