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Morgan Womack / Portland Press-Herald:
Live updates: ICE agents involved in deadly shooting in Biddeford — Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head. — Community: — 10 min readFont size + — One person is dead in a shooting in Biddeford Monday morning involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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Adam Bartow / WMTW-TV:
Person killed in shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, official says — Pool Street in Biddeford was closed Monday morning near Hill Street and there was a significant police presence in the area. — Police confirmed the closure to Maine's Total Coverage at 8:15 a.m. — Police said there was no threat to the public.
Gillian Graham / The Portland Press Herald:
Witness says Biddeford shooting victim told police ‘I tried to stop’ — One resident says he heard the shots and saw as agents pulled the man out of the vehicle. — Community: — 3 min readFont size + — Daniel Boucher was getting ready for work Monday morning when he heard what sounded …
Christopher Burns / Bangor Daily News:
ICE agents involved in fatal Biddeford shooting, lawmaker says — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford. — That's according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Biddeford Democrat, who released a short statement about Monday morning's shooting near Pool Street.
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CNN:
One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person
ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person
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Ariana St Pierre / WGME-TV 13:
Report: ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves one person dead
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism — This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🏛️ Subscribe to PN 🏛️ — The sudden death this weekend of Lindsey Graham at age 71 — young …
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Politico:
Trump recommends Lindsey Graham's sister fill his Senate seat — President Donald Trump said Monday he wants South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to appoint Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late senator's term. — One Republican familiar …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Lindsey O. Graham, A Politician in Full … When then-Rep. Lindsey O. Graham first ran for the Senate in 2002, it was the end of an era. Graham was seeking to replace the soon-to-be-100 Sen. Strom Thurmond, and South Carolina's junior senator, Fritz Hollings, was eyeing retirement two years later.
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Jack Brewster / Yahoo News:
Inside the family life of Lindsey Graham, the senator who helped raise his little sister
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Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Graham's journey with Trump embodies how the Republican Party has changed
Graham's journey with Trump embodies how the Republican Party has changed
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Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Lindsey Graham joked 'I can't die now' after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71
Lindsey Graham joked 'I can't die now' after complaining he felt unwell hours before sudden death at 71
Politico:
Tim Scott throws support behind former Rep. Trey Gowdy to finish Graham's term
Tim Scott throws support behind former Rep. Trey Gowdy to finish Graham's term
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Lindsey Graham's Legacy? It's About One Thing Only, and It Isn't Good
Lindsey Graham's Legacy? It's About One Thing Only, and It Isn't Good
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Lindsey Graham Chose Evil
Lindsey Graham Chose Evil
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New York Post:
Lindsey Graham had among the lowest wealth in Congress despite a lifetime at the center of power
Lindsey Graham had among the lowest wealth in Congress despite a lifetime at the center of power
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Graham's death makes a hard month harder
Capitol agenda: Graham's death makes a hard month harder
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge blasts Trump's IRS lawsuit as filed for ‘improper purpose,’ recommends attorney discipline — A federal judge said Monday that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred attorneys for disciplinary actions.
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Reuters:
U.S. judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS — A U.S. judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump's settlement with the IRS that gave him and his companies sweeping tax protections and initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government fund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization that was later abandoned.
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New York Times:
Judge Denounces Trump's I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing — The decision also recommended disciplinary action against the lawyers involved, including the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche. — A federal judge on Monday ruled that President Trump's lawsuit …
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Riya Misra / Politico:
US to take over Strait of Hormuz, charge 20 percent fee for cargo shipped through, Trump says — President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will take over the Strait of Hormuz — and will be reimbursed “at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped” for overseeing one of the world's …
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Business Insider:
Trump demands shipping vessels pay 20% if they want to get through the Strait of Hormuz
Trump demands shipping vessels pay 20% if they want to get through the Strait of Hormuz
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade
Trump proposes 20% toll on cargo through Strait of Hormuz; restarts Iran blockade
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New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Toward War Again — President Trump said the United States was renewing its blockade of shipping to and from Iran, after the two sides exchanged escalatory rhetoric and fresh attacks. — Here's the latest. — After another night of attacks …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Jeffrey Epstein Takes Center Stage — Deeply ambivalent about starting out this morning with ongoing Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory strikes on Iran by the United States (with attendant rises in oil prices). On the one hand, it's important information …
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing
One Weird Trick for Torpedoing Todd Blanche's Hearing
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New York Times:
Inside Israel's Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad … Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's former leader, was known for accelerating Iran's nuclear program and his anti-Israel views.Todd Heisler/The New York Times
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
Capitol Police arrest man with a firearm at north barricade of the US Capitol — US Capitol Police arrested a man at the Capitol's north barricade who they said had a firearm, which is prohibited on Capitol grounds. — CNN captured video of the man being taken into custody.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Man with firearm arrested on US Capitol grounds: police
Man with firearm arrested on US Capitol grounds: police
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Washington Post:
Here's how much money EV drivers are saving in your state … The average American drives 943 miles a month. That driving has become much more expensive since the U.S. went to war against Iran in February: Gas now costs on average $149 a month, a 37 percent increase, according to OPIS …
Daniel Miller / Politico:
California, 11 other states sue to block Paramount's Warner Bros. deal — LOS ANGELES — A coalition of 12 state attorneys general is filing a lawsuit in federal court on Monday to block Paramount Skydance's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds, imperiling one of the biggest mergers …
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Washington Post:
Trump's sons invest heavily in defense tech as father's administration pours money in — Most investments by funds linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have taken place since their father's reelection. — President Donald Trump's sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have amassed …
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Politico:
Vance's tough talk on Israel is alienating some Jewish GOP donors — JD Vance has an Israel problem. — The vice president's pugnacious defense of a ceasefire agreement with Iran that rattled Israeli diplomats — and his tough talk on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government …
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Secret Scramble Behind Trump's Embarrassing Vanity Flight Exposed — TRUMP AIRLINES — President Trump has pushed a tenuous theory that white South African farmers have been subjected to “genocide.” — The Trump administration chartered an almost empty flight to take white refugees from South Africa to the U.S.
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