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14 hours ago

Tell It to My Face!' Rand Paul Confronts GOP Colleague Markwayne Mullin for Celebrating Assault That Left Him Hospitalized

Sen. Rand Paul questioned whether Markwayne Mullin, with documented anger issues and past justifications of violence, should lead ICE and Border Patrol given concerns about proper use of force.
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1 month ago

Videos and eyewitnesses refute federal account of Minneapolis shooting

Federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti; Minnesota obtained a restraining order to preserve evidence amid contested agent conduct.
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2 months ago

You Cannot Exonerate Ashli Babbitt and Blame Renee GoodBut That's Exactly What Trump Is Doing

Ashli Babbitt, shot while breaching a barricaded doorway during the January 6 attack, is framed by Trump as a victim of unjust state violence. Her conduct is treated as incidental. Context is stripped away. The asymmetry did not stop at rhetoric. Trump and his White House publicly identified the Capitol Police officer who shot Babbitt, despite longstanding norms protecting officers involved in use-of-force incidents.
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