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Pam Bondi freezes DOJ funding for sanctuary cities, as Michelle Wu gets date to testify in front of Congress

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

Attorney General Pam Bondi on her first day in charge put a freeze on Department of Justice funding to sanctuary cities, as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu got a date to testify before a Congressional oversi

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  1. AG Pam Bondi orders DOJ to pause all federal funding for sanctuary cities

    Headline from New York Post ·

  2. Newest

    Pam Bondi freezes DOJ funding for sanctuary cities, as Michelle Wu gets date to testify in front of Congress

    Headline from The Columbian ·

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    Report: AG Pam Bondi Orders DOJ to Pause Federal Funding to Sanctuary Cities (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Newly-sworn in U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Department of Justice to "pause all federal funding for sanctuary cities."

  2. New York Post

    AG Pam Bondi orders DOJ to pause all federal funding for sanctuary cities (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Attorney General Pam Bondi will issue several major directives on the death penalty and the elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations on her first day leading the Justice Department.

  3. Blaze Media

    AG Pam Bondi directs DOJ to pause federal funding to sanctuary cities (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    Bondi announces several day-one directives.

  4. Fox News

    'Tough decisions' in store for 'sanctuary' cities after Bondi turns off federal funding spigot (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    States such as Pennsylvania, New York, California and Illinois are all likely reviewing AG Pam Bondi's fund-withholding orders pursuant to their sanctuary city statuses.

  5. The Columbian

    Pam Bondi freezes DOJ funding for sanctuary cities, as Michelle Wu gets date to testify in front of Congress (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    Attorney General Pam Bondi on her first day in charge put a freeze on Department of Justice funding to sanctuary cities, as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu got a date to testify before a Congressional oversi

  6. ABC 7 New York

    New AG Pam Bondi pauses funding to sanctuary cities, including New York City (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Migrant advocates and community leaders spoke out after Trump's administration is now authorizing immigration enforcement at "sensitive locations."

  7. Fox News

    Sanctuary city mayors to testify at House Oversight after AG Bondi cuts them off from federal funds (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Democratic mayors of "sanctuary cities" have agreed to testify before a House committee after Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a directive cutting federal funding to the cities.

  8. Latin Times

    Newly-Minted AG Pam Bondi Seeks to Defund Sanctuary Cities That 'Interfere With Federal Law Enforcement' (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    "State and local actors may not impede, obstruct, or otherwise fail to comply with lawful immigration-related directives," Bondi wrote in a memo

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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