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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: FBI's Dan Bongino clashes with AG Bondi over handling of Epstein files — FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work Friday after clashing at the White House with Attorney General Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with the conflict told Axios.
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CNN:
Deputy FBI Director Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid Epstein files fallout — Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo …
Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
FBI Director Kash Patel ALSO Considering Resigning If Pam Bondi Keeps Her Job, Per Report — FBI Director Kash Patel may reportedly join Deputy Director Dan Bongino in resigning if Attorney General Pam Bondi keeps her job. — According to a Friday report from Axios, Bongino and Bondi clashed …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump-whisperer Laura Loomer sharpens her knives for Pam Bondi
Trump-whisperer Laura Loomer sharpens her knives for Pam Bondi
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Kabc / ABC7:
Farmworker dies from injuries during immigration raid in Ventura County, union says — Este artículo se ofrece en Español — A farmworker has died after suffering injuries during an immigration raid at an agricultural area near Camarillo on Thursday, according to a family member.
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Josh DuBose / The Hill:
Undocumented minors found in raid of California cannabis farm, DHS says — (KTLA) — Federal immigration agents, assisted by members of the National Guard, carried out raids at two Southern California cannabis farms Thursday, arresting dozens, including undocumented minors …
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Josh Haskell / ABC7:
Disabled veteran who is a US citizen was taken during Camarillo immigration raid, family says
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today. At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults …
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Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
Metadata Shows the FBI's ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified — There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death. — The United States Department …
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CNN:
David Gergen, political insider who advised four presidents of both parties, dies at 83 — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83.
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
David Gergen, Washington Veteran Who Advised Four Presidents, Dies at 83 — After serving in the government, he became a prominent political commentator. “Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference,” he said in 2020. — David Gergen, an inside-the-Beltway veteran who helped shape …
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
David Gergen, consummate political insider, dies at 83
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Patrick Whittle / Associated Press:
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA — As the president heads to Texas to see the impact of last week's deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish the agency, officials said. — For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary …
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Washington Post:
Trump tours devastation in Texas, meeting with families and first responders
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
Reuters:
Fate of US disaster relief agency FEMA still being discussed
Fate of US disaster relief agency FEMA still being discussed
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
‘Completely absent’: Why is Trump's acting FEMA chief nowhere to be found?
‘Completely absent’: Why is Trump's acting FEMA chief nowhere to be found?
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New York Times:
Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press — David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week. — David Ellison, the chief executive of the media company Skydance …
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Emil Bove declines to rule out 3rd Trump term or denounce Jan. 6 rioters in Senate questionnaire — Washington — Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who previously served as President Trump's criminal defense attorney, declined to rule out the possibility of the president running …
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Rebecca Ratcliffe / The Guardian:
Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter — Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff — Myanmar's military leader has praised Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, as the junta sought …
Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Explores New Center for Conservative Scholarship Amid Trump Attacks — The Ivy League school has discussed an effort to ‘support viewpoint diversity’ with potential donors, says it ‘will not be partisan’ — Harvard leaders have discussed creating a program that people briefed …
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Carine Hajjar / The Boston Globe:
It's a bit early to oppose Harvard's negotiations with Trump
It's a bit early to oppose Harvard's negotiations with Trump
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New York Times:
Behind Trump's Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro — Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil's former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs. — Since March, the son of the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro …
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Associated Press:
‘Abolished’: State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan — The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America's global leadership …
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Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids — Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan Friday to provide direct cash assistance to people who have been affected by the Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids. — The aid will be distributed using cash cards with a …
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Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
Start Budgeting Now — Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump's policies. — You might have forgotten about the trade war, but the trade war has not forgotten about you. — This week, Donald Trump reignited the global financial conflict he started in January …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
An embarrassing exercise in economic and diplomatic futility
An embarrassing exercise in economic and diplomatic futility
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Katherine Mangan / ProPublica:
George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — When the Education Department's Office …
Tom Joscelyn / Just Security:
Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg — A whistleblower's documents provided to Congress implicate Emil Bove in the administration's violation of a court order that prohibited the transfer of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT prison.
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New York Times:
How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power — When Hamas raided Israel in 2023, setting off the Gaza war, Benjamin Netanyahu seemed set to lose power once the war ended. Two years on, the war is still going. Netanyahu still leads Israel. Many Israelis ask: Did he prolong the war to stay in power?
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Jamie Dimon on Democratic friends: ‘Big hearts and little brains’ — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday knocked Democrats for pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies instead of “real world” solutions. — “I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they're idiots …
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest on Suppression of Competition in the Marketplace of Ideas Through Deplatforming of Rival Viewpoints — For Immediate Release — Today, the Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the United States District Court for the District …
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afsa.org:
AFSA Strongly Opposes State Department Reductions in Force — Washington, D.C. - At a moment of great global instability—with war raging in Ukraine, conflict between Israel and Iran, and authoritarian regimes testing the boundaries of international order—the United States has chosen to gut its frontline diplomatic workforce.
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Trump administration sues California over egg prices and blames animal welfare laws — The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements pushed back …
NBC News:
Miami archbishop slams Everglades immigrant detention site as ‘unbecoming’ and ‘corrosive’ — Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called “Alligator Alcatraz” and the rhetoric surrounding it. — The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning …
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Axios:
1 big thing: 👀 Dems swarm 2028 — Democrats are descending on the early presidential states, with different levels of ambiguity and ambition. … - That puts the possible '28ers serving in Congress on a potential collision course with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
