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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jury acquits D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent — Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors. — WASHINGTON — Jurors showed no appetite for the Justice Department's case against …
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer — Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police. — Just now — A jury on Thursday acquitted a D.C. man who was charged …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
D.C. “sandwich guy” found not guilty of assaulting officer
D.C. “sandwich guy” found not guilty of assaulting officer
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
Politico:
Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans — Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Hopes for shutdown resolution fade after Democrats balk at GOP offer … But Democrats, stiffened by their party's big election wins Tuesday that have papered over rising internal divisions, are expected to block a procedural vote yet again, according to two people granted anonymity …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
GOP's latest shutdown offer includes possible reversal of some mass firings — Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday in hopes of cutting a deal that would end the 37-day government shutdown and advance a package of three full-year spending bills, according …
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Politico:
Freshman Senate Dems and House Republicans to huddle on bipartisan ACA plan
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Republicans Are in Denial About Tuesday
Republicans Are in Denial About Tuesday
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month — The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo. — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Must Fund Full SNAP Benefits for November, Judge Rules — Government appeals order directing it to deliver money by Friday for federal food-assistance benefits delayed by the shutdown — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund food-assistance benefits …
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday — The administration had said it would distribute partial payments in November, but that the process could take weeks. The Justice Department said it intends to appeal Thursday's order.
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CNBC:
SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders … A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration's plan to partially fund that food stamp program for 42 million Americans during the U.S. government shutdown.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
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Marcia Brown / Politico:
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Judge orders Trump administration to release full SNAP benefits by Friday
Judge orders Trump administration to release full SNAP benefits by Friday
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump's administration …
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CNN:
Supreme Court allows Trump to limit passport sex markers for trans and nonbinary Americans — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to require the sex designation on US passports to align with a traveler's biological sex, a blow to transgender and nonbinary Americans …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
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Alex Burness / Bolts:
Five Ways Tuesday's Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy — From felony disenfranchisement and mail-voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states. — On Tuesday, mostly in the shadow of the Democratic Party's headlining triumphs …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday
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NBC News:
Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans
Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans
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Axios:
Full list: FAA flight cuts to impact these 40 airports — The Federal Aviation Administration has identified 40 major airports across the U.S. that will have flight capacity gradually slashed from Friday as a result of the government shutdown. … - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned of …
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Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Denver offers to pay airport staff during shutdown to avoid cutbacks
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New York Times:
What Travelers Need to Know About the Coming Flight Reductions
What Travelers Need to Know About the Coming Flight Reductions
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip — The investigation into Muriel Bowser could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department. — 4 MIN READ — Got a Tip?
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Washington Post:
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader's defense of Tucker Carlson — The departures and condemnations built on brewing frustrations with Kevin Roberts's handling of Project 2025 and internal sexism allegations. — Just now — The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president …
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Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
Heritage-affiliated antisemitism task force to cut ties with embattled think tank
Heritage-affiliated antisemitism task force to cut ties with embattled think tank
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker, top aide awaiting prison — Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges. — President Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker …
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Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor — The office makes economic projections for lawmakers and scores legislation for how much it would add or subtract from the national debt. — just now — The Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers' nonpartisan bookkeeper …
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Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents — A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House guest faints during Trump event in Oval Office — A White House guest who was attending President Trump's announcement about lowering the cost of obesity drugs fainted in the Oval Office, causing the event to be cut short. — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt …
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CNN:
'You're not rushing. You're just ready:' Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself … Zane Shamblin sat alone in his car with a loaded handgun, his face illuminated in the predawn dark by the dull glow of a phone. — He was ready to die. — But first, he wanted to keep conferring with his closest confidant.
Renee Hickman / Reuters:
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages — Federal agent said he was proud of his shooting skills — Marimar Martinez indicted on charges of impeding federal agent — Key vehicle in case repaired before defense could inspect it
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