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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Pirro Enlists Dance Photographer-Lawyer in Lawmaker Video Case — Washington's US Attorney Jeanine Pirro tapped a dance photographer who worked for her decades ago as one of the prosecutors who tried—and failed—to convince a grand jury to indict six Democratic lawmakers Tuesday, said two people familiar with the situation.
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No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers — None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration's pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the military …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment — Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and five other Democratic lawmakers.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Tillis pans ‘political lawfare’ after grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis slammed the Justice Department's push to criminally charge Democratic lawmakers who last November urged military servicemembers to disobey illegal orders in a video …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump's retribution campaign hits a losing streak
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years — Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. — The company said starting this year …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Tirade Over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon — In addition to providing regular comic relief, President Trump's eruptions over imagined slights provide opportunities for his advisers to engage in rank, devious manipulation. This may be happening with Trump's latest tirade …
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Associated Press:
House faces showdown vote over Trump's tariffs on Canada — The House is preparing to potentially slap back President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada in what would be a symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda after Democrats, with support from a few Republicans, forced the issue to a vote over the objections of GOP leadership.
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP-Led House Rejects Trump's Tariffs on Canada — The vote in the chamber is a significant but largely symbolic repudiation of the president's signature economic policy — WASHINGTON—The GOP-led House passed a resolution Wednesday designed to roll back President Trump's tariffs on Canada …
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
6 Republicans join Democrats to rebuke tariffs on Canada in blow to Trump — Six House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution to repeal President Trump's tariffs on Canada, a blow to both President Trump and House GOP leadership. — The Wednesday 219-211 vote …
NBC News:
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say — Add CBS News on Google — The unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon officials …
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Associated Press:
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights — The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport. A notice posted on the FAA's website …
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Joshua Keating / Vox:
What we know about the mysterious closure and reopening of the El Paso airport — The El Paso International Airport will apparently not be closed for 10 days, despite an earlier announcement that set off an overnight panic. But the reasons why the closure was announced in the first place …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
'You're a washed-up loser lawyer': Pam Bondi taunts Democrats over Epstein — US attorney general goes on attack during questioning by House judiciary committee over handling of files — The US attorney general Pam Bondi attacked and insulted Democrats during a House judiciary committee hearing …
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Democrats rip Bondi over handling of Epstein case in rowdy House hearing
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Bondi dodges questions about Lutnick's connections with Epstein
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Reuters:
Canadian police identify 18-year-old woman as suspect in mass school shooting — The suspect in a deadly school shooting in western Canada was an 18-year-old woman with mental health issues who killed her mother and stepbrother before attacking her former school, police said on Wednesday …
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Trump agrees to meet at White House with all governors, including Democrats — WASHINGTON — All governors, regardless of their party affiliation, are invited to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House next week after the president previously sought to limit the annual gathering to only Republican governors.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Kennedy Center fundraising in deep turmoil after Trump takeover … Dale, Lake's best friend, who also served as her campaign aide in 2022 and 2024, has little experience in development. — She often exaggerates financial commitments, has blown off meetings with top potential donors …
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Christina Jewett / New York Times:
U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna's Flu Vaccine — The F.D.A.'s refusal to examine the company's mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency. — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday backtracked on its refusal …
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Lizzy Lawrence / STAT:
STAT+: Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
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NBC News:
Poll: Trump's ratings on immigration tumble as Americans lose confidence in his top issue — Immigration has been one of President Donald Trump's strong suits, but the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows his numbers falling to the same level as his overall approval. — Listen to this article with a free account
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
CBS Evening News inverts its network's own reporting on ICE arrestees' low rates of violent criminal histories — CBS reported that less that 14% of people in ICE custody have charges or convictions for violent criminal conduct, but CBS Evening News distorted the data to suggest the opposite
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails reviewed by Bloomberg News.
Gene Weingarten / The Gene Pool:
Three Million Reasons to Facepalm — So. — The image above was given to us by Deb Milbrath, a freelance cartoonist in Atlanta. I love it. — Here's something I don't love: — I just was shown a government document listing the 2025 salaries of Washington Post employees …
TMZ.com:
New Nancy Guthrie Note, Sender Demands 1 Bitcoin for Info On Kidnapping Suspect — There's a new note in the Nancy Guthrie case, but this one doesn't seem to be from the kidnapper ... instead, it's from someone offering to give up information on the kidnapper. — ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS LETTER
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Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit. — Listen to this article with a free account
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer pushed for voter fraud evidence from US intelligence agency — A lawyer leading efforts to bolster U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” pushed a U.S. intelligence contractor to search for evidence …
Cindy Hernandez / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago man cleared of Bovino murder plot still in detention after judge denies bail — At a bond hearing Wednesday, Judge Matthew Beese said Department of Homeland Security prosecutors presented “substantial” evidence that Juan Espinoza Martinez could pose a danger despite being acquitted by a jury last month.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On — The legal saga over surveillance footage from within an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in suburban Chicago has reached new levels of Kafkaesque absurdity, with the federal government …
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Strengthening United States National Defense with America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet — Section 1. Purpose. The United States must ensure that our electric grid — upon which military installations, operations, and defense-industrial production depend …
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Lawfare:
Minnesota FACE Off: A Deep Dive Into the St. Paul Church Protest Case — Unpacking the Don Lemon indictment, its factual allegations, the elements the government must prove to convict, and the potential defenses available to the accused. — annabower.bsky.social — EricColumbus
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Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Manchester United owner praises Farage during anti-migration diatribe — Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized businessman Jim Ratcliffe's claims that Britain has been “colonized by immigrants.” — Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United Football Club, has praised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden's Economy — Here's what they're worried about. — ∙ Paid — 1. Unemployment — Yesterday Peter Navarro went on Fox Business and warned Panicans not to freak out over the jobs numbers that would come out this morning. Why?
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Politico:
Johnson says he has urged Florida Republican to stay in Congress — Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early. An early exit from Dunn, 72, would deal Johnson another massive blow as he tries to maintain his narrow majority.
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