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1 hour agoCNN's Kaitlan Collins Confronts Bessent: Is it a Good Idea' Politically to Put Trump's Face on $250 Bill When People Are Struggling to Afford Gas?'
A $250 bill with the president’s face is being prepared if Congress approves, with Treasury saying planning must start in advance.
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2 hours agoScott Bessent Rules Out Further Questions on $1.8 Billion Fund After Fielding Softball From MAGA Influencer
The Anti-Weaponization Fund’s IRS settlement is under ongoing litigation, so Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to comment and referred questions to DOJ leadership.
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2 hours agoWho Is Right, The President or the Market?' Treasury Sec. Challenged on Trump Claim Interest Rates Will Come Down
President Trump has been agitating for a reduction in interest rates throughout his second term, even engaging in a public feud with former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over the issue. Powell criticized Trump's tariffs and repeatedly rebuffed attempts to get him to budge on interest rates, insisting that the Fed must remain independent and warning of potential consequences of rashly changing interest rates driven by political whim and not economic factors.
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3 hours agoJared Polis brutally mocked for "tape" picture about being silenced: "This is pathetic" - LGBTQ Nation
Colorado Democratic Party censured Gov. Jared Polis after commuting Tina Peters’ sentence, banning him from party events and prompting online mockery over a tape-over-mouth photo.
#department-of-justice
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10 hours agoTrump deepens retribution campaign with criminal inquiry into journalist who won cases against him for sexual abuse and defamation
The Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll over alleged perjury in her civil suits against Donald Trump.
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Joe Scarborough Rages After NJ Governor Blocked from Entering ICE Internment' Camp: What Serial Abuses Are They Hiding?'
Privately operated detention centers are described as black holes and internment camps, with lawmakers allegedly blocked from oversight amid claims of medical neglect and abuse.
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8 hours agoNight of chaos at Delaney Hall as ICE agents shove protester into path of oncoming truck, beat and pepper-spray others | amNewYork
ICE agents used batons and pepper spray, including pepper bombs, against protesters outside Delaney Hall, causing injuries and escalating clashes.
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2 days agoJoe Scarborough Rages After NJ Governor Blocked from Entering ICE Internment' Camp: What Serial Abuses Are They Hiding?'
Privately operated detention centers are described as black holes and internment camps, with lawmakers allegedly blocked from oversight amid claims of medical neglect and abuse.
#justice-department
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8 hours agoCNN Legal Experts Hammer Trump Over Campaign of Vengeance' and Retribution' Against Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll
A Justice Department investigation into E. Jean Carroll for possible perjury is framed as retaliation against her sexual abuse and defamation victories against Donald Trump.
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7 hours agoEnormous Hypocrisy!' Dan Abrams Calls Out Stunning Double-Standard from Trump DOJ in Pushing to Release Biden Tapes, While Withholding Trump Records
The Justice Department’s push to release Biden-related recordings conflicts with earlier legal positions used to block Trump-related records.
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5 hours agoScott Bessent busted writing "concerning" affirmation to himself during Cabinet meeting - LGBTQ Nation
A notepad with “Resilience” and “Operation Economic Fury” circulated after a Cabinet meeting, linking Treasury sanctions on Iran to claims about lower oil and rising gas costs.
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3 hours agoGeorgia Senate Candidate Under Fire for Boasting About Fake High-Profile Endorsements
Collins faced criticism for using officials’ names as endorsements without permission, including claims of inflated endorsement lists and officials unaware of their inclusion.
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1 day agoThe Trump administration is trying a far broader crackdown on leaks - Poynter
A governmentwide nondisclosure agreement would broadly restrict federal workers from sharing nonpublic confidential or sensitive pre-decisional information, aiming to curb leaks and pressure media access.
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1 day agoTrump's IRS Settlement: Shielding Past Taxes To Closing Lawfare Loopholes? - Above the Law
A settlement created a $1.776 billion compensation fund while permanently barring federal investigation or prosecution of Trump, his family, and entities regarding the tax leak and related matters.
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23 hours agoJUST IN: 35 Former Federal Judges File Motion to Reopen Trump's Lawsuit Against IRS to Block $1.8B Slush Fund
Former federal judges seek to reopen Trump’s IRS lawsuit to block a $1.776 billion DOJ settlement fund, citing judicial manipulation and lack of court candor.
#redistricting
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2 days agoTrump-Appointed Judges Deal Blow to President By Blocking Alabama's GOP-Favoring Congressional Map as Intentionally Discriminatory'
Alabama’s redistricted congressional map was struck down for intentionally discriminatory racial gerrymandering, following Supreme Court limits on race-based districting under the Voting Rights Act.
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1 day agoTexas Republicans nominate Ken Paxton for Senate seat, ousting incumbent John Cornyn
Ken Paxton won the Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary after President Trump’s endorsement, unseating establishment favorite John Cornyn and reinforcing Trump’s influence within the party.
#ice
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1 day agoOp-ed | Broadview 6 debacle: Judge shocked' and sickened' by prosecutorial subversion of grand jury | amNewYork
Prosecutors engaged in improper grand-jury conduct, including vouching for guilt, private juror conversations, and removing dissenting jurors, leading to indictment dismissals.
#consumer-sentiment
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2 days agoFox Anchor Confronts Trump Econ Chief On Low Consumer Sentiment So He Suggests Survey is Rigged
Consumer sentiment declines are attributed to inflation and Iran-related worries, while a key official claims the sentiment measure is politically biased and effectively a political survey.
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1 day agoNewt Gingrich Admits Impeaching Bill Clinton Was a 'Mistake'
“I think it was a mistake, because the real problem wasn't Lewinsky. The real problem was he committed perjury in a case involving sexual harassment when he was governor. And perjury's a felony.” He connected the Lewinsky scandal to the Paula Jones matter, where Clinton was accused of propositioning her in a hotel room, exposing himself, and asking her to perform oral sex, leading to a sexual harassment lawsuit and a later settlement in 1998.
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1 day agoBlack Voters Just Scored a Big Victory-in Alabama
In a ruling issued on Tuesday, a three-judge panel, which included two judges appointed by Donald Trump, rejected Alabama's latest attempt to gerrymander away the political power of Black people. The federal district court struck down the state's new congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Alabama has already indicated that it will file an emergency appeal.
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1 day agoWe're going backwards': Black political power under threat in Alabama after Voting Rights Act gutting
Bloody Sunday in Selma helped spur the Voting Rights Act, but recent Supreme Court changes and Alabama map reversions threaten majority-Black congressional districts.
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1 day agoWe're going backwards': Black political power under threat in Alabama after Voting Rights Act gutting
Bloody Sunday in Selma helped spur the Voting Rights Act, but recent Supreme Court changes and Alabama map reversions threaten majority-Black congressional districts.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days agoRevealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
US immigration enforcement flights have sharply increased, emitting hundreds of thousands of tonnes of climate-damaging carbon and worsening local air pollution and the climate crisis.
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