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Chuck Schumer Facing Calls To Be Removed After Move Against ICE Agents
A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing face masks while on duty, including during raids and the arrest of undocumented migrants. The legislation follows the release of video footage showing ICE agents arresting migrants while concealing their identities, often wearing plainclothes with…
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Musk Takes Aim At Trump Ally In New Salvo As Feud Grows
Billionaire tech mogul-turned-political agitator Elon Musk has reignited tensions with MAGA world, this time by alleging that former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Musk, who has recently distanced himself from President Donald Trump after slamming the former president’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” launched a new attack on Trump’s former campaign…
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Book: Jill Biden Gained Political Power As Joe Biden Faded
First Lady Jill Biden’s political ascent has paralleled the decline of her husband’s career, according to a new book chronicling how President Joe Biden lost the White House. A year after his pivotal debate performance, the nation’s first octogenarian president continues to face mounting scrutiny, with congressional investigations and newly released books highlighting concerns over…
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Judge Calls DOJ’s Motion To Dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Lawsuit ‘Meritless’
A federal court refused the Justice Department’s petitions to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit over his erroneous deportation to El Salvador, finding one of the motions “meritless.” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, did not immediately decide on Abrego Garcia’s request to be transferred to a federal prison in Maryland while awaiting his…
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Tucker Carlson Reveals One Story That He’s Too Frightened To Cover
Conservative host Tucker Carlson revealed a couple of stories that he avoids covering, but there is one topic in particular that especially frightens him. Speaking to the “Redacted” podcast, Carlson said he prefers not to revisit the 2020 election controversy and the numerous events that unfolded during that period. However, the former Fox News host…
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Rahm Emanuel On Potential 2028 WH Run: ‘I Have Something I Think I Can Offer’
Rahm Emanuel is confirming that he’s considering a run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Emanuel — the former Chicago mayor, White House chief of staff in former President Barack Obama’s administration, and former congressman from Illinois — told Crain’s Chicago Business that “I’m looking at the (Democratic) field, and most importantly, what I have…
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‘Do You Know About This?’: Trump Whispers to Hegseth In Meeting On Ukraine
President Donald Trump held his sixth Cabinet meeting of this year and addressed several major topics, particularly his administration’s response to the devastating flooding in Texas. After delivering brief remarks, Trump took a few questions from reporters in the room. Several of the initial questions were about the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the war between Russia…
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SCOTUS Greenlights Trump Plans For ‘Large-Scale’ Firings At Federal Agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered another win for President Donald Trump on Tuesday, clearing the way for his executive order to downsize the bloated federal government through mass layoffs across multiple agencies. In an unsigned order, the justices overruled a lower court decision that had blocked the president’s February 13 directive calling for “large-scale reductions…
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Obama Judge Dismisses Request For Jan. 6 Restitution Refund
A fourth federal judge has now rejected a request from a January 6 defendant seeking a refund of restitution paid before receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump. The latest denial involves a Texas rioter who, according to the Justice Department, openly bragged about his role in the 2021 Capitol breach on Facebook, posting photos…
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FBI Arrests Chinese National Accused Of Stealing COVID-19 Research
A 33-year-old Chinese national was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. authorities, who have charged him with allegedly hacking American COVID-19 research on behalf of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice (DOJ). Xu Zewei’s arrest comes amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the origins of COVID-19, which first emerged in…
