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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. — The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025. — In an undercover operation last year …
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New York Times:
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash — Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents. — Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump's border czar, was recorded …
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Raw Story
Politico:
Trump administration taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation … Cleary wrote in May that the experience of being falsely accused led her to apply to become U.S. attorney in Virginia with a plan to “end politically weaponized investigations.”
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Andrew J. Tessman / Washington Post:
I tried mortgage fraud cases. Trump's revenge prosecutions are a sham. — No competent federal prosecutor would bring baseless charges against political targets. — Just now — Andrew J. Tessman is a former assistant U.S. attorney for D.C. and Southern District of West Virginia.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals
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NBC News, Democracy Docket, Mediaite, New York Times, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Conservative lawyer is new top federal prosecutor for office probing Letitia James after resignation
Conservative lawyer is new top federal prosecutor for office probing Letitia James after resignation
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey — The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’ — The Trump administration is canceling an annual government effort to gather data on how many Americans struggle to get enough food.
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America — The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”
Politico:
White House tries to tamp down corporate panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul … The White House said Sunday that corporate lawyers and “others with agendas are creating a lot of FAKE NEWS” around the proclamation, and said it does not apply to anyone with a current visa …
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Washington Post:
Trump's changes to skilled worker visas spark confusion. Here's what to know. — Trump announced a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, and said entry restrictions would apply as of Sunday. That's led to confusion among visa holders and immigration lawyers. — President Donald Trump's announcement …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Top Democratic Leaders Ask Trump for Meeting to Avert a Shutdown — After a Republican plan to keep funding flowing foundered in the Senate, Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer accused the president of standing in the way of a solution.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Theatrics, not vital legislation, now dominate action in Congress
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Florida Politics
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump to avoid government shutdown
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump to avoid government shutdown
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump amid shutdown showdown
Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump amid shutdown showdown
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New York Post, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and New Republic
Patrick Frey / Quillette:
The Post-Kirk Clampdown … America's new cancel culture has arrived. Any remaining doubts about that were laid to rest on 17 September 2025, when a federal government official used the lingo of a mob boss to demand the removal of a comedian from the air for saying things that the US president didn't like.
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Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Censorship Binge After Kirk's Killing Is Part of an All-Out Effort to Crush the Opposition
NPR:
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new ‘pledge’ for reporters at the Pentagon — The Pentagon will drastically change its rules for journalists who cover the Department of Defense, two U.S. officials who are not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR Friday.
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access
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Georgia Worrell / New York Post:
Armed man posing as law enforcement arrested at Arizona stadium where Charlie Kirk's funeral will be held — An armed man who was allegedly posing as a member of law enforcement was arrested by Secret Service agents at the Arizona stadium where Charlie Kirk's funeral will be held Sunday, according to reports.
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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona expected to draw 100,000, with Trump and Vance headlining
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Los Angeles Times:
'We're not North Korea.' Newsom signs bills to limit immigration raids at schools and unmask federal agents — In response to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed …
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Associated Press:
California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations — California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue — Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines — Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university …
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Washington Post:
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say — Staff from the EPA's Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review. — The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered scientists in at least …
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The Independent and Raw Story
Ty Roush / Associated Press:
U.S. Attorney Refers Gavin Newsom To Secret Service For ‘Threat Assessment’ Over X Post — Topline — Bill Essayli, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, on Saturday said he referred Gov. Gavin Newsom to the Secret Service for a “full threat assessment,” …
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NBC News:
‘No evidence’ found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, federal officials say — Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk's assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.
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NewsMax.com, The Independent and Raw Story
Politico:
Trump's new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it's illegal. … The result has been hundreds of frantic lawsuits by immigrants who have been arrested without warning at work, at routine check-ins with immigration authorities or after immigration court proceedings.
