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Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a news conference by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, about ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: California Senator Is Forced to Floor and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem in L.A.
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a news conference by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, about ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles. Follow live updates.
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Reminder that this country had an insurrection on Jan 6 and Trump refused to send in the National Guard.
June 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Reminder that this country had an insurrection on Jan 6 and Trump refused to send in the National Guard.
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“The credit-card market has quietly transformed into two credit-card markets: one offering generous benefits to wealthy Americans, the other offering expensive debt to the poor, with the latter subsidizing the former,” @annielowrey.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/5VAPIEh2
May 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“The credit-card market has quietly transformed into two credit-card markets: one offering generous benefits to wealthy Americans, the other offering expensive debt to the poor, with the latter subsidizing the former,” @annielowrey.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/5VAPIEh2
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has acknowledged that it grabbed a Maryland father with protected status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador—but claims that courts are powerless to order his return, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/Bot5mE4O
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
theatln.tc
April 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has acknowledged that it grabbed a Maryland father with protected status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador—but claims that courts are powerless to order his return, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/Bot5mE4O
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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This is illegal, and it endangers the rights of all Americans.
In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.
In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
www.npr.org
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is illegal, and it endangers the rights of all Americans.
In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.
In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.
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Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
wrd.cm
March 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
He’s right
Democratic Congressmember Al Green of Texas says Congress should impeach Trump. "Impeachment is a remedy for a runaway president who believes that there are no guardrails," he tells Democracy Now!
www.democracynow.org/2025/3/7/imp...
www.democracynow.org/2025/3/7/imp...
March 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
He’s right
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Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
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NEW: Last month, the Trump administration placed a $1 spending limit on most government-issued credit cards that federal employees use to cover travel and work expenses. It's paralyzing federal agencies.
Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies
The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs.
www.wired.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NEW: Last month, the Trump administration placed a $1 spending limit on most government-issued credit cards that federal employees use to cover travel and work expenses. It's paralyzing federal agencies.
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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
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If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
February 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
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Breaking: Hours after Elon Musk reassured Cabinet that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Uganda had only been “accidentally canceled very briefly,” the Trump administration terminated at least four of the five contracts for Ebola-related work in that country.
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Contrary to Musk’s Claim, Ebola Containment Efforts Were Slowed Then Stopped, Former Officials Say (Gift Article)
The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective equipment for health workers, and helped prevent transmission by survivors of the disease, according to a former U.S.A.I.D. official.
nyti.ms
February 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Breaking: Hours after Elon Musk reassured Cabinet that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Uganda had only been “accidentally canceled very briefly,” the Trump administration terminated at least four of the five contracts for Ebola-related work in that country.
nyti.ms/4ikHi1Q
nyti.ms/4ikHi1Q
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The Trump Administration has made a big deal about the emergency waivers it created for "lifesaving" aid work. But these waivers are not working as intended. Even the most critical work—Ebola outbreak containment, treating babies with AIDS—is halted.
My latest: www.wired.com/story/the-us...
My latest: www.wired.com/story/the-us...
The USAID Emergency Waivers Aren’t Working, From Ebola to AIDS
Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for child...
www.wired.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Trump Administration has made a big deal about the emergency waivers it created for "lifesaving" aid work. But these waivers are not working as intended. Even the most critical work—Ebola outbreak containment, treating babies with AIDS—is halted.
My latest: www.wired.com/story/the-us...
My latest: www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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Few members have formal Washington experience. Many are software engineers. All seem to have a clear mandate: Shrink and disrupt the federal government. Here are 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk. nyti.ms/4hVe9uh
February 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Few members have formal Washington experience. Many are software engineers. All seem to have a clear mandate: Shrink and disrupt the federal government. Here are 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk. nyti.ms/4hVe9uh
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NEW: Who’s guiding Elon Musk as he navigates life in DC—and uses DOGE to dismantle key parts of the government? Stephen and Katie Miller, multiple sources tell WIRED.
An inside look into the couple who have become integral to the world’s richest man and his ambitions in Washington.
An inside look into the couple who have become integral to the world’s richest man and his ambitions in Washington.
Elon Musk's Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple
Stephen and Katie Miller—he's "the prime minister," sources say; she's DOGE's comms guru—liaise between the White House and Elon Musk, and are centrally involved as he tears the government apart.
www.wired.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
NEW: Who’s guiding Elon Musk as he navigates life in DC—and uses DOGE to dismantle key parts of the government? Stephen and Katie Miller, multiple sources tell WIRED.
An inside look into the couple who have become integral to the world’s richest man and his ambitions in Washington.
An inside look into the couple who have become integral to the world’s richest man and his ambitions in Washington.
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Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president
* US politics live – latest updates
Republicans on Capitol Hill are shying away from criticizing Donald Trump’s policies over fears for their…
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
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A child has died of measles in West Texas, the first known death in an outbreak that is spreading in the region and in neighboring New Mexico, state health officials said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say (Gift Article)
At least 124 cases have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A child has died of measles in West Texas, the first known death in an outbreak that is spreading in the region and in neighboring New Mexico, state health officials said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC
More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
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While the real estate industry cries a river on how any measure to make rent affordable is going to wreak havoc, the people agree that rents should be stable!
“88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures”
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
“88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures”
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
New survey finds almost everyone supports rent stabilization
A report from the Community Service Society found that 88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures and nearly as many support “good cause” eviction laws.
www.cityandstateny.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
While the real estate industry cries a river on how any measure to make rent affordable is going to wreak havoc, the people agree that rents should be stable!
“88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures”
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
“88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures”
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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NEW: DOGE quietly deletes the five largest spending cuts it had been celebrating last week.
All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEW: DOGE quietly deletes the five largest spending cuts it had been celebrating last week.
All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has fired federal officials who screen people, animals and plants at our borders for dangerous pathogens
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations (Gift Article)
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has fired federal officials who screen people, animals and plants at our borders for dangerous pathogens
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/h...
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, published a list of government contracts it has canceled, together amounting to about $16 billion in savings. But the biggest single line item on the website appears to include an error. nyti.ms/4k2G0dn
February 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, published a list of government contracts it has canceled, together amounting to about $16 billion in savings. But the biggest single line item on the website appears to include an error. nyti.ms/4k2G0dn