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I'm the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped — I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky — There was no explanation, no warning.
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Germany warns its travelers of tougher U.S. immigration enforcement — Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States this week, warning of stricter immigration enforcement at the border. — The big picture: Upping an advisory for visiting an ally country could be construed as a serious step …
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Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing more calls to step aside than have previously been reported, with the possibility of more soon to come, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: No senators have called for Schumer to step down.
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Chuck Schumer clung to belief Republicans would ‘expel’ Trump, book says — Even as 2024 election loomed, reporters say, Democratic Senate leader was sure GOP would ‘expel the turd of Trump’ — Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate minority leader, insisted Republicans would move on from Donald …

2028 POV on 2025 Dems — Just now … Good morning, Early Birds.
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Democrats and Washington Times


Trump-appointed prosecutor's office drops assault case against Enrique Tarrio — Ryan J. Reilly and Ted Oberg — The U.S. Attorney's for the District of Columbia has dropped an assault case against Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys member who was serving 22 years in federal prison following …
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DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk's team has helped dismantle
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Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
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Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — On Feb. 20, nearly 7,000 probationary employees …
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Columbia Is Nearing Agreement to Give Trump What He Wants — The school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands, with $400 million in federal funding at stake — Columbia University is getting close to yielding to President Trump's demands in negotiations to restore $400 million …
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The Cost of the Government's Attack on Columbia
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Immigrant rights activist's arrest marks big shift in enforcement — The arrest of a longtime immigrant rights activist — who made national headlines when she took sanctuary in a Denver church during President Trump's first term — has rattled advocates and immigrants across the country.
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Exclusive: Trump Voter Says He Doesn't Regret Choice Despite Wife's ICE Arrest
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Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding — Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars. — A group of European countries is devising a strategy to poach researchers in the United States in response to American government cuts in education and research.
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Raw Story, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Financial Times
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French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
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New Republic


Jury Orders Greenpeace to Pay Pipeline Company More Than $660 Million — The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States. — A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded damages totaling more than $660 million …
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With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left — The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world. — Executive actions intended to cripple top Democratic law firms.
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HotAir and Washington Examiner


Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker — Update: CNN reports that the State Department is now confirming cancellation of the contract tracking abducted Ukrainian kids, claiming it's not in U.S. interests. Also, a State Department spokesperson said the data …
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Trump Gets a Taste of Putin's Tactics — Vladimir Putin isn't going to make this easy for Donald Trump. — For weeks, Trump has bragged about his close relationship with his Russian counterpart and declared that Putin wanted to bring a quick end to the war that he, of course, started more than three years ago.
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Hill Republicans already hated the ‘idiotic’ call to impeach judges. Then Trump jumped in. — The speaker has to deal with a new Trump-driven demand just as he moves to put the GOP's policy agenda into overdrive. — Hard-right House Republicans have a new project …
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Trump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at border — If enacted, miles of buffer zone would become a temporary military installation, giving U.S. troops their most direct role yet in the president's enforcement mission. — The Trump administration is evaluating plans …
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DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover — DOGE, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, took over the U.S. Institute of Peace after threatening its officials with criminal prosecution.
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U.S. Institute of Peace Sues to Stop DOGE ‘Takeover By Force’
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Kari Lake Accosted Ruben Gallego at a Posh D.C. Club — INSIDE NED'S CLUB WASHINGTON, DC—the swanky new private members' club featuring vintage gold and green furnishings, a renowned chef and mixologist, and a rooftop with views of the White House—cable news figures can often …
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USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks — The halt in deliveries comes after the Trump administration separately slashed $1 billion for schools and food banks to buy food from farms. — The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries …


Stephen Miller Has a Plan — During the first Trump administration, when Stephen Miller's immigration policy proposals hit obstacles in federal court, rumors would circulate about his plans to dust off arcane presidential powers. Government lawyers were wary of overreach …
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Washington Post


Jackie Robinson's Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge — Robinson trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II. — The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army …
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A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year — Dozens of Social Security Administration offices across the country are slated to close this year due to actions taken by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as part of the Trump administration's …
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Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention — Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal …
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New York Post, RedState, Rolling Stone and Washington Examiner


Trump's Sister Declared The Immigration Law He Used Unconstitutional — Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. — SaveComment — In a historical twist, Donald Trump's sister was the federal judge who ruled unconstitutional the immigration law …


BREAKING: DOGE Strong-Armed USIP Security Contractors to Switch Sides … Each time we hear more about the unfolding situation with the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the story gets darker and involves greater abuses of power. My colleague Kate Riga is, as I write …
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Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’ — The administration has already unnerved investors with duties on Canada, Mexico and China. Advisers are readying a bigger move. — White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2 …
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Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Buildup — Canada's draft deal to participate in Europe's defense industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the United States. — Canada is in advanced talks with the European Union …
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Murkowski says her colleagues are ‘afraid’ of Trump and Musk: 'I'm not going to compromise my own integrity' — “That's why you've got everybody just like, zip lip, not saying a word because they're afraid they're going to be taken down,” she said. — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski …
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Voice of America journalist speaks out as China and Russia celebrate Trump silencing news outlet — The Trump administration is silencing government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America. Voice of America chief national correspondent Steve Herman joins Ana Cabrera to speak …
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Hold My Snacks: Pirate's Booty Founder Attempts a Seaside Coup — A snack food magnate declared himself mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island. The voters said otherwise. — The little village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island's north shore, re-elected its mayor on Tuesday.
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New York Post


Illustrative Distributional Effects of Policies Consistent with the House Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025 … The Resolution contains reconciliation instructions for various House committees to recommend policy changes for programs under their respective jurisdictions in order …
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Raw Story


Federal workers think Trump won't improve their agencies. Even his voters. — A Post-Ipsos poll finds a majority of current federal workers believe most of Trump's executive orders affecting their agency are illegal. — Just now — As President Donald Trump accelerates his push …
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New York Times, Politico, Axios, Raw Story, Fox Business and Bloomberg


Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database — Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including social security numbers, mugshots …