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Politico:
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat … NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. — They referred to Black people as monkeys and …
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
JB Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Sunday suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. — “The tables will turn one day,” Prtizker told FOX 32 Chicago.
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Mary Norkol / Chicago Sun Times:
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd — Federal agents chased a car through a residential neighborhood on the Southeast Side of Chicago Tuesday, and then intentionally crashed into the car in a risky manuever restricted by some police departments nationwide.
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FOX 32 Chicago and Chicago Tribune
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn't Cross the Line
Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn't Cross the Line
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KGW-TV, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Lauryn Azu / Chicago Tribune:
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says — In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists. — The United States killed six men aboard a boat …
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Associated Press:
US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela …
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New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry — The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president's perceived foes. — Career prosecutors at the Justice Department …
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Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments …
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Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments
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Fox News:
Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday
Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday
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Paris Martineau / Consumer Reports:
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead — Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR's tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — Much has changed since Consumer Reports …
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Zeteo:
The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth's ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech... Or Else — Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don't watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences. — ∙ Paid
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Five major broadcast networks say they will not sign new Pentagon press policy — The policy says reporters could have their press passes revoked if they publish information that has not been authorized for release by the Pentagon. — Five major broadcast news networks announced Tuesday …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Media including Fox News overwhelmingly reject Pentagon press policy
Media including Fox News overwhelmingly reject Pentagon press policy
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Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Russia blasts ‘freaks’ at Time magazine over cover that Trump hated — “Only unhealthy people” could have chosen the photo Time used, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova fumes. — The Kremlin has lashed out at Time magazine over its cover depicting U.S. President Donald Trump …
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser … Koberlein said Mills was not allowed to go to Langston' home or place of employment and that he was not allowed to directly refer to Langston on social media. The injunction is in place for the state of Florida.
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Orlando Sentinel and Blaze Media
New York Times:
Total affected funding, by congressional district — $17.84 bil. — Ill. 7th — $2.37 bil. — Calif. 12th — $1.40 bil. — Wash. 10th — $995.1 mil. — Calif. 7th — Doris Matsui — $655.3 mil. — Calif. 32th — Brad Sherman — $499.5 mil. — Minn. 4th
Lizzy Acker / Oregonian:
U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride 'most threatening thing I've seen yet' — Portlanders turned to a local tradition Sunday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Riding bikes in the nude. — Over a thousand riders, some naked, some with various amounts of clothing on …
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Raw Story, LGBTQ Nation and RedState
Emily Mullin / Wired:
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone — Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. — After the latest round of mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
CDC union blasts lack of transparency from HHS in layoffs
CDC union blasts lack of transparency from HHS in layoffs
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Dr Phil faces ‘total collapse’ after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report — Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure and financial turmoil, according to a new report.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones' effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones' effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
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NBC News:
Jack Smith speaks out against the Trump administration in rare interview — The former special counsel warned of threats to public servants and the independence of the judiciary in an interview at University College London Faculty of Laws. — Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought …
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Leah Sarnoff / ABC News:
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids — The declaration was passed on Tuesday by a 4-1 vote. — A man waves the American flag in front of LAPD officers during the nationwide No Kings protest in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 14, 2025.
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Reuters:
Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire — Israel to restrict aid and keep border shut at least through Wednesday — Hamas fighters demonstrate grip by executing men in the street — U.S. President Trump threatens Hamas to disarm
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Senior ICE Barbie Official Posts Totally False Information About Violent Arrest of Teen Girl — CAUGHT OUT — DHS communications lead Tricia McLaughlin made the false claim over a video that went viral. — A top official at the Department of Homeland Security has been caught posting …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Woman Is Granted a Protective Order Against Florida Congressman — Representative Cory Mills's former girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, the reigning Miss United States, told a judge that he had threatened to release sexually explicit videos of her. — A judge issued a protective order …
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US Department of Justice:
Chairman of Prince Group Indicted for Operating Cambodian Forced Labor Scam Compounds Engaged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes — For Immediate Release — Department of Justice Files Largest Ever Forfeiture Action Against Approximately $15B in Bitcoin Currently in U.S. Custody
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Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Hamas carries out public executions — just hours after peace treaty signing — Hamas carried out mass public executions in Gaza on Monday, gruesome video shows — as the bloodthirsty terror group desperately seeks to maintain control over the Palestinian enclave and punish those it deems “collaborators with Israel.”
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Trump's Bailout Of Argentina Gives Democrats A Big Opening — “For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs for health care,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday. — WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's unprecedented bailout …
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’ — To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes' recent return to the site formerly known as Twitter is the result of a collaborative effort that included leading members of the British far right and Elon Musk.
David Brooks / The Atlantic:
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now … Other peoples have risen. Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies. In the past 50 years, they've done it in Poland, South Africa, Lebanon, South Korea, Ukraine, East Timor, Serbia, Madagascar, Nepal, and elsewhere.
Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: Stefanik, Cotton Urge Treasury Department To Probe CAIR for ‘Financial Links to Hamas’ — Treasury investigation could pull back curtain on CAIR's closely held foreign funding sources — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) are urging the Trump administration …
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New Republic:
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump — President Trump's allies are suddenly raging over the October 18 No Kings protests. MAGA Mike Johnson and MAGA-fied Representative Steve Scalise are angrily sliming expected attendees as America-haters, antifa, Marxists, and terrorists.
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Eric Kaufmann / UnHerd:
Why are fewer young people identifying as trans? — A surprising shift is taking place in the gender and sexual identities of young Americans. Data from my new Centre for Heterodox Social Science report, “The Decline of Trans and Queer Identity among Young Americans” …
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Jasmine Laws / Newsweek:
Full List of Airports Refusing To Show Kristi Noem's Shutdown Video — A number of airports have refused to play Department for Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's video, which blames congressional Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown and the recent travel delays.
Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Midcycle Gerrymandering Disease Spreads to North Carolina — This is your TPM evening briefing. — The North Carolina GOP is Notorious for Ratfuckery — North Carolina's Republican leaders in the state legislature announced on Monday that they plan to hold a vote next week …
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