White House forced top spy Gabbard to resign, source says  —  The White House forced U.S. intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her post, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.  —  Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X on Friday.

Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards  —  The Trump administration on Friday announced prospective immigrants would need to return to their home country to apply for green cards, a move that would stifle the most common pathway used for legal immigration.

Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported  —  A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies, was thrown out on Friday.

Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing  —  The private meeting came hours before the Senate postponed a critical vote to advance a partisan funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol.  —  Screaming, yelling and accusations of self-dealing.

Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony  —  Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, made the donation after agreeing to an interview with lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Howard Lutnick, President Trump's secretary of commerce …

The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees' government phones  —  The White House recently unveiled a new app to give the public “unfiltered” access to “key priorities,” “historic moments” and “policy breakthroughs.”  Now, it's directing agencies to help install …

The Prosecutor at the Center of a Botched DOJ Case Was Working For Senate Democrats  —  Sheri Mecklenburg had been assigned to work for the minority on the Judiciary Committee, but ranking member Dick Durbin said she had been dismissed on Friday.  — Copy

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There's a Way to Stop Trump's I.R.S. Slush Fund  —  These days it takes a spectacular burst of corruption to get the attention of our scandal-weary nation, but President Trump and his administration have managed, once again, to transfix Americans by establishing a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” …

Trump met top advisers on Iran as he weighs return to war  —  President Trump convened a meeting with his senior national security team on the war with Iran on Friday morning, two U.S. officials told Axios. … - A Qatari delegation also arrived in Tehran on Friday to support the mediation effort.

CDC says green card holders who were recently in countries where Ebola is spreading can't reenter U.S. … The move expands the agency's existing travel restrictions tied to the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has no approved vaccine or treatments.

NYT publisher calls out news outlets for ‘capitulation’ to Trump administration … Sulzberger reprehended publications he said have settled “winnable cases” with the president, refocused their editorial pages away from White House criticism and adopted Trump's favored language in their reporting …

Their Loved Ones Died for the Voting Rights Act.  The Supreme Court's Ruling Is a New Injustice.  —  Dennis Dahmer was 12 years old in January 1966 when Klansmen stormed his family home and set it on fire, murdering his father, Vernon.  He still remembers the shootout; he remembers watching his father die from smoke inhalation.