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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US justice department memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative

Administration frames Caribbean strikes as allied self-defense, arguing cartels wage armed violence financed by cocaine, so strikes target cocaine and deaths are enemy or collateral.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

CFPB funding deemed unlawful by Trump administration

The DOJ OLC found the Federal Reserve currently has no combined earnings available for CFPB funding, limiting the bureau to any Fed surplus.
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fromThe Nation
4 weeks ago

His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies

The White House is centralizing war powers, bypassing Congress to authorize strikes against Venezuela, using legal rationales that render Congress irrelevant.
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