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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump — Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman's unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld — Justice Department didn't release notes from several interviews a woman gave to FBI agents in 2019 — The Justice Department said it is reviewing whether it improperly withheld some Epstein files …
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses — Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. — Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters …
The Harvard Crimson:
Summers To Resign From Teaching Appointments, Relinquish University Professorship Over Epstein Ties — Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year, relinquishing his University Professorship …
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday.
J. Dale Shoemaker / Investigative Post:
Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol is dead — Nurul Amin Shah Alam. Photo via his missing persons poster. — This is a developing story. It was last updated at 7:20 p.m. — Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Burma who Border Patrol agents dropped off …
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New York Times:
Patel Ousts F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump's Retained Classified Records — The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump. — About 10 F.B.I. employees, some veteran agents …
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Jana Winter / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI obtained Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Biden administration
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Democracy Now:
Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address — We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday's State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday …
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Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
Trump Asks Congress To Stand If Their Duty Is To American Citizens: Guess Who Didn't Stand?
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar demands investigation after State of the Union guest arrested
Rep. Ilhan Omar demands investigation after State of the Union guest arrested
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Schumer defends Democrats who refused to stand during Trump State of the Union
Schumer defends Democrats who refused to stand during Trump State of the Union
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Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Trump blasts Dems who refused to stand for protecting Americans over ‘illegal aliens’ at State of the Union: ‘You should be ashamed’
Trump blasts Dems who refused to stand for protecting Americans over ‘illegal aliens’ at State of the Union: ‘You should be ashamed’
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New York Times:
Trump's Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms — The president appears to be undermining Americans' faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress. — Ahead of the midterm elections, an emboldened President Trump …
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ's own goals could stymie its efforts to undermine midterms
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump's State of the Union
Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump's State of the Union
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Associated Press:
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described …
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NBC News:
Vance launches into Trump's ‘war on fraud’ by suspending Medicaid payments to Minnesota
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Vance, Oz announce pause in Medicaid funds to Minnesota amid fraud probe
Vance, Oz announce pause in Medicaid funds to Minnesota amid fraud probe
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Trump policy allowing swift deportations to alternate countries rejected by US judge — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration had adopted an unlawful policy that allows for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without providing …
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Austin Turner / CBS News:
FBI raids home of Los Angeles schools chief Alberto Carvalho, district headquarters also searched — Add CBS News on Google — The FBI served a series of search warrants at the Los Angeles home of L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, as well as the district's headquarters …
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New York Times:
Surgeon General Nominee Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing — Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message. — Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee …
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account — A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes “a masterpiece” appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Spy Agency Blocks Congress From Seeing Gabbard Whistleblower Intelligence — Tulsi Gabbard's office rejected Democratic efforts to see all the underlying material about a foreign conversation that discussed Jared Kushner — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration told Congress it won't share …
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Jim Wyss / Bloomberg:
Rubio Says US Will Investigate Deadly Cuba Speedboat Shooting — Cuban forces killed four people who opened fire from a speedboat with Florida tags, an incident with the potential to escalate an already tense standoff with the US. — The vessel approached within one nautical mile off …
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Alan Z. Rozenshtein / Lawfare:
What the Defense Production Act Can and Can't Do to Anthropic — The legal answer depends on what the government is actually demanding—and the statute's ambiguities cut both ways. — alanrozenshtein.com — Meet The Authors — On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met …
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US Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Arrested for Providing Defense Services to the Chinese Military — For Immediate Release — Former U.S. Air Force officer and pilot Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., also known by the call sign “Runner,” 65, a U.S. citizen, was arrested today in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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Washington Post:
Trump Treasury official to exit after objecting to Minneapolis crackdown — John Hurley's exit follows internal disputes over the White House-backed push to target alleged fraud in the Somali community. — A top Trump Treasury official is leaving his post after privately raising objections …
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Justin Spike / Associated Press:
Hungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptions — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary's energy system.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Would Josh Shapiro Make A Good President? Pennsylvania Voters Are Divided, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Voters Do Agree On This: Ban Cellphones In K-12 Schools — mail_outline — While Josh Shapiro faces re-election this year as Pennsylvania's governor …
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Melanie Zanona / NBC News:
Rep. Nancy Mace to force a vote on releasing Congress members' sexual misconduct reports — The South Carolina Republican told NBC News she will move to force a vote next week following news that Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, sent sexually explicit texts to a former aide.
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast — An editor who works for YouTube's biggest creator, MrBeast, has been suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi and reported to federal regulators for insider trading, Kalshi officials said on Wednesday.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
The Trump ‘Affordability’ Pivot That Never Came — THERE'S AN OLD JOKE ABOUT two elderly ladies kvetching about a meal. “Oy, the food at this place is really terrible,” one complains. The other responds, “And such small portions!” — The same could be said of President Trump's affordability comments …
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Chris Stokel-Walker / New Scientist:
AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations — Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases — Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans …
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