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Miami Herald:
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns — Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility state and federal officials have characterized as a place where “vicious” …
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Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list — The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
MAGA cares more about Jeffrey Epstein than dying without Medicaid, which explains everything — The first week of July was one that shook MAGA World — the solid base of the 77 million voters who last fall restored the Donald Trump regime to power — to its very core.In Washington …
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David French / New York Times:
MAGA Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Jeffrey Epstein — Last week President Trump's Department of Justice delivered a blow to one of the foundational beliefs of the MAGA movement, one that helped carry him back to the White House. — In an unsigned memorandum, the department declared …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Senate Republican: ‘America is safer with Pam Bondi as attorney general’
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Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs:
Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump — Report Reveals Inexcusable Negligence, Communication Breakdowns, Systemic Weaknesses, and Limited Accountability — Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Sen. Rand Paul sees ‘cultural cover-up’ about Trump shooting last July … The breakdown in security led to Trump's ear being grazed by one of the bullets. Fire chief Corey Comperatore was killed, and two others were wounded before a Secret Service sniper fatally shot 20-year-old Thomas Crooks.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Head of Trump's economic council circles around questions on 50 percent tariff on Brazil … “With most countries, it's really about us getting the tariffs in order, and I think this tariff on Brazil is higher because of the president's frustration with Bolsonaro,” Hassett said.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump could potentially fire Powell over Fed renovations, Hassett says
Trump could potentially fire Powell over Fed renovations, Hassett says
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA ‘remade,’ not dismantled — Noem and Trump have previously floated getting rid of the agency, which administers emergency relief. — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response
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New York Times:
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response — As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government's disaster capabilities. — In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump …
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Washington Post:
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens — The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of people being sent to places where they lack family ties or even a common language. — Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants …
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries
Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries
Peter Baker / New York Times:
From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change — President Trump has moved aggressively to reopen long-settled issues and to dismantle long-established institutions as he tries to return to what he considers better times. — NEWS ANALYSIS
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
DOJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, distributing fake vaccination cards — The Justice Department moved to dismiss charges against a Utah plastic doctor charged in connection with a COVID-19 fraud scheme, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday.
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Justice Department Drops Case Against Plastic Surgeon Over Fake Covid-19 Cards
Justice Department Drops Case Against Plastic Surgeon Over Fake Covid-19 Cards
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
American Allies Want to Redraw the World's Trade Map, Minus the U.S. — Facing growing chaos, the European Union and numerous other countries are seeking to forge a global trading nexus that is less vulnerable to American tariffs. — Trade chaos is forcing America's allies closer together, and further from the United States.
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
A clinic blames its closing on Trump's Medicaid cuts. Patients don't buy it. — A clinic in rural Nebraska has become a political flash point after tying its looming closure to Trump's law cutting Medicaid. — CURTIS, Nebraska — The only health clinic here is shutting down …
Wall Street Journal:
China Gets More Airtime Around the World as Voice of America Signs Off — Chinese state media has expanded its reach from Indonesia to Nigeria after Trump's March order to dismantle U.S. government-funded outlets
Avery Lotz / Axios:
What we know about the shooting at a Kentucky church — A now-deceased suspect shot a member of law enforcement Sunday in Fayette County, Kentucky, before fleeing to a Baptist church, leaving multiple victims, according to state officials. … - The trooper who was shot and others …
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Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
How DOGE's reckless cuts created chaos at the Social Security Administration — Staff reassignments are not going to fix the growing problems at the agency. — The Trump administration's colossal cuts to the Social Security Administration in the name of “efficiency” are sowing chaos and dysfunction throughout the agency.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump's paranoid security state — America's top national security agencies have been using polygraph tests, seeking employees' communications and threatening criminal investigations, all in the name of ferreting out leakers or ensuring loyalty. … - Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino …
Wall Street Journal:
Economists See Lower Recession Risk and Stronger Job Growth: WSJ Survey — Forecasters nudge up growth, trim inflation estimates as tariffs prove lower, less costly than expected in April. — The economic fallout from President Trump's policies may prove less dire than feared.
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Donald Judd / CNN:
Trump says he's considering revoking Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, reigniting decades-long feud — President Donald Trump reignited a decades-long feud with comedian Rosie O'Donnell Saturday, taking to his Truth Social platform to write he was considering revoking her citizenship.
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