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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency — Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting. — Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Leaked photo briefly derails Hillary Clinton deposition … - Johnson posted the image of the closed-door proceeding on X, writing that Boebert shared the photo with him. — Hillary Clinton is testifying before the panel as part of the committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
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Politico:
Hillary Clinton deposition briefly derailed — Hillary Clinton's closed-door testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was briefly halted in its first hour, after right-wing political commentator and provocateur Benny Johnson posted a photograph of the proceedings on social media.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Hillary Clinton testifies as part of House investigation into Epstein — EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, BERNARD MCGHEE AND LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is currently testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York as part …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Republicans not ruling out a subpoena for Lutnick in Epstein investigation — House Oversight Chair James Comer is not ruling out slapping Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with a subpoena to testify as part of the panel's investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOJ reviewing if Epstein files with Trump allegations were wrongly withheld
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NBC News:
Hillary Clinton set for deposition with House Oversight Committee in Jeffrey Epstein probe
Hillary Clinton set for deposition with House Oversight Committee in Jeffrey Epstein probe
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Democrats fume after Boebert leaks deposition photo of Hillary Clinton: ‘Clown show’
Democrats fume after Boebert leaks deposition photo of Hillary Clinton: ‘Clown show’
Annie Karni / New York Times:
In Tense Deposition, Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes
In Tense Deposition, Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes
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Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
ICE Agents Arrest Student Inside Columbia Building, School Says — Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access, according to the university. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had told him the student would “be released imminently.”
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New York Times:
Mamdani and Trump Discuss Housing at ‘Productive’ Meeting in Washington — After the unannounced meeting at the White House, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had also promised to release a Columbia student detained by ICE. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City made an unannounced trip …
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Jesse Zanger / CBS News:
Columbia student detained by DHS agents who made “misrepresentations” to enter building, university president says — Add CBS News on Google — Columbia University's president says a student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings.
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Anthropic:
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War — I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries. — Anthropic has therefore worked proactively to deploy …
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Matthew Kelly / Kansas City Star:
Kansas informs trans residents their driver's licenses become invalid on Thursday … Transgender Kansans are being informed on the eve of a new state law going into effect that their driver's licenses will be considered invalid as of Thursday. — “Please note that the Legislature …
Sophie Brams / NewsNation:
Former Trump surgeon general: Considering Casey Means is ‘incomprehensible’ — Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams is again raising doubts about President Trump's surgeon general nominee Casey Means, arguing she lacks the qualifications needed for the role.
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Simon J. Levien / Politico:
Trump's surgeon general pick, Casey Means, still lacks votes for confirmation
Trump's surgeon general pick, Casey Means, still lacks votes for confirmation
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says — The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump's stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property …
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ProPublica:
Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories — Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data — A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities. — A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Trans inmate's lawyers claim “egregious retaliation” in violation of court order — An alarming emergency motion filed on Wednesday night alleged “flagrant violations” by the Trump administration of a federal court order that it not retaliate against witnesses who are providing information …
Wall Street Journal:
Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers — More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.'s enviable salaries. “I wasn't expecting to be surrounded by this many Americans.” — In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration?
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About Netflix:
Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros. — Netflix, Inc. today announced that it has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Netflix had earlier received notice from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) that its Board of Directors has determined Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) …
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Maduro Seeks to Toss US Charges Over Blocked Payments to Lawyer — Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro asked a federal judge to dismiss drug-trafficking charges against him, claiming the US government is blocking funds for his legal defense from the Venezuelan government.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge again refuses to block Trump's White House ballroom project … “Based on the claims presently before the Court, I agree with Defendants ... and conclude that I lack authority to reach the merits of the National Trust's claims,” wrote Leon, who also denied a temporary restraining order against the project in December.
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
U.S.-funded international broadcaster sends new round of resignation offers to employees … The agency gave employees a March 9 deadline to accept the package, just before Lamberth's expected ruling. The notice comes two weeks after Congress approved funding for VOA that amounts to four times the amount that Lake asked.
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Jonathan Majors Makes Movie Comeback In Daily Wire Action Pic Filming This Week In South Carolina … Kyle Rankin (Run Hide Fight) is directing from his own screenplay. The title, plot and other cast are being kept under wraps for now, but the story is said to be in the vein of '80s …
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Reed Abelson / New York Times:
New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 — The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable. — 1.2k — The Trump administration's proposed new rules …
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs — Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil service — Supercharged by billions in dollars from Congress, Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:
4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein's death 38 minutes before the rest of the world. The FBI tried to figure out how. — Follow Jacob Shamsian … - A 4Chan user posted about Jeffrey Epstein's death before anyone else. — The Epstein Files show how the FBI tried to identify who the person was.
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
‘Nearly blind’ refugee found dead after being released by Border Patrol in New York — Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan said the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam was preventable and “deeply disturbing.” — A nearly blind refugee who didn't speak English was found dead in New York state days …
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Politico:
Republicans are freaking out over Texas Senate race — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the man to beat ahead of Tuesday's primary — and could put Senate Republicans' majority at risk … If Cornyn loses the primary, Senate Republicans worry they could be forced to spend hundreds …
Dmitri Bolt / Townhall:
This CA City Might Elect the First of Its Kind, a Registered Sex Offender — In a new low for the state of California, a registered child sex offender, Rene Campos, has announced his candidacy for the Fresno City Council. If elected, he would become the first convicted sex offender elected to office in the Golden State.
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Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
What FCC Chair Brendan Carr's call for ‘pro-America’ content is really about — Here's why the MAGA regulatory bully's call for broadcasters to “voluntarily” produce “patriotic, pro-America content” has an air of menace to it. — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr apparently …
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Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Denver authorizes police to protect anti-ICE protesters … Denver police chief Ron Thomas said officers would not interfere with lawful immigration enforcement actions. — “Federal agents are expected to follow local laws and public safety regulations,” Thomas said.
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Alan Elrod / Liberal Currents:
Trump's State of the Union Reminds Us the Republican Party Is Truly Lost — Donald Trump's State of the Union speech offered little in the way of new talking points. He railed against illegal immigrants, falsely touted a booming economy, praised his precious tariffs, and repeatedly castigated his Democratic opponents.
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Greg Wyshynski / ESPN:
Brady Tkachuk miffed over White House AI-doctored video — Brady Tkachuk, the Ottawa Senators captain and a Team USA gold medalist, said he didn't appreciate the AI-doctored video released by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians.
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Politico:
Trump's next tariff fight: Keeping the money … Supreme Court justices left the question of how the refunds for the rest of companies should be handled to a lower court, something even Trump himself appeared baffled over during a press conference with reporters on Friday.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Financial Times and LAist
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
DOJ sues 5 more states for access to voter rolls … Trump has repeatedly threatened to “nationalize” elections in recent weeks, alarming election officials across the political spectrum. — While access to election information varies by jurisdiction, states generally release redacted versions …
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Democracy Docket, US Department of Justice and Scripps News
