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Washington Post:
Kennedy Center adds Trump's name to building — The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex “the Trump Kennedy Center.” … The Kennedy Center began updating signage on the exterior of the building Friday morning, a day after its board voted …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump, Hunger Games, and the Kennedy Center — The dystopia everyone said was impossible is already here. — ∙ Paid — The Secret Podcast will drop later today. It's a long one. — 1. Back to the Future — Imagine that it's October 2024.
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
What Trump Did to the Kennedy Center Triggered a Level-Five Lib Meltdown — When Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), aka Temu Obama, says this move was illegal, a) you know you struck a chord with the Left, and b) prepare to watch some fireworks. President Trump, who has low-key assimilated the Kennedy Center …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Center Adds Trump's Name to Facade — Where Things Stand — Kennedy Center: President Trump's name was already being added to the performing arts center in Washington early Friday, just a day after its board moved to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Screw It. Let's Rename the Moon.
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture
With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
DOJ won't meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files … “I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks, so today several hundred thousand and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more,” Blanche said.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Blanche says DOJ won't release full Epstein files to Congress by Friday deadline — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files to Congress Friday as required under new legislation, instead sending over a partial batch.
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Axios:
Dems threaten lawsuit as DOJ says it will miss Epstein files deadline
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
5 Rules for Reading the Epstein Files
5 Rules for Reading the Epstein Files
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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Motive sought after suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say — What to know about the investigations into the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor: — The suspect in the Dec. 13 mass shooting on the campus …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump pauses green card lottery program after Brown University, MIT shootings
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Associated Press:
Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says
Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says
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HuffPost:
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys — Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won't release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost. — A Maryland woman has spent days …
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NBC News:
Jack Smith says Americans should ‘hear the fact’ of Trump probes, wants deposition tapes released — Jack Smith wants the American public to “hear the facts” about his two criminal cases against Trump, asking Trump ally Jim Jordan to release video of his eight-hour testimony during …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jack Smith's lawyers ask Jordan for open hearing after closed-door testimony
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Jesse Arm / City Journal:
Everyone Wants to Know What Gen Z Republicans Think. We Asked Them. — Twenty GOP Zoomers on Trump, Hitler, dating, racism, politics, the economy, and more — Gen Z conservatives are often portrayed by the media as a cohort radicalized by economic despair.
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Mitt Romney / New York Times:
Tax the Rich, Like Me — In 2012, political ads suggested that some of my policy proposals, if enacted, would amount to pushing grandma off a cliff. Actually, my proposals were intended to prevent that very thing from happening. — Today, all of us, including our grandmas …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Judge Threatens to Hold Government in Contempt Over ICE … A Trump-appointed judge was so upset with the living conditions in which ICE detained an immigrant in Long Island, New York, that he threatened to hold the government in contempt. — U.S. District Judge Gary Brown …
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Washington Post:
Trump's pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims — In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president's clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments. … By the time a federal judge in 2023 sentenced convicted fraudster Trevor Milton to four years in prison …
Samuel Moyn / The Guardian:
It's time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced — We need to remake the US high court so Americans don't suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule — The justices of the US supreme court - even its conservatives - have traditionally valued their institution's own standing.
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Madeline Fening / Cincinnati CityBeat:
Cincinnati ICE Leader Charged Federally, Booked into Butler County Jail — “This may be the first time an ICE agent is incarcerated in his own ICE jail,” said Lynn Tramonte, executive director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Christine Chung / New York Times:
After Airport Pat-Down, Sean Duffy's Daughter Calls T.S.A. ‘Unconstitutional’ — Evita Duffy-Alfonso suggested that her father, the transportation secretary, would try to eliminate the security agency if he were in charge of it. — A daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy denounced an …
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New York Post:
Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns after vile antisemitic social media posts resurface — A high-profile Zohran Mamdani appointee resigned Thursday after newly unearthed posts revealed a series of antisemitic comments online — including rants about “money hungry Jews” and defunding NYPD “piggies.”
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet. — Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum. — ∙ Paid — WHEN LEO FELER GOT HOME, there was blood everywhere. On his front door, the window sills, the foyer.
Politico:
‘You cannot hide’: Democrats' swaggering approach stymies House Republicans … “Our message to Mike Johnson is clear — you can run, but you cannot hide,” Jeffries said as he took a victory lap on the House steps Thursday. — The New Yorker was referring to his party's effort to address …
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Bloomberg:
White House Investigates Mystery Video Stream on Website — The White House said it was investigating after a video of a Youtube livestream about investments appeared on its website. — The White House is aware of the incident and looking into the matter, a White House official said on the condition of anonymity.
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Washington Post:
H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they're stuck. — H-1B holders who returned to India this month to renew their visas had consular appointments canceled, stranding them far from their homes and jobs, lawyers said. — Just now … NEW DELHI — Indian H-1B visa holders …
The Athletic:
Rams star Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic dance on livestream — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua apologized on Thursday after appearing on a livestream in which he practiced an antisemitic touchdown dance. — “When I appeared the other day on a social media livestream …
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Transphobic Mask Is Off — The goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights for trans people. — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — For many years now, conservatives, along with an influential group of centrists and liberals …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order — How should a military commander respond if they determine they have received an unlawful order? — Request to retire — and refrain from resigning in protest …
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Radley Balko / The Watch:
104 murders in 107 days — One of the more surreal phenomena of the last year is the way in which our fleeting news cycle and plodding legal system combine to distract us from this administration's atrocities. — On the legal side, the federal courts operate on a “doctrine of regularity” …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US — Internal report shared with Guardian shows FBI has launched cases in 23 regions, some linked to Trump memo on thwarting ‘terroristic activities’ — The FBI has launched “criminal …
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NBC News:
Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela — In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News, Trump talked about his offensive against Venezuela, his plan for health care and his outlook for the midterm elections. — Add NBC News to Google — President Donald Trump said Thursday …
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