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Judge says 2-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported with ‘no meaningful process’ — The girl was deported Friday with her mother to Honduras, despite her father's efforts to keep her in the United States. — A federal judge is raising alarms that the Trump administration deported …
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ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation — Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well — New Orleans, LA - Today, in the early hours of the morning …

Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer — Two families — among them three U.S. citizens aged two, four, and seven — were abruptly deported under “troubling circumstances,” says the ACLU … One of the children was undergoing cancer treatment and one of the mothers is pregnant.
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Bloomberg and Saywhat Politics

Voters See Trump's Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds — Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration. — Voters believe President Trump is overreaching …
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Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why. — Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency this time around on the most openly ethno-nationalist platform in memory, one he explicitly promised to implement with undisguised authoritarian measures.
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Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Post

Most Trump voters want Medicare negotiations protected, Medicaid preserved: Survey — The majority of voters in a new poll, including those who voted for President Trump, say it is important for the government to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies and that they prefer lower drug prices over cutting Medicaid.
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New York Times

DOGE slashes disability and aging services
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Associated Press and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll
Five Takeaways From the Times/Siena Poll
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The Independent, The Hill and The Working Class Project

Congress erupts over FBI arrest of Wisconsin judge — Democratic lawmakers reacted with ferocity — and some Republicans with cheers — to the Friday arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping an undocumented defendant avoid arrest by ICE agents.
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Trump budget draft ends Narcan program and other addiction measures.
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate awaits Trump judges
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Courts Handed Trump A Slew of Legal Losses This Week
Courts Handed Trump A Slew of Legal Losses This Week
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Twitchy

Scoop: DOJ rescinds policy against subpoenaing journalists — Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an internal memo obtained by Axios that the Justice Department is rescinding her predecessor Merrick Garland's policy restricting most subpoenas for journalists.
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Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries
Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries
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NPR and New York Times

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide — Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out. — Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family said Friday.
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Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, has died aged 41 — Giuffre's family issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years — Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims …

‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal — The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter. — A federal prosecutor in Washington …
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Evan Bush / NBC News:
Medical journals complain of ‘harassment’ from Justice Department
Medical journals complain of ‘harassment’ from Justice Department
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Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press:
Exclusive: Trump's D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia's Tax-Exempt Status — Ed Martin, the firebrand Republican activist whom President Donald Trump picked to be the top prosecutor in D.C., has a new target: Wikipedia. — Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington and Trump's permanent selection …
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Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret — Sources tell Rolling Stone the secret project could be a perfect vehicle for embedding Elon Musk's Starlink within the FAA's operations … The situation fits into some broader patterns: Musk and DOGE have expressed significant influence …
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GovExec.com

Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material — A Treasury Department inspector general is probing efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to obtain private taxpayer data …
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THE FARCE, CNN and Blaze Media

Trump DOJ Ordered ICE to Invade Homes Without Search Warrant — The Justice Department quietly invoked the Alien Enemies act last month to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the power to conduct warrantless searches of people's homes as long as they suspect them to be an “alien enemy.”
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C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review
Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review
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USA Today

Trump administration discussed possible exemptions for some Afghan refugees facing deportation — Christian leaders lobbied the White House to spare hundreds of Christians after the administration revoked humanitarian parole status for Afghan refugees. — Trump administration officials …
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Globe Trot and Raw Story

Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk's X ahead of election — FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney — As Canadians prepare to go to the polls on Monday, they are being bombarded with misleading rightwing content …

Vatican Caves and Gives Trump Front-Row Seat for Pope's Funeral — BLACK AND BLUE — The Vatican abandoned convention and protocol to pander to the vanity of Trump, who was one of the few people at the funeral not to wear black. — President Donald Trump, wearing a blue suit in a sea of black …
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Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured — Danielle Waterfield was already dealing with the shock and disappointment of being fired from a job she loved. — An attorney recruited to the Commerce Department's CHIPS for America program in 2023 …

RFK Jr. isn't staying in his lane. Trump is thrilled. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expanded his authority well beyond the bounds of a traditional health secretary. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fast becoming the most prominent face of the Trump administration's domestic agenda …
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Christian Science Monitor

F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs — After 20 percent of the agency's work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles. — Federal health officials have reversed the decision …

Hegseth trying to show Trump he's a fighter amid chaos in Pentagon — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's behavior has become “erratic” and he seems increasingly “insecure” about his job, sources told NBC News. — Pete Hegseth wants Donald Trump to see him as a fighter amid …
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Daily Kos, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal and So What

Cargo Shipments From China to U.S. Slide Toward a Standstill — Cancellations accelerate; ‘shipments out of China for major retailers and manufacturers has ceased’ — The number of ships sailing from China to the U.S. laden with clothes, electronics, furniture and other goods is plunging …
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Fortune

‘Complete takeover’: Lawmakers exert control over university policy in 11th hour — Over the course of 36 hours at the tail end of the three-month legislative session, Indiana lawmakers made significant policy changes that fundamentally alter how state universities conduct themselves.