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49 minutes ago

After ICE killing, Bay Area district attorneys question whether federal agents can be held to account

Bay Area prosecutors face major legal and political obstacles investigating or prosecuting federal immigration agents after a fatal shooting, prompting independent county probes.
#ice
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fromTruthout
16 hours ago

Who Are the Shadowy Contractors That Are Training ICE's Attack Teams?

Private security and weapons firms were contracted to train ICE snipers and special response teams amid expanded deportation funding and relaxed hiring and training standards.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
20 hours ago

Sean Hannity and Rep Shri Thanedar Throw Down On ICE

Sean Hannity and Rep. Shri Thanedar clashed over ICE, mass deportations, and Thanedar's refusal to stand during Trump's 2025 congressional address referencing immigrant crime victims.
#immigration-enforcement
fromFortune
20 hours ago
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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration raids can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, including observers and people in cars | Fortune

fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
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Events in Minneapolis show how immigration enforcement has changed. What's the impact?

fromFortune
20 hours ago
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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration raids can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, including observers and people in cars | Fortune

fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
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Events in Minneapolis show how immigration enforcement has changed. What's the impact?

fromThe Atlantic
50 minutes ago

Caption or Not, Trump's Portrait Says It All

The docent had finally stopped before the black-and-white photograph of a looming, glaring President Trump that dominates the entrance to the final rooms of the "America's Presidents" exhibit. We had managed not to talk about him for several minutes, swerving left toward the bright, kinetic John F. Kennedy painted by the abstract expressionist Elaine de Kooning and then crossing right to view Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama-a calm, floating, saintlike figure surrounded by leaves and flowers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
49 minutes ago

Why America needs a new antiwar movement and how it can win | Jeremy Varon

U.S. experience in Iraq produced broad bipartisan rejection of large-scale interventions, fostering an Iraq syndrome that discourages future major military commitments.
#jeffrey-epstein
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 hour ago

'Abolish ICE' messaging is back. Is it any more likely this time?

Progressive Democrats revive 'Abolish ICE' after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman, prompting oversight demands, legislation to eliminate ICE, and Republican backlash.
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fromFortune
7 hours ago

FBI asks agents to voluntarily travel to Minneapolis | Fortune

The FBI is mobilizing agents nationwide to temporarily deploy to Minneapolis amid escalating anti-ICE protests and increased federal law enforcement presence.
fromFortune
7 hours ago

There's broad bipartisan support in Congress to renew Obamacare subsidies, but the abortion issue could block a deal and keep premiums high | Fortune

Once we get past this issue, there's decent agreement on everything else,
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fromThe Atlantic
1 hour ago

How Harry Reid Changed the Rules

But the summer after his brother Dale had graduated from high school, he invited young Harry to join him in Ash Fork, a tiny dot in Arizona along Highway 40. Dale had found work at a gas station in the railroad town near an Indian reservation. Not much was memorable about the town, the railroad, or the people Harry met, but he never forgot one lesson he learned there.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Democrat targeted by Trump attacks authoritarian' effort to intimidate critics

Trump's administration uses legal and physical intimidation tactics to deter critics, mirroring authoritarian playbooks and prompting investigations of Democrats including Elissa Slotkin.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 hours ago

Ask Gavin Newsom: The future of capitalism is on the agenda at Davos

Gavin Newsom will counter crony capitalism at Davos, contrasting California's rules-based economic model with Trump's favoritism and federal equity investments.
#wealth-tax
fromFortune
22 hours ago
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California's billionaires tax isn't the solution, budget expert says. He blames a 'perfect storm of craziness' for this populist climate | Fortune

fromFortune
22 hours ago
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California's billionaires tax isn't the solution, budget expert says. He blames a 'perfect storm of craziness' for this populist climate | Fortune

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fromwww.mediaite.com
10 hours ago
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WATCH: Kyrsten Sinema Confronted by Hecklers Claiming They're Having an Affair' Right After She Made a Cougar' Joke

Kyrsten Sinema was heckled at a Utah policy forum by two men claiming affairs, while a civil lawsuit alleges she seduced a married bodyguard with sex, trips, and drugs.
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1 day ago
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Kyrsten Sinema Faces 'Homewrecker' Lawsuit for Alleged Affair With Former Bodyguard

Kyrsten Sinema, a former U.S. senator turned psychedelics and cryptocurrency lobbyist, faces an alienation-of-affection lawsuit alleging an affair with a married former bodyguard.
fromJezebel
1 day ago
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Kyrsten Sinema Faces 'Homewrecker' Lawsuit for Alleged Affair With Former Bodyguard

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fromwww.dw.com
9 hours ago

Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters clash with far-right group

Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis forced a smaller far-right group to retreat amid tensions after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration agent.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago

National debt is already killing the American Dream, says top economist-and it might push the U.S. into an outright depression | Fortune

The $38.5 trillion national debt threatens economic collapse, risking a bond-market reckoning, rising interest costs, squeezed government investment, and undermined prospects for the American Dream.
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fromAdvocate.com
12 hours ago

Abigail Spanberger becomes VA's first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech

Abigail Spanberger was inaugurated as Virginia's 75th governor, becoming the first woman elected to the office amid a Democratic sweep of top statewide offices.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 hour ago

Vinson Cunningham on Barry Blitt's Obama "Fist Bump" Cover

A New Yorker cover depicted Barack and Michelle Obama in racist, Islamist and radicalized caricature, packing complex, incendiary imagery that echoed intensely racialized public rhetoric.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 hours ago

Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills

A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop warned clergy to prepare for a new era of martyrdom and urged them to put their affairs in order.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

JD Vance: despicable toady for Trump' and 2028 candidate in all but name

We did not have a lot of money, said JD Vance, placing hand on heart as he recalled his childhood in Middletown, Ohio in the 1990s. I was raised by a woman who struggled often to put food on the table and clothes on her back.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

Trump's tariff threat is an attempt to divide Europe and quash opposition over Greenland

Donald Trump's threat to impose fresh tariffs on eight European countries UK, Norway and six EU member states is a wrecking ball to the carefully stitched deals he concluded with those countries last summer. The two biggest voting blocs in the European parliament, the European People's Party (EPP) and the Socialists & Democrats (S&Ds), said on Saturday night the deal with the EU cannot be approved in the present circumstances.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Progressive MeidasTouch Network Drops Michael Cohen's Podcasts After Claiming He Felt Coerced' to Testify Against Trump

MeidasTouch Network cut ties with Michael Cohen after his claim that prosecutors pressured him to shape testimony against Donald Trump.
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fromFortune
7 hours ago

It may come down to Trump using political pressure to force banks to cap interest rates on credit cards | Fortune

President Trump demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest by Jan. 20, but enforcement, details, and legal authority remain unclear.
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fromBusiness Insider
4 hours ago

Gavin Newsom used to be a Davos regular. What's behind his surprising return this week?

Gavin Newsom will return to Davos to publicly rebuke President Trump and argue that Trump's economic agenda has failed.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 hours ago

US-backed Palestinian committee shares mission statement on Gaza governance

A US-backed technocratic body (NGAC) aims to rebuild Gaza's infrastructure, restore services, and establish security under a Board of Peace dominated by pro-Israel figures.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 hours ago

Trump's board of peace' appears to seek wider mandate beyond Gaza

Donald Trump proposes a Board of Peace to manage Gaza reconstruction and to pursue a broader international role resolving global conflicts, governance, and funding.
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fromBusiness Matters
6 hours ago

Trump's new tariff threat risks chaos for companies and higher inflation in the US

A 10% US tariff on UK, Denmark and other European exports from Feb 1 threatens supply-chain disruption, higher US inflation, and may rise to 25%.
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fromIndependent
7 hours ago

Ireland 'risks mother of all recessions' if Trump wins battle to lower interest rates, says economist who predicted Celtic Tiger crash

Donald Trump's attempt to control the Federal Reserve and force lower interest rates could trigger a financial crisis worse than 2008, severely risking Ireland's economy.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there | Simon Tisdall

Trump favors dramatic, fast military actions and regime-change ambitions to demonstrate power, prioritising spectacle and instant results over sustained strategic outcomes or democratic concerns.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

JD Vance to lead US presidential delegation at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

US vice-president JD Vance will lead the US presidential delegation to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on 6 February.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 hours ago

How the actions of two passionate sisters have helped hundreds of missing people

Quality, accessible journalism covering issues from reproductive rights to climate change relies on on-the-ground reporters funded by donations, not paywalls.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Eric Swalwell Promises to Yank ICE's Driver's Licenses If He Becomes California Governor: Good Luck Walking to Work, A**holes'

Rep. Eric Swalwell vowed to revoke driver's licenses of ICE agents who wear masks while driving and prosecute them for battery, false imprisonment and murder.
#doj-investigation
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
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Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey amid controversy over federal agents after an ICE officer killed Renee Good.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago
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Minneapolis mayor says reported DOJ probe intimidation' amid ICE raids

Trump administration is investigating Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for allegedly impeding federal law enforcement amid violent ICE raids.
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fromLos Angeles Times
23 hours ago

Federal judge bars the LAPD's use of some 'less-lethal' weapons at protests

Federal judge banned LAPD use of 40mm less-lethal launchers at protests after finding violations of prior court restrictions.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Dems Drag Dr. Oz For Calling Robot Ultrasounds Cool' Amid Dearth of Doctors

Screenshot/White House Dr. Mehmet Oz was loudly condemned for referring to robot ultrasounds as pretty cool on Friday, with many Democrats highlighting a lack of doctors that forced the use of machines in healthcare. Oz, who runs the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs, joined the visibly bored President Donald Trump and other healthcare advisers for a roundtable discussion about health care in rural America.
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fromFortune
20 hours ago
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Justice Department investigates Minnesota's Walz and Frey, who call it a bullying tactic meant to threaten political opposition | Fortune

fromFortune
20 hours ago
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Justice Department investigates Minnesota's Walz and Frey, who call it a bullying tactic meant to threaten political opposition | Fortune

fromAxios
1 day ago

Federal judge bars ICE from retaliating against protesters in Minnesota

This case involves six individual plaintiffs, and Minneapolis, St. Paul and state officials have filed a separate lawsuit that seeks to end the ICE surge. Driving the news: U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez barred ICE agents from arresting or pepper spraying people for simply observing or criticizing the federal government's actions. The judge also ruled that safely following ICE vehicles does not on its own justify a traffic stop, protecting an increasingly common tactic used by Minnesotans to track raids in the Twin Cities.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

From Stopping Osama bin Laden to Killing Renee Good

Ridge, a moderate Republican and a Vietnam vet with a square jaw and gentle manner, was the governor of Pennsylvania when nearly 3,000 Americans were killed on September 11, 2001. The nation was gripped with fear and horror, and President George W. Bush put the bipartisanship-seeking Ridge in charge of making sure there wouldn't be another terrorist strike. The new Cabinet-level entity that he would lead mashed together more than 20 federal agencies under one Orwellian name.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Letters: Next appropriations bill must restore SNAP cuts

Federal SNAP cost-sharing would shift millions to California, forcing cuts to critical services; Congress must repeal or delay the provision.
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fromFortune
1 day ago

Trump doesn't think there's any reason 'right now' to use Insurrection Act in Minn., while Native Americans urged to carry ID due to ICE threat | Fortune

Garrison Gibson, a Liberian immigrant, was repeatedly arrested and released during a Minnesota immigration sweep that prompted warnings against confrontational protests.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

You don't want this smoke': US sheriff reflects on her viral remarks about ICE

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal condemned ICE as "made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement" and refused to resign despite threats and calls for her ouster.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Why Democrats are gearing up to oppose a bill to curtail stock trading in Congress

The House will soon vote on a GOP-backed bill restricting congressional stock trading; Democrats call it insufficient and say loopholes favor wealthy members.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

How are ICE agents recruited, and who are they?

ICE doubled its agent force and accelerated deportations while shortening training and removing Spanish requirements, prompting screening, suitability, and politicization concerns after a fatality.
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fromABA Journal
2 days ago

Who left Minnesota US attorney's office, and what does it mean for agency's work?

Six prosecutors, including former First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, resigned from the Minnesota U.S. attorney's office, undermining institutional knowledge and case strength.
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fromThe Verge
22 hours ago

Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition

Federal ICE "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis prompted Minnesota to sue, claiming federal overreach, violations of states' rights, and threats to civil liberties.
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from48 hills
1 day ago

Lurie discovers affordability - 48 hills

San Francisco politics are shifting from a focus on crime to affordability, as leaders pair public-safety gains with renewed emphasis on housing costs and inclusion.
fromIntelligencer
1 day ago

Democrats Should Run a Governor for President in 2028

Though only 17 of the 47 presidents were governors, only four men (James Garfield, Warren Harding, John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama) have gone directly from Congress to the White House. Among Democrats, however, the last sitting or former governor to win a presidential nomination was Bill Clinton. Indeed, the last governor to run a viable Democratic nomination contest was Howard Dean in 2004, and his signature issue was foreign policy (his opposition to the Iraq War).
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fromBusiness Insider
16 hours ago

America's largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

Minnesota unions and community groups endorsed a statewide economic blackout on January 23 to protest ICE actions and federal enforcement presence.
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fromJezebel
1 day ago

Reagan-Appointed Judge Slams Trump Admin for 'Breathtaking' Freedom of Speech Violations

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by targeting international students for arrest and deportation over pro-Palestine protests.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with less-lethal' munitions

Federal officers' close-range use of less-lethal munitions blinded two protesters at a Santa Ana anti-ICE protest, causing severe facial and skull injuries.
fromTruthout
20 hours ago

Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE's Prison Walls

The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California City, California, on July 10, 2025. PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP via Getty Images All eyes are on the Trump administration's brutal "immigration enforcement" operation in Minnesota, where roving squads of federal agents in Minneapolis are demanding proof of citizenship from people of color on the street and lashing out against residents enraged by the deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Former Federal Prosecutor Shreds Total Garbage' DOJ Investigation Into Walz and Frey

A prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 372 against Walz and Frey is unlikely because their speech lacks the required force, intimidation, or imminent lawless action.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Is RFK Jr.'s Administration for a Healthy America AHA in the works or not?

HHS ordered chaotic cuts and proposed merging agencies into a new Administration for a Healthy America, but the AHA has not yet been created.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

Letters: Next appropriations bill must restore SNAP cuts

Congress must repeal SNAP cost‑shift provisions requiring states to share SNAP food benefit costs to prevent shifting millions in annual expense onto California.
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fromThe Hill
1 day ago

Brooklyn church leader detained by ICE: 'Everyone deserves due process'

A 58-year-old Brooklyn deacon, Sebastian Ordonez, originally from Guatemala, was detained by ICE for lacking legal immigration status after leaving his apartment.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

National Guard Troops To Remain In Washington D.C. Through End Of 2026

National Guard troops will remain deployed in Washington, D.C. through December 31, 2026, conducting armed patrols and beautification projects.
#donald-trump
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 months ago
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Veteran politico believes the end is near for Donald Trump: "Your activism is working" - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 months ago
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Veteran politico believes the end is near for Donald Trump: "Your activism is working" - LGBTQ Nation

fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours ago

Border Patrol Chief Vows to Keep Using Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Against Protesters Who Cross the Line' Following Fed Judge's Order

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino told Fox News on Saturday that a federal judge's order for agents to stop using pepper spray and tear gas against peaceful protesters will not stop Border Patrol and ICE agents from using either against protesters who cross the line. Fox News Live host Aishah Hasnie asked Bovino whether Border Patrol and ICE agents would change how they deal with protesters, following the judge's order on Friday.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago
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MS NOW Analyst Claims Trump Absolutely' Wants Pro-ICE and Anti-ICE Protesters to Clash So He Can Invoke Insurrection Act: He's Manufacturing This'

fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago
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MS NOW Analyst Claims Trump Absolutely' Wants Pro-ICE and Anti-ICE Protesters to Clash So He Can Invoke Insurrection Act: He's Manufacturing This'

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