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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 …
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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 — The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both private citizens in 2022 and 2023 during …
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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 …
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New York Times:
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.
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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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Administration Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From Minnesota
Trump Administration Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From 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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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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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump's State of the Union
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ's own goals could stymie its efforts to undermine midterms
Trump DOJ's own goals could stymie its efforts to undermine midterms
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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:
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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Wall Street Journal:
A Vaccine Skeptic for Surgeon General — Casey Means won't restore confidence in public-health advice. — Click for Sound — The menagerie at the Department of Health and Human Services keeps getting stranger. President Trump's nominee for Surgeon General, Casey Means …
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New York Times:
For Trump, Military Strike in Iran Could Serve Symbolic Purpose — Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts. — The targeted strikes on Iran being considered by the Trump administration …
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Politico:
White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first … “There's thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action …
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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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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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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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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
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump administration's third-country deportation policy unlawful, judge finds — The ruling could make it more difficult for the government to send migrants to countries that are not their own. — A federal judge in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy …
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Alan Beattie / Financial Times:
It's payback time for Trump's tariff fiasco — The administration handing out refunds to Chinese companies will be a terrible look — Donald Trump's had his fun with tariffs and now it's payback time. As in: it's literally time to pay it back. The Supreme Court decision …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump targets SCOTUS for stochastic terror — He knew what he was doing by bringing up justices' families. — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥 — During his State of the Union speech, Trump called …
Punchbowl News:
2/26/26☀️ AM: … Senate Majority Leader John Thune is facing relentless pressure from all directions as he navigates a politically perilous — and MAGA-driven — fight over legislation requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote. … It all centers around a push to use the …
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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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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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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 …
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Sonia A. Rao / New York Times:
Former Senator Bob Kerrey Resigns From Nebraska Start-Up Amid Epstein Emails — Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein. — Bob Kerrey, the former U.S. senator from Nebraska …
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NOTUS:
A Fresh Warning for Democrats About Young Black Voters — Democrats are not engaging young Black men in the way they did in 2020, according to new research shared with NOTUS. — Copy — Young Black men are not taking tangible steps to resist President Donald Trump at the same levels they did in 2020 …
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Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
USDA to sell part of headquarters complex amid broader plan to relocate DC-based employees — Secretary Brooke Rollins said more than 70% of seats in the South Building remain unoccupied on any given day and the building has fallen into disrepair. — The Agriculture Department is planning …
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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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