Erik Larson
@eelarson.bsky.social
Bloomberg News legal reporter • NYC • Opinions are my own
Biden’s failure to stem a surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border until his final months in office helped propel Trump’s 2024 victory and Republican control of Congress. Democrats have since struggled to coalesce around an alternate immigration plan www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats, who once lambasted Trump on immigration, have grown quiet
Democrats struggle to counter Trump’s tougher policies on immigration.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Biden’s failure to stem a surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border until his final months in office helped propel Trump’s 2024 victory and Republican control of Congress. Democrats have since struggled to coalesce around an alternate immigration plan www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Hello from downtown Miami
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hello from downtown Miami
Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors marked the first time that a U.S. president had hosted the star-studded ceremony for performing arts, a role previously filled by celebrities or other notable figures. www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ke...
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
U.S. President Donald Trump solidified his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday by hosting its flagship awards program, mixing politics with a celebration ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors marked the first time that a U.S. president had hosted the star-studded ceremony for performing arts, a role previously filled by celebrities or other notable figures. www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ke...
More than a third of the roughly 220,000 people arrested by ICE officers in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal histories, according to new data. apple.news/AYIxz7jiXREa...
ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows — NBC News
The figures don't include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
More than a third of the roughly 220,000 people arrested by ICE officers in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal histories, according to new data. apple.news/AYIxz7jiXREa...
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Swiss politicians have urged the the country’s top prosecutor to open a criminal probe into the gifting of a Rolex table clock and an engraved gold bar worth $124,000 to President Trump by executives shortly before he agreed to cut tariffs on the country’s exports www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Rolex, Gold Gifts to Trump Spur Call for Swiss Investigation
Swiss politicians have urged the the country’s top prosecutor to open a criminal investigation into the gifting of a Rolex table clock and an engraved gold bar to US President Donald Trump by business...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Swiss politicians have urged the the country’s top prosecutor to open a criminal probe into the gifting of a Rolex table clock and an engraved gold bar worth $124,000 to President Trump by executives shortly before he agreed to cut tariffs on the country’s exports www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“There is perhaps no single question that has greater stakes for affordability in America, in the coming year than doing something about the expiration of these tax credits,” said Republican Representative Kevin Kiley of California, who supports the legislation. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“There is perhaps no single question that has greater stakes for affordability in America, in the coming year than doing something about the expiration of these tax credits,” said Republican Representative Kevin Kiley of California, who supports the legislation. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Mark Zuckerberg is expected to cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook to Meta. The entire metaverse effort has drawn scrutiny from investors. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for chan...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is expected to cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook to Meta. The entire metaverse effort has drawn scrutiny from investors. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The increase in sales counters fears that the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor would drive out wealthy residents, with some experts saying "there is no Mamdani effect". www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Manhattan Luxury Apartment Market Surges in Month After Mamdani’s Win
Real estate brokers say there has been no slowdown in demand from wealthy buyers.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The increase in sales counters fears that the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor would drive out wealthy residents, with some experts saying "there is no Mamdani effect". www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Companies with fewer than 50 employees shed 120,000 jobs last month, the largest one-month decline since May 2020.
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Payrolls at US Companies Fall by Most Since 2023, ADP Says
US companies shed payrolls in November by the most since early 2023, adding to concerns about a more pronounced weakening in the labor market.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Companies with fewer than 50 employees shed 120,000 jobs last month, the largest one-month decline since May 2020.
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Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar. The Justice Department under the Biden administration had indicted Cuellar and his wife www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar
President Donald Trump announced a “full and unconditional pardon" Wednesday for Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife, Imelda.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar. The Justice Department under the Biden administration had indicted Cuellar and his wife www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Under the proposal, troops from several Muslim-majority nations, including Indonesia and Azerbaijan, would join an International Stabilization Force working with Egypt and Israel to maintain order as the Israel Defense Forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Waltz Defends Gaza Peace Plan Despite Israeli Airstrikes
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding even if the situation remains fragile, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said in defense of a US-backed peace plan amid continued violenc...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Under the proposal, troops from several Muslim-majority nations, including Indonesia and Azerbaijan, would join an International Stabilization Force working with Egypt and Israel to maintain order as the Israel Defense Forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids
The concerns surrounding Trump’s immigration clampdown in the Tar Heel state speak to a tension at the center of the president’s immigration agenda.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Justice Department has remained silent about its plans, and the new disclosure legislation contains major loopholes. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt
The legislation calling for the release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein includes major loopholes. The department has been silent on its plans.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Justice Department has remained silent about its plans, and the new disclosure legislation contains major loopholes. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
A landscaper was handcuffed until he proved he’s a US citizen. House painters and laborers were asked to show proof of citizenship. A woman finishing her shift at a bar zip-tied and questioned for an hour because she “doesn’t look like” her last name www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A landscaper was handcuffed until he proved he’s a US citizen. House painters and laborers were asked to show proof of citizenship. A woman finishing her shift at a bar zip-tied and questioned for an hour because she “doesn’t look like” her last name www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are expected to arrive in the Charlotte area within days, local officials confirmed this week amid growing friction between Washington’s immigration enforcement priorities and Democratic-run cities www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
Charlotte braces for federal immigration enforcement as murder rate rises 200% in uptown area
Federal CBP agents set to deploy in Charlotte area as immigration enforcement expands into North Carolina, sparking tension between federal priorities and local officials.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are expected to arrive in the Charlotte area within days, local officials confirmed this week amid growing friction between Washington’s immigration enforcement priorities and Democratic-run cities www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
The administration’s “compact” for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In Trump’s War With Colleges, No School Gets to Be Switzerland
The administration’s “compact” for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The administration’s “compact” for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says He’s ‘Withdrawing’ Support From Greene as Feud Erupts
President Donald Trump said he was “withdrawing my support and Endorsement” of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, in an escalating feud with a once stalwart conservative...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
After Republicans refused an extension sought by Democrats, Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire in just weeks – which would more than double the cost of premiums nationally for tens of millions of Americans. www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Republicans scramble for health care plan, as Democrats eye midterm battle | CNN Politics
Republicans in Washington successfully defused the 43-day government shutdown without surrendering to Democrats’ demands to spend billions more to offset spiking health insurance costs.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
After Republicans refused an extension sought by Democrats, Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire in just weeks – which would more than double the cost of premiums nationally for tens of millions of Americans. www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Jeffrey Epstein claimed President Donald Trump knew about his abuse of women and spent time at Epstein’s house with at least one victim, according to new emails released by House Democrats on Wednesday www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Trump Knew About 'Girls' In New Emails
Democrats released an email Wednesday in which Epstein wrote the president “knew about the girls.”
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November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Jeffrey Epstein claimed President Donald Trump knew about his abuse of women and spent time at Epstein’s house with at least one victim, according to new emails released by House Democrats on Wednesday www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
The Trump administration’s Nov. 8 memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to make full SNAP payments for Nov. or face financial consequences was paused by a federal judge in Boston on Monday morning.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Trump administration’s Nov. 8 memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to make full SNAP payments for Nov. or face financial consequences was paused by a federal judge in Boston on Monday morning.
“Americans now overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy. In a recent ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, a majority of people say tariffs hurt both the US economy and their own family’s financial standing”
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American Politics Is All About Affordability Now
Democrats are seizing on rising costs to turn Donald Trump’s campaign messaging against him — and it’s working.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Americans now overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy. In a recent ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, a majority of people say tariffs hurt both the US economy and their own family’s financial standing”
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The number of detainees in ICE custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration. Only half of the detaining have criminal records. www.cbsnews.com/news/ices-de...
ICE's detainee population reaches 66,000, a new record high, statistics show
ICE's detainee population is at the highest level on record as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration — and just over half did not have criminal charges or convictions, accor...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The number of detainees in ICE custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration. Only half of the detaining have criminal records. www.cbsnews.com/news/ices-de...
Donald Trump received a rebuke as Democrats swept every major contest on Nov. 4, which they hope foretells a nationwide backlash to Republican control in Washington ahead of the pivotal 2026 midterm elections. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'We sent a message.' 5 takeaways from Democrats' 2025 elections sweep
Democrats won easily in Virginia, New Jersey New York City and California, setting up an optimistic entry into 2026 and beyond.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Donald Trump received a rebuke as Democrats swept every major contest on Nov. 4, which they hope foretells a nationwide backlash to Republican control in Washington ahead of the pivotal 2026 midterm elections. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump falsely says that Bill Gates admitted he was WRONG about climate change. What he actually said is that too many resources are going toward climate change instead of issues like welfare and poverty. He said “Climate is super important but has to be considered in terms of overall human welfare”
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Trump falsely says that Bill Gates admitted he was WRONG about climate change. What he actually said is that too many resources are going toward climate change instead of issues like welfare and poverty. He said “Climate is super important but has to be considered in terms of overall human welfare”