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Iona Cleave / Telegraph:
Mormon church gunman was Marine ‘who supported Trump’  —  Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, killed by police after ramming truck into Michigan church and opening fire on worshippers  —  The gunman who rammed his truck into a Mormon church and opened fire on worshippers was an Iraq war veteran who had previously shown support for Donald Trump.
Discussion: CBS News
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Detroit Free Press:
Michigan church shooting suspect went on anti-LDS tirade, political candidate said  —  Andrea May Sahouri Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press  —  This story has been updated with additional information.  —  When Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns heard that someone shot churchgoers …
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Karoline Leavitt Says MAGA Shooter Just Hated Mormons  —  SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS  —  Trump's press secretary made the claim as officials continue to probe the motive.  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed on Monday that the Mormon church shooter “hated” members of the faith.
USA Today:
What we know about Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Michigan church shooting suspect  —  Joey Garrison Chris Quintana Dinah Voyles PulverUSA TODAY … Michigan law enforcement authorities identified 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Michigan as the suspect who killed four people …
New York Times:
'I'm From Here!':  U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump's Dragnet  —  As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.  —  U.S. citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody …
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been returned to duty …
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
New Republic:
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President.  These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.  —  What if we told you that Donald Trump is a really unpopular president?  Would that surprise you?  It's not something you hear much in the media.  Yet in recent days new polls from the Associated Press, Gallup …
Discussion: Gizmodo and LGBTQ Nation
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Perry Bacon / New Republic:
With Portland, Trump's Police State Is Getting Bigger and More Radical
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Trump would head Gaza ‘board of peace’ in new postwar plan  —  President Trump would chair an international “board of peace” to govern and reconstruct the Gaza Strip as part of a 20-point plan released Monday by the White House, describing an end to the war between Israel and Hamas and a transition toward peace.
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Washington Post:
Netanyahu agrees to Trump plan for Gaza deal, but Hamas still a question
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump and Netanyahu agree on a plan to end Gaza war and await Hamas to accept terms
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
READ IN FULL: Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza
pbump:
How Trumpworld inflates the perceived danger of the left  —  It is stipulated at the outset that there have been gruesome acts of political violence in recent months that appear to have been motivated by hostility to right-wing politics or the administration.  This is not really contestable and rarely seriously contested.
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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MSNBC:
Democratic voters are furious with party leaders.  And that disaffection has a cost.  —  The Trump era has put the Democratic Party in an unprecedented bind.  —  By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock”
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Associated Press:
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
Wall Street Journal:
YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Trump  —  Google subsidiary is the last of three Big Tech companies to resolve personal litigation Trump filed against social-media platforms  —  WASHINGTON—YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit …
MSNBC:
How Tom Homan wound up ensnared in an FBI contracts-for-cash sting  —  A former associate of Trump's border czar allegedly proposed a $1 million scheme last year that put FBI agents on Homan's trail.  —  Tom Homan, the White House border czar, became entangled in an FBI sting last year …
Discussion: Raw Story
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Pete's ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides  —  PRESSURE COOKIER  —  The former Fox News host is reportedly spiraling out of control.  —  Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon.  —  The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War” …
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer floats shutdown fix … He and Senate Democrats are also starting to think about how to get out of one.  — A 7-10 day spending bill would require unanimous consent in the Senate, which could put pressure on Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Republicans to abandon their plans for a seven-week bill.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats  —  Exclusive: Miller's homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say  —  Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes …
Discussion: New Republic and Salon
Robert Reich:
Again: Why isn't the media reporting on Trump's growing dementia?  —  Over the weekend, on his Truth Social, Trump shared a video purporting to be a segment on Fox News — it wasn't — in which an AI-generated, deepfaked version of himself sat in the White House and promised that …
CBS News:
Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter's truck  —  The Village of Broadview said they've launched a criminal investigation after a CBS News Chicago reporter had a projectile fired at her vehicle by an ICE agent late Sunday morning.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
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Mack Liederman / Block Club Chicago:
ICE Fires Chemical Weapon At TV Reporter In Broadview; ‘Unprovoked’ Attack Under Investigation
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and Fox News
New York Times:
Americans' Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  A majority of American voters now oppose sending additional economic and military aid to Israel, a stunning reversal in public opinion since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.  —  Nearly two years into the war in Gaza …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
The ADL Defended Elon Musk's ‘Awkward Gesture.’ Now He Calls It a Hate Group  —  “The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate group,” Musk tweeted Sunday.  —  READING TIME 4 MINUTES  —  Read Later Read Later  —  When Elon Musk gave two Nazi-style salutes the day President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Independent
New York Times:
‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal  —  The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining and eliminating pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades.  —  The Trump administration …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625M to boost coal-fired power plants
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire  —  A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary  —  Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced …
Dan Zaksheske / OutKick:
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Finebaum ‘Considering’ Leaving ESPN To Pursue U.S. Senate Seat As A Republican  —  SEC Network host and analyst Paul Finebaum says he is “considering” leaving ESPN to run for the U.S. Senate.  And he would run on the republican ticket.  —  In an exclusive interview …
Kayla Huynh / Journal Sentinel:
Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison  —  International freshman enrollment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has dropped to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to recently released admissions data for the fall semester.
Claire Moses / New York Times:
58 Million Pounds of Corn Dogs Are Recalled Because of Wood in the Batter  —  Hillshire Brands voluntarily recalled the products after at least five people reported injuries because of pieces of wood in the products' batter.  —  About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and “sausage on a stick” …
Associated Press:
Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5 billion in largest-ever private equity buyout  —  Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $52.5 billion in what could become the largest buyout ever funded by private equity firms.
Fox News:
Editorial overhaul: Washington Post's new opinion chief feels the weight of the challenges ahead … But that's the situation 33-year-old Adam O'Neal has found himself in at The Washington Post.  —  “I just feel a tremendous responsibility to get this right,” O'Neal told Fox News Digital …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Melts Down as Bad Bunny Is Named as Next Super Bowl Headliner  —  TRUMP HATER  —  The Puerto Rican-born superstar was announced as the Super Bowl headliner.  —  MAGA talking heads have not taken kindly to a musician who sings in Spanish being announced as the next Super Bowl halftime performer.
Axios:
Democrats turn up heat on Johnson over Epstein files vote delay … But she has to be sworn in first.  — Grijalva was elected in a landslide last Tuesday in the race to succeed her father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), in Congress.  — She has accused Johnson of dragging …
Discussion: MSNBC and The Independent
Emily Peck / Axios:
Cutbacks at HUD come as Black homeownership falls  —  The Department of Housing and Development on Monday fired two civil rights lawyers who spoke publicly about their whistleblower complaint over the Trump administration's cuts to the office that enforces fair housing laws.
Akash Sriram / Reuters:
Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made movies, an unprecedented move that threatens to upend Hollywood's global business model.  —  The step signals Trump's willingness …
 
 
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Tom Tugendhat / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's latest power grab points in a clear direction
Andreas Kluth / Bloomberg:
Trump Has Lost Credibility Worldwide, at Huge Cost
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Cohen / Vox:
Trump's new tariffs will slam America's already brutal housing crisis
Discussion: New York Times
Reuters:
Under Trump, US cedes its share of China's beef market to Australia
Discussion: Newsweek
Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. He just pled guilty to child porn charges.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Is Trump keeping all his promises? This MAGA couple doesn't think so.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
We Are in the Worst-Case Scenario  —  The November 2024 version of you would be shocked …
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account
Stephen Mcgrath / Associated Press:
Moldova's pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups
 

 
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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person

 
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