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Associated Press:
FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot, AP source says — The FBI has made an arrest in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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NBC News:
Suspect arrested in January 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case — The bombs were planted outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol. — The FBI has arrested a suspect in its investigation into pipe bombs planted near …
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Fox News, Straight Arrow News, Washington Examiner, RedState, CBS News and The Post Millennial
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers — FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau's domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful orders, according to three people familiar with the situation.
New York Times:
Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot
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Joe.My.God. and CBS News
New York Times:
U.S. Military's Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance — The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary. — Before the Trump administration began attacking people suspected …
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Just Security, Raw Story, DNYUZ, Straight Arrow News and Talking Points Memo
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Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord — The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been deteriorating since Trump's inauguration — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shocked official Washington in mid-October when he announced that the four-star head …
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The Parnas Perspective, The Independent and Mediaite
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Furor Over Trump's Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained
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CNN, The Hill, Straight Arrow News and DEFIANCE.News
Noah Robertson / Washington Post:
Republicans begin to tighten the screws on Hegseth's Pentagon
Republicans begin to tighten the screws on Hegseth's Pentagon
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Raw Story, Politico, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, CBS News and MS NOW
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Real Reason for Pentagon Pete Commander's Shock Retirement Revealed
Real Reason for Pentagon Pete Commander's Shock Retirement Revealed
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Alternet.org and DNYUZ
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
The shifting responses of Hegseth, Trump and others on the lethal boat strikes
The shifting responses of Hegseth, Trump and others on the lethal boat strikes
Steve Kennedy / Slate:
Dear Troops: Please Don't Go to Jail for Pete Hegseth
Dear Troops: Please Don't Go to Jail for Pete Hegseth
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DNYUZ, Alternet.org, France 24, GV Wire and Raw Story
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future … Representative Elise Stefanik of New York called Speaker Mike Johnson a habitual liar. — Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated with the Louisiana Republican and sick of the way he has run …
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Kadia Goba / Washington Post:
Stefanik spars with GOP House speaker as she seeks GOP nod for N.Y. governor
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MS NOW and New York Post
Axios:
Scoop: Johnson blindsided by Trump's Cuellar pardon
Scoop: Johnson blindsided by Trump's Cuellar pardon
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Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis … New polling shows many Americans have begun to blame President Donald Trump for the high costs they're feeling across virtually every part of their lives — and it's shifting politics. — Almost half — 46 percent …
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DNYUZ, Raw Story, The Guardian, Polygraph and New York Magazine
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's comeback travel
Scoop: Trump's comeback travel
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Raw Story, DNYUZ, KDFX-TV and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers — Commander of September attack to provide account of his role for the first time in closed briefing — WASHINGTON—Two survivors of a Sept. 2 U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean were killed …
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and The Independent
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NBC News:
Admiral saw alleged drug boat strike survivors as legitimate targets, defense official says
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The Hill, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Reuters
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
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Washington Times, Reason, Esquire, Daily Mail, New York Times and WTOP News
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights — The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department's new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists. — The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed …
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, Deadline, The Guardian, Washington Times, NewsMax.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Forbes, The Wrap, Raw Story and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown
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Wall Street Journal, NPR, Axios, Associated Press, The Independent and DNYUZ
Wall Street Journal:
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon — Juan Orlando Hernández's unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon — President Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández …
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Joe.My.God., KDFX-TV, DNYUZ, MS NOW, Mother Jones, Vox and Daily Mail
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Halle Berry bashes Gov. Gavin Newsom at NYT summit just before he takes stage: ‘Should not be our next president either’ — Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, arguing that he overlooks women and shouldn't “be our next president.”
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Lucy Campbell / The Guardian:
Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks — Move marks president's latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles — Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is repealing the Biden-era federal fuel economy standards …
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Washington Post:
Most immigrants arrested in Trump's D.C. crackdown had no criminal records — The “crime emergency” declared by President Donald Trump resulted in 932 arrests of immigrants with no criminal conviction or pending charge, federal data shows. — Just now
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CBS News, The Dispatch, KDFX-TV and Washington Times
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself — Workers installed Mr. Trump's name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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CNN:
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department — Federal agencies Donald Trump — President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president's own Justice Department earlier …
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Politico, New York Times, NOTUS, The Hollywood Reporter, Fox Business, The Guardian, The Independent, Joe.My.God., NBC News, Variety, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Bloomberg, Fox News, DNYUZ, NewsMax.com and KDFX-TV
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Prosecutors expected to seek reindictment of Letitia James this week — Federal prosecutors are expected to seek to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday in Norfolk, Virginia, on charges related to alleged mortgage fraud, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.
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Straight Arrow News and Law and Chaos
New York Times:
Inside Kennedy's Methodical Quest to Shake Up America's Vaccine System … Throughout his two-decade crusade against vaccines, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. viewed the federal government's Vaccine Safety Datalink as a kind of holy grail. With millions of confidential patient records, the database …
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Fox News, KFF, STAT, NewsMax.com, The Guardian, Techdirt and MS NOW
Ece Yildirim / Gizmodo:
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business — Alex Karp vows to use his “whole influence” on immigration and defense policy. — READING TIME 3 MINUTES — Read Later Read Later — Palantir CEO and Trump ally Alex Karp is no stranger to controversial (troll-ish even) comments.
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Fortune, DNYUZ, Fox Business, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom Donations — Lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ask if Nvidia, Apple, Meta and others made donations in exchange for favorable treatment — WASHINGTON—Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats are pressing the leaders of Nvidia, Apple …
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DNYUZ
Politico:
Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders' call, Spiegel reports — French President Emmanuel Macron warned the U.S. could be about to “betray” Ukraine, according to a leaked transcript of a call between European leaders strategizing about how to protect Kyiv.
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Reuters and Alternet.org
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Main Street bust threatens the entire economy — Economic pain is mounting quickly for America's small businesses, raising the chances of a Main Street recession despite an AI-powered growth boom. … The dynamic is not new, but the divide is getting bigger, faster.
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