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2 hours ago
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House Narrowly Passes ICE Funding Bill With Democratic Support After Jeffries Declined To Whip Against It

Congress approved DHS funding through September, allocating $10 billion to ICE while the agency also retains $85 billion from prior legislation amid criticism of its tactics.
fromAxios
9 hours ago
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A small group of Dems looks to break from their party on ICE funding

Hakeem Jeffries opposes the DHS funding bill over ICE abuses, while some Democrats signal likely support and several others remain undecided.
#tom-steyer
fromLos Angeles Times
12 hours ago

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

For years, immigrant advocates, legal aid groups and local governments have urged people not to open their doors to immigration agents unless they are shown a warrant signed by a judge. That guidance is rooted in Supreme Court rulings that generally prohibit law enforcement from entering a home without judicial approval. The ICE directive directly undercuts that advice at a time when arrests are accelerating under the administration's immigration crackdown.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Chair of Florida Democrats Cheers Move by Trump Administration to Loosen Some Gun Restrictions as Victory' for Second Amendment

Nikki Fried supported loosening ATF restrictions for medical marijuana users and has a record of efficiently processing gun permits while overseeing Florida's medical marijuana program.
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fromMilwaukee Neighborhood News Service
5 hours ago

Wisconsin state building footprint shrinks. Governor hopefuls differ on ideas about what's next

Wisconsin is selling and consolidating state-owned office buildings under Vision 2030 to shrink government footprint, support hybrid work, and generate revenue.
#image-manipulation
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 hours ago

Trump Demands Ilhan Omar Be Investigated for Political Crimes'

On Thursday, Trump again targeted Omar, a Somali immigrant, saying she should be investigated because her net worth has risen dramatically since she arrived in Congress in 2019. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is worth over $30 Million Dollars, Trump wrote on Truth Social. There is no way such wealth could have been accumulated, legally, while being paid the salary of a politician.
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#immigration-enforcement
fromAxios
6 hours ago

House GOP staves off rebuke to Trump over Venezuela military action

Just two GOP lawmakers - Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Don Bacon (Neb.) - ultimately voted in favor of the resolution, led by Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.). The vote was 215-215, failing on a tie. It comes just a week after the White House successfully thwarted a similar resolution in the Senate, peeling off enough GOP support to block its advancement.
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fromLos Angeles Times
4 hours ago

CSU faculty settle with university on disclosure of personal data to federal investigators

CSU must notify employees before complying with subpoenas seeking personal identifying information, unless notification is prohibited by law.
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fromwww.esquire.com
4 hours ago

Jack Smith Isn't Afraid of the House Judiciary Committee

Special Counsel Jack Smith charged President Trump after grand juries found evidence he willfully broke laws to overturn the 2020 election and mishandled classified documents.
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fromsfist.com
2 hours ago

Scott Wiener Steps Down From Leadership In State's Jewish Caucus After Change In Gaza Stance

State Senator Scott Wiener reversed his stance, called Israel's actions in Gaza genocide, and stepped down from a leadership role in the California legislative Jewish Caucus.
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fromwww.npr.org
26 minutes ago

TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

TikTok completed a deal forming a U.S. joint venture with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to protect data, algorithms and avoid a U.S. ban.
#advertising-policy
fromFox Business
22 hours ago
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Christian kids app claims Google, TikTok blocked ads as Congress is pressed to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
2 hours ago
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Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
2 hours ago
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Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromFox Business
22 hours ago
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Christian kids app claims Google, TikTok blocked ads as Congress is pressed to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
2 hours ago
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Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
2 hours ago
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Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

#ice-tactics
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fromWIRED
4 hours ago

Sorry MAGA, Turns Out People Still Like 'Woke' Art

Mainstream entertainment achieved major success with diverse, politically conscious projects that became cultural phenomena despite political and corporate pushback against DEI.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 hours ago

Republican-led House blocks effort to limit President Trump's war powers in Venezuela

House Republicans blocked a tie-vote resolution that would have limited presidential war powers and required removing U.S. military presence in Venezuela, defeating congressional oversight.
#greenland
fromLos Angeles Times
2 hours ago

Western governors are called to Washington as Colorado River impasse drags on

With Western states deadlocked in negotiations over how to cut water use along the Colorado River, the Trump administration has called in the governors of seven states to Washington to try to hash out a consensus. The governors of at least four - Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming - say they'll attend the meeting next week led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom won't.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Why JPMorgan Chase became a top Trump target

Trump's suit, filed Thursday, claimed that JPMorgan's "woke beliefs" led the company to distance itself from Trump and his "conservative political views," - an allegation Trump has maintained since the bank closed his accounts following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The other side: JPMorgan Chase told Axios it believes Trump's suit has "no merit," and that it will fight the allegations in court.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 hours ago

US officially exits World Health Organization

The United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization after President Trump signed an executive order starting withdrawal on his second-term first day.
fromIntelligencer
6 hours ago

Trump Only Accepts Polls That Proclaim His Greatness

Something has to be done about Fake Polls! They are truly OUT OF CONTROL. We have the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, we have the Strongest Border in History, nobody has ever done a job like I have done, and they have me in the low 40s. The Democrats destroyed Healthcare, I'm trying to fix it, and they give me FAKE low numbers.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Trump Warns Of Massive Armada' On Its Way To Iran: We're Watching Them Very Closely'

U.S. naval forces are deploying a sizable fleet toward Iran as a precaution amid tensions and halted mass executions, with intent to avoid using force.
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fromArs Technica
5 hours ago

US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid

The United States will stop funding the WHO before January 22, 2026, cutting past and future support and prompting WHO budget cuts and staff reductions.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
10 hours ago

What a Change!' CNN's Harry Enten Predicts Democrats Will Win Trump's Redistricting War

Mid-decade redistricting has shifted from an expected Republican advantage to a likely Democratic net gain in House seats nationwide.
#higher-education
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fromsilive
1 day ago
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'It's rigged;' Staten Island a step closer to sharing congressional district with Manhattan after judge sides with Dems

fromsilive
1 day ago
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'It's rigged;' Staten Island a step closer to sharing congressional district with Manhattan after judge sides with Dems

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fromwww.amny.com
13 hours ago

Op-Ed | Justice in New York Can't Be Optional Here's How Albany Can Stop Documented Police Misconduct amNewYork

State lacks a mechanism to compel review of cases involving officers flagged for pattern misconduct, allowing tainted investigations and wrongful convictions to persist.
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fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

There Goes Lindsey Halligan - See Also - Above the Law

Multiple legal, criminal, university, and legal-technology developments unfold: judicial shooting, immigration protest at a career fair, Trump IEEPA question, LexisNexis workflow tool, bench reprimands.
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from24/7 Wall St.
18 hours ago

The Hidden Role States Play in America's Gun Trafficking Crisis

State-level disparities in U.S. gun laws create an interstate trafficking market: many crime-linked firearms originate in other states, correlating with law strength.
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fromThe Verge
9 hours ago

The state AGs are as mad as you are

Democratic attorneys general pledge continued legal and political resistance to presidential actions they view as unlawful or threatening to rights and democracy.
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fromAbove the Law
8 hours ago

State AG Asks For Formal Legal Opinion From Himself - Above the Law

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier self-requested an opinion voiding many civil-rights laws, claiming reverse discrimination against white people on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
fromwww.amny.com
6 hours ago

The department is burning': Fired DOJ attorneys say federal justice in crisis under Trump amNewYork

It became obvious to me in that moment that this was no longer the department that I signed up to serve, Edwards said Tuesday at a panel hosted by the New York City Bar Association.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 hours ago

Trump orders agencies to compile data on federal money sent to California, D.C., 13 other states

Trump administration ordered federal agencies to compile data on funds sent to 14 mostly Democratic states and D.C., citing fraud-prevention.
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fromAxios
18 hours ago

U.S. murder rate hits lowest level since 1900, report says

Most tracked crimes fell in 2025—11 of 13 declined—violent offenses dropped sharply while drug crimes rose 7% as the only increase.
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fromwww.npr.org
19 hours ago

Rahm Emanuel steers a course between 'monopolists' and 'Marxists'

Rahm Emanuel is exploring a presidential campaign to challenge Democratic orthodoxies, criticize foreign-policy retrenchment, and oppose the Trump administration.
fromKqed
17 hours ago

California Senators Visit Immigration Jail Ahead of Looming ICE Funding Bill Deadline | KQED

California's U.S. senators expressed grave concerns about conditions at the state's newest and largest immigration jail, and said they will not support an upcoming bill to further increase funding for immigration enforcement, after a visit Tuesday. "The most frequent feedback we got was the inadequacy of the medical care they are receiving," he added. "That's frightening." The immigration detention facility, owned and operated by the private, for-profit prison company CoreCivic, currently holds about 1400 people, the senators said, but it has a capacity for 2,560 detainees.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 hours ago

Americans Should be Terrified': Senate Dem Sounds the Alarm On ICE Breaking Down Doors' Without Warrants

And we just got this new information overnight. The Associated Press was the first to report that ICE is changing its policy. And it is now allowing its agents to forcibly enter homes without a warrant, and I just want to be clear, based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone on a final order of removal. Do you think this sharp turn from ICE's policy and from normal policing tactics is a violation of the Constitution's Fourth Amendment?
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fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Daily newsletter 1/21

Final appropriations bills funding the government through September 30 removed anti-transgender provisions after Democratic efforts including Rep. Sarah McBride.
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fromFuturism
17 hours ago

Simulation Found Civil War Could Be Triggered by Exactly What ICE Is Doing Right Now

Federal attempts to federalize state forces can provoke violent confrontations between state and federal troops, shown in a war game and mirrored in Minneapolis tensions.
#ice
fromBoston.com
1 day ago
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Here's what the Portland mayor said about ICE's 'Operation Catch of the Day' in Maine

fromBoston.com
1 day ago
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Here's what the Portland mayor said about ICE's 'Operation Catch of the Day' in Maine

fromwww.npr.org
13 hours ago

Trump's EEOC strikes harassment guidance amid debate over transgender protections

Approved in 2024 during the Biden administration, the nearly 200-page document describes how harassment based on protected characteristics such as race, sex, religion, age, and disability is defined under federal law. It includes more than 70 examples, describing scenarios that employers might encounter. While much of that guidance wasn't new, one addition that rankled many conservatives was a section on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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fromwww.npr.org
9 hours ago

3 people involved in Minnesota church protest arrested; judge rejects charges against journalist

A civil rights attorney and two protesters were arrested after an anti-ICE demonstration disrupted services at a St. Paul church, prompting a DOJ civil-rights probe.
fromThe Atlantic
16 hours ago

Gavin Newsom's Record Is a Problem

It's easy to see why the party's voters have such a favorable view of his political skills. The California governor has combined an ideological flexibility-lately embracing both the "abundance agenda" and dialogues with conservatives-with a relentless mockery of President Trump. His new persona as a fighting moderate, a Democrat in tune with the country's shifting desires and ruthless toward the man at the top, deftly speaks to the needs of a party desperate to regain the White House.
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fromNextgov.com
13 hours ago

Pentagon launches wide 8(a) review, targeting billions in awards

The Defense Department will review all 8(a) contracts over $20 million to remove DEI-related, non-lethality, and pass-through arrangements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Jack Smith testifies in tense House hearing about Trump investigations US politics live

House Republicans assert Jack Smith's investigations were politically motivated efforts to prevent Donald Trump's re-election.
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fromAbove the Law
7 hours ago

Judicial Candidate Learns The Hard Way That Extortion Is Not A Campaign Strategy - Above the Law

Incumbent Judge Lauren Reeder successfully removed challenger Kimberly McTorry from the ballot after a court found allegations of coercion, coordinated social-media pressure, and forged or invalid signatures.
fromWIRED
18 hours ago

DHS's Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says

The Trump administration has since poured billions of dollars into immigration enforcement, and in March, Trump issued an executive order requiring the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that states have "access to appropriate systems for verifying the citizenship or immigration status of individuals registering to vote or who are already registered." In May, DHS began encouraging states to check their voter rolls against immigration data with the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, run by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). SAVE now has access to data from across the federal government, not just on immigrants but on citizens as well.
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fromJezebel
18 hours ago

Pete Hegseth Fired This Former Navy Chief Without Reason. Now She's Running for Congress.

Many people consider service a sacrifice; I consider it a privilege.
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