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How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump — Paul Weiss was targeted by an executive order from President Trump. Its chairman, who had worked against Mr. Trump during his first term, then went to the Oval Office and cut a deal. — Since President Trump's first term …
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Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community — President ordered attorney general to refer partisan lawsuits to White House and recommend sanctions against firms — Donald Trump expanded his retribution campaign against law firms on Friday night as he ordered his attorney general …
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New York Times and Reuters


White House buoyed by submission of major law firm attacked by Trump — Paul, Weiss's chair hung former partner out to dry after a series of attacks on US legal community by president — Inside the White House, advisers to Donald Trump reveled in their ability to bully Paul, Weiss …
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Sen. Ruben Gallego: Trump set political ‘trap’ for Dems on deportation issue — U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said President Donald Trump has set a political “trap” for Democrats with his controversial deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador. In an interview with the Arizona Daily Star …
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What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced — On the night of Saturday, March 15, three planes touched down in El Salvador, carrying 261 men deported from the United States. … I was there to document their arrival. — For more than a year, I have been embedded throughout …
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Politico

Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights
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RTÉ, Associated Press and Bloomberg


Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS — Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue. — Just now — Senior tax officials are bracing for a sharp drop in revenue collected this spring …
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The Independent, One America News Network and American Greatness


Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court — MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY — Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct must be efficiently and effectively held accountable.
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IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants — The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.
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Reuters and Thomson Reuters Tax …


Musk's X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest — Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations. — Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.
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Elon Musk lashes out at US judges as they rule against Doge — Musk lambastes judges as leftwing activists in more than 20 posts as Trump administration's judiciary clash intensifies — In the days after a federal judge ruled Elon Musk's dismantling of USAID likely violated the constitution …
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American Thinker, Business Insider and Washington Post
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Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals — MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES — I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information …
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Trump revokes security clearances of former opponents Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton
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Kitty Dukakis, humanitarian and activist for mental health, dies at 88 — She campaigned fiercely for her husband, Michael Dukakis, in the 1988 presidential election, spoke openly about her struggles with addiction and later promoted electroconvulsive therapy as a treatment for depression.
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Kitty Dukakis, Activist Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88


Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences — The Trump administration has sparred with Maine and singled out its governor in recent weeks over his order banning trans athletes from playing in women's sports. — President Donald Trump is demanding a …
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Trump presses Maine governor for ‘full throated apology’ after transgender athlete spat


Trump said he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation. So who — or what — did? — Did Trump misspeak? Is he trying to deflect a decision under heavy legal scrutiny onto Secretary of State Marco Rubio? — Joe Davidson


Trump's Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don't Even Have — While I was enjoying the company of friends, Trump was trembling with rage. Ha — 3,268 — Well, it looks like Donald Trump has done it again—another petty, performative move designed to punish his perceived enemies, regardless of reality.
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Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push
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CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary — A CDC clone site with false vaccine claims is hosted by an NGO once led by the current HHS Secretary. With CDC logos, real social media links, and a near-identical design, it may violate federal laws.


US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion — For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Quebec have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vermont to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House - no passport required.
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The Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, USA Today and Reuters


Exclusive: Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown — Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally. — Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants …
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Gothamist and Washington Examiner


Trump's Social Security chief backs down from ‘shutting down’ agency — The head of the U.S. Social Security Administration has backed down from “shutting down the agency” after a federal judge rebuked him for misinterpreting a court ruling that limited billionaire Elon Musk's access to agency information.
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FedScoop, New York Times, ABC News, HuffPost, Washington Post and Common Dreams


Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.
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Elon Musk Returns to His Trump Playbook in a Big Wisconsin Race — The billionaire, now a White House official and no longer a private citizen, is spending millions of dollars to elect a conservative judge, and making himself a main character in the race. — Much has changed since …
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Washington Examiner, The Big Picture, HuffPost, Althouse, The Verge, Associated Press, Business Insider and Politico


An airport, Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill: Inside the GOP effort to venerate Trump while he's still in office — House Republicans say they're honoring the sitting president with their unprecedented bills. Historians see something darker. — Benjamin Franklin might have made scientific breakthroughs …


Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda — New poll also shows that a significant share of Americans will avoid companies that drop social-inclusion policies — One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies …


Pentagon announces investigation into leaks that could include lie detector tests — The Pentagon's intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in the latest such inquiry by the Trump administration.
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Bloomberg, UPI, The Western Journal and KDFX-TV


Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: 'Strategically, it doesn't make any sense' — US military officials are scrambling to develop a “Golden Dome” defense system that can protect the country from long-range missile strikes and have been told by the White House …
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Atlantic Council


“A pivot moment”: Some travel agents are now urging their clients to avoid the United States — Tourists are cancelling their trips, spooked by recent incidents that suggest the U.S. is not a safe place to be — By midday Wednesday, Canadian travel agent Micheline Dion had received another …
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Metro.co.uk


The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here's Why That Matters — The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk's role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.