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Trump Press Secretary Dismisses Concerns Over Trump’s Desire to Cancel Midterms
Polling shows Democrats have a wide lead over Republicans in the upcoming midterm races, at least for now.
Fed Agents Shoot Second Person, Days After Miller Claims Agents Have “Immunity”
Miller lied to ICE agents, saying, “Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you … is committing a felony.”
Federal Panel Reverses Decision That Freed Mahmoud Khalil From Immigration Jail
Khalil vowed to exhaust all options to fight back against the Trump administration’s attempts to deport him.
Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota
The Insurrection Act empowers the president to deploy the US military domestically to suppress civil unrest.
Free Press Advocates Decry FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Home
“It’s hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press,” one critic said.
DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow Sparks Mass Resignation
Rather than open an investigation into Good’s killer, top DOJ officials want to look into her grieving widow.
Ford Plant Suspends Worker After Trump Flips Him Off
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been established to help the worker pay bills while suspended.
Pro-Israel Group Shut Down in New York for Its “Widespread” Harassment Campaign
Pro-Palestine activists have faced relentless harassment by Betar.
Treasury Head Dubiously Claims Recovered “Fraud” Funds Could Fund the Military
The Trump administration is using exaggerated claims of “fraud” to justify federal agents’ invasion of US cities.
Rights Groups Slam GOP Subpoena of Journalist Who Reported on Special Forces
“The subpoena has few parallels or precedents in recent history,” the groups said in defense of journalist Seth Harp.