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New York Times:
Washington Post Begins Cutting More Than 300 Jobs  —  Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists  —  The layoffs will cut into The Post's local, international and sports coverage and reduce the number of its employees by about 30 percent.  —  4 MIN READ  —  ANALYSIS
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections  —  Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year's midterm elections.
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on suggesting federal government ‘get involved’ in state elections
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump call for nationalizing elections sparks backlash, warnings
ProPublica:
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building  —  For months, the Trump administration has justified its dramatic midnight raid on a Chicago apartment complex by saying that it had intelligence that the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments is being laid off  —  The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff in the newsroom and other departments, a brutal blow at one of journalism's most legendary brands.  —  The troubled Post began implementing large-scale cutbacks …
Jon Collins / MPR News:
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"It was last Tuesday that Drae Solberg found themself pursued by federal agents driving erratically through the northern suburbs of Minneapolis.
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MPR News:   How the Immigrant Defense Network trained nearly 30,000 Minnesotans as constitutional observers
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country  —  When Stephen Miller offered his first big rollout of Donald Trump's immigration agenda during the 2024 campaign, he demonstrated great enthusiasm for the idea of giant migrant camps.  He gushed about creating …
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Murder of The Washington Post  —  We're witnessing a murder.  —  Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special.
Isabel Van Brugen / The Daily Beast:
Trump Plotting to Bring Resurrected Statue to the White House  —  MONUMENTAL  —  A statue of Christopher Columbus is set to be installed on the south side of the White House lawn.  —  Donald Trump's endless White House makeover will now see a statue of Christopher Columbus installed …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
Associated Press:
Trump lashes out at reporter over Epstein, declares it's time for the country to move on  —  President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter from CNN Tuesday over her questions about the Epstein files, telling her he's never seen her smile and demanding the country “get onto something else.”
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:   Rethinking Trump 2024 As An Epstein Coverup Campaign
CNN:
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president's foes  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump Trump legal cases  —  A Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part …
Discussion: Newsbusters and The Daily Signal
NBC News:
Attorney for government tells judge in ICE case: ‘This job sucks’  —  Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
FBI Couldn't Get into WaPo Reporter's iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled  —  The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter's seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
Discussion: AppleInsider
Paul Krugman:
Profiles in Cowardice, Tariff Edition  —  Donald Trump loves tariffs.  Mainly, I believe, he loves them because they offer so much opportunity for dominance displays, allowing him to threaten other countries with economic ruin — usually via middle-of-the-night Truth Social posts — unless they bend to his whims.
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Fulton county commission chair says he was warned of arrest before FBI election office raid  —  Robb Pitts said call came days before federal agents seized 2020 election documents in Georgia  —  The Fulton county commission chair, Robb Pitts, said at a press conference this morning …
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Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs  —  “I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there?  Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.  —  On a forum with over 5,000 members claiming …
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Was Terrorizing Worshipers Long Before Don Lemon Entered a Church  —  Let's take a stroll through the last year.  —  WHEN DON LEMON WAS ARRESTED after reporting on the aggressive protest of a church whose pastor allegedly works for ICE, the Trump administration claimed that Lemon …
CBS News:
Border czar Homan says feds will “draw down” 700 law enforcement personnel  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday federal authorities will “draw down” 700 law enforcement personnel in Minnesota immediately.  —  The news comes a day after the state's top …
Brian Faler / Politico:
Those new tax breaks Trump is touting come with a catch … Republicans are counting on those benefits from their new tax law to drive up refunds this year, hoping they'll be rewarded at the ballot box in November.  But unlike familiar and relatively easy-to-understand breaks like the Child Tax Credit …
Zoey Lyttle / People:
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report  —  Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the family of bacteria that includes E. coli, in Ballerina Farm's bottled raw dairy  — Hannah and Daniel Neeleman of Ballerina Farm …
Discussion: Eschaton
Andy Lusk / KERA News:
Irving Green Advisory Board member resigns after links to white nationalist group revealed  —  A member of Irving's environmental Green Advisory Board resigned in the days after being identified by the Texas Observer as linked with the white nationalist group Patriot Front, according to internal emails obtained by KERA News.
Bangor Daily News:
ICE demanded Maine sheriff's employment records following his criticism of arrest  —  The Bangor Daily News was the first to report this story.  What you're reading here would likely not be made public without the efforts of professional journalists asking questions, interviewing sources and obtaining documents.
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The Clintons knew Team Trump was coming — and waved the white flag over Epstein  —  At first glance, the decision by Bill and Hillary Clinton to drop their long resistance and agree to testify before a GOP-controlled House panel about Jeffrey Epstein looks like a huge defeat for them.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Who is Hurting Kids?  —  The irony should not be lost on Americans that the MAGA movement and its QAnon cousins made the hunt for pedophiles their obsession.  It turns out that those concerned about child sexual predators should have staked out Jeffrey Epstein's island...not a D.C. pizza restaurant.
Wall Street Journal:
How Stephen Miller Stokes Trump's Boundary-Pushing Impulses  —  The White House aide has been an architect of aggressive immigration sweeps in U.S. cities and deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean  —  Moments after federal officers fatally shot Alex Pretti, his body still lying facedown …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Tim Scott on DOJ probe into Powell: ‘I do not believe that he committed a crime’ in Fed HQ testimony  —  Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott on Wednesday said he did not believe Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell committed a crime during his congressional testimony last year about the central bank's headquarter renovations.
Discussion: Bloomberg and CNBC
Matt Grossman / Wall Street Journal:
Stephen Miran, Temporary Fed Governor, Resigns From White House Role  —  Miran's Fed seat is provisional after his term expired last month; Trump likely to fill vacancy with Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh  —  Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said he has resigned from his job …
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:
JD Vance refuses to apologize to Alex Pretti's family after spreading ICE ‘assassin’ claim  —  JD Vance has refused to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti after he amplified claims that the slain Minneapolis nurse was an ‘assassin.’  —  The Vice President sat down for a wide-ranging exclusive interview …
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Trump says India won't buy Russian oil anymore.  Moscow insists India hasn't said that … A day after President Donald Trump said India agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil as part of a new U.S.-India trade deal, the Kremlin said it has heard nothing from New Delhi to suggest those flows are stopping.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Mitch McConnell hospitalized with ‘flu-like symptoms’  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell checked himself into a local hospital Monday night “in an abundance of caution” after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday.  McConnell missed Senate votes on Monday and Tuesday.
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
It's the Billionaires, Stupid  —  The faultline for Dems in the run to 2028 will be attitudes toward elites  —  In the liturgy of American political theology, there are certain articles of faith that must never be challenged.  —  These are ideas or even just terminology that must be treated as sacrosanct by people in both parties.
Reuters:
Ex-Prince Andrew leaves Windsor home after latest Epstein revelations  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles, has moved out of his palatial home, a royal source confirmed on Wednesday, following new damaging revelations about his links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
 
 
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
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Jessica Costescu / The Washington Free Beacon:
Anti-Israel Group That Stormed University of Minnesota Building Now Leads Illegal Anti-ICE Agitation
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Defense Dept. effort to punish Mark Kelly draws skepticism from judge
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Emily Peck / Axios:
The economy is the world's most important problem, but not America's
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Ali Winston / Wired:
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings