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4 hours ago

Enough is Enough': Republican Lawmakers Rip Trump Over Murder of Americans' By Federal Officers

The revolt comes in the wake of the border patrol shooting death of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who has been vilified by the Trump administration as a domestic terrorist who meant to massacre federal agents. In fact, Pretti possessed a lawful permit to carry a concealed weapon, and widely-scrutinized video has shown that he was disarmed before federal agents fired 10 shots at him as he was restrained.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 hours ago

Major job site reveals most sought-after roles they might not be what you'd think

Healthcare support worker became the most sought-after job as vacancies fell for a sixth consecutive month, pushing competition to the highest level in over four years.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Trump Dodges Question on Whether Border Patrol Agent Did Right Thing' in Alex Pretti Shooting: Admin Is Reviewing Everything'

President Trump declined to say whether the Border Patrol agent's shooting of Alex Pretti was justified, saying the administration is reviewing the incident.
#ice-raids
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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 week ago

Protecting Marriage Equality in the New Year - San Francisco Bay Times

Dianne Hensley's lawsuit is unlikely to overturn Obergefell because the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision explicitly disclaimed affecting marriage-equality precedents and no majority favors reversal.
from48 hills
3 hours ago

And now, ICE has killed a nurse - 48 hills

I never thought that the United States descent into a police state would involve the extrajudicial killing of a Veteran's Administration nurse. It's particularly terrifying to this nurse that US immigration police have shot to death Alex Pretti, RN. A Veteran's Administration ICU nurse, Pretti is said to have been volunteering in sub-zero Minneapolis cold because he cared about his neighbors and co-workers as much as he did his critically ill patients.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Kentucky Gov Clowns Ted Cruz for Getting Duped By European Pic: Sorry For Missing This Been Busy Leading My State'

Ted Cruz amplified a false claim that Gov. Andy Beshear was in Europe during Kentucky's declared emergency; Beshear said he remained in Kentucky leading response.
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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 week ago

Ann Rostow: And So Begins Another Year at SCOTUS - San Francisco Bay Times

The Supreme Court began 2026 hearings on state bans blocking transgender women from women's sports, exemplified by Lindsay Hecox’s contested Idaho case and withdrawn appeal.
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fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago

Court orders Alabama congressional map include second Black district after Republicans defy Voting Rights Act

A federal court ordered a new Alabama congressional map adding a second Black-majority district for 2024 after the state defied Voting Rights Act compliance orders.
#immigration-enforcement
fromFortune
10 hours ago
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From 'real tragedy' to 'incredibly disturbing,' Republican voices of dissent on Trump's Minnesota mayhem emerge | Fortune

fromFortune
9 hours ago
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Silicon Valley sounds the alarm on deadly Minneapolis shooting. 'And it's only a matter of time before they show up in force here in the Bay Area' | Fortune

fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Minnesota-based CEOs, including Fortune 500 bosses, call for 'immediate de-escalation of tensions' after fatal shooting | Fortune

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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago

Trump Fumes Democrat-Backed Chaos' Led to Tragic Deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti Urges Dems to Not Encourage Leftwing Agitators'

Donald Trump demanded Democratic leaders cooperate with his administration to rapidly remove criminal undocumented immigrants and assist federal immigration enforcement.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago

Obama Slams Trump's 'Lawless' Raids After Alex Pretti Death

Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has been called embarrassing, lawless, and cruel and linked to the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens.
fromFortune
10 hours ago
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From 'real tragedy' to 'incredibly disturbing,' Republican voices of dissent on Trump's Minnesota mayhem emerge | Fortune

fromFortune
9 hours ago
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Silicon Valley sounds the alarm on deadly Minneapolis shooting. 'And it's only a matter of time before they show up in force here in the Bay Area' | Fortune

fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Minnesota-based CEOs, including Fortune 500 bosses, call for 'immediate de-escalation of tensions' after fatal shooting | Fortune

fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago
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Trump Fumes Democrat-Backed Chaos' Led to Tragic Deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti Urges Dems to Not Encourage Leftwing Agitators'

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fromAxios
6 hours ago

Minnesota takes rare legal steps to ensure probe of Alex Pretti shooting

Federal agents blocked Minnesota investigators from a crime scene and withheld evidence after a federal officer shot Pretti, prompting a lawsuit and a federal hearing.
#dhs-funding
fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Schumer calls on GOP to help rewrite DHS bill and advance funds for other departments as shutdown deadline nears | Fortune

Senate Democrats refuse to back the DHS funding bill after two fatal shootings by federal agents, imperiling passage of remaining appropriations and risking a partial shutdown.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago
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Another Shutdown Looms? Schumer Vows Dems Will Vote Against Funding ICE After Latest Minnesota Shooting

Senate Democrats will block a DHS funding bill, citing a Border Patrol fatal shooting and inadequate ICE reforms, risking a partial government shutdown.
fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Schumer calls on GOP to help rewrite DHS bill and advance funds for other departments as shutdown deadline nears | Fortune

#impeachment
fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Moderate Sen. Rosen says Noem's conduct is 'deeply shameful' and urges impeachment as fury grows over Minneapolis shooting | Fortune

Sen. Jacky Rosen demands Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem be impeached for allegedly misleading the public about a Border Patrol fatal shooting.
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7 hours ago
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No Other Option': Prominent Democrats Demand Noem's Impeachment After Shooting

Prominent Democrats demand impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for immediately defending federal agents who fatally shot protesters despite contradicting video evidence.
fromFortune
5 hours ago
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Moderate Sen. Rosen says Noem's conduct is 'deeply shameful' and urges impeachment as fury grows over Minneapolis shooting | Fortune

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fromThe Verge
13 hours ago

Why won't anyone stop ICE from masking?

Masked or unidentifiable law enforcement undermines accountability and public safety, prompting state and local bans on law enforcement masking.
fromFortune
1 day ago

After deadly shooting by immigration agents, Texas Dems running for Senate say 'clean house' at ICE and 'take that money back' | Fortune

I think that there is more than enough to impeach Donald Trump,
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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Incredibly Disturbing': Here's How GOP Leaders Are Reacting to the Alex Pretti Shooting

ICE agent shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; Republican lawmakers demand a joint federal-state investigation and question DHS and ICE credibility.
fromLGBTQ Nation
14 hours ago

Democrats win battle over anti-trans riders while Trump judge upholds drag ban - LGBTQ Nation

The riders that were originally a part of the spending package would have banned all federal funding from supporting gender-affirming care at any age, banned colleges and universities from letting trans people participate in sports or other activities, and banned K-12 schools from taking measures to support trans kids, like letting them use the restroom of their gender.
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#alex-pretti
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fromWIRED
1 day ago
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ICE Asks Companies About 'Ad Tech and Big Data' Tools It Could Use in Investigations

fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago
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GOP Congressman James Comer Suggests Trump Should Pull ICE Out of Minneapolis: There's a Chance of Losing More Innocent Lives'

fromWIRED
1 day ago
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ICE Asks Companies About 'Ad Tech and Big Data' Tools It Could Use in Investigations

fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago
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GOP Congressman James Comer Suggests Trump Should Pull ICE Out of Minneapolis: There's a Chance of Losing More Innocent Lives'

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

"Check mate": Journalist says Trump admin's "own incompetence" makes doctoring Epstein Files futile - LGBTQ Nation

I get the concerns that AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel may try to scrub all Trump references and images in the Epstein files before they are released. Well, there are nearly 1,000 FBI/DOJ staff who looked at the files in March with no compartmentalizing, limits, or controls.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

LGBTQ+ pols, horrified by latest killing, say Homeland Security and ICE must be reined in

LGBTQ+ elected officials call for defunding parts of DHS after a Customs and Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti during Minneapolis protests.
#alex-pretti-shooting
fromwww.mediaite.com
8 hours ago
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Fox News's Peter Doocy Confronts Kristi Noem: Is It the Protocol To Use Deadly Force' if Alex Pretti Was Disarmed?'

fromwww.mediaite.com
8 hours ago
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Fox News's Peter Doocy Confronts Kristi Noem: Is It the Protocol To Use Deadly Force' if Alex Pretti Was Disarmed?'

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fromESPN.com
1 day ago

Minnesota teams, NBPA join calls for peace in wake of shootings

Minnesota sports teams and major companies called for deescalation and intergovernmental cooperation after fatal federal-agent shootings and an immigration enforcement operation sparked statewide protests.
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fromAxios
10 hours ago

Trump officials stick "terrorist" label on Americans killed by DHS

Senior officials accused an ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, of domestic terrorism while his family rejected those claims and disputed the events and evidence.
fromBusiness Insider
8 hours ago

The CEOs of Minnesota's largest companies call for 'de-escalation' of tensions after second fatal ICE shooting

A Border Patrol agent killed Alex Pretti, 37, a US citizen who worked as a nurse at the local Veteran Affairs hospital, on Saturday morning. Pretti had been filming federal immigration agents when the confrontation began. Minneapolis and neighboring St. Paul have been the site of continuous protests since the Department of Homeland Security flooded the cities with immigration agents in December.
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fromThe Verge
11 hours ago

It doesn't matter if Alex Pretti had a gun

Federal agents killed an unarmed man while authorities framed him as armed, revealing a pattern of lethal force and victim-blaming by law enforcement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

This is what fascism looks like': terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war

Wearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. It's like Call of Duty, one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referring to a first-person shooter military video game. So cool, huh? This was the scene on the streets of Minneapolis on Saturday after armed agents, wearing masks and tactical vests, wrestled 37-year-old Alex Pretti to the ground and shot him dead.
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fromThe Verge
11 hours ago

Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE

A broad range of social media communities, including apolitical hobby pages and military-focused forums, are turning against ICE and government actions after recent federal shootings.
fromwww.latimes.com
1 day ago

Peaceful protest over Minneapolis shooting begins in downtown Los Angeles; Bass assails ICE

Demonstrators gathered at the historic Placita Olvera marketplace. A banner fluttered above reading, From Los Angeles to Minneapolis, stop ICE terror. As the afternoon light began to fade, speakers led chants to abolish ICE and urged ICE out of Minnesota, ICE out of L.A. They carried signs printed with messages America hates ICE and Drop the charges on Minnesota activists.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
13 hours ago

Cornel West: US is facing moral collapse and democratic decay

The academic and political activist discusses what he sees as a moral collapse in the US and a leadership crisis in the Democratic Party. In this episode of Talk to Al Jazeera, American philosopher and activist Cornel West delivers a searing critique of the United States, describing what he sees as moral collapse, democratic decay and spiritual bankruptcy. Drawing on the Black freedom struggle and his own run in the 2024 presidential election,
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fromwww.mediaite.com
8 hours ago

Pro Tip': Tim Walz Tells Pam Bondi to Work On' the Epstein Files, Rather Than Focus on Minnesota Fraud

Governor Tim Walz accused the DOJ of political targeting, disputed fraud and immigration claims, and urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to release Epstein-related documents.
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fromJezebel
6 hours ago

Pam Bondi Basically Tells Tim Walz to Hand Over Voter Rolls If He Wants Federal Agents to Stop Killing Americans

Pam Bondi conditioned ICE/CBP withdrawal on Governor Walz handing over voter rolls, welfare data, and ending sanctuary policies after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens.
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fromAxios
12 hours ago

Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti

Officials claim Pretti intended to attack law enforcement, but available video and statements provide no clear evidence he brandished a weapon or assaulted officers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

FBI supervisor resigns after trying to investigate agent who shot Renee Good

A supervisor in the FBI's Minneapolis field office who unsuccessfully attempted to investigate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in the city on 7 January has resigned, according to multiple reports. News of agent Tracee Mergen's resignation surfaced shortly before federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Pretti and Good were both 37-year-old US citizens.
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#assault
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fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Trump's Greenland brinkmanship leaves leading Republicans rattled

Trump's Greenland stunt damaged NATO and exposed growing Republican dissent that could weaken party unity and harm midterm prospects.
#border-patrol
fromFortune
12 hours ago
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Trump White House says the latest Minnesota shooting victim had a gun. None of the video footage shows that | Fortune

fromFortune
12 hours ago
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Trump White House says the latest Minnesota shooting victim had a gun. None of the video footage shows that | Fortune

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fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago

Adams adviser Frank Carone meets Azerbaijani official to talk 'geopolitical issues,' unnerving human rights observers

Frank Carone met Azerbaijani chief of staff Hikmet Hajiyev in Baku to discuss geopolitical issues while leading Mayor Adams' reelection campaign.
#border-patrol-shooting
fromIrish Independent
19 hours ago
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'Pull violent, untrained ICE officers out of Minnesota now' - man shot dead in Minneapolis named as US citizen Alex Pretti

fromIrish Independent
19 hours ago
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'Pull violent, untrained ICE officers out of Minnesota now' - man shot dead in Minneapolis named as US citizen Alex Pretti

fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago

Sen. Mitch McConnell did not suffer strokes or seizures: Capitol physician

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recent health episodes show "no evidence" of stroke or seizure, the Capitol physician said in a letter on Tuesday. McConnell, 81, froze up mid-sentence after being asked about running for reelection in 2026 during a press conference in Kentucky last week, a month after a similar incident occurred while the Senate minority leader was speaking to reporters at the Capitol.
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fromThe Verge
15 hours ago

The great e-bike crackdown has begun

New Jersey's car-brained lawmakers had just passed legislation that would impose heavy restrictions on e-bike ownership in the state, and I was livid. Obviously there's been a lot of concern about the growing number of teenagers being injured and killed while riding e-bikes, many of them powerful, high-speed ones that are more akin to motorcycles than bikes. Lawmakers claim they're just trying to bring some order to what is increasingly becoming a wild, unregulated market.
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fromThe Drum
17 hours ago

Internet service providers handed ad targeting treasure trove as congress scraps online privacy protections

President Trump is expected to sign the order this week, meaning companies who backed the repeal, such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast, will now be free to share customer browsing habits, app usage history, financial information, location data, social security numbers and content of communications. The wealth of data will pave the way for more highly targeted ads and could step up competition with advertising behemoths such as Google and Facebook.
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fromFast Company
17 years ago

We Are Now 28 of Us

The community celebrates reaching 28, links the number to Lakota sacred numbers, views the Obama-Biden landslide as a major positive shift, and hopes for widespread good.
fromwww.mediaite.com
14 hours ago

Don Lemon Predicts Trump Goes 'Around a Judge' To Get Him

Former CNN host Don Lemon predicted President Donald Trump's administration will not stop pursuing him, even if it means they have to go around a judge. Lemon sat down with Alisyn Camerota this week just as his fellow former CNNer launched her new gig with Scripps News as a special events anchor and contributor. Lemon is currently facing pushback (and possible legal consequences) for his coverage of a group of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in St. Paul.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
6 hours ago

Trump kicked her out of the Space Force. Now she's fighting back with a congressional run. - LGBTQ Nation

Too many Americans are afraid of what their own government is doing to them, instead of confident it's working for them. That's why I'm running for Congress,
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fromThe New Yorker
7 hours ago

The Battle for Minneapolis

Federal agents' deployment in Minneapolis triggered protests and a general strike; multiple federal shootings, including Alex Pretti's death, intensified community outrage and mutual protection efforts.
fromThe Drum
23 hours ago

US political ad spend shows no signs of slowing down - here's what that signals for OOH

2024 is shaping up to be the biggest global election year yet. While the international spotlight is on the US presidential election race, more than 60 countries will have held regional, legislative, and presidential elections by the end of the year, according to Politico. For constituents, this has translated to a barrage of non-stop campaign ads across TV, radio, mobile devices, the internet, direct mail, billboards, and more.
fromFast Company
17 years ago

Talking About Nerve!

I received an email recently that claims Wal-Mart senior management has been calling mandatory meetings for the company's employees in which the employees are told they "cannot" vote for the Obama-Biden ticket "or any other employee-friendly, union-friendly candidates for political office". It's not an urban legend, according to the sources I checked. This makes me so angry I just boil. When it comes to the Constitution, I am a rabid supporter.
#federal-law-enforcement
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Kristi Noem Sidesteps Question on Whether Alex Pretti Brandished a Gun

Kristi Noem said ICE agents faced a licensed gunman who impeded operations and assaulted officers, despite video appearing to show a camera, not a gun.
fromBoston.com
15 hours ago

Federal judge in Boston warns Trump against targeting immigration status of students suing him

U.S. District Judge William G. Young ruled Thursday that the government must clearly prove any arrest, detention, or change in immigration status is based on a legitimate reason unrelated to retaliation. Young wrote that any attempt to change the immigration status of plaintiffs in the landmark case against the Trump administration will be presumed to be punishment for speaking out - unless the government can show strong evidence that the action was due to a crime, an expired visa, or another valid reason.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

You ask us for peace, we get shot in the face': Minneapolis in turmoil after federal agents kill second US citizen

Agents shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen at about 9am on Saturday, with other observers watching and videotaping their actions, in an area called Eat Street, a corridor of largely immigrant-owned restaurants and businesses. Footage appears to show moment Alex Pretti is shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis video It is the second killing in the city after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot dead by a federal agent in south Minneapolis on 7 January.
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fromBusiness Insider
19 hours ago

Trump is scrambling to sell an affordability agenda - and borrowing ideas from an unlikely place

Over the past few weeks, the White House has rolled out a blitz of proposals that sound more like something out of Bernie Sanders', Elizabeth Warren's, or Zohran Mamdani's offices than a Republican administration. Trump has called for institutional investors to be banned from buying single-family homes, and he's sought to block military contractors from undertaking stock buybacks and issuing dividends unless they step it up on production. He's also revived a pledge from the campaign trail to cap credit card interest rates at 10%.
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