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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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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
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response
Noem fights criticism of FEMA management in Texas flood response
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
On July 5, the day after the Texas floods hit, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …
On July 5, the day after the Texas floods hit, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …
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The Parnas Perspective and Straight Arrow News
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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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 — Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”
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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Newsweek
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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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-13-25: White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett — Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council speaks with ABC News on “This Week” from Washington, April 6, 2025. … (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) — DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I think he's done a terrible job.
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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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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
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
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
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
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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 …
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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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
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.”
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 …
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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Hadas Gold / CNN:
xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI issued a lengthy apology Saturday for a series of violent and antisemitic posts from its Grok chatbot this week, blaming a system update.
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Grok Chatbot Mirrored X Users' ‘Extremist Views’ in Antisemitic Posts, xAI Says
Grok Chatbot Mirrored X Users' ‘Extremist Views’ in Antisemitic Posts, xAI Says
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