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MSNBC:
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 …
Discussion: Mercury News and Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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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 …
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.
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.
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.”
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says prosecutor fired after gaining “UNUSUALLY STRONG” Democratic support
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.”
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
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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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.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
News outlets, lawmakers condemn new Pentagon restrictions on journalists  —  The policy requires reporters to pledge they won't gather any information that hasn't been expressly authorized for release or risk losing their media credentials.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's …
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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.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
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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twitchy.com:
‘Is That a Threat?’ Newsom Press Office Blasted for Alarming Post About Secretary Noem
Discussion: The Hill
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
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.
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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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.
Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
NEW: Jack Smith: “The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire.”  —  Jack Smith was appointed by Merrick Garland in November of 2022 to continue the ongoing investigations into the January 6th attack on the Capitol and the unlawful retention of national defense information …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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