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1. BREAKING

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement admonishing the Trump administration’s immigration actions.

The last time they issued such a statement was in 2013 in response to contraception mandates.
As pastors, we the bishops of the United States are bound to our people by ties of communion and compassion in Our Lord Jesus Christ. We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care. We lament that some immigrants in the United States have arbitrarily lost their legal status. We are troubled by threats against the sanctity of houses of worship and the special nature of hospitals and schools. We are grieved when we meet parents who fear being detained when taking their children to school and when we try to console family members who have already been separated from their loved ones. Despite obstacles and prejudices, generations of immigrants have made enormous contributions to the well-being of our nation. We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity. For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity. Catholic teaching exhorts nations to recognize the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants. We bishops advocate for a meaningful reform of our nation's immigration laws and procedures. Human dignity and national security are not in conflict. Both are possible if people of good will work together. We recognize that nations have a responsibility to regulate their borders and establish a just and orderly immigration system for the sake of the common good. Without such processes, immigrants face the risk of trafficking and other forms of exploitation. Safe and legal pathways serve as an antidote to such risks. The Church's teaching rests on the foundational concern for the human person, as created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:27). As pastors, we look to Sacred Scripture and the example of the Lord Himself, where we find the wisdom of God's compassion. The priority of the Lord, as the Prophets remind us, is for those who are most vulnerable: the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger (Zechariah 7:10). In the Lord Jesus, we see the One who became poor for our sake (2 Corinthians 8:9), we see the Good Samaritan who lifts us from the dust (Luke 10:30-37), and we see the One who is found in the least of these (Matthew 25). The Church's concern for neighbor and our concern here for immigrants is a response to the Lord's command to love as He has loved us (John 13:34). To our immigrant brothers and sisters, we stand with you in your suffering, since, when one member suffers, all suffer (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:26). You are not alone! We note with gratitude that so many of our clergy, consecrated religious, and lay faithful already accompany and assist immigrants in meeting their basic human needs. We urge all people of good will to continue and expand such efforts. We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people. We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement. We pray that the Lord may guide the leaders of our nation, and we are grateful for past and present opportunities to dialogue with public and elected officials. In this dialogue, we will continue to advocate for meaningful immigration reform. As disciples of the Lord, we remain men and women of hope, and hope does not disappoint! (cf. Romans 5:5) May the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe enfold us all in her maternal and loving care and draw us ever closer to the heart of Christ.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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“‘This Sucks’: Trump and the GOP Thought They Survived the Epstein Scandal. It’s Back”

⁦‪Asawin Suebsaeng‬⁩ reports for Zeteo on how Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’

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‘That Sucks’: Trump and the GOP Thought They Survived the Epstein Scandal. It’s Back
Trumpland is annoyed that GOP lawmakers aren’t running effective interference for the president and are getting ‘played by Democrats.’
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November 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost.

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Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Breaking: Senate advances bill to reopen the government in a 60-40 vote.

Democrats voting yes:
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
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November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Out of groceries since Oct. 29, Gia Haley is trying to survive on water and coffee after the $298 she gets for food didn't come.

“The black coffee kind of kills my appetite."

Read the realities behind no SNAP by Daniel Arkin & @ariabendix.bsky.social

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Balance zero: SNAP recipients go without food after benefits don't arrive
November payments have been significantly delayed, forcing families to go hungry. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to distribute benefits in full by Friday.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A judge made Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino's deposition public today.

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November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Federal Judge Sara Ellis will enter a preliminary injunction against DHS, restricting immigration agents from using force against protesters and the media.

She said she didn't find the agency's "version of events credible."

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Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media
The preliminary injunction came in response to a lawsuit alleging federal agents have used excessive force in their immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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“All of a sudden, my eyes were just burning and I couldn’t breathe,” a Chicago mom told @nbcnews.com

Then she heard her 2-year-old scream: “Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”

She realized immigration agents were in the neighborhood and deployed chemical agents.

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Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”

— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.

Leia’s age: 2.

Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social

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Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Kristi Noem rejected a plea by Gov. Pritzker to pause raids over Halloween. It came amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as a series of immigration enforcement operations devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents.

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Noem rejects Illinois Gov. Pritzker's request to pause immigration actions over Halloween weekend
Noem made the comments amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as immigration enforcement operations have devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents and activists.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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NEW -- The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of Trump's chief political foes, has stalled, according to four people familiar with the investigation.

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The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled, sources say
After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland have not produced enough evidence to bring charges, according to four people familiar with the investigation.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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“In the absence of data, we make assumptions about nonverbal people, equating a lack of speech with nonthinking and nonunderstanding”

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Opinion | The Autism Spectrum Is Too Broad
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October 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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NEW: Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

“Can you imagine telling a 12-year-old that people are out there who might want to take their family?

Daniella Silva & me

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Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class
Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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"A chase involving federal agents led to a crash Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's East Side, a neighborhood resident said. After the crash, a crowd gathered around agents on the scene."
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Federal agents involved in chase before East Side crash, resident says; crowd tear gassed in area
A chase involving federal agents led to a crash Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's East Side, a neighborhood resident said. After the crash, a crowd gathered around agents on the scene.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Tear gas seeps into people's homes, including those with asthmatic children. Helicopters whir relentlessly. Federal agents storm through back yards chasing suspects. People fear leaving their houses at all.

This is what life is like in Broadview these days.

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How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview into a chaotic, militarized town
An intensive immigration operation ordered by President Donald Trump has quickly transformed Broadview, Illinois, into the beating hot center of the resistance.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Dispatch from @natashakorecki.bsky.social — How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview, Ill., into a chaotic, militarized town

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October 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Federal TRO requires agents to issue 2 warnings before using riot control weapons

"witnesses said they heard no warnings, and none can be heard on videos of the incident ... leading up to the gas being thrown in the middle of a residential street"

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Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'
A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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DHS video directly contradicts events & court orders. A federal judge said evidence showed: "whatever lawlessness is occurring is not occurring by protesters.”

In fact, the judge issued a TRO against immigration officials' tactics b/c they “clearly violate the Constitution."

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Homeland Security on X: "Pro-crime politician @GovPritzker has repeatedly LIED about our brave men and women of federal law enforcement in defense of criminals. Watch as DHS sets the record straight: https://t.co/ZWyQlotJtE" / X
Pro-crime politician @GovPritzker has repeatedly LIED about our brave men and women of federal law enforcement in defense of criminals. Watch as DHS sets the record straight: https://t.co/ZWyQlotJtE
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October 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Gov. JB Pritzker in remarks carried live over multiple local outlets, charges that Trump is following a playbook to “cause chaos, creat fear and confusion, make it seem like peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and gas canisters at them.”
October 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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"It is an intensification that Democrats welcome at a moment when they lack party leadership, even as some say his trademark caution is still getting the better of him."

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With a Democratic Party leadership vacuum, Obama steps up his criticism of Trump
Obama's recent public comments came after private conversations with allies about whether he should speak out more, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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October 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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NEW: Obama has intensified attacks on Trump in recent weeks, a move that came after private conversations w/allies about whether he should speak out more and how to approach high-stakes White House actions as they unfold.

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With a Democratic Party leadership vacuum, Obama steps up his criticism of Trump
Obama's recent public comments came after private conversations with allies about whether he should speak out more, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Federal employees' union files lawsuit against the Trump administration for altering furloughed Dept of Education employees' emails to include partisan shutdown language, calling it a "blatant violation of First Amendment rights."

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Lawsuit filed over the Education Department's manipulation of employees' email messages
NBC News reported that Education Department employees found their nonpartisan out-of-office messages were automatically changed to ones criticizing Democrats for the shutdown.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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"Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again"

The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid previously signed onto a controversial memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at court hearings.
Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again
The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid co-authored a memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at their court hearings.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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“behind the scenes, his team is increasingly concerned that the issue at the center of the debate will create political vulnerabilities for Republicans.”

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White House Senses Political Risk on Healthcare Despite Shutdown Bravado
Aides to President Trump are discussing proposals to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies on which millions of Americans rely.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Response from Dept of ED: “The email reminds those who reach out to Department of Education employees that we cannot respond because Senate Democrats are refusing to vote for a clean CR and fund the government. Where’s the lie?”

Does not acknowledge OOO responses were changed.
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NEW: Education employees surprised to find their out of office messages were altered to blame Democrats for a government shutdown

"None of us consented to this ... I don’t think it’s ethical or legal. I think it violates the Hatch Act."
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Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown
Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM