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34 minutes ago

Democratic Rep. Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Money

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA funds and using a substantial portion of the dough to fund her 2022 campaign to join the House of Representatives. The Justice Department said Cherfilus-McCormick's family healthcare company received a $5 million overpay for a COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract in 2021. Rather than return the funds, the Democratic lawmaker routed it through multiple accounts to disguise its source, according to the Justice Department's announcement. She conspired with multiple people, including her older brother, Edwin Cherfilus, to pull off the scam.
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fromAxios
15 minutes ago

"People are pissed": The "Mamdani revolution" is coming for congressional Democrats

A surge of progressive primary challenges is targeting many House Democrats, with numerous New York incumbents facing potential or announced contests and possibly over 30% targeted.
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1 hour ago
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Here's What We Know About ICE Activity Near West Oakland Schools | KQED

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Here's What We Know About ICE Activity Near West Oakland Schools | KQED

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1 hour ago

ICE Agents Show Up Near West Oakland Elementary School, Resulting in Car Chase and Irate Parents

On Wednesday morning, parents of kids attending West Oakland's Hoover Elementary School got a pretty alarming message on an app some use called ParentSquare. "We got confirmation that there is ICE activity in the neighborhood, the message said, according to KTVU. They are on 31st and Market Street knocking on doors. The kids are safe and secure at school. Please do not come to the school. We will alert you when things are quiet in the neighborhood again.
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fromThe Atlantic
41 minutes ago

Trump 2.0 Suddenly Looks Like Trump 1.0

President Donald Trump's administration has been embroiled in scandal and sloppiness. His own party has defied his political pressure. His senior staff has been beset by infighting. He has sparred with reporters and offered over-the-top praise to an authoritarian with a dire human-rights record. A signature hard-line immigration policy has polled poorly. And Republicans have begun to brace themselves for a disastrous midterm election.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 hour ago

Almost half of working-age adults experienced conflict at work in the past year

Capability and performance issues are the leading causes of workplace conflict, with stress, anxiety and depression the most common impacts and reduced motivation following.
fromAxios
1 hour ago

Social Security not planning major disability overhaul amid criticism

The proposal would've been the largest-ever cut to the program, per an analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. At the time, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration told the paper the agency was working on plans to "propose improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered."
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fromBoston.com
1 hour ago

The middle class doesn't have to keep shrinking, Globe Summit speakers tell audience

Massachusetts must retain and create well-paying middle-class jobs to prevent middle-class decline and strengthen statewide economic stability.
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59 minutes ago

White House Lashes Out at 'Democrat Spin Operation' ABC News

The White House accuses ABC News of operating as a Democrat-aligned spin operation that produces biased, inaccurate, and overwhelmingly negative coverage of President Donald Trump.
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36 minutes ago

Judge delays Stanford Daily free speech lawsuit against Trump administration

First filed in August, the suit alleges the administration has used immigration policies to suppress protected speech by student activists and journalists. It names Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as defendants. The plaintiffs the newspaper and two individuals using aliases are challenging two provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that they say let the government punish noncitizens for exercising protected speech.
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2 hours ago

Scoop: Secret CIA report boasted about tricking Congress in JFK probe, whistleblower says

A CIA inspector general's report and internal memos indicate CIA officers provided sanitized duplicates of Mexico City files and misled congressional investigators about Oswald-related records.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 hour ago

These are Britain's most and least affordable towns to buy a home in this year

The Independent seeks donations to fund accessible journalism without paywalls; Shildon is named Britain's most affordable town for working families in 2025.
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41 minutes ago

Trump's Handling of Economy Gets Lowest Mark of All Time in New Fox News Poll

President Donald Trump's approval ratings fell to multi-year lows, with just 38% approving his handling of the economy and 41% approving overall.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Trump on Fed Chair Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass"

Trump pressured Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the Federal Reserve search, criticized high interest rates, and threatened to fire Bessent if the issue is not resolved.
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9 hours ago

Prop 50 unlikely to be impacted after judges block Texas from using its new House map, expert says

Federal court's block of Texas's redrawn U.S. House map is unlikely to affect California's voter-approved Proposition 50, according to some experts.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering

A federal three-judge panel found Texas' 2025 legislative map racially gerrymandered, blocked its use, and ordered older maps; state leaders appealed to the Supreme Court.
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fromIntelligencer
3 hours ago

GOP Redistricting May Backfire Due to Team Trump's Incompetence

Federal courts blocked Texas's mid-decade GOP congressional map after a DOJ letter helped show it was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, forcing use of the 2021 map.
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fromAxios
1 day ago

Who's the sole Republican to vote against releasing Epstein files?

The bill would broadly release criminal investigative files, risking harm to innocent people while giving the Justice Department wide discretion and drawing Higgins' opposition.
fromThe Mercury News
6 hours ago

Oakland rejects $2 million contract with surveillance company over concerns of ICE spying

On Tuesday, the city's leaders voted down a $2 million contract with Flock Safety, the company that operates Oakland's existing camera systems, after hundreds rallied against the threat of immigration authorities and other federal law enforcement spying on residents, bypassing the city's sanctuary policies. The issue has grown so contentious that two members of the local Privacy Advisory Commission resigned last week - and one subsequently filed a lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department.
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fromIntelligencer
7 hours ago

The Chuy Garcia Rebuke Shouldn't Tear Democrats Apart

Garcia recently chose to retire from the House due to distressing family and medical concerns, but he timed his announcement so close to the candidate filing deadline for the 2026 Democratic primary that only one would-be successor, his chief of staff, Patty Garcia (no relation to her boss), was able to file. This political-machine-type maneuver drew the attention of Washington Democratic congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who sponsored a resolution of disapproval aimed at Chuy Garcia.
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fromTruthout
8 hours ago

Trump Administration's Plan to Dismantle Department of Education Meets Backlash

The Trump administration signed interagency agreements transferring several Department of Education responsibilities to other federal agencies to shift education control toward states.
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fromwww.esquire.com
3 hours ago

The Justice Department Simply Can't Be Trusted with the Epstein Files Transparency Act

The Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section was dismantled, shrinking from 38 to two prosecutors after pardons and leadership moves that eroded prosecutions and morale.
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fromAxios
8 hours ago

Why the Epstein files won't be released as soon as the law is signed

Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act to force DOJ release of Epstein records, but active investigations and presidential concerns may prevent full public disclosure.
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10 hours ago

House Republicans Rip 'Backroom Deal' to Help Cory Mills

Tonight, a handful of Republicans took a dive on a vote to strip Stacy (sic) Plaskett of her position on House intel because of her ties to Epstein, wrote Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) on X. They did it to protect a Republican facing his own ethics issues from a similar vote. This backroom deal sh*t is swampy, wrong and always deserves to be called out.
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fromAxios
3 hours ago

House ethics panel launches investigation into Rep. Cory Mills

Ethics says they are investigating Mills for failure to properly disclose information, violation of campaign finance laws, improperly soliciting or receiving gifts, receiving special favors and allegations of sexual misconduct. In October, a Florida judge granted a protective order against Mills after a former girlfriend accused him of threatening to release sexually explicit photos and videos of her. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brushed off questions at the time about the order, but told reporters that Ethics would investigate Mills, "if it warrants that."
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fromAbove the Law
5 hours ago

Lindsey Halligan Officially More Stupid Than You Imagined - Above the Law

Lindsey Halligan, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, filed defective indictments and bypassed proper grand jury procedure, creating serious legal flaws.
fromThe Nation
15 hours ago

The Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses

What is preventing American's youngest voters from turning out? While voter enthusiasm is certainly key, systemic mechanisms uniquely hold this constitutionally protected class of voters at bay. In Montana, when the state Supreme Court struck down a 2024 voter suppression law that eliminated same-day registration, banned the use of student identification cards for voting, and prevented those recently turned 18 years old from access to vote-by-mail, the legislature was undeterred, passing a new law requiring aspiring student
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fromwww.esquire.com
5 hours ago

We Have to Stop Electing Angry Idiots Like Clay Higgins to Congress

Rep. Clay Higgins physically shoved an activist at a Capitol press availability and has a prior record of alleged police brutality and false statements.
fromAxios
10 hours ago

Poll shows Democrats with biggest generic ballot lead since 2017

Among 1,291registered voters, 55% said they'd vote for the Democratic candidate in their Housedistrict, compared to 41% who said they'd back the Republican, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll national survey conducted last week. Another 3% said they would vote for another party's candidate, and 1% were unsure. When voters were last asked the question, back in November of last year, they were evenlydivided, 48% to 48%.
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fromBoston.com
5 hours ago

Federal prosecutor who probed Karen Read case jumps into Norfolk DA race

Former federal prosecutor Adam Deitch is running for Norfolk County district attorney, emphasizing accountability and integrity after investigating the Karen Read case.
fromThe Verge
9 hours ago

Lawmakers want to let users sue over harmful social media algorithms

On Wednesday Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act, which amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make platforms responsible for preventing their recommendation systems from causing certain foreseeable harms. Section 230 is the law that shields online platforms - including social media sites, digital forums, blogs with comment sections, and their users -
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fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

Letters: Why doesn't Trump sue Texas over voting maps?

As a senior citizen on Medicare and SNAP, I feel like I can speak to both issues. Our country is now being run by a narcissistic president. He does not care about the poor, working people, homeless people or poor immigrants just trying to make a living. He is letting these people go hungry, and he is trying to take away medical assistance for them, and deporting almost all immigrants.
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fromwww.esquire.com
9 hours ago

Jim Jordan Managed to Look Like a Fool Even While Passing the Epstein Files Transparency Act

The House passed the Jeffrey Epstein Transparency Act 427–1 amid warnings that broad public release of investigative files could expose and harm innocent people without stronger privacy protections.
fromwww.npr.org
15 hours ago

Trump's National Guard deployments face mounting legal pushback

Again and again, President Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities have been met with resistance in the courts. In his second term, Trump has continued to push the boundaries of military involvement in domestic matters, whether it comes to addressing public safety, quelling protests or safeguarding federal buildings and personnel, including ICE agents.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Letters: Why doesn't Trump sue Texas over voting maps?

Trump's policies and actions are harming vulnerable people, enriching his family and allies, undermining rule of law, and prompting calls for judicial or congressional response.
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15 hours ago

Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years

The survey of 1,443 adults, conducted from Nov. 10-13 found: Democrats holding their largest advantage, 14 points, on the question of who respondents would vote for if the midterm elections were held today; President Trump's approval rating is just 39%, his lowest since right after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol; A combined 6-in-10 blame congressional Republicans or Trump for the government shutdown; and Nearly 6-in-10 say Trump's top priority should be lowering prices and no other issue comes close.
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13 hours ago

Nancy Mace Tells Newsmax She Doesn't Have Any Friends' and I Don't Get Invited to Parties'

Mace replied: I'm not part of the powerful, I'm not part of the elite. I'm an island of one. I don't get invited to parties, I don't have any friends, I have a dog. So it's not the kind of thing that I would have knowledge of, but nothing surprises me anymore. The kind of corruption that I see at all levels of government, the federal, state, and local level, nothing would surprise me.
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11 hours ago

Sarah McBride leads calls for crackdown on anti-trans rhetoric in Congress

"We have heard calls by members of congress to institutionalise all transgender people, comments referring to transgender people as mentally ill, and false suggestions by high-level political figures that transgender people are inherently violent and must be addressed as a national security threat," the signatories to the letter claimed. That language, along with a "rising number of legislative and administrative attacks" on the community, "is taking a real toll", they added.
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3 hours ago

Former Trump Lawyer Calls for Pam Bondi to be Disbarred

Pam Bondi and Lindsay Halligan should be disbarred for alleged improper presentation of evidence and charges to the grand jury in the Comey indictment.
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3 hours ago

South Carolina's Push for the Country's Most Extreme Abortion Ban Just Got Nuked in Committee

South Carolina's Senate subcommittee declined to advance SB 323, a proposal that would criminalize most abortions and impose decades-long prison sentences.
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fromForbes
22 hours ago

Facebook Antitrust Win May Have Broad Policy Implications

Judge Boasberg struck down the FTC monopolization suit against Facebook, signaling a decisive judicial win that may constrain future antitrust enforcement against large tech platforms.
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6 hours ago

I'm Gonna Welcome These People!' Trump Rebukes Right-Wing Critics of His Immigration Policy

Trump supports admitting high-skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas to staff advanced factories and train American workers, despite opposition from parts of his MAGA base.
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fromIntelligencer
15 hours ago

The Day Republicans Beat Trump

Thomas Massie compelled a 427–1 House vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files, defeating strong White House and Speaker resistance and exposing cracks in Republican unity.
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6 hours ago

DOJ's Prosecution of Comey Hanging by a Thread' After New Revelations About Grand Jury

A court hearing revealed the full grand jury never reviewed the complete two-count indictment against James Comey after one charge was rejected.
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13 hours ago

Mike Johnson Deeply Disappointed' as Senate Speeds Epstein Bill Through

Mike Johnson expressed deep disappointment after the Senate approved the Jeffrey Epstein disclosure bill without making changes he and House conservatives sought.
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9 hours ago

'Elmo Says Don't Be Mean To Alabama Children': State flirts with being first to cut ties with PBS before voting to continue paying contract | Fortune

The decision means PBS programming, which includes programs such as "Sesame Street," "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood," "Antiques Roadshow" and "PBS NewsHour" will remain on the state channel at least for the immediate future.
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5 hours ago

Mamdani Ignites a Firestorm of Criticism On the Right With First Endorsement: Gift That Keeps On Giving'

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani endorsed Aber Kawas, provoking controversy over her 9/11 remarks and drawing criticism from both right and left.
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