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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse — Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week, officials confirmed.
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A Milwaukee judge is accused of helping a man evade ICE. What do legal experts have to say? — A Milwaukee County judge is under FBI investigation for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE agents. — Legal experts are dubious that the judge's actions constitute a crime, with intent being a key factor.
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FBI arrests Wisconsin Judge Dugan for obstruction, escalates Trump immigration enforcement effort … Federal agents arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday after she allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest, FBI Director Kash Patel said. — Patel announced in an X post …
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Wisconsin Judge Arrested, Accused of Shielding Immigrant From Federal Agents — Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said in a social media post that he later deleted.


Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's ‘100 Days’ Interview With TIME — President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on April 22. — Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including his trade war and the economy …
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Trump: I ‘love the concept’ of millionaire tax hike, but ‘may not be acceptable to the public’
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Trump's first 100 days: Here's 100 things that have changed (so far)
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Trump: 'I'm really not trolling' with talk of Canada as 51st state
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Trump says he's negotiated 200 trade deals — but won't say with whom
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Trump Sees Trade Deals Getting Done in Three to Four Weeks
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Hegseth's Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities — The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat …
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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer …
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Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: Pentagon Chaos Rattles Hegseth
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Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit — Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by Ukraine — A senior Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion near Moscow …
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Trump says he's ‘not defying the Supreme Court’ amid standoff over wrongly deported man
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Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow ahead of Witkoff-Putin meeting
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Exclusive: Inside Trump's First 100 Days
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Elon Musk and DOGE's Savings May Be Erased by New Costs — An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk's cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year. — President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings …
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Elon Musk leaves legacy of self-destruction at DOGE — Elon Musk arrived in Washington as the most powerful political outsider ever, brimming with Silicon Valley swagger and bipartisan buy-in for his goal of streamlining the federal government. — He's leaving with his reputation in tatters …
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Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem — The day after Donald Trump's election last year, three Georgetown Law students started a political movement to brace for impact. — The students texted each other, started organizing, and eventually discovered …


Trump's immigration ratings turn negative, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds — President Donald Trump's approval ratings on immigration, relatively strong in the early weeks of his second term, have dipped into negative territory, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll …
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USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry — The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat.
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The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance — BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE - Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in exhibit.


ICE backs down, says it will restore status of thousands of foreign students — Hundreds of foreign students in the U.S. on F-1 visas said they were informed their SEVIS records were suddenly terminated by DHS. — Local News — Sports — Unity Reed High School graduate Tyleik Williams drafted by Detroit Lions
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Exclusive: DOJ memo offers blueprint to Tren de Aragua deportation plan — Trump administration officials directed law enforcement nationwide to pursue suspected gang members into their homes, in some cases without any sort of warrant, according to a copy of the directive exclusively obtained by USA TODAY.


12 UC Berkeley students' visas restored by ICE in nationwide reversal — Anonymity was granted to sources included in this story due to fears of retaliation. Some interviews were conducted in a language other than English and have been represented in translation.
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Former President Joe Biden, Jill Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome — WASHINGTON ― Former President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend Saturday's funeral for Pope Francis in Vatican City, a source familiar with the plans told USA TODAY.
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Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral
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Trump Directs Justice Dept. to Investigate ActBlue, Democrats' Cash Engine — The president ordered an inquiry into ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents. — President Trump on Thursday directed …
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Trump and His Billionaires Are Giving the Rich a Bad Name — DONALD TRUMP AND HIS CHILDREN, cronies, allies, appointees, saboteurs, and fellow uber-rich will never stop trying to seize ever more power and make ever more money. It's taken some of us far too long to realize it …


Lisa Murkowski reveals the ugly nature of Trump's rule — 🌻 🏡 🌸 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.


The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They're Closing. — Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
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Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer — President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery.
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A Reporter's Notes of the April 23 Perkins Coie Hearing — Judge Howell appeared likely to permanently enjoin implementation of President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm. — Meet The Authors … On April 23, Judge Beryl A. Howell held a hearing on “dispositive motions” …


We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention. What We Saw Was a Warning to Us All. — A young woman walked casually down a public street only to find herself suddenly surrounded by masked law enforcement officers in plain clothes. Without explanation — and in the absence of criminal charges …


The Coming Economic Nightmare … i remember the little stickers on restaurant menus. — In the 1970s, it cost much more to print a menu than it does today. Restaurants did not change them often. When prices rose, they'd retain their old menu—but affix little stickers with the new, handwritten prices atop the previous ones.


ICE contradicts DOJ filing at SCOTUS that a pending habeas case blocks AEA removal — DOJ argued the Trump administration would not remove people under the AEA while a habeas petition is pending. An ICE official has stated there are multiple exceptions. — An Immigration and Customs …
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