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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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TalkLeft
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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Phillips's Newsletter, Fox News, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
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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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
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality — President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.
Associated Press:
Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’ — A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addressed …
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Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Marco Rubio seeks to heal divides with Europe as he rejects ‘end of the transatlantic era’
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New York Times:
Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators — South Carolina's state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like — A shocking move by RFK Jr.'s team has the industry spooked—for good reason. — THE VACCINE MAKER MODERNA decided this past week to tell the world about bad news it had received from the federal government.
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage — The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more — I'm seeing that a lot of people around the world are digging into the Epstein Files and finally seeing what I've been seeing over the past eight years.
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
‘Stunning’: Jeanine Pirro's Failure to Indict Democrats Is a Big Deal … The administration's use of the Justice Department to intimidate President Donald Trump's political opponents and stifle dissent reached a remarkable new low last week, when federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office …
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Bloomberg
Paul Krugman:
Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs? — A wonkish guide for the confused — WARNING: TODAY'S POST WILL BE EVEN WONKIER THAN USUAL — Until recently the question of who pays tariffs wasn't controversial among economists. The overwhelming consensus was that under normal circumstances tariffs …
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Wall Street Journal
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 …
Washington Post:
Trump claims victory on affordability as public anxieties persist — Advisers had been encouraging the president to sound more empathetic toward struggling Americans. But as some bright spots emerge, the messaging has shifted. — The White House is declaring victory on turning around the economy …
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Politico
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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Raw Story
Fox News:
AG Pam Bondi announces ‘all’ Epstein files have been released, listing over 300 high-profile names — Attorney general says no records were withheld ‘on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity’ — FIRST ON FOX - Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter …
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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Raw Story, The Independent and CNN
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 …
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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The Parnas Perspective
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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Breitbart
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 …
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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