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Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China — The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk's government role and highlight his conflicts of interest. — The Pentagon was scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military's plan for any war that might break out with China …
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Elon Musk threatens Pentagon leakers after NYT report on secret China war briefing — “They will be found,” warns U.S. President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser as White House lashes out at the media. — Donald Trump's top adviser Elon Musk has openly threatened Pentagon employees …
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Musk to Receive Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China — The Trump adviser is expected to get a look at the Pentagon blueprint despite his companies' financial stakes in China and defense contracts — WASHINGTON—Elon Musk will receive a briefing Friday on the U.S. military's top-secret war plans …
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Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants — It remains unclear whether the Trump administration will apply the law in this way. But such an interpretation, experts say, would infringe on basic civil liberties.
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We're Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump. It's Unbelievable. — After the Trump administration rounded up hundreds of Venezuelan migrants around the country—without notice or court hearings—and sent them off to a prison in El Salvador, we're finally getting details on who was deported and why.
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In Deportations, Trump Tied Gang to Venezuela's Government. Intelligence Contradicts Him. — To invoke wartime deportation powers, President Trump asserted that Venezuela's government controls a gang. U.S. intelligence analysts think that is not true. — President Trump's assertion …
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Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador — CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelan men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador as part of a secretive operation last week that has triggered a legal standoff in the U.S. and a debate around the world.
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Venezuelan migrant deported from U.S. to El Salvador has no criminal record, documents show
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Social Security Acting Head Says DOGE Ruling Threatens Agency — The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge's ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments …
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Judge bars Musk's DOGE team from Social Security records in scathing ruling … A federal judge Thursday issued a temporary restraining order barring Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency team from having access to personally identifiable information from the Social Security Administration.
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Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can't Have Personal Data
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Republican Representative's Defense of Elon Musk Drowned Out by Boos


Big Law Firm Reaches Deal With Trump Over Executive Order — Paul, Weiss — one of three law firms targeted by President Trump as part of his retribution campaign — said it resolved the conflict by agreeing to a range of commitments. — President Trump and the head of the law firm Paul …
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White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm
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White House strikes deal with major law firm to lift sanctions
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Trump Rescinds Order Targeting Law Firm Paul Weiss
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White House scrambles after JFK files expose Social Security numbers — The White House rushes to mitigate the errant release of more than 400 Social Security numbers and other private information in JFK files. — After the Social Security numbers of more than 400 former congressional staffers …
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Exclusive: FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say — The FBI has cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism and has scrapped a tool used to track such investigations, in a shift that could undermine law enforcement's ability to counter white supremacists …
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Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department — The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismant l ing the Department of Education.
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SCOOP: House Republican moves to codify Trump order to dismantle Department of Education

Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education
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The Data Is Clear: Democrats Face Their Own Tea Party Revolt — Polls show the Democratic grassroots is on the verge of mutiny. — As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knows better than anyone, the Democratic base is pissed off. And not just a little.
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‘Left-wing Tea Party’: Dems warned not to let fury lead them to disaster
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Scoop: Musk's PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against “activist judges” — Elon Musk's political action committee is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition expressing their opposition to “activist judges,” a cause that President Trump is pressing as judges block or delay several parts of his agenda.
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Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope — Some of the nation's oldest and wealthiest institutions are swiftly bending to President Donald Trump, who is acting on longstanding conservative criticisms of universities as elitist and progressive.
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In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks — U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago. — The National Highway Traffic …
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We ran the wrong headline about Trump firing the FTC commissioners — The unlawful removals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter pushed journalistic writing to its limit. … On Tuesday, the president of the United States fired the Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission …


Exclusive: Tesla trade-ins on pace for record high amid Musk backlash — Motorists have traded in a record number of Tesla (TSLA.O) electric vehicles this month, Edmunds data showed, amid a wave of protests against CEO Elon Musk's work as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.


Penta-Gone in 60 Seconds — Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot is being reassigned after his defense of a controversial anti-D.E.I. website purge sparked backlash, a rapid reversal, and a media firestorm. — On Thursday, just a day after the Department of Defense abruptly deleted …


Indictment Charges St. Louis Man with COVID Fraud — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia — Defendant Allegedly Filed Two Fraudulent Applications for Emergency Funds — WASHINGTON - Cortney Merritts, 46, of St. Louis, Missouri …


J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History — The public isn't taking to his obnoxious style, which bodes well for politics in the post-Trump era. — Kamala Harris's likability, competence, and political acumen were publicly questioned throughout her vice presidency.
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The Bidens want back in — With the Democratic Party struggling to find a new direction, former President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden have offered to jump in and help with fundraising and rebuilding. — WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden has told some Democratic leaders …


Tesla confirms it can't sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts — Tesla has revealed Cybertruck deliveries in the US, confirming that it can't sell the electric truck even with federal tax credits and discounts. — As we previously reported, Tesla is highly opaque about its vehicle deliveries.
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Britain Issues Travel Warning for US — The United Kingdom has updated its travel advice for British citizens planning to visit the United States, warning of potential arrest or detention if travelers fail to comply with entry requirements. — It comes amid President
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Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses ‘you serve no man’ — A prosecutor with nearly years of experience at the U.S. Department of Justice has resigned amid major changes from the Trump administration, telling NPR, “It just was not a Department of Justice that I any longer wanted to associate with.”
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NATO to Ask Europe and Canada for 30% Boost in Military Capacity … NATO plans to ask European allies and Canada to increase their stocks of weaponry and equipment by about 30% in the next few years, according to a senior alliance official. — New targets for the military capabilities of NATO allies …
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'We Don't Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers': Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands — Leaked chats obtained by WIRED detail plans for the General Services Administration—and the staff's angry response. — On Thursday, Stephen Ehikian, the acting administrator …
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Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces Severe Charges Against Violent Tesla Arsonists — For Immediate Release — Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced charges against three individuals responsible for the violent destruction of Tesla properties.
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