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New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Strip Citizenship From Hundreds of Naturalized Americans — The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship. — The Justice Department has identified 384 …
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The Guardian, Newsweek, New Republic, The Independent and NewsMax.com
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Justice Department targets citizens in new denaturalization push
Justice Department targets citizens in new denaturalization push
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NOTUS and The Guardian
ABC News:
DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal: Sources — The bet was allegedly placed by a commando involved in Nicolas Maduro's capture. — Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin — Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores …
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Gizmodo and Joe.My.God., more at Techmeme »
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CNN:
US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid — A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested and charged for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits.
US Department of Justice:
U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets
U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information To Profit From Prediction Market Bets
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New York Post, Axios, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, New York Times, The Verge and CoinDesk
Bloomberg:
Trump's Messaging Blitz Divides Advisers as Iran Talks Waver — The prospect of Iran agreeing to more in-person peace talks with the US is being hindered by President Donald Trump's threats and brash social media posts, according to several officials with knowledge of the diplomatic efforts to end their war.
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ABC News, CBS News and West Hawaii Today
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Fawaz Gerges / The Guardian:
Trump's war has backfired spectacularly: Iran is now more influential than ever
New York Times:
Trump's Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary's Ouster — The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president's ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible. — President Trump wanted one thing, more than anything else, from his secretary of the Navy …
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Politico, Raw Story, MS NOW, Reuters, Straight Arrow News, Jewish Insider, UPI, The Independent, CNN, Semafor, Breaking Defense and Wall Street Journal
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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Who's out in the Trump administration's spring shakeup
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Axios, Financial Times, Military and Veteran …, Daily Kos, NewsMax.com, Al Jazeera, DefenseScoop, The Guardian, CBS News, Washington Examiner and NOTUS
New York Times:
Senate Adopts G.O.P. Budget, Defeating Democrats' Affordability Proposals — Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
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NPR, Election Law Blog, Fox News, CNN, Punchbowl News, Politico, Townhall, Washington Times, NOTUS, Washington Examiner, ABC News, Forbes, Straight Arrow News, Roll Call, The Hill, Deseret News and Bloomberg
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Politico:
Senate GOP braces for Cabinet shakeup
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Digby's Hullabaloo, HotAir, The Parnas Perspective, Daily Kos, Mock Paper Scissors and Raw Story
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term — The president's weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy. — Disapproval of President Trump has climbed to the highest level of his second term …
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Truthout, RedState, Newsweek, IJR, Raw Story, Mediaite, Washington Times, Modern Diplomacy and Politico
Associated Press:
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift — President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates …
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The Guardian, The Hill, CNBC, Fox News, Chicago Sun Times, The Atlantic, VTDigger, New York Sun, The Detroit News, One America News Network, PBS NewsHour, Bloomberg, Reason, Washington Times, KIFI-TV, Straight Arrow News, WUSA, Townhall, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Al Jazeera, NOTUS, WXIA-TV, WTTG-TV, KDFX-TV, Joe.My.God., Forbes, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, WJBK-TV, Mediaite, IJR, The American Conservative, Just Jared, NewsMax.com, The Independent, Axios and Washington Post
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Places FDA-Approved Marijuana Products and Products Containing Marijuana Subject to a Qualifying State-issued License in Schedule III …
Justice Department Places FDA-Approved Marijuana Products and Products Containing Marijuana Subject to a Qualifying State-issued License in Schedule III …
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Politico, Investors, Charleston Daily Mail, Law Dork, NBC News, Colorado Politics, NPR, CBS News, Deseret News, JURISTnews, RedState, Reuters, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Breitbart, UPI, The Daily Wire, Mediaite and Bloomberg
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Cotton: Change to marijuana drug classification ‘a step in the wrong direction’
Cotton: Change to marijuana drug classification ‘a step in the wrong direction’
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STAT and New York Times
Politico:
White House exasperated with GOP over Virginia election faceplant — Democrats' win in Virginia reignited GOP frustrations over the mid-decade redistricting war … The exasperation emanating from the West Wing underscores a long-simmering frustration that Republicans are too quick …
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The Daily Wire, Mediaite and MS NOW
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Four people accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a SLC Council member, of unwanted ‘sexual’ advances — Four people from Utah political circles — three of them elected officials — accuse Eva Lopez Chavez, a Salt Lake City Council member and Democratic congressional candidate, of restraining them during …
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Washington Examiner, RedState, Ace of Spades HQ, Charleston Daily Mail, Townhall, The Daily Caller and Deseret News
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans … On a sweltering night in August 2024, moments before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed then-candidate Donald J. Trump at a packed rally in Arizona, a conservative young wellness podcaster named Alex Clark …
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Raw Story, STAT, Wall Street Journal and MS NOW
Jason P. Frank / Vulture:
Russell Brand Admits to ‘Exploitative’ Sexual Behavior — Russell Brand, who will soon stand trial for rape, admitted to “exploitative” sexual behavior but insisted it was lawful. Brand went on Megyn Kelly's radio show yesterday to explain himself publicly.
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The Guardian, Variety, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Breitbart, Page Six, Rolling Stone, The Wrap, TMZ.com and Just Jared
J.K. Trotter / Streetsblog New York City:
To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force — Is this public enemy #1? — James Giovansanti lives and works on Staten Island. Since 2022, traffic cameras have caught his pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times in that one borough.
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Washington Enters Its TMZ Era — The three members of TMZ's new Washington, D.C., bureau arrived at Capitol Hill last Monday ready and eager to stick their cameras in lawmakers' faces and ask them uncomfortable questions. But they were surprised to find that members of the House wouldn't be returning to work for another day.
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Eschaton
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
The Surprising Reason Thom Tillis Is Ready to Block Trump A.G. Nominee — Outbound Republican Senator Thom Tillis has warned that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is in “dangerous waters.” — The retiring North Carolina lawmaker promised early Thursday to stand in the way of Blanche's confirmation …
Reuters:
Insight: Trump, aides chase vote-rigging claims even after latest probe finds nothing — Late last summer, Kurt Olsen's patience had run out. — U.S. President Donald Trump had enlisted Olsen months earlier to seek evidence of foreign interference in U.S. elections and re-investigate Trump's 2020 loss.
Wall Street Journal:
Kristi Noem Has Continued Using a Waterfront Coast Guard House Since Ouster — Former DHS secretary has been seen at residence usually designated for Coast Guard commandant — WASHINGTON—Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has continued using a waterfront house on a military base …
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DefenseScoop
Wall Street Journal:
Iran War Complicates Contingency Plans to Defend Taiwan, Some U.S. Officials Say — Fully replacing stockpiles of weapons fired in the Middle East could take up to six years — WASHINGTON—The U.S. has burned through so many munitions in Iran that some administration officials increasingly assess …
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Washington Examiner, Fox News and 19FortyFive
Washington Post:
Pentagon fires ombudsman overseeing military newspaper after calling it ‘woke’ — Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith said the Defense Department dismissed her without giving a reason, according to an email reviewed by The Post. — Summary — Three months after the Pentagon decried …
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Joe.My.God.
Jamie Sarkonak / National Post:
I read ‘The Camp of the Saints.’ Here's why it's relevant — The novel, which was temporarily removed from Amazon this week, has long been condemned for its harsh critiques of mass migration — Jean Raspail's The Camp of the Saints (1973) is easily one of the most suppressed books of the 20th century.
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American Greatness and Washington Examiner
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Tom Homan Invites Pope Leo on ICE Ride-Along: 'They're Talking About Something They Don't Understand' — President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan has invited Pope Leo XIV on an ICE ride-along amid the religious leader's criticism of the administration's deportation efforts.
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Fox News, NewsMax.com and New York Post
New York Times:
Two Litigation Partners Depart Paul Weiss — The departure of Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford is the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm. — Two partners are leaving Paul Weiss, the latest blow to the prominent New York law firm that reached …
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Reason
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Department's watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files release — The Department of Justice's internal watchdog said Thursday that it is reviewing the department's compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Fox News, Washington Post, NBC News, New York Times, NOTUS, Roll Call, New Republic, UPI, Associated Press, Washington Times, KIFI-TV, The Parnas Perspective, CBS News, Mediaite, Scripps News, Politico, The Hill, MS NOW, ABC News, Newsweek, The Independent, Forbes, Joe.My.God. and HuffPost
Ben Chapman / New York Post:
FBI targets Mexican Mafia in California in stunning pre-dawn raids — Federal agents arrested 37 accused gang members with ties to the infamous Mexican Mafia Thursday in a series of stunning predawn raids in Orange County meant to put Southern California's criminal underworld on notice.
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US Department of Justice, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, RedState and Newsweek
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Sens. Katie Britt and John Fetterman warn against inaction on social media guardrails for young people — The Republican and Democratic senators sat down Thursday with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News' “Meet the Press,” to talk about social media and the Iran war.


