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ABC News:
DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal: Sources — The bet was allegedly placed by a commando involved in Nicolas Maduro's capture. — Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin — Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores …
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US Department of Justice:
U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York — United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Attorney General for the United States …
CNN:
US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid — A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested and charged for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information to Bet on Maduro's Ouster — Federal authorities allege that soldier involved in operation to capture then-Venezuelan leader netted over $400,000 in profit from Polymarket wagers — Federal authorities on Thursday charged a U.S. Army soldier …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Strip Citizenship From Hundreds of Naturalized Americans — The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship. — The Justice Department has identified 384 …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Justice Department targets citizens in new denaturalization push
Justice Department targets citizens in new denaturalization push
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Politico:
White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant — Democrats' win in Virginia reignited GOP frustrations over the mid-decade redistricting war … The exasperation emanating from the West Wing underscores a long-simmering frustration that Republicans are too quick …
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Associated Press:
Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote — Virginia's redistricting referendum, which could net Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage, is spurring Republican legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost the state Democratic voters.
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Washington Post:
Pentagon fires ombudsman overseeing military newspaper after calling it ‘woke’ — Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith said the Defense Department dismissed her without giving a reason, according to an email reviewed by The Post. — Summary — Three months after the Pentagon decried …
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Jacqueline Smith / Stars & Stripes:
The Pentagon is trying to silence me — A recent opinion column I wrote as the Stars and Stripes ombudsman began with this: “Pete Hegseth doesn't want you to see cartoons in this newspaper anymore.” — Apparently the Pentagon also doesn't want you to hear from me anymore about threats …
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New York Times
New York Times:
Trump's Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary's Ouster — The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president's ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible. — President Trump wanted one thing, more than anything else, from his secretary of the Navy …
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Navy Secretary's Last-Ditch Bid to Save His Job
Inside the Navy Secretary's Last-Ditch Bid to Save His Job
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Wall Street Journal:
A Dispiriting Airline Bailout — There's no economic justification for the government to save Spirit Airlines. — Click for Sound — Who could have imagined that the U.S. government would deem a budget airline too big to fail? Yet here we are, as President Trump is flying to the rescue of the beleaguered Spirit Airlines.
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Faces Conservative Mutiny Over Potential $500M Spirit Airlines Bailout
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
A Flailing President Seeks a Hellhole Airline
A Flailing President Seeks a Hellhole Airline
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Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term — The president's weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy. — Disapproval of President Trump has climbed to the highest level of his second term …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Says He's Renovating ‘Filthy’ Reflecting Pool on the National Mall — The pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech and other events. — Next up on President Trump's renovation tour of Washington, D.C. …
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump says he'll renovate ‘filthy’ reflecting pool on National Mall
Trump says he'll renovate ‘filthy’ reflecting pool on National Mall
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Mamdani Has Mightily Pissed Off One of NYC's Richest People — Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlighted a new proposal, introduced by Governor Kathy Hochul, that would charge a yearly surcharge on pricey second residences in the city that remain largely unoccupied by their wealthy, out-of-town owners.
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Bloomberg, The Post Millennial and Gothamist
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Ken Griffin Pushes Back After Mamdani Features His $238 Million Penthouse in Tax-the-Rich Video
Ken Griffin Pushes Back After Mamdani Features His $238 Million Penthouse in Tax-the-Rich Video
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Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics — The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis. … A new memo at Texas Tech University establishes a sweeping and draconian censorship policy toward LGBTQ+ people …
New York Times:
Senate Adopts G.O.P. Budget, Defeating Democrats' Affordability Proposals — Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans … On a sweltering night in August 2024, moments before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed then-candidate Donald J. Trump at a packed rally in Arizona, a conservative young wellness podcaster named Alex Clark …
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Phillip Nieto / Charleston Daily Mail:
Lesbian sex secrets of Kristi Noem's ICE leader: Ex lover claims jealous rages over men, screaming through hotel walls... and vile tight bodysuit demand — Boozy house parties are a rite of passage for young political staffers grinding through the final stretch of a campaign.
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
RFK Jr.'s rejection of germ theory debunked in Senate hearing … In a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) directly confronted anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his rejection of germ theory—the unquestionable scientific idea that specific pathogenic microbes cause specific diseases.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
The Surprising Reason Thom Tillis Is Ready to Block Trump A.G. Nominee — Outbound Republican Senator Thom Tillis has warned that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is in “dangerous waters.” — The retiring North Carolina lawmaker promised early Thursday to stand in the way of Blanche's confirmation …
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says — An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain …
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Trump intends to invite Putin to G-20 summit in Miami, officials say — The Russian leader has not yet committed to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, which is scheduled for December at the president's Doral golf resort. — Summary — The United States intends …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran War Complicates Contingency Plans to Defend Taiwan, Some U.S. Officials Say — Fully replacing stockpiles of weapons fired in the Middle East could take up to six years — WASHINGTON—The U.S. has burned through so many munitions in Iran that some administration officials increasingly assess …
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Reuters:
Insight: Trump, aides chase vote-rigging claims even after latest probe finds nothing — Late last summer, Kurt Olsen's patience had run out. — U.S. President Donald Trump had enlisted Olsen months earlier to seek evidence of foreign interference in U.S. elections and re-investigate Trump's 2020 loss.
Jacqueline Sweet / Drop Site News:
Meet the Top “Content” Producers Linked to Canary Mission — A Drop Site investigation reveals the highest paid employees of the Israeli group running the infamous pro-Israel doxxing site. … The pro-Israel doxxing site Canary Mission has been notoriously secretive since its creation in 2015.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Places FDA-Approved Marijuana Products and Products Containing Marijuana Subject to a Qualifying State-issued License in Schedule III, Strengthening Medical Research While Maintaining Strict Federal Controls — For Immediate Release — The Action Expands Access …
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New York Times:
Two Litigation Partners Depart Paul Weiss — The departure of Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford is the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm. — Two partners are leaving Paul Weiss, the latest blow to the prominent New York law firm that reached …
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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Trump's ‘gold card’ visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says — President Donald Trump's “gold card” visa, where a foreigner can shell out at least $1 million to legally live and work in the U.S., has been approved for one person, said Commerce Secretary …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
‘Two ways of calculating’: Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices — President Donald Trump, who helped push the term “ fake news ” into the mainstream, now seems to have a new favorite subject: fake math. During a Thursday event announcing a deal …
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Four people accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a SLC Council member, of unwanted ‘sexual’ advances — Four people from Utah political circles — three of them elected officials — accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a Salt Lake City Council member and Democratic congressional candidate, of restraining them during …
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