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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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Miami Herald:
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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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’ — Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Sunday said he has confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi despite reports that she is feuding with FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino over her handling …
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NBC News:
Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base over the Epstein files
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New York Times:
Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry
Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry
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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
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response … And a New York Times report Friday found that the agency laid off hundreds of call center contractors in the middle of the crisis July 5. After answering well over 99 percent of the calls coming its way on that day …
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CNN:
FEMA search and rescue teams take days to reach Texas after flooding as agency faces overhaul — Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA ‘remade,’ not dismantled
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA ‘remade,’ not dismantled
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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 …
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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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump could potentially fire Powell over Fed renovations, Hassett says — President Trump could possibly fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over questions about the renovation of Fed facilities, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday.
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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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Mark Thiessen / Associated Press:
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Bondi says all charges against doctor who allegedly destroyed COVID vaccines have been dropped
Bondi says all charges against doctor who allegedly destroyed COVID vaccines have been dropped
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
America Would Be Better Off If Trump Won in 2020 — When Donald Trump's megabill passed the Senate, consummating nearly a half-year of aggressively reactionary policymaking by the 47th president, a colleague commented that “it's like the Biden presidency never happened.”
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
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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 …
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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Raw Story
Associated Press:
Justice Dept. fires more prosecutors, support staff involved in Trump prosecutions, AP sources say — The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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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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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
How the Trump shooting supercharged beliefs in a divine right of MAGA — Donald Trump and many of his followers have described the rally as a mass spiritual awakening, promoting the belief that Trump enacts God's will. — Summary286 — CONNOQUENESSING, Pa. — On the road from Pittsburgh to Butler …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll ‘take a look’ at running for president — The Democratic governor said the country has become too partisan and that he wants to unite “Democrats, Republicans and independents.” — Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., would not rule out running for president in 2028 …
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