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The Wall Street Journal Slams Trump Over Failed Texas Gerrymander That Could Cost Republicans Their House Majority'

Trump-led mid-decade redistricting in Texas, ruled a racial gerrymander, risks costing Republicans the House majority.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 hours ago
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Opinion: After Prop. 50, we need to ask: Can't we create a better democracy?

A gerrymandering arms race risks determining congressional control and exposes the need to reform the polarized, unrepresentative two-party system to protect democracy.
#donald-trump
fromConsequence
1 hour ago
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Jimmy Kimmel Makes Trump a Proposal: I'll Quit, If You Quit Too

Donald Trump renewed public demands to remove Jimmy Kimmel from television; Kimmel replied that he will quit only if Trump does, using a humorous challenge.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago
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Digested week: Trump's weird piggy' jibe expands his cutesy-sinister lexicon

Trump's piggy admonishment seemed like awkward attempted affection, but his Oval Office obsequiousness toward Mohammed bin Salman and childish rage at a reporter exposed impropriety
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Elissa Slotkin Has Received Hundreds of Threats Over Trump

He reposted a number of messages, including one suggesting the lawmakers should be hanged. As you can imagine, we've gotten hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to a thousand, tough threats and messages and had to get Capitol Police security, Slotkin told Parnas. The lawmaker has revealed that she's received 24/7 security since Trump's posts. Even if you don't agree with someone, you really shouldn't be threatening them with execution, she said.
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fromTheregister
1 hour ago

Four charged with plotting to sneak Nvidia chips into China

Four people were charged in the US for plotting to funnel restricted Nvidia AI chips into China using shell companies, fake invoices, and covert routing.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
15 hours ago
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US judge orders end to Trump's deployment of troops in Washington, DC

A federal judge temporarily halted deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, DC, ruling the president cannot freely use the military for domestic policing.
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1 hour ago

Trump's Allies Turn Illegal Orders' Into Treason' and That's the Real Danger

Political spin erased the qualifier 'illegal,' turning a legal admonition to follow the Constitution into an attack on presidential authority and the military chain of command.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

A groundswell of activism takes hold in the US: We are a bridge to the future'

As thousands of ICE agents storm streets, schools and emergency rooms across the country, communities are training up on their rights, recording incidents of abuse and screaming at officers to impede deportations. As opponents of LGBTQ+ rights try to erase queer history and safe spaces, residents have repainted rainbows across crosswalks paved over by officials and are organising their own record-keeping and mutual aid networks.
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1 hour ago
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Despite Chinese hacks, Trump's FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies | TechCrunch

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Despite Chinese hacks, Trump's FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies | TechCrunch

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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Trump offshore plan tests oil execs' risk tolerance - and 2028 fault lines

Federal 2026–2031 offshore lease draft expands oil and gas lease sales across Alaska, California, and Gulf waters, prompting industry interest and political, legal challenges.
fromIntelligencer
4 hours ago

How Rookie Mistakes Could Sink the Comey Prosecution

It's been plain from the start that the Justice Department's prosecution of James Comey springs from Donald Trump's desire for payback against a bitter political enemy. Exhibit A: the president's own September 20, 2025, Truth Social post, stating exactly that. Now it seems that the DOJ has coupled bad motives with straightforward incompetence. When rookie prosecutors take over complicated cases, rookie mistakes happen.
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2 hours ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Rips Extreme' Trump Execution Rant Calls Out Stunning Briefing Scene

President Trump called for executing Democratic veteran lawmakers after their video urging servicemembers to refuse illegal orders, prompting a contentious White House briefing.
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4 hours ago

Google aims to dodge breakup of ad business as antitrust trial wraps

Alphabet's Google will make its final plea to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a U.S. court on Friday, as the Department of Justice's antitrust case draws to a close. Google has so far come away largely unscathed from a bipartisan government legal crackdown on the dominance of Big Tech - a push that began during the first term of President Donald Trump. But that could change, depending on what U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, decides.
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3 hours ago

CDC claims vaccines may cause autism. And, Trump and Mamdani to meet today

The CDC's website wording suggests a possible vaccine-autism link despite no new evidence, while a Trump peace plan demands major Ukrainian territorial concessions.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 hour ago

The South's first out LGBTQ+ congresswoman is fighting a GOP effort to cut her out of Congress

Julie Johnson is the South's first out LGBTQ+ member of Congress and spent her first year defending democratic institutions through pragmatic, bipartisan lawmaking.
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2 hours ago

You of All People Know!' Joe Scarborough Scolds Pathetic' Lindsey Graham for Trashing Dems' Illegal Orders' Video

The tirade came after his guest, retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, pointed out Graham's past as a JAG lawyer in Iraq. Scarborough unloaded, calling the senator's remarks pathetic and sad: Lindsey knows better. I mean, and that's what's so pathetic about it. It's sad. I know Lindsey and I've known Lindsey for a long time. He's been a friend, but Lindsey knows better.
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28 minutes ago

Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani to have first face-to-face meeting at the White House

Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect, are scheduled to meet at the White House this afternoon in an encounter between two ideologically opposed leaders with conflicting visions for the nation's largest city. The meeting marks the first face-to-face discussion between the combative Republican president and the defiant democratic socialist who secured a commanding electoral victory last month with over 50% of the vote.
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1 hour ago

Joe Scarborough Drops F-Bomb While Going Off on Mike Johnson

Republican leaders defended President Trump after he suggested punishments for Democrats who urged troops to refuse illegal orders, sparking bipartisan outrage and legal concerns.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 hour ago

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor fails to respond to summons to testify before US Congress

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor failed to respond to a US congressional summons to testify about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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1 hour ago

You Cannot Sit Here and Lie!' CNN Anchor Calls Out Trump Fan in Heated Fracas Over Execution Rant

Abby Phillip accused Ben Ferguson of lying while disputing a veterans' video advising refusal of illegal orders and President Trump's calls to execute Democrats.
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1 hour ago

The Graymail Cometh - emptywheel

Durham, Patel, Ratcliffe and allies pursued a Russian-fabricated intelligence report for years, and Comey's indictment revives that flawed, potentially criminally tainted pursuit.
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fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

The Grim Spectacle of Trump's Gaudy Saudi Summit

The Trump administration publicly deepened and celebrated ties with Saudi leadership, prioritizing strategic and financial interests over human-rights accountability.
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39 minutes ago

Coast Guard Confirms Swastikas Are Still Hate Symbols

The U.S. Coast Guard prohibits display of hate or divisive symbols, including swastikas and nooses, and will punish violations.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 hour ago

Death in the Time of Trump

Washington political alliances have become unpredictable, with traditional lines blurred and unexpected attendees appearing at high-profile events.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump raise questions over personalisation of US presidential power

High-value gifts from Swiss billionaires to Donald Trump sparked concerns about personalised presidential influence after a substantial cut to Swiss import tariffs.
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2 hours ago

U.S. Drops Plan to Require Airline Compensation for Flight Delays-Here's What It Means for Travelers

The Trump administration revoked the Biden-era rule requiring airlines to compensate passengers for lengthy, airline-controlled flight delays.
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4 hours ago

Trump expands tariff relief on coffee, fruit and beef from Brazil

Tariffs on Brazilian coffee, fruit and beef were loosened by President Donald Trump to lower U.S. consumer costs and harmonize April and July tariff measures.
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2 hours ago

FAA's $10,000 bonuses for perfect attendance during shutdown go to 4% of workers

776 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the 43-day shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other FAA workers are excluded.
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from24/7 Wall St.
32 minutes ago

Social Security's COLA Is 2.8% -- but Your Benefits May Go Up by a Lot Less

Social Security COLAs aim to preserve purchasing power by tracking the CPI-W, but Medicare premium increases can reduce the actual net benefit increase for enrollees.
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5 hours ago

Texas Republicans push back against the suspension of GOP-favoring electoral map

A federal judge long aligned with Texas conservatives found the state's new congressional map to be unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, triggering Republican outrage and an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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22 hours ago

White House considers order to preempt state AI laws

President Trump is considering an executive order to withhold federal funds from states that enact AI regulations deemed obstructive to federal AI policy.
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fromAxios
14 hours ago

Scoop: Mike Johnson wants changes after being outflanked on Epstein files

A surge in successful discharge petitions, including a 427-1 passage, is prompting House leaders to consider raising thresholds and tightening House rules.
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fromNextgov.com
1 day ago

Congress weighed measure to curtail scope of DHS intelligence office

Congress considered stripping DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis of collection and analytic authorities, renaming it, and cutting staff from about 1,000 to 250.
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5 hours ago

How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching

State and local election officials across parties are preparing contingency plans to resist potential federal interference in upcoming midterm elections under President Trump.
fromFortune
5 hours ago

CEO of 'Manhattan Project' for rare earths describes her plan to wean U.S. from dependence on China | Fortune

There may be an exception to that saying: helping U.S. companies compete in rare earths, a realm where China now dominates mining, refining, and manufacturing. That commitment certainly matters to Barbara Humpton, who last month left the top job at Siemens USA to become CEO of USA Rare Earth. Founded in Oklahoma in 2019, the company's mission is to develop a domestic supply chain for magnets made with rare-earth elements, which are critical in everything from electric vehicles and computers to renewable energy and advanced manufacturing.
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13 hours ago

Democrat Deemed Treasonous by Trump Says Capitol Police Told Her, We're Gonna Put You on 24/7 Security'

Sen. Elissa Slotkin received 24/7 Capitol Police protection after President Trump accused her and other Democratic veterans of treason for urging refusal of illegal orders.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal

FBI accessed a private Signal group of immigrants' rights courtwatch volunteers in New York, quoted their messages, and labeled them as anarchist violent extremist actors.
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fromAxios
10 hours ago

Rep. Crockett slams Trump after person made "white supremacist threats" at her D.C. office

Presidential rhetoric is fueling political violence and increasing threats against lawmakers, prompting heightened security concerns and calls for unity rather than division.
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fromThe Mercury News
15 hours ago

Letters: Alameda County should stop coddling criminals

Alameda County must stop coddling offenders and restore punishment, while fully funding SNAP and protecting health, nutrition, and housing programs.
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15 hours ago

Rep. Cory Mills Just Got Busted for Yet Another Sex Scandal: Report

The tale of Mills' alleged misplaced priorities was reported on Thursday by Reese Gorman at NOTUS, citing a source with direct knowledge of the incident and two sources briefed on the matter. According to Gorman's report, Mills was part of a group of private individuals on an unofficial trip to Afghanistan in the wake of the chaos that accompanied the withdrawal of U.S. troops, with the intention of extracting Americans still stranded there as the Taliban retook control.
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fromIrish Independent
16 hours ago

Donald Trump says six Democrats guilty of sedition 'punishable by death'

The 90-second video was first posted early on Tuesday from senator Elissa Slotkin's X account. In it, the six lawmakers - Ms Slotkin, Arizona senator Mark Kelly, and representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan - speak directly to US service members, whom Ms Slotkin acknowledges are "under enormous stress and pressure right now". "The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our constitution," Ms Slotkin wrote in the X post.
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fromNextgov.com
1 day ago

SSA abandons planned disability program overhaul expected to cut benefits for thousands

Social Security Administration abandoned proposed disability-rule changes that critics said would have cut thousands of beneficiaries' disability benefits.
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fromSlate Magazine
5 hours ago

South Carolina Tried to Pass a Bill Jailing Women for Abortion. No Republican Voted Against It.

South Carolina proposed a punitive abortion ban criminalizing women and providers, banning abortion information, eliminating rape/incest exceptions, and allowing family lawsuits.
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4 hours ago

Palm Beach County leads South Florida in local police agencies with ICE agreements

In February, the Task Force Model was the least commonly used of the three, and only seven states had that type of agreement, ICE's data shows. As of Nov. 20, a total of 620 police agencies across 34 states have signed into a Task Force Model agreement. More than 300 of the agreements are in Florida alone, ICE's list shows, and about 3,100 people in Florida have been arrested under the 287(g) program, according to a database maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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fromJewish Insider
5 hours ago

The New York City Democratic primary showdowns to watch

Progressive challengers in New York City are mounting primaries against moderate Democratic incumbents, intensifying intra-party conflict ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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fromThe Oaklandside
15 hours ago

A day after ICE showed up near Hoover Elementary, parents felt nervous and defiant

Immigration enforcement near Hoover Elementary sparked parental fear, community patrolling, and determined efforts to keep children attending school despite intimidation.
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fromThe Washington Post
18 hours ago

Under Trump, U.S. human rights reports will flag abortion, gender care

The Trump administration is revising State Department human rights reports to emphasize religiously framed, God-given rights and require scrutiny of abortion, child gender-transition procedures, and affirmative-action policies.
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14 hours ago

Video: Opinion | Trump's National Guard Blunder

National Guard presence in Washington is largely ceremonial, concentrated at tourist sites and cleanup, with troops absent from high-crime neighborhoods and low morale.
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13 hours ago

Day Around the Bay: SF Zoo Giving Up All of Its Remaining Chimpanzees

A DOJ probe examines possible impersonators and evidence sharing in politically charged mortgage-fraud investigations; San Francisco Zoo retires its remaining chimpanzees.
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fromAol
9 hours ago

Google and US government battle over the future of internet advertising

A federal judge will decide remedies, including possible divestiture, for Google's illegal monopolistic conduct in digital advertising technology.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
15 hours ago

What's in the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein?

Prominent wealthy individuals had social, financial, and travel connections to Jeffrey Epstein; released DOJ files could further clarify the extent and nature of those ties.
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fromBoston.com
5 hours ago

Some GOP candidates for governor have donated to Democrats. Here are all the candidates' donations broken down.

Three Republican gubernatorial candidates donated broadly; two gave thousands to Massachusetts Democrats, and one candidate's wife contributed $2,000 to Maura Healey since 2017.
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fromLos Angeles Times
16 hours ago

Commentary: Mayor does not have much to say about new Dodger Stadium gondola EIR

Mayor Karen Bass failed to meaningfully address public concerns during a Metro committee hearing on the proposed Dodger Stadium gondola, despite being a voting member.
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5 hours ago

Barabak: Justice requires prosecuting phony electors who tried defrauding nation in 2020

In the days and weeks after the 2020 election, partisans across the country used lies and deceit to try to defraud the American people and steal the White House. Although Joe Biden was the clear and unequivocal winner, racking up big margins in the popular vote and electoral college, 84 fake electors signed statements certifying that Donald Trump had carried their seven battleground states. He did not.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

US veteran considers civil lawsuit after he was arrested and injured at anti-ICE protest

All charges against 70-year-old veteran Dana Briggs, arrested during an ICE-protest assault allegation, were dismissed by the US Department of Justice.
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10 hours ago

'Dirty and Embarrassing': Jim McGreevey Fights Street Safety in Jersey City Mayoral Run - Streetsblog New York City

Jim McGreevey centers his Jersey City mayoral campaign on opposing a street-safety plan and attacks front-runner James Solomon over alleged support for one-way conversions.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
5 hours ago

FAU Reinstates 2 Faculty on Leave for Charlie Kirk Comments

After the right-wing activist was shot and killed Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump and his allies sought to punish anyone who made public comments about Kirk that could be perceived as critical. Numerous universities fired or suspended professors, including three at FAU: Karen Leader, an associate professor of art history; Kate Polak, an English professor; and Rebel Cole, a finance professor.
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fromSlate Magazine
5 hours ago

The Strange Lie People Can't Stop Repeating About Jack Schlossberg

Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson and social-media influencer, has launched a congressional campaign for New York's 12th District amid questions about his experience.
fromThe Atlantic
4 hours ago

The Growing Fissures in MAGA World

The reality that Donald Trump's presidency will end in January 2029 is already making Republicans restless. Normally, Trump angers, exhausts, and eventually prevails over elected Republicans-not vice versa. Just this week, though, rebellious Republicans forced the release of the so-called Epstein files in defiance of Trump, who had spent months trying to suppress them before abruptly reversing course. Plenty of other cracks are showing too: Staunch allies of the president are mouthing critiques that would have been unfathomable a year ago.
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fromNextgov.com
18 hours ago

Login.gov director departs for the private sector

Login.gov director Hanna Kim departed; deputy Matt Pritchard is acting director as the service navigates biometric rollout, fraud priorities, and verification alternatives.
fromLos Angeles Times
15 hours ago

L.A. Olympics adds Republican figures with ties to President Trump to board

The 35-member volunteer board of directors now includes notable Republican political figures Kevin McCarthy, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, and Reince Priebus, who was Trump's chief of staff during his first term. Before his role in the White House, Priebus served as the longtime chair of the Republican National Committee. Diane Hendricks, a major GOP donor who has given millions to Trump's campaigns,
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fromBusiness Insider
13 hours ago

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is leaving his teaching role at Harvard University

Larry Summers is leaving his instructor role at Harvard and will go on leave as the university reviews his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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6 hours ago

The White House continues to press for military intervention in Mexico to eliminate the cartels

White House officials advocate possible intervention or strikes in Mexico to confront organized crime, framing the threat as narco-terrorism despite Mexico's rejection.
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4 hours ago

Steven Crowder Says Indian Immigrants Are No Threat to American Construction Workers Because They're a Physically Feeble People'

Steven Crowder claimed Indian immigrants are too physically feeble for construction work and repeatedly disparaged Indian people, culture, and immigration through derogatory remarks.
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fromVulture
16 hours ago

Former Fugee Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years for Conspiracy

Pras Michél received 14 years for conspiracy and money laundering for acting as an unregistered agent and funneling Jho Low's funds to influence U.S. officials.
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15 hours ago

Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials over collusion' with anti-Palestinian groups

For months, shady organizations and individuals carried out a smear and harassment campaign designed to intimidate and silence me, said Khalil in a statement to the Center for Constitutional Rights. The public deserves full accountability for every bad actor who helped make that possible, including those at Columbia who fabricated and amplified these smears and opened the door for state retaliation against Palestinian speech.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

In Miami Beach, the New York City mayoral election is an opportunity

People in New York's Times Square recently may have noticed, among the many electronic billboards, images of a beach, blue water and a caption, "Miami Beach is open for business." The ads are being paid for by a Florida developer who believes the election of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City is an opportunity to lure wealthy residents and their businesses south.
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fromThe New Yorker
16 hours ago

Dick Cheney's Long, Strange Goodbye

Trump's takeover of the Republican Party-the Party that Cheney had loved and served until Trump, finally, caused him to walk away from it-has been a decade in the making. But there can be no better summing up of the reordering of our politics in this era than the scene on Thursday in that lovely church where Washington marks the passing of its giants.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
15 hours ago

CAIR sues Texas governor over unconstitutional' terror designation

CAIR has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s designation of CAIR-Texas as a foreign terrorist organisation as unconstitutional and defamatory.
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