The president is furiously demanding limits on migration and attacking ethnic groups as he steps up his efforts to equate immigration with crime and economic distress.

It was the latest restrictive change to the immigration system after this week’s shooting of two National Guard members.

Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country.

They discussed a possible meeting between the two of them, but nothing has been scheduled, and the administration continues to increase the military pressure on Venezuela.

Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thursday, was not initially excited to go to Washington, but had grown to enjoy the city. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remained in critical condition on Friday.

One National Guard member died and another is in critical condition after the attack near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving. The suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan man.

For years, architects and design experts have resisted safety changes at Seattle’s Gas Works Park, but after a teenager died there this summer, his parents want it declared a public nuisance.

First, Newport, Ore., lost its Coast Guard rescue chopper. Then came the swirl of rumors and evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was coming to town.

President Trump claimed there were “a lot of problems with Afghans,” without providing evidence, as his administration announced that it was implementing new immigration guidelines.

The U.S. military has killed more than 80 people since the campaign began in early September. But it does not know who specifically is being killed.

Legions of backstage workers have helped the Grand Ole Opry thrive for a century in Nashville. Diana McBride is known for her lemonade — and much more.

Many are anxious after the Trump administration vowed to undertake sweeping reviews of immigrants after the shooting of two National Guard troops.

SNAP benefits helped Leanna Nieves of Haverhill, Mass., buy Thanksgiving dinner for her family, but she used the day to set aside what have been chronic worries about the federal program.

Officials said the man had driven across the country to carry out the attack, which left two National Guard troops critically hurt.

A Homeland Security Department spokeswoman accused the previous administration of failing to vet asylum applicants “on a massive scale.”

The president described the shooting as an “act of terror” and “a crime against humanity” and called the suspect, an Afghan national, an “animal.”

American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”

The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.

The Dominican leader, Luis Abinader, said the Pentagon could use restricted areas within the San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for refueling and transporting equipment and technical personnel.

The president did not attend this year’s annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks.