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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Patel's FBI raids John Bolton's home in high-profile national security probe  —  FBI agents raided the DC-area home of President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe, The Post can exclusively reveal.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton's House  —  Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, the FBI and Montgomery County police were seen at the Bethesda home of John Bolton, who served as national security advisor for part of Donald Trump's first term.  Montgomery County police sealed off …
Discussion: Axios, Politico, Hackwhackers and Raw Story
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI searches home of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says  —  The FBI is searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump's first administration as national security adviser but later became critical of the president …
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches John Bolton's Maryland Home  —  Where Things Stand  — John Bolton: F.B.I. agents early Friday were searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser, said an F.B.I. official.
Discussion: The Guardian
Newsweek:
John Bolton's Home Raided By FBI: Live Updates  —  Federal agents searched the Maryland home of President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, early Friday morning as part of a long-running investigation into the handling of classified documents.
Discussion: The Independent
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Poll suggests Trump's ICE raids are backfiring in California … About half of California voters favor a pathway to citizenship, while smaller proportions favor eligibility for permanent residency and temporary work permits.  —  There's “an impulse of empathy and humanity …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
Wall Street Journal:
The Gerrymander Race to the Bottom
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and Salon
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
California legislators pass redistricting plans to put a Democratic-drawn map before voters
Washington Post:
Newsom signs bills for redrawing voting maps as parties fight for control
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact  —  The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.  —  A federal judge in Miami gave the state …
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NBC News:
Judge rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed
Axios:
Florida ordered to undo Alligator Alcatraz due to environmental risks
Discussion: UPI and The Gateway Pundit
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push  —  The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grants  —  My brain hurts. … Late Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court handed down an incomprehensible order concerning the Trump administration's decision to cancel numerous public health grants.
ProPublica:
Getting “DOGED”: DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media.  Then the Taliban Took His Family.  —  It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son.  Halimi's name had just appeared in a viral post on X …
GovExec.com:
IRS is canceling its layoff plans, will ask some it fired or pushed out to return  —  The Internal Revenue Service is no longer planning to pursue layoffs as it seeks to rebuild parts of its workforce.  The tax agency is now working to plug staffing holes with hiring, reassignments and rescinding …
Discussion: Federal News Network
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:   IRS Backtracks on Layoffs After Critical Staff Shortages
Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:   IRS plans to rescind hundreds of deferred resignation offers to ‘fill critical vacancies’
New York Times:
Red Envelopes With Cash Are Changing Hands at Adams Campaign Rallies  —  New York Times reporters witnessed supporters of Mayor Eric Adams handing out cash-filled envelopes.  Sometimes, that money went to reporters from Chinese-language outlets.  —  Few New York City politicians …
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Samantha Maldonado / The City:
The Chips Fall as Rivals Fry the Mayor
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Brianna Lyman / The Federalist:
Trump Cleaning Up DC In One Week Proves Democrats Are Destroying Their Cities By Choice
ABC News:
Trump says he will go out with police, military to patrol DC Thursday night
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations  —  The Trump administration said Thursday it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation, part of a growing crackdown on foreigners …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump admin vetting 55M U.S. visa holders for potential violations
Discussion: Associated Press
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
Judge says former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
State Department halts employment visas for truck drivers … The driver failed the English Language Proficiency assessment, getting two of 12 verbal questions correct and accurately identifying 1 of 4 highway signs during an on-site compliance investigation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, according to DOT.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
New visas paused for commercial truck drivers, Rubio says
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats police their word police: Read the list  —  Birthing person/inseminated person ... Latinx ... subverting norms ... housing insecurity ... a “justice-involved individual,” formerly known as an inmate.  — A blunt memo from Third Way, a center-left think tank run by lifelong Democrats …
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Politico:   Playbook: Can Dems talk their way out of the wilderness?
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Famine in Gaza confirmed by hunger monitor for first time since war started  —  Portions of Gaza are enduring famine, a UN-backed hunger monitor said Friday in a determination Israel rejected as fabricated and political. … - The IPC, which was established by the UN, aid groups and governments …
Washington Post:
Democrats are pushing back against crackdown on sanctuary cities  —  Some responded with strongly worded letters.  Others spoke out in a public show of resistance, accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of trying to unlawfully bully governors and mayors.  —  Just now
Discussion: Townhall, Blue Amp and Fox News
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America  —  The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years.  Experts say he's emboldening Trump's drive toward authoritarianism  —  On 4 March, Donald Trump delivered …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
 
 
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The Hill:
Immigrants risk being shut out of America's health system
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist
Zachary Basu / Axios:
With MAGA's help, Europe's far-right marches into the mainstream
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Why the Epstein drama isn't going away anytime soon
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Starts Investigation That Could Lead to Tariffs on Wind Turbines
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Stephanie Nolen / New York Times:
Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Pence calls for secondary sanctions on Russia
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Orlando Sentinel:
Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
New York Times:
F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents
Discussion: GovExec.com and CNN
 

 
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