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Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses — Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. — Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters …
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New York Times:
Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump — Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman's unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld — Justice Department didn't release notes from several interviews a woman gave to FBI agents in 2019 — The Justice Department said it is reviewing whether it improperly withheld some Epstein files …
New York Times:
Trump's Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms — The president appears to be undermining Americans' faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress. — Ahead of the midterm elections, an emboldened President Trump …
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ's own goals could stymie its efforts to undermine midterms
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump's State of the Union
Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump's State of the Union
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Politico:
DHS official promises election officials that ICE will not be at polling places
DHS official promises election officials that ICE will not be at polling places
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Fulton County officials argue FBI agent misled judge to seize ballots from 2020 election
Fulton County officials argue FBI agent misled judge to seize ballots from 2020 election
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New York Times:
Patel Ousts F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump's Retained Classified Records — The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump. — About 10 F.B.I. employees, some veteran agents …
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Jana Winter / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI obtained Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Biden administration — The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both private citizens in 2022 and 2023 during …
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Associated Press:
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described …
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NBC News:
Vance launches into Trump's ‘war on fraud’ by suspending Medicaid payments to Minnesota
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Administration Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From Minnesota
Trump Administration Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From Minnesota
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Vance, Oz announce pause in Medicaid funds to Minnesota amid fraud probe
Vance, Oz announce pause in Medicaid funds to Minnesota amid fraud probe
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J. Dale Shoemaker / Investigative Post:
Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol is dead — Nurul Amin Shah Alam. Photo via his missing persons poster. — This is a developing story. It was last updated at 7:20 p.m. — Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Burma who Border Patrol agents dropped off …
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The Harvard Crimson:
Summers To Resign From Teaching Appointments, Relinquish University Professorship Over Epstein Ties — Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year, relinquishing his University Professorship …
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New York Times:
Surgeon General Nominee Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing — Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message. — Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump administration's third-country deportation policy unlawful, judge finds — The ruling could make it more difficult for the government to send migrants to countries that are not their own. — A federal judge in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy …
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Austin Turner / CBS News:
FBI raids home of Los Angeles schools chief Alberto Carvalho, district headquarters also searched — Add CBS News on Google — The FBI served a series of search warrants at the Los Angeles home of L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, as well as the district's headquarters …
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Associated Press:
FBI serves search warrants at Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent's home
FBI serves search warrants at Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent's home
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Democracy Now:
Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address — We speak with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman, who attended Tuesday's State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Rahman was removed from the chamber Tuesday …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar demands investigation after State of the Union guest arrested
Rep. Ilhan Omar demands investigation after State of the Union guest arrested
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US Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Arrested for Providing Defense Services to the Chinese Military — For Immediate Release — Former U.S. Air Force officer and pilot Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., also known by the call sign “Runner,” 65, a U.S. citizen, was arrested today in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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Nicole Silverio / The Daily Caller:
Trump Asks Congress To Stand If Their Duty Is To American Citizens: Guess Who Didn't Stand? — Democrats remained seated on Tuesday when President Donald Trump gave them to chance to stand in solidarity with U.S. citizens over illegal immigrants. — Trump asked all members of Congress …
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Jim Wyss / Bloomberg:
Rubio Says US Will Investigate Deadly Cuba Speedboat Shooting — Cuban forces killed four people who opened fire from a speedboat with Florida tags, an incident with the potential to escalate an already tense standoff with the US. — The vessel approached within one nautical mile off …
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Justin Spike / Associated Press:
Hungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptions — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary's energy system.
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Politico, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera and Reuters
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
The Trump ‘Affordability’ Pivot That Never Came — THERE'S AN OLD JOKE ABOUT two elderly ladies kvetching about a meal. “Oy, the food at this place is really terrible,” one complains. The other responds, “And such small portions!” — The same could be said of President Trump's affordability comments …
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Politico:
White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first … “There's thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action …
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account — A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes “a masterpiece” appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.
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Washington Post:
Trump Treasury official to exit after objecting to Minneapolis crackdown — John Hurley's exit follows internal disputes over the White House-backed push to target alleged fraud in the Somali community. — A top Trump Treasury official is leaving his post after privately raising objections …
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Sonia A. Rao / New York Times:
Former Senator Bob Kerrey Resigns From Nebraska Start-Up Amid Epstein Emails — Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein. — Bob Kerrey, the former U.S. senator from Nebraska …
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Spy Agency Blocks Congress From Seeing Gabbard Whistleblower Intelligence — Tulsi Gabbard's office rejected Democratic efforts to see all the underlying material about a foreign conversation that discussed Jared Kushner — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration told Congress it won't share …
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