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The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: US immigration officials defend ICE agents who shot man in same car as child.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 9, 2026
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The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 8, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Flock is catching flak. Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisome.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 8, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Former CIA officer on modern espionage and the case against a former German spy chief.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 7, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: New Clinical Guideline Helps Keep Women 'Optimized for the Fight'.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 6, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm elections.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 6, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 5, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 4, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 4, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 2, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: 'Disturbed' by Cornell rape investigation, NY governor puts state AG in charge.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 2, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: 'Ashamed': Cornell students gather to voice anger over alleged gang rape.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 2, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 1, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: New revelations in Cornell sexual assault case spark outrage.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 1, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 1, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 1, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Cornell case highlights 'draining' maze for victims to report campus sex assaults.
Nadia Rahman · Oct 1, 2026
The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states.
Nadia Rahman · Sep 30, 2026
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