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Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms — The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms. — The White House ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday …
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
BREAKING: “Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act” (This is going to be a BFD if Trump Tries to Assert the EAC's Powers over the Federal Voter Registration Form) — Jessica Huseman for Votebeat: … To me, the bigger question is what Trump might try …
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:
Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act — Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest.
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission — President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections, according to multiple media reports.
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process — President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering.
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John Light / Talking Points Memo:
The Brief: Trump Seizes on SCOTUS Decision to Mess With the Midterms
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Marissa Martinez / NOTUS:
Trump Purges Election Assistance Commission
Trump Purges Election Assistance Commission
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Reuters:
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms
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Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
Trump fires members of key election commission ahead of midterms
Trump fires members of key election commission ahead of midterms
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers — Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting. — Summary — HOUSTON — The three men who were arrested during …
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New York Times:
Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn't the Intended Target — Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting. — Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching …
NBC News:
ICE officers involved in fatal Houston shooting weren't wearing bodycams
ICE officers involved in fatal Houston shooting weren't wearing bodycams
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Christina Morales / New York Times:
What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Trump Brushed Off His Scandals. Here's Why Platner Couldn't. … If a Democrat reclaims the presidency in 2028, the party and its new leader will be faced with a tantalizing question: Now is it finally their turn to behave like Donald Trump? — Probably there is no 2028 aspirant …
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post he's ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in assassinating him: ‘Number 1’ target — President Trump on Friday told The Post he has “left instructions” should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there'll be hell to pay. — “I've been on their list for a long time.
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video — Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.
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Frank Landymore / Futurism:
The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop — Donald Trump is now the first president to have an airport named after him while still in office. And what better way to commemorate this high honor than with lazy AI slop? — Until a few days ago …
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
On the same day, a Florida airport and a Tennessee bridge are renamed after Trump
On the same day, a Florida airport and a Tennessee bridge are renamed after Trump
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Politico:
Dem ad blitz goes after Collins' abortion rights record — A group linked to a top Senate Democratic super PAC is launching a $2.5 million ad campaign that aims to undermine Sen. Susan Collins' reputation as one of Congress' last Republicans devoted to protecting abortion rights.
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Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within — A survey reveals concern among the rank and file that Trump-administration meddling is undermining intelligence work. — The CIA officer Ray Cline, who was the agency's chief analyst during the Cuban missile crisis, once observed that when it comes …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say — Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft's safety. — The new Air Force One, which President Trump flew …
Duaa Eldeib / ProPublica:
Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report — Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Hegseth pushes for action after sailors appear to flout his beard policy — Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military The Middle East — As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
A new speech shows how Israel lost the Democratic party — Rahm Emanuel and the death of the pro-Israel Democrat. … This week, Rahm Emanuel — a chief of staff in the Obama White House and widely rumored 2028 candidate — went to Tel Aviv to deliver a stern message to the Israeli public …
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Mike Elk / Payday Report:
Platner's Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee's Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints — PITTSBURGH, PA. - Yesterday, Payday Report learned that Congresswoman Summer Lee barred Moraff from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least three complaints of sexual misconduct against Moraff.
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Trump's arch clears another hurdle, setting up a big debate: Do height limits apply? — In its quest to build a 250-foot arch near the National Mall, the Trump administration is arguing that a longstanding law restricting building heights in D.C. does not apply — to the project or to any federal structures at all.
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Stefan Becket / CBS News:
Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files: “Unlike anything I had seen” — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of files related to UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, including one report from a military aviator …
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Daily Mail
Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
OpenAI and Google sell AI models to blacklisted China groups — US groups have been supplying AI services to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent — OpenAI and Google are selling their advanced AI models to Chinese tech giants blacklisted by the Pentagon …
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