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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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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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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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Sean James / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Trump Admin ‘Seriously’ Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC — President Donald Trump is “seriously” considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of his push to thwart crime, NBC reported on Wednesday …
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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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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump is the insurrection — 🎉 It's PN's fourth anniversary and we're commemorating …
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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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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: ‘My kids could die’
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP military mom presses Mike Johnson on troop pay
GOP military mom presses Mike Johnson on troop pay
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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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HuffPost:
Federal Workers Urge Democrats To Hold Firm On Government Funding
Federal Workers Urge Democrats To Hold Firm On Government Funding
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CNN:
Democrats say even missed paychecks for US troops won't be enough to end shutdown alone
Democrats say even missed paychecks for US troops won't be enough to end shutdown alone
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown
Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Homeland security secretary says department will purchase buildings in Chicago and Portland to operate from
Homeland security secretary says department will purchase buildings in Chicago and Portland to operate from
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff
Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff
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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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Reuters:
Live Updates: Israel-Hamas Deal Paves Way for Gaza Cease-Fire
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Greg Myre / NPR:
Israel and Hamas agree on the ‘first phase’ of Gaza ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas agree on the ‘first phase’ of Gaza ceasefire deal
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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 …
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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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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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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
DOJ defends employees reposting Trump's comments about Luigi Mangione — Two DOJ employees reposted a video of President Donald Trump saying Mangione “shot someone in the back as clear as you're looking at me.” — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday challenged arguments that two Justice …
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rant on Luigi Mangione
DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rant on Luigi Mangione
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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 …
Reuters:
Trump's war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups — Powerful Trump aide Stephen Miller key part of crackdown — ICE agents being redeployed to target activist groups — George Soros' charitable network on White House list — Trump using isolated ICE clashes to justify national crackdown
Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth / Bloomberg:
Norway on Edge Over Trump Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Verdict Hostage Supporters Flock to Tel Aviv to Celebrate End of Watch Putin Postpones Russia-Arab Summit, Citing Gaza Ceasefire Deal Macron Seeks to End French Chaos With New Premier by Friday Macron Searches for New French Premier …
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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 …
Block Club Chicago:
Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue — Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed.
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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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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment — Jones says the court must act immediately to prevent his site, InfoWars, where he has spread conspiracy theories, from being handed over to the satirical news site The Onion. — WASHINGTON — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …
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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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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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