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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 — ADVERTISEMENT
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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 …
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Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Murder of The Washington Post — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — 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 …
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post — The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he's forced it into severe decline. — On September 4, 2013, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos held his first meeting with the staff of the Washington Post …
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Perry Bacon / New Republic:
The Washington Post Is in Free Fall—and There's One Person to Blame — The Washington Post laid off more than 300 journalists today, including a huge chunk of its reporters covering international news, local news, and sports. It's the latest stage in the slow-motion destruction …
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Rachel Siegel / gofundme.com:
Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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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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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Trump's Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Adds to State Officials' Alarm
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on suggesting federal government ‘get involved’ in state elections
Trump doubles down on suggesting federal government ‘get involved’ in state elections
Meidas+:
Don't Let ICE Freeze Voting
Don't Let ICE Freeze Voting
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year's elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows California to use new congressional map, giving Democrats a boost — The map, which voters approved last year, could allow Democrats to gain up to five House seats in this year's midterm elections. — Listen to this article with a free account
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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.
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
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
61% Of Voters Think The Trump Administration Has Not Given An Honest Account Of The Fatal Shooting Of Alex Pretti, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 58% Of Voters Think DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Should Be Removed — mail_outline — More than a week after nurse Alex Pretti …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Plans for Iran nuclear talks are collapsing, U.S. officials say — The U.S. told Iran on Wednesday that it will not agree to Tehran's demands to change the location and format of talks planned for Friday, two U.S. officials told Axios. … - But the Iranians said on Tuesday …
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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 …
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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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Fox News:
Attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh is sentenced to life in prison, plus 7 years — Ryan Routh was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus seven years following his 2024 assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club in Florida.
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump to be sentenced
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump to be sentenced
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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.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Rethinking Trump 2024 As An Epstein Coverup Campaign — They knew they were in there. It wasn't projection. It was misdirection. — ∙ Paid — Knowing what we know now, it's interesting to go back and listen to what Donald Trump loyalists (though not Donald Trump himself!) …
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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 …
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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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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Georgia's Fulton County files motion seeking return of 2020 election materials seized by FBI
Georgia's Fulton County files motion seeking return of 2020 election materials seized by FBI
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Yesterday, the day before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's termination of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, U.S. District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes stopped that termination until a pending court case worked its way through the courts.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Inside the resistance with Will Stancil — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🚗💨 Subscribe to PN 🚗💨 — The Trump regime's brutal and ongoing occupation of Minneapolis and the greater Twin Cities area has put this community to the test.
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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 …
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk — At the close of 2025, just a few months after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, thousands of his followers came together in Phoenix for AmericaFest, the annual convention of Turning Point USA. A casual observer might have expected this gathering to serve …
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 …
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Judge appears skeptical of Trump's latest bid to nix his hush money conviction … A three-judge panel ruled Hellerstein erred in his September 2025 ruling by failing to consider “important issues relevant” to Trump's request to move the case to federal court. But they expressed no view on how he should rule.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas T-Mobile for records relating to alleged pipe bomb perpetrator — The new Republican-led committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has handed T-Mobile a subpoena for records relating to Brian Cole, who was charged with placing pipe bombs outside …

