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Jack Goldsmith / Executive Functions:
A Dishonorable Strike — Please click here to opt in to receive via email our Roundup—brief daily summaries of news developments and commentary related to executive power. — One can imagine stretching Article II of the Constitution to authorize the U.S. drug boat campaign.
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emptywheel:
Murder — In the last few days, we've got allegations of murder against two men who worked in counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, Whiskey Pete Hegseth and Rahmanullah Lakanwal. — We don't yet know why Lakanwal drove from Bellingham, WA, across the country, to allegedly ambush two members …
Washington Post:
Senate committee vows ‘vigorous oversight’ in killing of boat strike survivors — The Republican-led Senate Armed Service Committee's pledge came after The Post reported that the defense secretary ordered that a U.S. strike on an alleged narcotics boat leave no survivors. — Just now
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José Olivares / The Guardian:
Pete Hegseth denies that he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’
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Politico:
Trump orders the closure of Venezuelan airspace … But Trump's move to close the airspace “in its entirety” goes further than the FAA's decision, signaling the U.S. now views Venezuelan skies as an active security threat, not just a risky transit zone. — The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions — President Trump's statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking. — President Trump and his top aides …
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New York Times:
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed
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BBC:
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 — Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK's best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced. — Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, “died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family”.
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Claire Armitstead / The Guardian:
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 — A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter — The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled …
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The White House:
Media Offenders — Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay informed, stay accurate.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Trump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias tracker
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Washington Post:
Blaming some child deaths on covid shots, FDA vows stricter vaccine rules — Vinay Prasad, the nation's top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children's deaths, necessitating a new approach. — The nation's top vaccine regulator on Friday laid …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
FDA to tighten vaccine rules after memo ties COVID-19 shot to child deaths
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Associated Press:
Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding — Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.
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Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
As Epstein files release looms, questions abound on what happens next: ‘Possibilities are endless’ — People implicated in the late sex offender's crimes might face criminal charges or, at the very least, social ostracism — As the clock ticks toward the congressionally mandated deadline …
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Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
US State Department stops processing visas for Afghan allies — Visa processing halted after Afgan national accused of National Guard shooting — Advocacy group sees long-term effort to keep Afghans out of U.S. — USCIS had already stopped processing Afghan immigration requests
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New York Times:
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage — The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Inside Trump's Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as Possible … As President Trump took a stroll on the White House roof in August, generating headlines and questions about what he was up to, the man walking beside him was little noticed. — Wearing his signature bow tie …
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Lauren Gardner / Politico:
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines … “You're playing with fire, because I think that we could seriously lose small vaccine manufacturers,” said Richard Hughes, a vaccine lawyer and former executive at vaccine maker Moderna.
Jack Pitcher / Wall Street Journal:
Since Trump's Return, Bets on His Brand Have Soured — Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to the president and his family have tumbled amid a broader rout of riskier assets — Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president's biggest fans with steep losses.
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Stuart Stevens / Lincoln Square:
None Dare Call It Treason: The Republican Party Is Compromised — Republican Senators understand the grave threat Russia poses. Yet they refuse to uphold their oath of office due to their fealty to Trump. — ∙ Paid — The Republican Party is compromised and is now a functional asset of the Russian Federation.
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Delano Massey / Axios:
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress … - $3.4 billion in grants for HBCUs, public health research and Black entrepreneurs have been cut or frozen, according to the Blackout Report, from the nonprofit Onyx Impact. — 6,769 federal datasets have been deleted …
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