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Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary Noem Unveils No Age Limit for Patriotic Americans to Join ICE Law Enforcement to Help Remove Worst of the Worst from U.S. — In less than one week since DHS launched its recruitment campaign, more than 80,000 Americans applied to join ICE — WASHINGTON — U.S. Department …
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Edward Segarra / USA Today:
Actor Dean Cain, who played Superman in the '90s, reveals he joined ICE — Dean Cain was once the Man of Steel, but the TV superhero icon has a new title. — Cain, who played Superman in the 1990s series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” revealed to fans that he enlisted …
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Department of Homeland Security:
The Speedway Slammer: A New Partnership with DHS and the State of Indiana to Expand Detention Space
The Speedway Slammer: A New Partnership with DHS and the State of Indiana to Expand Detention Space
Warren P. Strobel / Washington Post:
Gabbard overrode CIA officials' concerns in push to release classified Russia report — CIA officials worried that the release of a House report on 2016 Russian election meddling could reveal top-secret spying techniques and sources, but Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard authorized …
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: A Ghost Grand Jury and a Ponzi Scheme
The Situation: A Ghost Grand Jury and a Ponzi Scheme
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Civil Discourse …
Owen Dahlkamp / The Texas Tribune:
Paxton launches investigation into Beto O'Rourke's political group for funding Democrats who left state — The attorney general accused the organization of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democrats to leave the state. — WASHINGTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton …
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NBC News:
Democrats draw up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas — but they face legal hurdles
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Politico, Fox News, Daily Caller News Foundation and Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Texas Democrats evacuated from Illinois hotel over potential bomb threat
Texas Democrats evacuated from Illinois hotel over potential bomb threat
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HotAir, HuffPost, ABC News, Raw Story and The Guardian
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Threats to The United States by the Government of the Russian Federation — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
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New York Times:
Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky — President Trump has been stymied for months in his efforts to find a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, after more than three years of war. — President Trump intends to meet in person with President Vladimir V. Putin …
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New York Times:
Trump Weighs Getting Involved in New York City Mayor's Race — The possibility that the president will seek to intercede could inject an element of unpredictability into an already fractious contest. — President Trump may have moved out of New York City, but he has privately discussed whether …
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The Hill, AM New York, New York Magazine, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
NBC News:
Live updates: 5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart in Georgia, shooter in custody — Gunfire erupted at the army base on Wednesday morning, prompting the base commander to lock down facilities in the wake of an “active shooter” incident. … Shooter was from Florida and had no deployments
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Associated Press:
Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say
Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say
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FIRE:
LAWSUIT: FIRE challenges unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses in crusade to deport legal immigrants over protected speech — The First Amendment trumps the statutes that the government is abusing to deport people for speech alone — This lawsuit seeks a landmark ruling …
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The Hill, USA Today, Mercury News, Reason and New York Times
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘War’ on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders
Rubio, Noem Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘War’ on Free Speech Amid Crackdown on Student Visa Holders
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Joe.My.God. and NewsMax.com
TJ L'Heureux / Phoenix New Times:
Women shouldn't hold office, says GOP woman now running for office — “I don't know if I would vote for any female,” said state senate hopeful Mylie Biggs, the daughter of GOP Rep. Andy Biggs. … Audio By Carbonatix … The daughter of Rep. Andy Biggs, one of Donald Trump's biggest …
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Thomas Kennedy / Miami New Times:
Experts Say Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Camp May Be Illegal
Experts Say Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Camp May Be Illegal
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MSNBC, Associated Press, Phoenix New Times and The Nation
David Dayen / American Prospect:
FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE — Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment. — A number of employees with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) …
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Washington Post, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Vance expected to host Epstein strategy dinner with Bondi, Blanche, Patel — Officials are considering releasing the Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcript. — Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” at Don's Machine Shop in West Pittston, Penn., on July 16, 2025.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.
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Reuters, Bloomberg and Joe.My.God., more at Techmeme »
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
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Bloomberg
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces she's running for governor in Tennessee — Blackburn would be the state's first female governor if she wins. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is running for governor, she announced Wednesday, promising to help her state be “America's conservative leader” for generations to come.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee
Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee
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HuffPost, Washington Examiner and Marsha for Governor
The Guardian:
JD Vance's team had water level of Ohio river raised for family's boating trip — Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’ — JD Vance's team had the army corps of engineers in Louisville, Ohio …
Chloe Atkins / NBC News:
FBI crime report says violent crime decreased by 4.5% in 2024 — Violent crime is defined as murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. — Statistics released Tuesday by the FBI indicate that violent crime decreased overall in the United States by 4.5% last year.
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The Guardian, MSNBC, Townhall, PinkNews and LGBTQ Nation
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Nation's violent crime rate fell in 2024 to lowest in 20 years: FBI
Nation's violent crime rate fell in 2024 to lowest in 20 years: FBI
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Reason and News Talk 105.9 WMAL
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Allegations surrounding GOP's Cory Mills go from bad to worse — House Republican leaders didn't need another controversy surrounding one of their members, but they apparently have one anyway. — All things considered, House Republican leaders didn't need another controversy surrounding …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Donald Trump and John Roberts Have a Lot in Common — Last Friday, the Supreme Court all but announced how it would rule on the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. — The case in question, Louisiana v. Callais, which was heard for the first time in March, is a dispute over the drawing of the state's six congressional districts.
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats
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The Hill, The Contrarian, The Guardian, MSNBC and The 19th
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Library of Congress blames “coding error” for missing sections of online Constitution — The Library of Congress on Wednesday pointed to an unspecified “coding error” that led to key parts of the U.S. Constitution being deleted from the Constitution Annotated website.
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, dealing major blow to promising area of research — The cuts add to mounting evidence that Kennedy is pursuing an aggressive anti-vaccine agenda. — The Trump administration is terminating 22 contracts focused on developing mRNA vaccines …
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Politico:
Trump administration staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ assaulted in DC … President Donald Trump posted a photo on his social media platform showing a shirtless Coristine with what appeared to be blood spattered on his face, body and pants. He called for a change in the law so that the juveniles …
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Seth Masket / Tusk:
The case for Democratic recklessness, redux — The Democrats also doing mid-decade redistricting would be chaos. It's also the only way out of this situation. — Back in 2017, I wrote a piece for Pacific Standard called “The Case for Democratic Recklessness.”
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Indianapolis Star
NBC News:
80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare — The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the anniversary as global conflicts fuel nuclear fears. — HIROSHIMA, Japan — For more than half a century …
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U.S. Department of the Interior:
Interior Department Moves to Cancel Reckless Biden-era Approval of Lava Ridge Wind Project — WASHINGTON — Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is restoring common sense to American energy policy by reversing the Biden administration's misguided, last-minute push to approve …
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NOTUS, Townhall, E&E News, Daily Caller News Foundation, Joe.My.God. and Washington Examiner
The Economist:
Why the laws of war are widely ignored — Global courts struggle to cope with power politics — International courts have never been busier. Conflicts are more common than at any point since 1945. Ever more civilians are being bombed, starved and raped by men with guns.

