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Mullin says ICE didn't know 5-year-old boy was in car when officer fired — Federal authorities said Oscar Belgal used his car to ram government vehicles and endanger officers. — SummaryLoading... Federal authorities on Friday strongly denounced the reaction of New York officials …
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests — Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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Noah Hurowitz / The Intercept:
ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
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New York Times:
ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood
ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood
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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Establishment of a Committee of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of False Statements by Lisa DeNell Cook — MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT — THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY — THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS …
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Politico:
Trump sets up committee to investigate, potentially remove the Fed's Lisa Cook — President Donald Trump established a committee of inquiry to investigate whether Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook made “false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments,” his latest effort to remove her from the central bank.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed's Lisa Cook
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Reuters:
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize — US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.
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Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions — U.S. officials announced new punishments aimed at the court, just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge. — The Trump administration announced on Friday …
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Andreas Kluth / Bloomberg:
And the Nobel Peace Prize Goes to ... the Opposite of Trump
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Calen Razor / Politico:
How Warren could link arms with Trump's GOP — Programming note: We'll be off this Monday but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. — IN TODAY'S EDITION: — GOP frets about Trump-country races — Lawmakers clamor for GAO v. Trump — Kamlager-Dove eyes AI chip, Musk oversight
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Cook Political Report tilts 18 House races toward Democrats
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Politico:
House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats
House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats
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Daily Kos
Myah Ward / Politico:
Even Trump voters think Republicans should split from the president to win
Even Trump voters think Republicans should split from the president to win
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Even some Republicans want this watchdog agency to sue Trump
Even some Republicans want this watchdog agency to sue Trump
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The Washington Sun
New York Times:
How Trump's Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil — The president's allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.
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Hugo Lowell / Wired:
The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson — The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction of justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Donald Trump to the January 6 committee.
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Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones:
Pete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film — This week, President Donald Trump approved the military's first execution by firing squad since 1945. The Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, will livestream it. — The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Fort Hood Shooter's Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump backs public firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer: ‘Deserves it’
Trump backs public firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer: ‘Deserves it’
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film — Yesterday brought another ICE shooting, this time in New York City. Yesterday afternoon, officers opened fire on a man they were trying to arrest, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, an illegal immigrant from Senegal. An officer fired seven rounds into Belgal's car …
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Politico:
Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's surprise plan to livestream the military's first execution in six decades drew fierce blowback from both sides of the aisle. — Senior lawmakers from both parties said the plan …
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Zach Despart / ProPublica:
Ken Paxton's Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. — In the summer of 2023, after he was impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended and barred from conducting …
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Scoop: AI companies plot “the day after” … - The first example of significant real-world harm caused by unsafe AI would turn an already wary public further against the technology and its leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as President Trump for his reluctance to regulate it.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy — The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration's actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk. — SummaryLoading...
Axios:
“Not a fetish, not a taboo”: Democrats weigh another Trump impeachment — Democrats believe President Trump has committed impeachable offenses. But they're divided over whether they should try to impeach him if they win control of the House. … - Many top Democrats note that Trump survived …
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Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Trump approval sinks to 30 percent in new survey — President Trump's approval rating dropped to 30 percent in a new Pew Research survey, amid growing dissatisfaction with his handling of foreign policy, the economy and immigration enforcement. — Sixty-eight percent of respondents disapproved …
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Newsweek
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
‘I Need Some Pepto-Bismol’: Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ad Bombs in Focus Group — It's not *just* the corruption that bothers them. It's the actual content, too. — October Surprise: 30% OFF Bulwark+ for a year. Upgrade now. — IF YOU'VE SPENT MUCH TIME watching the NFL, college football …
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
AOC accuses Target of allowing stores to be used as ‘staging sites’ for ICE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Target of letting Immigration and Customs Enforcement use the retail giant's stores as “staging sites” for immigration operations. — The congresswoman …
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New York Post
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Grassley slams Democrats for ‘falling over themselves’ to defend Jack Smith — Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley is firing back at Democrats on his committee who have criticized the GOP's treatment of former special counsel Jack Smith — saying it was Democrats who acted in an embarrassing manner …
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Paul Dallison / Politico:
Hitler Mussolini wins local election — Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name. — Voters in the Peruvian town of Queropalca have chosen their new mayor: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores. — The unusually named candidate for the center-left Ahora Nación party won 34% of the vote.
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Hamed Ahmadi / The Washington Sun:
FBI Is Angling to Hand the UFC a No-Bid Contract to Train Agents — The contract would expand an existing partnership between the Trump administration and the UFC. — Copy — The FBI wants to hire the Ultimate Fighting Championship to train its special agents under a one-year deal …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube, Meta, and Twitch won't say if they'll allow the US government to livestream an execution — Kick and TikTok say a livestream of an execution would violate their policies. … YouTube, Twitch, Meta, and X aren't saying whether they'll allow the US government to livestream an execution on their platforms.
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Does America First Really Mean Israel First? — Mike Huckabee's aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump's Middle East policy. — Pocket — In February, Israeli settlers in the West Bank shot and killed a 19-year-old American named Nasrallah Abu Siyam.
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Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers — Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat. — SummaryLoading... Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers swung hard and fast at each other during …
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Guilfoyle texts ‘extremely unseemly’: Jennings — CNN contributor Scott Jennings on Thursday criticized the newly reported text exchanges between U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and a Republican donor, which have raised concerns about the Trump administration official's conduct.
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