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ACLU:
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation  —  Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well  —  New Orleans, LA - Today, in the early hours of the morning …
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer  —  Two families — among them three U.S. citizens aged two, four, and seven — were abruptly deported under “troubling circumstances,” says the ACLU … One of the children was undergoing cancer treatment and one of the mothers is pregnant.
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
2-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Deported ‘With No Meaningful Process,’ Judge Suspects  —  A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”
Discussion: Bloomberg and Saywhat Politics
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today's major stories must be seen in the context of President Donald Trump's dramatic losses …
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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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.
Washington Post:   Public isn't buying Trump's message about Kilmar Abrego García, polls show
Politico:
DOGE slashes disability and aging services
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll
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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Benita Kolovos / The Guardian:
Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, has died aged 41  —  Giuffre's family issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years  —  Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress erupts over FBI arrest of Wisconsin judge
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump's Attorney General Warns Arrested Judge Is Just the Beginning
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:   A.G. Bondi reverses Garland policy against subpoenaing journalists
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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Evan Bush / NBC News:
Medical journals complain of ‘harassment’ from Justice Department
Discussion: Alternet.org
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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Washington Post:   Wikipedia's nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney
Peter Baker / New York Times:
How Trump Plays Into Putin's Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions  —  Many of President Trump's actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.  —  If President Vladimir V. Putin …
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Executive Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden's Diary  —  The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.  —  President Trump on Wednesday pardoned …
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 …
Discussion: THE FARCE, CNN and Blaze Media
NBC News:
Hegseth trying to show Trump he's a fighter amid chaos in Pentagon  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's behavior has become “erratic” and he seems increasingly “insecure” about his job, sources told NBC News.  —  Pete Hegseth wants Donald Trump to see him as a fighter amid …
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 …
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.”
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C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review
Discussion: USA Today
Washington Post:
Video casts doubt on Ed Martin's apology for praising Nazi sympathizer  —  Trump's pick for top D.C. federal prosecutor said he didn't know about the man's statements, but Martin had discussed the antisemitism allegations in podcasts.  —  Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin apologized …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mother Jones
Financial Times:
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk's X ahead of election  —  FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney  —  As Canadians prepare to go to the polls on Monday, they are being bombarded with misleading rightwing content …
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 …
Discussion: Globe Trot and Raw Story
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
US to miss out on billions as Trump's policies deter overseas tourists  —  Number of visitors sinks 11.6% in March as deportations and tariffs make US a less appealing destination  —  Every summer, Cheryl travels to Iowa, from her home in St Kitts.  She rents a three-bedroom house for her and her US-based adult children.
 
 
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