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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 …
The Guardian:
Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents — Alleged handoff occurred before Trump won second presidency, after which administration killed federal corruption case — The FBI reportedly recorded Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan accepting $50,000 …
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New York Times:
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes — His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey. — President Trump demanded on Saturday that his attorney general move quickly …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals … Trump appeared to confirm those reports, accusing Siebert of saying “that we had no case.” — “There is a GREAT CASE,” Trump said. — Trump also appeared to float his onetime personal attorney Lindsey Halligan …
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after his political foes — In a Truth Social post, Trump sent a message directly to Bondi, saying the Justice Department needed to do something about certain officials, including Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff.
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Fox News, Raw Story, The Hill, Democracy Docket and Washington Examiner
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Sets Off Scramble Across Corporate America — Companies urgently order workers back to the U.S. before Sunday; White House seeks to clarify that the fee doesn't apply to current visa holders — The Trump administration's moves to upend the immigration system set off …
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Politico:
White House tries to tamp down corporate panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul
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Washington Post:
Trump's changes to skilled worker visas spark confusion. Here's what to know.
Trump's changes to skilled worker visas spark confusion. Here's what to know.
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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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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 …
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.”
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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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company — Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta — A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé making allegations …
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.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Tulsi Gabbard did not alert White House before revoking 37 security clearances — Exclusive: White House only realized afterwards that clearances at the CIA and in Congress had been rescinded — Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, did not inform the White House that her office …
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CNN:
US will complete TikTok deal ‘in coming days’ and control its algorithm, White House says — The United States will have control over TikTok's algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform's US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday.
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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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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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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Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Censorship Binge After Kirk's Killing Is Part of an All-Out Effort to Crush the Opposition — “When you have a [television] network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,” complained the most powerful man in the world while onboard Air Force One …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Theatrics, not vital legislation, now dominate action in Congress — Approving low-level nominations and weighing censures have commanded attention, while violence rages in Gaza, Ukraine and at home. — Just now — Just after 11 a.m. Friday, Rep. Al Green began delivering …
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