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Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump's Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents …
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Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump's Pressure Campaign — Ms. James is accused of committing mortgage fraud, and her indictment follows a case brought against the former F.B.I. director James Comey. — Here's the latest.
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Associated Press:
New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged Thursday as part of a mortgage fraud investigation …
Politico:
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump's DOJ … Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who was appointed after Trump orchestrated a shakeup of the federal prosecutor's office in the Eastern District of Virginia, brought the case to the grand jury herself …
Associated Press:
New York AG Letitia James indicted for alleged fraud following pressure from Trump — James became the second political figure within two weeks to face prosecution. — Letitia James attends the Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Spring into Action gala at Cipriani South Street, April 24, 2025, in New York.
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Letitia James criminally charged in Trump's latest effort to punish rivals — Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals — A federal grand jury indicted Letitia James, the New York attorney general, for bank fraud on Thursday …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Oklahoma's Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago — Gov. Kevin Stitt, the current chairman of the National Governors Association, broke with Texas, saying, “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to their red state.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Greg Bovino Emerges as Trump's Man For Conjuring Up a Blue-City Insurrection — Elected officials, activists, and at least one former high-ranking Department of Homeland Security official have all noticed the same thing: when the Trump administration wants to turn up the heat, they send in Gregory Bovino.
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump and White House Busted Using Red State Footage to Show ‘Chaos’ in Chicago — CLOSER TO HOME — The president posted the deceptive high-octane ICE raid video to his own social media account. — Donald Trump and the White House have been accused of lying to the American public …
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Sean James / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Trump Admin ‘Seriously’ Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump suggests tariffs played a role in peace deal — Trump said during a Fox News interview tonight that his tariffs may have played a role in getting Israel and Hamas to sign off on the first phase of a peace deal. — “I think we shocked everybody by a lot with the tariffs and all of that.
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump and peace in the Mideast — Caution tempers celebration, but this Gaza peace plan may actually hold. Trump's unorthodox style was key. — The announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to President Donald Trump's plan to end the two-year war in Gaza could be the biggest diplomatic achievement of his second term.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home
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New York Times:
How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough
How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough
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Punchbowl News:
Why Schumer thinks Dems have momentum … It's Day 9 of the government shutdown. There's no resolution in sight to this crisis. — When you take stock of where things stand, it's not difficult to see why House and Senate Democrats feel good about their strategy — for now.
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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Democrats float immediately paying feds working through shutdown as Congress again rejects bill to reopen government
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Politico:
Pressuring Democrats, Johnson rules out standalone troop pay bill
Pressuring Democrats, Johnson rules out standalone troop pay bill
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official … - Liberty is owned by Scott Leiendecker, who in 2011 created a software program focused on enabling election workers to verify voters and check them in at polling locations. — According to Leiendecker's LinkedIn page …
Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Norway braces for Trump's reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize — US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says — With hours to go until the announcement of this year's Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians …
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport — Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled — A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US …
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Bruce Shipkowski / Associated Press:
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
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Block Club Chicago:
Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue — CHICAGO — A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal agents can't use tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters after Block Club Chicago and others sued …
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The Atlantic:
The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning — What the U.S. government is portraying as a drug mission may be about a lot more. — the videos of carnage on the open seas have, by now, become almost routine: A small, fast-moving boat skips along the waves. Seconds later, it erupts into a ball …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
NYC Mayor's Race: Adams Exits, Cuomo Gains, Mamdani Up By Double Digits, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; Who Would Best Represent NYC's Interests Under Trump? Mamdani & Cuomo Essentially Tied — mail_outline — Now that New York City's mayoral race …
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show — Counterprogramming, hosted by group that Charlie Kirk founded, spotlights the growing political polarization surrounding one of the biggest events of the year. — Just now — Turning Point USA, the group founded …
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Jeffrey Cane / Axios:
The U.S. bought Argentine pesos, Bessent says — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the U.S. government has bought Argentine pesos as part of a program to help the struggling South American nation. … - The turmoil briefly subsided after Bessent pledged a financial lifeline.
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Wall Street Journal:
How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician — The state's attorney general, who is vying to be the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, became a multimillionaire as a public official — AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton went from being a middle-class lawyer …
Sara Novak / Scientific American:
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity — A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people's risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination — BY SARA NOVAK EDITED BY LAUREN J. YOUNG
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The authoritarian menace has arrived — Opposition party politicians exaggerate the problems with the status quo. When Donald Trump was running for president in 2024, he absolutely did this. And because he's more dishonest than the average politician, he did it to an unusually large degree.
Mike Fox / Reason:
What's Really at Stake in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case? — Thanks to a Supreme Court that has blessed anything short of physical torture, prosecutors have more coercive tools than ever before, including the ability to threaten to indict a defendant's family members or friends.
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Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement — Data shows a stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns — Nearly half of the FBI agents working in the US's major field offices have been reassigned to aid immigration enforcement …
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