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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Groups File Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order  —  Their legal challenge comes hours after the Supreme Court blocked judges from issuing nationwide injunctions to halt the administration's lawlessness.  —  WASHINGTON — Immigrants rights' advocates …
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order  —  The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines on Friday sided with the Trump administration's request to limit universal injunctions issued by federal courts.  The opinion in the birthright citizenship case was highly anticipated.
Matt Watkins / Slate:
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness  —  Let's say a child is born this year in El Paso, Texas.  Her parents are undocumented but long-settled, working in construction and child care, respectively.  They've lived in the United States for over a decade …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Zach Montague / New York Times:   Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting Another Top Law Firm
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS conservatives end “universal injunctions” in birthright citizenship cases
Washington Examiner:
Trump takes victory lap after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Mass layoffs likely to remain blocked, for now, thanks to a Supreme Court footnote
Discussion: Fox News and National Legal …
New York Times:
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration  —  The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.  —  The University of Virginia's president, James E. Ryan …
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Siva Vaidhyanathan / New Republic:   UVA President James Ryan Caved to MAGA—and They Forced Him Out Anyway
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution to Limit Trump's Ability to Strike Iran Again  —  The vote against the measure was mostly along party lines, with Republicans opposing it and Democrats almost unanimously in favor.  —  The Senate on Friday blocked a Democratic resolution …
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Stars & Stripes:
Trump eyes staff cuts to top spy agency as he sweeps aside Iran intelligence
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say  —  The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pam Bondi fires two Jan. 6 prosecutors, sending another chill through DOJ workforce  —  The dismissals were the first time that prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and were past their probationary period of federal employment had been fired by the Justice Department.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans release updated text for most of their megabill  —  Senate Republicans released updated text for their sweeping domestic policy bill late Friday, as leadership prepares to start voting as soon as Saturday.  Republican leaders viewed releasing the text as a key step for trying …
Discussion: Washington Times
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate plunges into do-or-die moment on “big, beautiful bill”
Discussion: IJR
Politico:
Senate slated to take first vote on megabill Saturday
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NOTUS:
Republican Rep. Don Bacon to Announce Retirement from Congress  —  Bacon's formal announcement that he is retiring from Congress is expected next week.  — Copy  —  Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska will not seek re-election next year, according to four sources familiar with the situation …
Discussion: New York Times and Axios
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Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a vocal Trump critic, won't seek reelection  —  The Nebraska lawmaker's district, which includes Omaha, is seen as a key battleground for Democrats as they attempt to retake the House in next year's midterms.  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), a vocal critic …
Daniel Lavelle / The Guardian:
Eric Trump suggests he could run for president when his father's term ends  —  Forty-one-year-old has stayed away from politics, but says ‘political path would be an easy one’ if he chose to pursue it  —  Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president …
William Thornton / al.com:
Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’  —  Alabama U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville says President Donald Trump should defund major American cities where leadership is “godawful.”  —  Tuberville appeared on The Benny Show with Benny Johnson …
Washington Post:
DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions  —  The DOGE team's loss of control is the latest sign of its declining influence following Elon Musk's departure from Washington.  —  The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government's process …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Morale craters at State Department as mass layoffs loom  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the agency “bloated,” yet as violence spiked in the Middle East, staff say they've been asked to work extra hours.  —  The Trump administration's plan for mass layoffs at the State Department …
Discussion: New York Times
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks.
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Ju-min Park / Reuters:
South Korea police detain six Americans trying to send cash, rice to North Korea  —  South Korean police have detained six U.S. citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday.
KFF:
How Might the Reconciliation Bill's Medicaid Cuts Affect Rural Areas?  —  Share this page on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share this page on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share this page via Email Print this page  —  Approximately 66 million people - about 20% of the U.S. population …
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
Utah Student Freed From ICE Detention Says Immigrants Just Want To Thrive ‘In The Country We Call Home’  —  Caroline Dias Goncalves, the University of Utah student who was abducted by Stephen Miller's mass deportation agents following a routine traffic stop earlier this month …
 
 
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court defers decision on challenge to Louisiana congressional map
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
Iran nearly succeeded in orchestrating assassination of Mike Pompeo in Europe in 2022, book reveals
Discussion: The Independent
Steve Beynon / Military and Veteran Benefits …:
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Ngo / Politico:
Billionaire and radio host John Catsimatidis prefers Eric Adams over fellow Republican in mayor's race
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Trump says he will ‘get the conflict solved with North Korea’
Discussion: New York Post and The Japan Times
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Congress set to hand Trump billions to recruit more ICE agents
Discussion: USA Today
NBC Los Angeles:
Family outraged after federal agents detain US citizen, accuse her of assault
Discussion: NBC News
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