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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 …
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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.
Associated Press:
ICE agent shoots and kills a motorist in Biddeford, Maine, Sen. Angus King says  —  A federal immigration officer fatally shot a Colombian man in Maine on Monday, marking the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have used deadly force.
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.
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister Darline reacts to Trump recommending her to fill out SC Senate seat  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham's only surviving family member spoke briefly with The Post on Monday about the loss of her brother following a heart attack Saturday night.
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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 …
Quispe López / Advocate:
In a viral post, transgender author alleges anti-LGBTQ+ senator Lindsey Graham hired her for sex work
Discussion: Raw Story and LGBTQ Nation
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
Darline Graham Nordone has little political history beyond praising her brother
Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline, will serve out his Senate term
Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's sister picked to serve the rest of his Senate term
Politico:
Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran  —  President Donald Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that the nation is once again at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region without congressional approval.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump formally informs Congress of Iran war resumption
Discussion: Financial Times
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Restarts Iran Blockade as US Plans 20% Hormuz Charge
New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Toward War Again
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Above the Law
Politico:
Judge accuses Trump of manipulating courts to justify Anti-Weaponization Fund
Svante Myrick / The Hill:   $6 million a day: Trump's disclosures show he is the swamp's biggest monster
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
When fascists come for the news outlets that enabled them  —  Federal agents went to New York Times reporters' homes last week to deliver subpoenas in their investigation of news coverage that displeased the Trump regime.  —  This is bad news for both journalism and democracy.  But it's entirely predictable.
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 …
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Rubio vows to ‘dismantle’ International Criminal Court  —  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday vowed to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court and urged other countries to join the effort as the Trump administration significantly escalates its campaign against the global institution.
Associated Press:
Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in investigation into protest shooting deaths  —  Minnesota prosecutors announced Monday that they have obtained key evidence in their ongoing investigations into fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests …
Daniel Hampton / Raw Story:
MAGA fiasco as star rapper fights for $600K he paid for a Trump pardon that never came  —  Rapper Boosie Badazz is in arbitration against two well-known MAGA operatives after paying them $600,000 to secure a Trump pardon over a gun charge that never arrived, NOTUS reported Monday.
Discussion: TMZ.com, NOTUS and TheGrio
Natalie Alms / NOTUS:
The Social Security Chief Keeps Sending Staff His Daughter's Pretzels  —  Morale at the Social Security Administration — which is at a 59-year staffing low due to the Trump administration's sweeping workforce cuts — is poor.  —  To fix it, SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano has twice sent staff packages of chocolate-covered pretzels.
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News, Raw Story and Salon
Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
Wisconsin Governor Candidate Fires Campaign Manager Over Financial ‘Inaccuracies’  —  Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a Democrat running for governor, terminated her campaign manager over “serious mismanagement and inaccuracies,” according to a statement released Sunday.
Discussion: Associated Press and Townhall
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 …
Robert King / Politico:
CBO is looking at how fighting health care fraud could help GOP boost defense spending  —  The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan legislative scorekeeper, is examining whether giving the federal government more fraud-fighting resources could help pay for a new spending package.
 
 
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Abortion opponents press Congress to defund Planned Parenthood — again   Find
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Seth Klamann / Denver Post:
ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver   Find
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New York Times:
Who Will Win the Midterms? 6 Pollsters and Pundits Make Educated Guesses.   Find
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Jenna Monnin / NOTUS:
Wisconsin Governor Candidate Fires Campaign Manager Over Financial ‘Inaccuracies’   Find
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ 0 for 13 in voter roll grab after court dismisses West Virginia lawsuit   Find
 
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Abortion opponents press Congress to defund Planned Parenthood — again
Seth Klamann / Denver Post:
ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
New York Times:
Who Will Win the Midterms? 6 Pollsters and Pundits Make Educated Guesses.
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ 0 for 13 in voter roll grab after court dismisses West Virginia lawsuit
Discussion: Newsweek and Ace of Spades HQ
Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
Trump sends authoritarian signal by extending D.C.'s National Guard presence
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
The Republicans' Congressional Mess Just Got Even Worse
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
FBI fires 2 analysts who raised concerns about Fulton County 2020 election probe, sources say
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Washington Post:
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Jeffrey Epstein Takes Center Stage
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Secret Scramble Behind Trump's Embarrassing Vanity Flight Exposed
David Rohde / MS NOW:
Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and USA Today
Politico:
Vance's tough talk on Israel is alienating some Jewish GOP donors
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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