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The House Ethics Committee is expected to meet Wednesday as the panel weighs whether to release its final report into Trump's AG pick Matt Gaetz.
Live updates: The latest on Trump’s presidential transition | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his incoming administration, announcing key loyalists for top roles and a string of controversial Cabinet picks. Follow for live updates.
cnn.it
November 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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No. The 2nd amendment isn’t so private citizens could fight the government. That’s a right wing lie. It was for slave holding states to form militias against slave rebellions and defend slavery. — Historian Carol Anderson Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The 2nd Amendment

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November 18, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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More than a week after racist text messages threatening Black people with enslavement were sent by anonymous numbers to recipients across the country, similar threats have been sent to people in Latino and LGBTQ+ communities, according to the FBI.
FBI investigating post-election text threats sent to Latino, LGBTQ people
The messages, which follow similar texts threatening Black people, claim recipients will be deported or sent to a re-education camp.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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Donald Trump is confirming his intention to use the military to carry out what he has vowed will be the largest mass deportation in US history
Trump Confirms He Plans to Use Military for Mass Deportations
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his intention to use the US military to carry out what he has vowed will be the largest mass deportation in US history.
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Now that Trump has secured the presidency once again, this time with less guardrails and internal opposition, he’s vowed to conduct “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history."

Some of the contours of the plan already appear in motion.
Trump confirms plan to use military to carry out mass deportations
Further proof that the president-elect is willing—even excited—to implement the cruel immigration policy.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM