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Liv McMahon / BBC:
Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X — The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk's Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn't consent — Elon Musk's flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
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New York Times:
Police Search X's Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk — The move followed a yearlong investigation into X and escalated a wider standoff between European officials and American tech companies over the regulation of social media. — The French police searched the premises …
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The Guardian, The Register and Politico
France 24:
Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit raids X's French office over ‘algorithm manipulation’ — The cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor's office on Tuesday launched a search of the French offices of social media platform X. The raid was connected to an ongoing investigation launched …
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Reuters and JURISTnews
CNN:
French offices of Elon Musk's X platform raided by Paris cybercrime unit
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UPI, France 24, The Daily Caller and Politico
Sylvie Corbet / Associated Press:
X offices raided in France as prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes
X offices raided in France as prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI raid at Georgia elections hub — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday President Trump requested her presence during an FBI search of an election center in Georgia last week. … - “My presence was requested by the President …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation
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NBC News:
Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should ‘nationalize’ elections
Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should ‘nationalize’ elections
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections, take control from states
Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections, take control from states
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump wants to ‘nationalize the voting,’ seeking to grab states' power
Trump wants to ‘nationalize the voting,’ seeking to grab states' power
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at Fulton County election center search
Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at Fulton County election center search
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Caitlin Dewey / Vox:
Three issues that could sink Trump — This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. — Over the weekend, the Justice Department released yet another tranche of files from its investigation …
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Despite 3 million files, Epstein release leaves big questions unanswered
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Why the Epstein scandal may never die
Why the Epstein scandal may never die
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The Hill, France 24, UnHerd, The Guardian and Associated Press
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Assistant Told Feds He Introduced Melania to Trump, Files Reveal
Epstein Assistant Told Feds He Introduced Melania to Trump, Files Reveal
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New York Daily News, Deadline, Variety and Mediaite
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon — In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home. — PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS —
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Gunboats Tried to Stop U.S.-Flagged Tanker — Failed attempt in key waterway for oil shipments comes as Washington continues to build up forces in the region — Iranian gunboats approached a U.S. oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday and ordered the vessel to stop …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
No filibuster deal with House conservatives, Thune says — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview Tuesday he has made no decisions about bypassing Senate filibuster rules to skirt the normal 60-vote margin required to advance legislation in the chamber.
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Washington Post:
House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Shutdown hinges on razor-thin rule vote
Capitol agenda: Shutdown hinges on razor-thin rule vote
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Roll Call, American Greatness, Democracy Docket, Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Semafor and Deseret News
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard — Hours after The Times reported that President Trump had lowered the bar for a deal, he denied backtracking and made new threats against Harvard. — President Trump has backtracked on a major point in negotiations with Harvard …
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Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
How to tear gas children … Photo illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images … The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while, with sun peeking out from the clouds here and there.
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Laura Romero / Associated Press:
Judge blocks administration from ending TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants — Temporary Protected Status offers work authorization and deportation protection. — A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
'They Couldn't Break Me': A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo — President Trump and the White House regularly circulate imagery that has been manipulated by A.I. But the photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong was different. — When Nekima Levy Armstrong was transported …
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GV Wire and The Independent
Chicago Sun Times:
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’ — In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government's failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump escalates feud with Ilhan Omar, appears to suggest she is linked to ISIS … The progressive legislator has drawn the president's ire for years. — Trump has repeatedly accused Omar of profiting off of a widespread fraud investigation in her home state without providing any evidence …
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Chairman Comer Announces the Clintons Caved, Will Appear for Depositions — WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for transcribed …
David Uberti / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump's Tariffs Aren't Helping — Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven't worked, so far. — The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse.
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Election officials grapple with a brain drain as threats rise … The new data on election officials comes at the same time as another report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue — shared first with POLITICO — found a more than 200 percent increase in violent rhetoric toward public officials …
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Issue One, ISD, Deseret News, Votebeat, Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
‘Grassroots’ anti-ICE campaigns funded by left-wing billionaire donors: sources — Its the same dark money, with new signs. — Anti-ICE protests in Minnesota may appear to be “grassroots” campaigns organized by concerned citizens, but they're really funded with megadonor money — some coming from China.
Paul Krugman:
American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness — Which means that it might — might — survive — The Washington Post adopted the slogan “Democracy dies in darkness” in February 2017. Some found it pompous, but it reflected a widespread theory about how authoritarianism could come to America.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
The Epstein Files — Every piece at PREVAIL is free to read and always will be. No paywalls, ever. Your generous support keeps it that way. Thank you! — A tale of princes, presidents, and predators. — We've seen characters like this before. They are uncommon but not unheard of.
Politico:
House GOP leaders set noon deadline for Clintons to reach deal on testifying — Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday morning that Republicans have given Bill and Hillary Clinton a noon deadline Tuesday to provide details of how they plan to comply with a pair of subpoenas issued …
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Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
Guns for me, but not for thee — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊 — I screwed up on January 6. — Like tens of millions of Americans, I sat in front of my television set aghast …
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms — The remarks by Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party's pro-Second Amendment wing. — Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
DHS's account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’ — Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims — Immediately after a US border …
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Talking Points Memo, Reason, KGW-TV and HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
Three-Quarters of Greenlanders Don't Want to Be Part of the U.S., New Poll Shows — Citizens are concerned about exchanging Denmark's welfare system for U.S.-provided healthcare and education — WASHINGTON—A new poll shows 76% of Greenlanders say they wouldn't benefit from becoming part of the U.S. …
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Forbes, WBUR and Washington Examiner


