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With New Decree, Trump Seeks to Cow the Legal Profession — A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone. — President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power …
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Trump hangs sword of Damocles over the American legal system — Trump is directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to target lawyers and law firms “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States.” — President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threats …
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New York Times, CNN and Raw Story


White House buoyed by capitulation 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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Raw Story, The Bulwark, DNyuz, Associated Press, The Hill, Law & Crime, TMZ.com and The National Pulse


Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court
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New York Post, Daily Mail, The Post Millennial, Business Insider, The Hill and DNyuz

Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
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Mother Jones, The White House and Must Read Alaska

Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
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New York Times


Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43 — The cause of her death is still under investigation — Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said.
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Fox News, New York Post, US Department of Justice and The Gateway Pundit
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Former federal prosecutor found dead in Virginia home — A former federal prosecutor was found dead Saturday morning at a home in Alexandria, Virginia, authorities said. — Officers with the Alexandria Police Department were dispatched to the home at 9:18 a.m. Eastern Time on a report of an unresponsive woman.
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The Hill, RedState, The Independent, Washington Post, ALXnow, WUSA, DNyuz and WTOP News


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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Notes From The Circus


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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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Thomson Reuters Tax …


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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Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, RTÉ 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, Talking Points Memo and One America News Network


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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Why the Pentagon Scuttled Its Briefing of Musk on War Plans
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Daily Mail, Raw Story, IJR, One America News Network, The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, Defense One and The Post Millennial


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.
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New York Times


Hanging by a Thread — Meta's decisions at the once promising “Twitter killer” serve as a cautionary tale about the risks of prioritizing corporate interests and political appeasement over user trust. … Earlier this week, Meta made a small but notable change to Threads …


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, USA Today and Reuters


Trump's Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don't Even Have — Well, it looks like Donald Trump has done it again—another petty, performative move designed to punish his perceived enemies, regardless of reality. Reports are circulating that he's decided to revoke my security clearance.
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New York Daily News, Raw Story, Grabien, The Daily Signal and ABC News
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Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push
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Fortune, Washington Times, CNBC and Axios

Voice of America journalists sue Trump officials for dismantling the outlet — The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, asks a federal judge to order officials to restore the outlet.


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


Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? — In a climate-controlled bunker in an unremarkable building in rural Aberdeen, Idaho, there are shelves upon shelves of meticulously labeled boxes of seed. This vault is home to many of the United States' more than 62,000 genetically unique lines …


Republicans, independents crave answers from GOP congressman in Alabama — Rep. Dale Strong's constituents are demanding a response as the politician faces backlash to DOGE cutbacks in a district awash with federal money. — Just now — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — She didn't want to be dismissed …


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, The Verge, Associated Press and Business Insider


Australia Treasurer Warns of ‘Seismic’ US Global Economic Shock — Turkey Limits Travel In and Out of Istanbul to Curb Protests — FEMA Disaster Workers Need Homeland Security Secretary's Approval to Stay on Job — Trump Branding Migrants as Criminals Is Complicating Plans to Bring Them Home


Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff came home to Atlanta Saturday to rally core Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump's administration. “Georgia will bow to no king!”
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WXIA-TV, New Jersey Online and The Independent


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, Washington Post and Common Dreams


In West Virginia coal country, new Social Security barriers present challenges to the most vulnerable — Veronica Taylor doesn't know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet. The 73-year-old can't drive and is mostly housebound in her mountainous and remote West Virginia community …