Politics & World Affairs — September 3, 2026

Germany blames Russia for Leipzig drone attack. Berlin concluded Russia was behind the failed explosive drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting EU and NATO vows to step up pressure on Moscow.

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ICE sets monthly arrest record. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more people nationwide in August than in any previous month, a new milestone for the administration's deportation push.

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Federal judge blocks birthright citizenship order. A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction against Trump's renewed executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

The decision is the first court ruling to halt the reissued version of the directive, according to The Hill. The court found the policy barred by Supreme Court precedent, concluding that existing high court case law on citizenship prevented the measure from standing. Because the ruling is a preliminary injunction rather than a final judgment, the policy remains blocked while the underlying legal challenge continues in the Maryland court.

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