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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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LOUISIANA: ICE officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing Nicaraguan detainee for
Months “while she was under his authority”
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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OPINION by Ja’han Jones, MS NOW opinion blogger:

“The Trump administration is looking to tear down more historic buildings in Washington as the president, nearly a year into his final term, looks for ways to leave his mark on the District of Columbia.”

READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s DHS pushes for new ‘emergency’ demolitions of D.C. landmarks
The Trump administration is extending its wrecking ball to yet more historic buildings in Washington as the president’s pet projects — including his golden ballroom and triumphal arch — press forward.
www.ms.now
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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How fast and far does Santa Claus travel every Christmas Eve? How long does it take for him to reach that speed? Physics professor Rhett Allain breaks down Old Saint Nick’s epic holiday journey.
December 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Deputy AG Todd Blanche said the DOJ would “release several hundred thousand" Epstein files today, but acknowledged the release won't include all of the department's documents for the probe.

“I expect that we’re going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks," he told Fox News.
DOJ won’t meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
The delay means the White House is in apparent conflict with a law President Donald Trump signed in November.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Again. It’s not the legitimate scientists at HHS who want to “overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule.

It is RFK Jr. and his handpicked group of megalomaniacs who believe that their ignorant whims override the entirety of the body of scientific evidence for vaccines.
HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services is planning to overhaul the schedule of recommended vaccines for children in the US, a person familiar with the plans told CNN on Thursday.
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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President Trump on Wednesday night gave a rare prime-time address intended to defend his accomplishments that included a long list of exaggerations and misleading statements. Here’s a fact-check. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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North Carolina Congressman Tim Moore has emerged as one of the most active stock traders in this year's Congress.

Moore has also been cited numerous times for late, incomplete or incorrect disclosures of his stock trading, as legally required under the STOCK Act.
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Russia declared the punk band Pussy Riot an extremist organization on Monday, according to a lawyer for the group.
Russia Outlaws Pussy Riot Group as Crackdown on Critics Deepens
Russia declared the punk band Pussy Riot an extremist organization on Monday, according to a lawyer for the group, as the Kremlin continues a deepening crackdown on critics of President Vladimir Putin.
bloom.bg
December 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit
Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit
The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their invetigation. Here's why.
www.latimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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“I can tell you we’re Phil Williams fans.”

David Rubin of @thefireorg.bsky.social , representing Larry Bushart as he sues for getting locked up for 37 days in Perry County, implies Larry’s release 1 day after the @philinvestigates.com piece is no coincidence

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSK91_E...
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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YIKES! Fox “News” host and Trump lackey Laura Ingraham just tried to tell a whopper of a lie to cover for Trump’s farmer bailout plan, pretending tariffs are paid by foreign countries. A community note fact check quickly corrected the record.
December 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Arizona Congressmember Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed Friday during a protest against an ICE raid on a Tucson restaurant.

"I was trying to deescalate the situation," says Grijalva, who adds that the Trump administration has flatly denied her claims despite video evidence.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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ICE launches "Swamp Sweep" in New Orleans, targets 5,000 arrests
ICE launches "Swamp Sweep" in New Orleans, targets 5,000 arrests
“You have parents who are scared to send their children to school,” the city’s mayor-elect, Helena Moreno, said.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Despite privacy risks and inaccuracy concerns, people are feeding blood test results, doctor’s notes and surgical reports into ChatGPT and the like. Uploading sensitive data adds privacy risks in exchange for responses that can feel more personalized.
People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots
Despite privacy risks and inaccuracy concerns, people are feeding blood test results, doctor’s notes and surgical reports into ChatGPT and the like.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Breaking News: Federal authorities announced the start of an operation in New Orleans, the latest front in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.
Trump Live Updates: Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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1/ Northwestern is the 4th university after Columbia, Brown, and Cornell to sign an agreement allowing the Trump administration to "analyze" or "audit" their admissions data--on the administration's terms. As I wrote in The Atlantic in October, this is a trap.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda
A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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In the latest Gallup national polling, Congressional job approval among voters has collapsed.

Interestingly, although Republicans control both chambers of Congress, approval among Republican voters themselves has halved just since September.
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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NEW: A ProPublica and @highcountrynews.org investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment.

The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM