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Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference — SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you very much. We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world. When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation - actually, it was on a continent - that was divided against itself.
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Felicia Schwartz / Politico:
Rubio calls on Europe to join Trump's new world order
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Associated Press:
Rubio's speech to European allies takes softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance
Rubio's speech to European allies takes softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance
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Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Marco Rubio seeks to heal divides with Europe as he rejects ‘end of the transatlantic era’
Marco Rubio seeks to heal divides with Europe as he rejects ‘end of the transatlantic era’
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Jack Detsch / Politico:
Top Trump official says no US ‘slush fund’ for far right in Europe
Top Trump official says no US ‘slush fund’ for far right in Europe
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GOV.UK:
Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death — Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death. — The UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin.
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GOV.UK:
UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin — UK and partners are today exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body. — As Ministers meet at the Munich Security Conference …
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New York Times:
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections — Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon. — In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people …
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Architect Plotted With Epstein Against Pope Francis — WTF — Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope. — One of the leading figures behind Donald Trump's MAGA movement discussed opposition strategies with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis.
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Christopher Lamb / CNN:
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis
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Daniel Ruetenik / CBS News:
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show — Add CBS News on Google — President Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein …
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Reuters:
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn't stopped. — Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump's administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
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The Rational League:
The SAVE Act and the Myth of a Voter Fraud Crisis — The Premise: A “Crisis” That Does Not Exist — The SAVE Act rests on a claim so frequently repeated that it has acquired the tone of common sense: that American elections are threatened by widespread voter impersonation and non-citizen voting …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
President Trump's Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution — Yesterday I noted the latest set …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0 … - But from the earliest weeks of Trump 2.0, the administration has been challenged in the courts. — It has dealt with backlash for ignoring judicial orders and had to apologize for some wrongful deportations, although some of those deported are still fighting to return.
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Judge Boasberg's Most Recent Decision
Judge Boasberg's Most Recent Decision
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New York Times:
How ICE Failed to Justify the Shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis — The collapse of the Trump administration's version of events in the case was only the most recent instance in which officials gave an account of a shooting that was later contradicted.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg — Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering. — FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Donald Trump's rally on Friday followed a familiar plan: He entered to Lee Greenwood's …
Politico:
‘South Texas will never be red again’: Home builders warn GOP over Trump's immigration raids … This story is based on eight interviews with home builders, lawmakers and others familiar with the meetings. — “I told [lawmakers] straight up: South Texas will never be red again,” …
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Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
‘Buried at the Trump Golf Course’: Explosive FBI interview unearthed in Epstein files — An explosive allegation against President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced in the Justice Department's recent release of 3.5 million files, including disturbing details about a supposed body allegedly buried …
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New York Times:
Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso's Airspace — The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.” — Last spring, in the early months …
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean — The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean. — A U.S. military strike killed three people and blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said …
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Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Why Did I Trust Jeff Bezos? — In June 2017, in one of those strange turns of life, I found myself at a dinner in a palazzo in Turin, Italy, sitting next to Jeff Bezos. We had both been invited to speak at a conference convened by an Italian billionaire to discuss the future of newspapers …
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Washington Post:
Golfers sue Trump administration over public course takeover in D.C. — Some area golfers say the president's ambitions for East Potomac Golf Links could put low-cost entry points to the game out of reach. — A pair of Washington-area golfers sued the Trump administration Friday …
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Peter Attia appears to be staying at CBS News despite Epstein communications — Staffers believe network has decided to retain Attia, who issued apology after inappropriate Epstein emails, as on-air analyst — Two weeks after a trove of files revealed extensive - and inappropriate …
NBC News:
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys ‘less lethal’ weapons on protesters — Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found. — Listen to this article with a free account
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Washington Post:
Researcher skeptical of ‘Havana syndrome’ tested secret weapon on himself — In 2024, a Norwegian researcher skeptical that pulsed-energy weapons could do damage to human brains built a device and tested it on himself. It didn't go well. — Working in strict secrecy …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump officials condemned Don Lemon. He's bigger than ever after arrest. — The administration's attacks on Lemon and independent journalists have boosted their online attention and revenue. — The White House took a victory lap late last month when federal authorities arrested journalist Don Lemon …
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