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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 30.01.2026.
It displays 301 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
30.01.2026 ⇢ The Three Million Page Epstein Release Day
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Morning editorial attention focused on a precarious legislative standoff as the Senate scrambled to finalize a funding deal to avert a midnight government shutdown. By midday, editors pivoted to President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair, a selection widely framed as an institutional shift toward the administration’s low-interest-rate agenda. In the afternoon, the arrest of journalist Don Lemon by federal agents in Los Angeles—linked to a Minnesota church protest—triggered a sharp divide in reporting priorities between First Amendment concerns and allegations of criminal disruption. This was followed by the Justice Department's massive release of three million pages from the Jeffrey Epstein investigative files, which dominated late-day headlines across all platforms. Simultaneously, the DOJ announced a civil rights probe into the Alex Pretti shooting, shifting the investigation away from Homeland Security. The day concluded with the Senate passing a stopgap funding bill that nevertheless triggered a brief partial shutdown due to the timing of House proceedings.
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Poleg allegedly offloaded $600,000 worth of Real Brokerage stock and funneled the cash into the “indecent proposal.”
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00:38⇢A Fragile Midnight Funding Truce
⌨Editors prioritize the eleventh-hour breakthrough to avert a federal shutdown, though the deal's fragility is underscored by specific objections to DHS funding (AP News, The Hill, Newsweek, NPR, CBS). Simultaneously, attention shifts to President Trump's upcoming Federal Reserve appointment, widely expected to be Kevin Warsh, signaling a pivot in monetary policy (NYTimes, Newsmax, HuffPost). Conservative outlets maintain focus on Trump’s legal actions against the IRS (USA Today, Fox News).
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Associated Press
Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
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President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of the new year on Wednesday, saying he wanted to keep it from being “boring,” unlike meetings in past years.
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One America News
President Donald Trump lambasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him a “moron,” after Powell opted not to lower interest rates this month, ending a string of quarter-point cuts.
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The New York Times
The plans being weighed by President Trump go beyond those he considered weeks ago amid widespread protests against Iran’s government.
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The New York Times
President Trump is set to name his choice to replace Jerome Powell, saying it is someone “known to everybody in the financial world.”
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The deal also needs the approval of the House, which isn't scheduled to return until Monday — and at least one Republican senator has pushed back.
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Republicans and Democrats clash over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Washington Post
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Between Jan. 24 and Jan. 29, Trump officials' statements evolved in a case that has become a major political liability for the president.
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The Senate came to a deal on a DHS funding measure in an effort to avoid a partial governement shutdown.
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Washington Free Beacon
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The Daily Beast
The president suggests Alex Pretti may have been an “insurrectionist” in an incendiary Truth Social post.
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The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others.
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“Inside the country, among those with real skin in the game, war is deeply despised,” an Iranian analyst told Newsweek.
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LATEST UPDATES: Anti-ICE Actions This Weekend, More Trump Tariff Threats, Sydney Sweeney Speaks, MORE...
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The Intercept
The Trump administration won’t say what it thinks about Section 702 of FISA, the NSA law that allow searches of Americans’ information without a warrant.
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Los Angeles Times
Jane C. Hu
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The Washington Post
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06:20⇢The Midnight Shutdown Threshold
⌨Editorial focus is divided between the eleventh-hour scramble to avert a government shutdown and the escalating tensions surrounding the Alex Pretti case. While a tentative DHS funding deal has emerged to bypass a midnight deadline, it remains fragile due to specific Senate objections (AP News, CBS, USA Today, The Hill, Washington Post). Simultaneously, mainstream and liberal outlets highlight the president’s incendiary social media attacks on the deceased nurse, whereas conservative sources amplify administration claims of her alleged instability (The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, CNN).
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Insiders say the removal of two senior generals reflects internal resistance over Taiwan strategy, pandemic leadership, and Xi’s tightening grip on the PLA.
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The Washington Post
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate reached an agreement late Thursday but are still working to tee up a vote.
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The Daily Beast
Trump contradicts Tom Homan plan to calm tensions straight away.
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The delay came despite a bipartisan deal that split off Homeland Security funding to avert a shutdown ahead of a Jan. 30 deadline.
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The choice ends a monthslong search for a successor to Jerome Powell, who has resisted fierce White House pressure to lower interest rates.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he’ll nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed chair.
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President Trump says he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.
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The choice ends a monthslong search for a successor to Jerome Powell, who has resisted fierce White House pressure to lower interest rates.
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Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates.
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The Washington Post
President Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, calling him reliable and straight out of “central casting.”
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The Daily Beast
Asked about talks held by a totally different ally, Trump swerved into a bizarre rant about Canada’s favorite sport.
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The choice ends a monthslong search for a successor to Jerome Powell, who has resisted fierce White House pressure to lower interest rates.
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The New York Times
President Trump is set to name his choice to replace Jerome Powell, saying it is someone “known to everybody in the financial world.”
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Poleg allegedly offloaded $600,000 worth of Real Brokerage stock and funneled the cash into the “indecent proposal.”
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The Washington Post
The Wall Street veteran once held hawkish views on interest rates but has recently signaled a stance more in line with the president’s public demands.
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President Donald Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh to serve as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, ending weeks of speculation over who would lead the central bank when Chair Jerome Powell's term expires in May.
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The Washington Post
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07:31⇢Trump Taps Warsh to Shake the Fed
⌨Editorial priority has pivoted sharply to the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair, a move widely interpreted as a fulfillment of the president’s demand for aggressive interest rate cuts (NYTimes, AP News, CBS, NPR, Washington Post, NBC News, ABC News, CNN, Newsmax). While mainstream outlets focus on this institutional shift, conservative sources highlight ongoing legislative friction over the government shutdown deadline (The Epoch Times, The Hill, USA Today).
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Warsh is seen as a comparatively moderate figure and notably more cautious about deploying heavy monetary stimulus despite his preference for lower rates.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he’ll nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed chair.
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The Blaze
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The Epoch Times
Warsh was one of Trump’s top picks for Fed chair during his first term, before he chose Jerome Powell.
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The Daily Beast
Timothy Donahue’s colleagues gunned down Alex Pretti in the street. Weeks earlier, the federal immigration agent boasted he would never face “justice.”
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Free Nations Don't Have To Care About the Whims of Elected Officials
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The Federalist
A member of the State Election Board revealed that the ‘tapes’ used to verify that ballot counters started their counts at zero may be missing.
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The Daily Beast
The former CNN host said he was reporting rather than taking part in the demonstration.
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Disgraced ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday, weeks after he joined anti-ICE protesters as they interrupted a Sunday service while storming a Minneapolis church.
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Don Lemon, a journalist and former CNN anchor, was arrested on Jan. 29, according to CBS News and New York Times.
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The former CNN anchor was taken into custody last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards.
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08:40⇢The Fed Chairman from Central Casting
⌨Editorial focus has pivoted to the federal arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church (NY Post, Washington Examiner, Boston Globe, USA Today, The Daily Beast, NBC News, ABC News). Simultaneously, the nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve remains a top priority, viewed as a shift toward the president’s low-interest-rate agenda (AP News, The Epoch Times, The Daily Wire, NYTimes, CBS, NPR, Washington Post, CNN, Newsmax).
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The Daily Caller
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Breitbart News
Don Lemon, a disgraced former CNN anchor, was arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to news reports.
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The Daily Beast
The former CNN host said he was reporting rather than taking part in the demonstration.
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Historically, Romania has had more emigration than immigration. Yet nationalist parties are now importing US Republicans’ anti-immigrant talking points, using culture-war rhetoric to distract from bigger economic questions.
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Don Lemon, a disgraced former CNN anchor, was arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to news reports.
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Los Angeles Times
Jane C. Hu
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The New York Times
Mr. Warsh, if confirmed by the Senate, would succeed Jerome Powell, who was attacked by President Trump over the bank’s reluctance to more aggressively cut interest rates.
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The New York Times
Mr. Warsh, if confirmed by the Senate, would succeed Jerome Powell, who was attacked by President Trump over the bank’s reluctance to more aggressively cut interest rates.
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Disgraced ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday, weeks after he joined anti-ICE protesters as they interrupted a Sunday service while storming a Minneapolis church.
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09:56⇢Federal Chains for Don Lemon
⌨Editorial priorities are dominated by the federal arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with a Minnesota church protest (NY Post, Boston Globe, The Blaze, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, MSNBC, NBC News, ABC News, The Daily Wire, Daily Caller, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, USA Today). Simultaneously, mainstream outlets continue tracking the nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, signaling a shift in monetary policy (NYTimes, AP News, CBS, NPR, Washington Post, CNN, Newsmax).
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Past conservatives devoted enormous energy to downplaying America’s history of brutal imperial expansion. But in the second Trump administration, the New Right is doing something different: it’s openly celebrating and seeking to revive it.
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Associated Press
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The Daily Beast
The former CNN host said he was reporting rather than taking part in the demonstration.
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The Intercept
Mary Moriarty on steps local officials are taking to collect and preserve evidence despite federal obstruction, and Jill Garvey on how to document ICE safely.
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Disgraced ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday, weeks after he joined anti-ICE protesters as they interrupted a Sunday service while storming a Minneapolis church.
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Dozens of federal agencies are set to see their funding lapse at midnight as senators work to finalize a deal on a package of spending bills.
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The Washington Post
Victor Navarro Govea, a Mexican, crossed into the U.S. illegally in 2009. Last year, he was deemed to be a bona fide candidate for a special victim’s visa. He was granted a four-year deportation amnesty by the Department of Homeland Security, which should have lasted through 2029. He was caught by surprise when ICE officers arrested him in Minnesota this month.
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The most serious federal charges against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which made him eligible for the death penalty, have been dismissed by a judge.
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Over a month after the deadline to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the DOJ said this week it would finish “in the near term.”
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New York Post
The lefty ex-CNN anchor, decked out in all white, flashed a big smile beside Busta Rhymes as they posed for a picture together at the 2026 Recording Academy Honors ahead of Sunday’s 68th GRAMMY Awards.
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Over the past several months, federal agents have carried out a series of large-scale campaigns.
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Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media.
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When “pro-life” foreign aid hurts women and children the most.
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The Justice Department has released a new batch of files related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and his onetime girlfriend.
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The recent right-wing obsession with Cea Weaver, a longtime tenant organizer appointed to lead the Office to Protect Tenants, reveals how shaken New York City’s real estate elites are by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pro-renter agenda.
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The Justice Department said this week it would finish its review of millions of documents "in the near term.”
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11:12⇢Federal Shackles for Don Lemon
⌨Editorial focus is centered on the federal arrest of Don Lemon in Los Angeles following an anti-ICE church protest in Minnesota (NY Post, The Blaze, The Daily Beast, NPR, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Boston Globe, The Daily Wire, Daily Caller, Breitbart). Simultaneously, editors are highlighting the eleventh-hour release of three million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files by the Justice Department (AP News, NBC News, ABC News, Fox News).
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The Justice Department says it’s releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure.
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The Daily Beast
Don Lemon is the most high-profile reporter being targeted. Trump wants to target all of us.
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The Intercept
A human rights group fanned the flames of conflict by threatening legal action if the city invested in war crimes.
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The latest disclosures come more than a month after the Department of Justice's deadline to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Washington Post
The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
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Associated Press
The Justice Department says it’s releasing 3 million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure, along with 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
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The DOJ had promised to pursue charges against Lemon after he covered the protest, which Pam Bondi called a "coordinated attack."
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New York Post
Journalist Don Lemon has been federally charged with conspiracy to deprive rights and interfering with someone’s first amendment rights, according to Department of Homeland Security officials.
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The disclosures are made under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, legislation passed after of public and political pressure.
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Associated Press
The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
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11:57⇢The Epstein Ledger Unbound
⌨Editorial focus has intensified on the federal charges against journalist Don Lemon, with new disclosures revealing Department of Justice allegations of conspiracy and First Amendment interference related to the Minnesota church protest (NY Post, NBC News, CNN, NYTimes). Concurrently, a massive secondary priority has emerged as the DOJ releases three million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (AP News, Newsweek, USA Today, ABC News).
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The documents include some of the millions of pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December. Follow live.
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Trump administration officials had originally said the case was going to be a narrow “use of force” inquiry led by the Homeland Security Department.
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Associated Press
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
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The New York Times
The former CNN anchor and three others were arrested on charges related to a protest this month in St. Paul, Minn., Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials.Lemon was arrested by federal...
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The Washington Post
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s announcement signals an apparent shift from its handling so far of shootings involving agents.
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The Justice Department on Friday released more documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after the original deadline to do so.
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The Daily Beast
The deputy attorney general said DOJ had now “completed” its review of the Epstein files.
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The Atlantic
There is a word for what ICE’s opponents in Minneapolis represent, and it has a long, successful history: dissidence.
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The Washington Post
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Don Lemon has been arrested after covering an ICE protest in Minnesota as an independent journalist. Here's what to know about his post-CNN career.
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13:05⇢The Epstein Ledger Unfolds
⌨The Justice Department's massive release of three million pages from Jeffrey Epstein’s investigative files now dominates the news cycle (NYTimes, AP News, CBS, Newsweek, MSNBC, ABC News, Washington Times, Boston Globe). While mainstream outlets focus on the scope of the documents and videos, conservative and alternative sources emphasize allegations of a cover-up regarding the timing and content of the disclosure (The Daily Beast, ABC News). Simultaneously, the federal arrest of Don Lemon continues to spark intense debate over journalist rights (USA Today, Newsmax, NPR, HuffPost).
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CNN
US Justice Department is releasing millions of pages of documents in Epstein probe
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Catherine O’Hara, legendary actress, has died. She was 71.
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‘Institutions like the Federal Reserve need to be restored to what they once were,’ says the new Fed Chair nominee.
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She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Bob Welch, and their two sons, Matthew, 31, and Luke, 29.
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"We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Todd Blanche said.
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The Washington Post
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s announcement signals an apparent shift from the agency’s handling so far of shootings involving agents.
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"We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Todd Blanche said.
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Don Lemon has been arrested after covering an ICE protest in Minnesota as an independent journalist. Here's what to know about his post-CNN career.
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The Blaze
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One America News
Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian-American Emmy-winning actress and chameleonic comedy icon who captivated audiences for decades in beloved movies and shows like "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice," and more recently, "Schitt’s Creek," has passed away at the age of 71.
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The Washington Post
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Federal models keep missing homes that burn. A new AI tool zooms in.
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The Daily Beast
An email exchange between the first lady and Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice in 2002 was included in the latest document dump.
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"We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Todd Blanche said.
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The Washington Post
Victor Navarro Govea, a Mexican, crossed into the U.S. illegally in 2009. Last year, he was deemed to be a bona fide candidate for a special victim’s visa. He was granted a four-year deportation amnesty by the Department of Homeland Security, which should have lasted through 2029. He was caught by surprise when ICE officers arrested him in Minnesota this month.
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NBC News
"We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Todd Blanche said.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed Jan. 24 by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
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The DOJ will be releasing another 3 million pages of Epstein files Jan. 30, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, a DOJ official announced.
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14:25⇢Three Million Pages of Shadows
⌨The Justice Department's massive disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein's investigative files remains the primary editorial focus (NYTimes, AP News, CBS, Newsweek, MSNBC, CNN, USA Today, NPR). While mainstream outlets report on the scale of the 3-million-page release, conservative and independent sources highlight specific allegations involving high-profile figures and political aides (The Daily Beast, Free Beacon). Simultaneously, the death of actress Catherine O'Hara has emerged as a secondary priority (NY Post, ABC News, OANN).
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The DOJ released another 3 million pages of Epstein files Jan. 30, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, a DOJ official announced.
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Associated Press
The Department of Homeland Security says journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
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One America News
Left-wing independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon was reportedly arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, California, following his involvement in a disruptive church service protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to his lawyer.
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They’re focused on three areas: ending warrantless patrols, curtailing aggressive tactics, and increasing accountability.
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One America News
Left-wing independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon was reportedly arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, California, following his involvement in a disruptive church service protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to his lawyer.
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Breitbart News
Pro-American activists and groups are slamming the establishment’s bipartisan push for a stealth nationwide amnesty that would help progressives and CEOs freely use the huge population of million illegal migrants to sideline American citizens.
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Trump administration officials had originally said the case was going to be a narrow “use of force” inquiry led by the Homeland Security Department.
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Molly Olmstead
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Protests over the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement are planned in cities nationwide.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed Jan. 24 by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
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The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
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New York Post
Paramedics were called to the “Schitt’s Creek” star’s Brentwood home at 4:48 a.m. Friday morning for a medical aid call, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson.
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Those who oppose ICE in Minnesota are battling not for a political agenda but for the goal of dissidents throughout history: a normal life.
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15:54⇢Three Million Ghostly Pages Unbound
⌨The Justice Department's disclosure of three million Jeffrey Epstein files remains the dominant focus, with mainstream outlets reporting on the volume of evidence while ideological sources scrutinize specific political connections (NPR, MSNBC, CBS, Newsweek, CNN, The Daily Beast, Free Beacon). Simultaneously, the federal arrest of Don Lemon for a Minnesota church protest has sparked intense coverage, highlighting a sharp divide between those questioning First Amendment protections and those emphasizing his alleged disruption (NY Post, USA Today, AP News, OANN, Slate, HuffPost).
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The Washington Post
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last weekend, shifting the primary responsibility for the probe from the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Daily Beast
A jaw-dropping series of claims are made in pages of FBI documents, which the White House say are “false.”
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One America News
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced this week that San José State University (SJSU) violated Title IX by allowing a biological male athlete, who identifies as a transgender woman, to participate on its women's volleyball team.
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One America News
American Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn was airlifted from a World Cup race in Switzerland on Friday after she wiped out during her final run, just one week before she is slated to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Reason
The Minneapolis Shootings Underline the Advantages of Body Cameras, Which DHS Has Been Slow To Adopt
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Alex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents in Minneapolis has prompted a DOJ civil rights probe. Renee Macklin Good's death by federal agents has not.
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Those calls, however, ignore worshippers’ First Amendment right to gather for worship without disruption — protections reinforced by the FACE Act — a point conservatives highlighted in praising Lemon’s arrest.
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One America News
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico forcefully dismissed a POLITICO report that falsely claimed he was "shocked" by President Donald Trump’s psychological state following their January 17th meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
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The Washington Post
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Even if the Senate passes the package, it would not be in time to avert a partial shutdown on Saturday as it still needs to be approved by the House.
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Even if the Senate passes the package, it would not be in time to avert a partial shutdown on Saturday as it still needs to be approved by the House.
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Hillary speaks, but she doesn’t listen. She half-absorbs events and the lives of other people, and coughs out a kind of instinctive Reader’s Digest annotated version, but mangles all the details as efficiently as bad AI.
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One America News
President Donald Trump announced he will select his pick to chair the Federal Reserve “sometime next week” to replace Jerome Powell, the current chairman with whom the president has frequently clashed with over the past year.
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The DOJ released another 3 million pages of Epstein files Jan. 30, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, a DOJ official announced.
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New York Post
Deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sought to set up businessman Steve Tisch with various women — with the New York Giants owner inquiring about whether one of them was a “working girl.”
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17:55⇢Three Million Pages of Epstein's Ghost
⌨The editorial landscape is dominated by the Justice Department's release of three million documents and thousands of images related to Jeffrey Epstein (NY Post, USA Today, The Daily Beast, CNN, Newsweek, MSNBC). Simultaneously, the DOJ's decision to launch a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti's shooting marks a significant institutional shift from Homeland Security oversight (NYTimes, NPR, Washington Times, NBC News, Washington Post, Reason).
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Deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sought to set up businessman Steve Tisch with various women — with the New York Giants owner inquiring about whether one of them was a “working girl.”
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Trump and Senate Democrats reached a compromise to fund the government, but it was unclear if it would pass Congress in time to avoid a shutdown.
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The documents include some of the millions of pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December. Follow live.
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How Americans Are Fighting a British Censorship Invasion
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One America News
President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to be his appointee as the next Federal Reserve Chair. He is an American financier and bank executive who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011.
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Associated Press
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
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Breitbart News
Aurora Public Schools and Commerce City-based Adams 14 made the announcements ahead of nationwide “ICE Out” protests following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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The House isn’t expected to take up the bill until Monday, setting up a short, partial government shutdown.
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The House plans to vote when it returns Monday. That means a government shutdown this weekend, which will have little impact if it remains brief.
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A judge ruled on Friday that Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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The pressure now moves to the House, which is in recess, as the government enters at least a limited funding lapse.
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The Washington Post
The bill would fund most of the federal government and buy more time to debate new accountability measures for immigration agents, but many agencies will still shutter this weekend because the House won’t consider it until next week.
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Breitbart News
Aurora Public Schools and Commerce City-based Adams 14 made the announcements ahead of nationwide “ICE Out” protests following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of government agencies is still set to lapse Saturday.
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The House isn’t expected to take up the bill until Monday, setting up a short, partial government shutdown.
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The Washington Post
The Senate on Friday passed an amended spending package that replaces a full-year Department of Homeland Security funding bill with a two-week stopgap to give lawmakers time to hash out policy disagreements over immigration enforcement.
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18:57⇢Senate Funding Triggers Brief Shutdown
⌨The national media spotlight has shifted to the Senate's passage of a funding package that triggers a brief government shutdown due to House inaction (NYTimes, Boston Globe, CBS, USA Today, MSNBC, The Epoch Times, Washington Post, NBC News, Fox News). Parallel focus remains on the Justice Department's massive release of three million Epstein files, with outlets highlighting specific high-profile names and alleged sexual abuse (AP News, NY Post, Newsweek, CNN, The Daily Beast).
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Breitbart News
Aurora Public Schools and Commerce City-based Adams 14 made the announcements ahead of nationwide “ICE Out” protests following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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The House isn’t expected to take up the bill until Monday, setting up a short, partial government shutdown.
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The Washington Post
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Trump’s Justice Department is arresting journalists.
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The DO released a new tranche of Jeffrey Epstein records on Friday. Newsweek’s live blog is closed.
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The deal secures funding for most of the government while giving lawmakers two weeks to negotiate changes to immigration enforcement. It still needs to pass the House, which is in recess until Monday.
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The New York Times
Trump administration officials had originally said the case was going to be a narrow “use of force” inquiry led by the Homeland Security Department.
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Leaders in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia issued or extended states of emergency ahead of the winter storm.
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Associated Press
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
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The Daily Beast
The former CNN anchor said he would not be discouraged from doing his job.
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The Intercept
Denial of the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll helped buoy American support for Israel’s genocide.
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A shutdown is still set to begin Saturday because the House of Representatives is out of session until Monday, meaning it cannot ratify the upper chamber's agreement before the midnight deadline -- making a weekend funding lapse unavoidable. Senate leaders say the legislation will nonetheless greatly increase the chances that the shutdown ends quickly, potentially within days.
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New York Post
Deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sought to set up businessman Steve Tisch with various women — with the New York Giants owner inquiring about whether one of them was a “working girl.”
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20:36⇢The Senate's Brief Midnight Silence
⌨The media landscape is dominated by the Senate's passage of a funding package that secures most government operations while triggering a brief weekend shutdown due to House recess (NYTimes, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Boston Globe, NPR, The Epoch Times, Newsmax, CBS, MSNBC, Washington Post, NBC News, Fox News, ABC News). Simultaneously, editors are prioritizing the Justice Department's massive release of three million Epstein investigative files (AP News, NY Post, Newsweek, CNN, Free Beacon).
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One America News
Left-wing comedian and actress Kathy Griffin recently advised her fans and social media followers to compile a list of "MAGA" Trump supporters in their neighborhood. She also criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for doing their jobs while characterizing immigrant detention centers as “concentration camps.”
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New York Post
The ousted prince was stripped of his royal titles and honors last year after allegations surfaced that he was one of Epstein’s notorious clients.
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Associated Press
A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019.
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The Trump administration has begun suing individual illegal migrants for ignoring removal orders and refusing to self-deport back to their home countries, a report says.
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The Daily Beast
The FBI’s Atlanta field office boss was axed after raising concerns about the DOJ’s renewed push to relitigate the 2020 election.
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The Department of Justice on Friday released more than 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images in its files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The New York Times
The Senate, following an agreement between Republicans and Democrats, is voting on amendments to the spending package that would clear the way for its passage.
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One America News
In a late-night session, the Senate passed a critical $1.2 trillion government funding package, breaking a tense deadlock after Senator Lindsey Graham lifted his hold on the legislation. However, despite the 71-29 vote, the government is set to enter a partial shutdown at midnight tonight since the House of Representatives is not scheduled to reconvene until Monday.
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The first slate of movie reviews for "Melania" are less than favorable, with most critics unimpressed with the Brett Ratner documentary.
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The Daily Beast
The latest Epstein files have raised fresh questions about Trump’s links to the sex offender and his convicted accomplice.
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The Justice Department on Friday published a massive cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and is interactions with the rich and powerful.
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One America News
Erik Martindale, a Florida nurse who stated he would not anesthetize people who support the Make America Great Again movement, is no longer permitted to work in the Sunshine State.
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Associated Press
The Justice Department has released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures about what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
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22:33⇢Three Million Pages of Reckoning
⌨The US media is fixated on the Justice Department’s release of three million pages of Jeffrey Epstein’s investigative files. Outlets are specifically mining the cache for details on high-profile figures, including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Prince Andrew (NYTimes, AP News, CNN, Newsmax, NPR, The Daily Beast, NY Post). While mainstream sources report on the volume of evidence, conservative and independent outlets are highlighting specific political ties and alleged cover-ups (Free Beacon, Newsweek, Common Dreams).
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The majority of the federal government will shut down at midnight after the Senate insisted on amending a House-passed spending bil painstakingly negotiated over months with Democrats.
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The New York Times
Lawmakers passed a package to fund most of the government and give Democrats two weeks to negotiate restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown.
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene.
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