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Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse — Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week, officials confirmed.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress erupts over FBI arrest of Wisconsin judge — Democratic lawmakers reacted with ferocity — and some Republicans with cheers — to the Friday arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping an undocumented defendant avoid arrest by ICE agents.
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Eva Wen / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A Milwaukee judge is accused of helping a man evade ICE. What do legal experts have to say? — A Milwaukee County judge is under FBI investigation for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE agents. — Legal experts are dubious that the judge's actions constitute a crime, with intent being a key factor.
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Arrested by FBI in Immigration Dispute — Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said. — F.B.I. agents arrested …
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CNBC:
Federal authorities arrest two judges, in escalation of Trump immigration crackdown
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Trump budget draft ends Narcan program and other addiction measures.
Trump budget draft ends Narcan program and other addiction measures.
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House Committee on the Judiciary:
Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Arrest of Wisconsin Judge
Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Arrest of Wisconsin Judge
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump's Attorney General Warns Arrested Judge Is Just the Beginning
Trump's Attorney General Warns Arrested Judge Is Just the Beginning
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why. — Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency this time around on the most openly ethno-nationalist platform in memory, one he explicitly promised to implement with undisguised authoritarian measures.
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New York Times:
Voters See Trump's Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds — Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration. — Voters believe President Trump is overreaching …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll
Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll
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Politico:
Judge says 2-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported with ‘no meaningful process’ — The girl was deported Friday with her mother to Honduras, despite her father's efforts to keep her in the United States. — A federal judge is raising alarms that the Trump administration deported …
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Axios:
Scoop: DOJ rescinds policy against subpoenaing journalists — Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an internal memo obtained by Axios that the Justice Department is rescinding her predecessor Merrick Garland's policy restricting most subpoenas for journalists.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
A.G. Bondi reverses Garland policy against subpoenaing journalists — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday announced a stepped-up effort to go after government leaks by changing the policy for when the Justice Department will seek information from journalists — reversing a Biden administration policy barring “compulsory process.”
Time:
Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's ‘100 Days’ Interview With TIME — President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on April 22. — Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including his trade war and the economy …
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Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press:
Exclusive: Trump's D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia's Tax-Exempt Status — Ed Martin, the firebrand Republican activist whom President Donald Trump picked to be the top prosecutor in D.C., has a new target: Wikipedia. — Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington and Trump's permanent selection …
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Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal — The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter. — A federal prosecutor in Washington …
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Politico:
Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students' US visa registrations — DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges. — The Trump administration has restored …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
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ProPublica:
Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material — A Treasury Department inspector general is probing efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to obtain private taxpayer data …
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NBC News:
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide — Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out. — Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family said Friday.
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New York Times:
George Santos's Closing Act: A Prison Sentence of More Than 7 Years — Federal prosecutors had said Mr. Santos, whose pattern of lies and fraud led to his expulsion from Congress, should receive a lengthy sentence to “protect the public” from future fraud. — George Santos …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud
George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud
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April Ryan / BlackPressUSA:
BLACKPRESSUSA UPDATE COMING SOON - The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance — BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE - Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in exhibit.
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Politico:
Trump administration discussed possible exemptions for some Afghan refugees facing deportation — Christian leaders lobbied the White House to spare hundreds of Christians after the administration revoked humanitarian parole status for Afghan refugees. — Trump administration officials …
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Rolling Stone:
Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret — Sources tell Rolling Stone the secret project could be a perfect vehicle for embedding Elon Musk's Starlink within the FAA's operations … The situation fits into some broader patterns: Musk and DOGE have expressed significant influence …
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Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia — At each stage in the political and legal fight over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation, the Trump administration has pushed back harder and dug in deeper. — The administration first called Abrego Garcia's deportation an …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Susan Rice knocks ‘dumb as a rock’ Hegseth — Former United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice bucked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's intelligence following weeks of scrutiny over leaks at the Pentagon amid massive spending reductions at the Department of Defense (DOD).
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New York Times:
Hegseth's Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities — The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat …
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Sam Sutton / Politico:
Consumer expectations crater to three-decade low amid Trump tariff chaos — The danger for Trump is if consumers' declining faith in the economy causes them to slow their spending in the coming months. — Just three months into President Donald Trump's second term, Americans' confidence in the economy's prospects is plunging.
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Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch's company ‘actively frustrated’ Met's phone-hacking investigation — Exclusive: Court document reveals accusations by former detectives, with one concluding NGN's Will Lewis could have been arrested — Rupert Murdoch's company, News Group Newspapers, has been accused …
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs — After 20 percent of the agency's work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles. — Federal health officials have reversed the decision …
Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem — The day after Donald Trump's election last year, three Georgetown Law students started a political movement to brace for impact. — The students texted each other, started organizing, and eventually discovered …
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump DOJ Ordered ICE to Invade Homes Without Search Warrant … The Justice Department quietly invoked the Alien Enemies act last month to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the power to conduct warrantless searches of people's homes as long as they suspect them to be an “alien enemy.”
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
New Mexico judge and wife arrested for hiding an alleged Venezuelan gang member in their house — ‘There is no way in the world that I would have allowed my grandkids to have any contact with the boys if I had sensed danger,’ the ex-judge wrote — The latest headlines from our reporters across …
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Lisa Hagen / NPR:
They say they want Americans to have more babies. What's beneath the surface? — “Humanity is dying,” billionaire Elon Musk told Fox News anchor Bret Baier recently when asked what keeps him up at night. “The birth rate is very low in almost every country. And so unless that changes, civilization will disappear.”
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