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Trump Displays DRC Visual As Proof Of South African ‘Genocide’ — US President Donald Trump brandished a stack of printed articles at the White House Wednesday that he claimed documented a genocide taking place against white people in South Africa. — Mixed into the deck of papers he unveiled …
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Trump calls his own foreign aid cuts at USAID ‘devastating’ — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its aid programs worldwide have been “devastating.” — Speaking beside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during …
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Trump ambushes South Africa's president with video footage in Oval Office — In a shocking moment during President Trump's meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, Trump requested for videos to be displayed purporting to show evidence of violence against white people in the country.
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Trump confronts South African president, pushing claims of genocide
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President and South African Leader Meet at White House
Trump Administration Live Updates: President and South African Leader Meet at White House
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Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
South African President Calls Out Trump: 'I'm Sorry I Don't Have a Plane to Give You'
South African President Calls Out Trump: 'I'm Sorry I Don't Have a Plane to Give You'
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Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
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Judge Finds U.S. Violated Court Order With Sudden Deportation Flight to Africa — Lawyers for some of the eight migrants deported Tuesday said they were told they were being sent to South Sudan. People familiar with the plane said it had landed for now in Djibouti.
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‘Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportations — The White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic African nation of South Sudan, a federal judge said Wednesday …
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Trump administration ‘unquestionably’ violated court order with possible deportation flight to South Sudan, judge rules — The Trump administration “unquestionably” violated a court order when it tried to transfer detainees to war-torn South Sudan without a meaningful opportunity to contest …
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How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: ‘Keep Him Where He Is’
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BREAKING: South Sudan flight violated court order, judge says
BREAKING: South Sudan flight violated court order, judge says
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Trump Administration's Favorite Answer

Judge dismisses Baraka charges, reprimands prosecutors — Prosecutors announced the decision to drop trespassing charges against the mayor earlier this week — A federal judge on Wednesday scolded federal prosecutors and announced he will dismiss trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka related …
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Judge criticizes DOJ for ‘worrisome’ and ‘embarrassing’ blunders in arrest of New Jersey mayor at ICE facility — Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa granted what he called the “embarrassing retraction” of the trespassing charge following a May 9 incident.
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Judge blasts ‘embarrassing retraction of charges’ in Newark mayor's case
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Judge scolds DOJ in dismissing ICE facility trespassing charge against Newark mayor
Judge scolds DOJ in dismissing ICE facility trespassing charge against Newark mayor
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Republican moves to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver from Congress
Republican moves to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver from Congress
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U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump — The Air Force has been asked to figure out a way to upgrade it so it can be put into use as a new Air Force One for the president. — The United States has accepted a 747 jetliner as a gift from the government of Qatar …
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Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
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CBO Confirms GOP Budget Bill Triggers Medicare Cuts — Republican Plan Adds to the Deficit, Will Trigger Automatic Cuts Under Federal Law — “This Republican budget bill is one of the most expensive—and dangerous—bills Congress has seen in decades. The nonpartisan CBO makes it clear …
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Trump and GOP's tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says — Some $500 billion in cuts to Medicare could be avoided if Congress instructs the White House budget office to disregard the reconciliation package's debt impact. — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' mammoth tax …
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Republican Bill Sets Stage for a New Global Tax Fight

ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing, Threatening Deportation — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — One morning, sitting in an immigration office in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen found himself transformed. Only a day before, he was a welding foreman …
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White House purges transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website — The White House told NBC News it has decided to post only videos. There still is one transcript remaining online, however: Trump's inaugural address. — WASHINGTON — The White House has removed official transcripts …

House GOP leaders release changes to Trump agenda bill in bid to sway holdouts — The amendment to the massive package includes speeding up new Medicaid work requirements and expanding the state and local tax deduction. — WASHINGTON — Republicans released a package of revisions …
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Chuck Schumer is already panning blue state Republicans for caving on SALT
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Mike Johnson faces 11th-hour blowup on Trump's big bill
Mike Johnson faces 11th-hour blowup on Trump's big bill
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Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon — The event was held in the Pentagon's auditorium during working hours and featured Mr. Hegseth's pastor. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon's auditorium on Wednesday morning …
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The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — “Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!” — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was shouting at Elon Musk in the halls of the West Wing last month …
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Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery — Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault. — Wesley Lowery—the winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a George Polk Award …

‘The View’ Told to Tone Down Trump Bashing by ABC News Boss — COOL IT — Multiple sources shared details with the Daily Beast about a meeting in which the ABC News president delivered a message that left the co-hosts unnerved. — EXCLUSIVE — Disney and ABC News have asked the hosts …

They showed up to immigration court in Phoenix. Then ICE agents surrounded them — ICE agents detained an unknown number of people at Phoenix immigration court on May 20. — Attorneys reported similar incidents in Seattle and Santa Ana, California.
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FEMA rescinds strategic plan less than 2 weeks before hurricane season — Less than two weeks until the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator David Richardson has rescinded the agency's strategic plan, a comprehensive policy document …
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Trump illegally fired surveillance watchdog agency's Democrats, judge rules — The case could have ramifications beyond the board, extending to the rest of the Trump administration's control of independent federal agencies. — President Donald Trump illegally removed two Democratic members …
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By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall — Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11.
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Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate — A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago — To accomplish its mission of increasing the health security of the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that it “conducts critical science and provides health information” to protect the nation.
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The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Dismisses Biden-Era Police Investigations and Proposed Police Consent Decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis — For Immediate Release — Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is beginning the process of dismissing lawsuits …
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Trump Organization breaks ground on $1.5 billion golf club in Vietnam — Vietnam's prime minister and U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for a $1.5 billion luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses outside Hanoi.
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