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NBC News:
Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown — The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration …
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Trump administration to reassign ICE officials in bid to intensify deportation campaign
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown — Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Democrats plan to sue over food aid as GOP splits on legislative patch
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Politico:
Democrats face moment of truth as shutdown coalition frays
Democrats face moment of truth as shutdown coalition frays
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NOTUS, RedState, Bangor Daily News and The Hill
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson backs Trump's plans not to tap contingency dollars for food aid ahead of funding cliff
Johnson backs Trump's plans not to tap contingency dollars for food aid ahead of funding cliff
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Politico:
A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia … Crenshaw said Noem violated the rule by declaring that Abrego is a “MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator.” And the judge said Bondi ran afoul of the rule …
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Politico:
Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can't visit ICE detention facilities … “ICE is no longer funding the operation of its detention facilities ... with any funds that were appropriated subject to [the requirement for lawmaker visits]” Justice Department attorneys indicated.
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Politico:
Democrats get aggressive on remapping congressional lines … Virginia lawmakers on Monday began to amend the state's constitution to enable drawing new lines ahead of the 2026 midterms. And in New York, a prominent Democratic election lawyer's firm filed suit Monday challenging …
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk's widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN — ‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week — Your support helps us to tell the story
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Shweta Sharma / The Independent:
Two US Navy aircraft go down 30 minutes apart in South China Sea
Two US Navy aircraft go down 30 minutes apart in South China Sea
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Flags Telltale Sign Trump's Doctors Are ‘Worried’ — BRAINFREEZE! — The California governor isn't afraid to say the quiet part out loud. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a fresh swipe at President Donald Trump's mental fitness on Monday, suggesting that the president's doctors may have their own concerns.
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
California to Monitor Trump's DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
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Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
California will dispatch observers to watch DOJ's election monitors
California will dispatch observers to watch DOJ's election monitors
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Biden's White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party — Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent. — In a new book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” …
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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole — US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term for the White House, saying he would “love to do it”. — But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He'd ‘Love’ a Third Term
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump acknowledges recent MRI but hedges on why doctors ordered it
Trump acknowledges recent MRI but hedges on why doctors ordered it
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Former DOJ officials say Comey case is vindictive, call for dismissal — The amicus brief signed by more than 100 former Justice Department officials urged a federal judge in Virginia to dismiss charges against the former FBI director. — More than 100 former Justice Department officials urged …
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Raw Story, The Independent, Law & Crime and MSNBC
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
“F***ing Insane”: The Move That Ruined Jack Smith's Case Against Trump
“F***ing Insane”: The Move That Ruined Jack Smith's Case Against Trump
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New York Post:
Zohran Mamdani didn't tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11 — The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually his dad's cousin. — The socialist mayoral front-runner made the revelation during …
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won't turn against my neighbors” — Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of President Trump's controversial immigration enforcement mission …
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie Deports Trump-Fanatic Cuban Immigrant to Africa — PROMISES MADE... MAGA devotee Roberto Mosquera thought Trump would unify the country. Now he's 8,000 miles away. — Roberto Mosquera was once a self-proclaimed “super Trump supporter.” Now, he's trapped in a maximum-security prison …
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Raw Story
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
‘I Was Born the Son of a Poor Black Sharecropper’ — Oh, this greasy phony baloney. — There are times he outflimflams himself, and the performance is so bad, and such a flagrantly outrageous lie, you have to watch, mesmerized. — Like a chicken watching a cobra, cuz that's kind of what his twitchy hands look like.
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Washington Post:
Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop — A Homeland Security agent shot at the man, leaving bullet holes in his car window, seat and jacket, attorneys said. A D.C. police report about the arrest does not mention gunfire.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
HHS Employees Now Being Measured By Loyalty To Trump's Policies — In annual performance reviews, federal workers will be assessed on whether they “clearly and demonstrably support implementation” of Trump's agenda. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is using a new metric …
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Raw Story
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners … “I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me — the work, the audience's attention and the honor of being a part of the network's history — and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who've made me a better journalist and a better human.
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Obama's reaction to Nancy Pelosi's ‘surprise’ endorsement of Kamala Harris revealed: ‘What the f-k did you just do?’ — Former President Barack Obama was “not happy” with Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) quick endorsement of then-Vice President Kamala Harris — and he let it be known in a phone call …
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Greg Bensinger / Reuters:
Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say — Job cuts may affect HR, devices, services, operations — CEO Jassy aims to reduce bureaucracy, increase AI use — Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday …
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Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor's race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge … We rely on your support to make local news available to all — Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today — Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / The Post Millennial:
Trans teen pleads guilty to planning massacre at Indiana school—police say she built shrine to Parkland shooter — The plea deal calls for up to 12 and a half years in prison, followed by five years of probation. … Minute Read — A trans-identified female Indiana teenager has agreed …
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