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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Already Rearrested on Gun Charges — Trump granted clemency to hundreds of alleged or convicted violent criminals. One is back behind bars … In May 2023, Daniel Ball of Homosassa, Florida, was indicted on 12 counts related to his participation in the attack on the Capitol.
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Politico, The Hill, New Republic, Mediaite, Raw Story and OutsideTheBeltway
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“F—k it: Release 'em all”: Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons … - Trump vacillated during an internal debate over targeted clemency vs. a blanket decision according to two insiders. — But as Trump's team wrestled with the issue, and planned a shock-and-awe batch of executive orders Day 1 …
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NBC News, Sidebars, The Guardian, NPR, The Hill, New York Times, Daily Kos, Daily Mail, Alternet.org, Raw Story, The Independent, Mediaite and WINK News


Trump May Come to Regret His Jan. 6 Pardons. Here's Why. — The potential for political backlash is real — now and in the future. — Even though President Donald Trump had vowed to deliver pardons to those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the Capitol, his sweeping clemency for roughly 1,500 people was stunning.
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Axios, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, CBS News, Raw Story, The Guardian, Just Security, Mediaite, Associated Press, The Times-Tribune, DNyuz, Salt Lake Tribune and NBC News


Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings
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alicublog, Alternet.org, RedState and Mediaite

What Kash Patel Doesn't Want the Senate to Know About the ‘J6 Prison Choir’

Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump Express Desire for Retribution
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The Hill, CBS News, WNYW-TV, WSVN-TV, The Independent, Alternet.org, New Republic, Associated Press and Honolulu Civil Beat

Raskin: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters ‘a reserve army of political foot soldiers’
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The Independent


Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave — President Donald Trump 's administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
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Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push … - LBJ's order gave the Secretary of Labor the authority to ensure equal opportunity for people of color and women in federal contractors' recruitment, hiring, training and other employment practices.
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CNN, Raw Story, Do No Harm and New Republic


Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity
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Vox, Bloomberg, The Register, RedState, Right Makes Might, The Federalist, USA Today, Do No Harm, JONATHAN TURLEY, DNyuz and Hello! ^.^

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects Civil Rights and Merit-Based Opportunity by Ending Illegal DEI
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Daily Kos, Breitbart, Truthout, Michigan Advance, Power Line and Fox News

Trump Revokes Order That Banned Discrimination in Federal Hiring
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USA Today, The White House and BatBoyBlog


US military ordering thousands more troops to southern border — Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there, according to officials familiar with the matter.
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U.S. border agents told to summarily deport migrants without asylum hearings under Trump edict — Washington — Citing President Trump's extraordinary move to close the American asylum system, U.S. border agents have been instructed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country …
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New York Times, Reuters and DNyuz

Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to secure US-Mexico border
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New York Times, Fox News, The Guardian and The Independent


Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon — One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: “We were wrong that day.” — Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced …
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The Hill, Reading Eagle, HuffPost, New York Daily News, Raw Story, CNBC and RTÉ


Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for ‘mercy’ for minorities — U.S. president calls the clergywoman a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” “ungracious,” “nasty” and “not compelling or smart.” — U.S. President Donald Trump hit out Wednesday at a bishop who directly called …
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Trump demands apology, criticizes bishop's prayer service remarks
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
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Raw Story, Washington Times, LGBTQ Nation, Advocate, New Republic, Global News, RTÉ, Daily Mail, TMZ.com, Deseret News, Deadline, Baltimore Sun, The Hill, The Independent and CBS News


Jamie Dimon says Trump's tariff policy is positive for national security so people should ‘get over it’ … WATCH NOW — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that the looming tariffs that President Donald Trump is expected to slap on U.S. trading partners could be viewed positively.
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Republican Senators Seem Willing to Endure the ‘Challenge’ of Trump's Proposed Tariffs
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WVEC, CNN and Alternet.org


Announcing The Stargate Project — The Stargate Project is a new company which intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States. We will begin deploying $100 billion immediately. This infrastructure will secure American leadership …
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Musk Casts Doubt on Trump's $100 Billion A.I. Announcement
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Bloomberg, Fox Business, Robert Reich, The Daily Caller, Futurism, Raw Story, Defense One and One America News Network

Musk trolls Trump's €500B AI mega plan
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Flights canceled for refugees who were slated to travel to US — Refugees who were slated to travel to the United States after a years-long and often cumbersome process have had their flights canceled, according to a State Department memo to resettlement partners obtained by CNN.
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Breitbart, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Guardian, The Post Millennial, MeidasTouch News and CBS News
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Trump pulls back Biden drug pricing action — TRUMP PULLS BACK BIDEN DRUG PRICING EO — The Trump administration's first drug pricing action — rescinding a Biden executive order encouraging Medicare to help lower prescription costs — is befuddling drug pricing experts.
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House Republicans create new panel aimed at undermining Jan. 6 committee — Days after Trump pardoned the Capitol's violent attackers, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) will lead a new subcommittee investigating what led to the attack. — Speaker Mike Johnson has launched a new effort intended …
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HuffPost, Axios, The Hill, NBC News and Alternet.org
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The most chaotic new committee in Congress
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Fox News and The Federalist


Elon Musk's salute falls flat: Why far-right trolling isn't working this time around — As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said to defenders of Musk's provocation, “People can officially stop listening to you” — One thing that's easy enough to see about Elon Musk's infamous hand gesture …
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Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration …
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Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work? — President Trump is threatening to use his powers to adjourn Congress so he can make recess appointments for at least some of his top Cabinet nominees and their deputies, enabling them to begin running the largest federal departments.
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White House budget office narrows scope of executive order restricting IRA funds — The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump on Monday.
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The White House, Washington Examiner, Democrats … and TechCrunch


How to Stop Trump in One Stupid Chart — For reasons I can't explain, this entire newsletter feels like it was written in ALL CAPS. So maybe you'll imagine me shouting it at you, like a crazy person. — Because basically, that's how I feel right now: Like a crazy person. Maybe you do, too?


Antioch High School on lockdown: Two people are dead, one stable — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two students are dead and another student was injured after a shooting inside Antioch High School on Wednesday. — According to police, two students were shot by another in the cafeteria.
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Kennedy Would Keep Stake in H.P.V. Vaccine Suit if Confirmed — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine's maker, Merck, if confirmed. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to be health secretary …


Biden's letter to Trump revealed: ‘May God bless you and guide you’ — Trump teased he may release ‘very nice’ letter from Biden — The letter that former President Joe Biden wrote to President Donald Trump upon leaving office on Monday has been exclusively obtained by Fox News.
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