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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 …
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 …
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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.
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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.
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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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Newsom signs California redistricting measures in response to Texas bill
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
Wall Street Journal:
The Gerrymander Race to the Bottom
The Gerrymander Race to the Bottom
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
California legislators pass redistricting plans to put a Democratic-drawn map before voters
California legislators pass redistricting plans to put a Democratic-drawn map before voters
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Hispanic Voters in Texas Are Starting to Turn on Trump
Hispanic Voters in Texas Are Starting to Turn on Trump
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Washington Post:
Newsom signs bills for redrawing voting maps as parties fight for control
Newsom signs bills for redrawing voting maps as parties fight for control
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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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Politico:
Judge bars Florida from bringing more detainees to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ … Authorities have not disclosed the number of people held at the detention facility in the vast wetlands west of Miami. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened it in July and said it would eventually hold …
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NBC News:
Judge rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Federal judge orders closure of Trump's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail
Federal judge orders closure of Trump's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail
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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.
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court allows Trump to block $783 million in National Institutes of Health grants for now
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800 million in cuts to NIH grants
Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800 million in cuts to NIH grants
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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 …
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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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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
Trump admin vetting 55M U.S. visa holders for potential violations
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Brianna Lyman / The Federalist:
Trump Cleaning Up DC In One Week Proves Democrats Are Destroying Their Cities By Choice — For years, Washington, D.C.'s so-called leaders resigned themselves to the idea that crime was inevitable. Then came President Donald Trump, who saw a problem and took the novel approach …
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ABC News:
Trump says he will go out with police, military to patrol DC Thursday night
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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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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
New visas paused for commercial truck drivers, Rubio says
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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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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Starts Investigation That Could Lead to Tariffs on Wind Turbines — The tariffs would hamper a clean energy industry that the president has often railed against. — Since taking office, President Trump has railed against wind power and the turbines that are needed to generate that energy.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump administration launches national security investigation into wind turbine imports
Trump administration launches national security investigation into wind turbine imports
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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 …
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Punchbowl News:
Senate Dems' funding fight strategy takes shape — Senate Democrats have laid the groundwork throughout August to make this fall's government-funding fight all about health care. — Yet Democrats still need to decide how far to take this clash — and whether they're willing to force a government shutdown.

