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Maryland, New Mexico Become Latest Blue States to Ban Local Contracts with ICE Governors Lujan Grisham and Moore signed laws barring local sheriffs and police from partnering with ICE’s 287(g) program, joining eight other states with similar prohibitions.

A recent bill in New Mexico that bans local and state agencies from partnering with ICE also effectively shuts down three counties’ detention programs and prevents any future ones.

Exclusive | Inspector General Says Kristi Noem’s DHS Has ‘Systematically Obstructed’ Its Work Letter outlines 11 instances of the Department of Homeland Security allegedly blocking information, including in a criminal inquiry.

Exclusive: The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security said the agency’s leaders had “systematically obstructed” its work, including in a federal criminal investigation. on.wsj.com/4aQauNi

When the media covers war, every other topic fades Trump will do anything to distract from the political damage of the Epstein files

'Subjects that were dominating the news last week are brushed aside. Instead, it’s all war, all the time.'

@sulliview.bsky.social reminds readers not to lose sight of the (many, many) topics that Trump doesn't want you to pay attention to

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Buh-bye to both.

That’s pretty low!!

NOW: Protesters rally outside the White House chanting, “We won’t pay for war and slaughter!” This marks the third day in a row of protests against the US-Israeli war on Iran. #trump #politics #currentevents #news #military #war #iran

Goodbye to you.

Here's the link from NBC to track tonight's election results.
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Trump ties Iran strikes to claims that Tehran interfered in U.S. elections President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that his military strike against Iran may have been driven in part by claims that the country interfered in the last two U.S. presidential elections.

Trump suggested his Iran military strike may have been driven in part by claims that the country interfered in the 2020 and 2024 elections.

Now, experts warn a dangerous plan is coming into view: he's using a war to claim a national emergency that enables him to control the midterms.

Republican plan was to confuse voters by switching their voting sites at the last minute. They can only win when they cheat.

Point taken.

If the goal is to get rid of "the worst of the worst," why is Donald J. Trump still here?

He definitely qualifies.

Some years ago my daughter’s cat, Chewbacca, took a shine to me (I don’t know why, but I’m thankful). She liked to sit on my shoulder while I read or watched TV. Most of my clothes have holes in the shoulders. I miss that kitty.

American support for abolishing ICE hits record 50% in new poll It's the 1st time in YouGov's polling history that support for abolishing ICE has reached 50%.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social perhaps it's time to revisit our conversation about Abolishing ICE?

Open to having you on anytime.

We can also revisit you accepting money from AIPAC

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There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says Among the unreleased documents are a woman’s unverified allegations against President Trump.

The Justice Department has withheld thousands of documents from the Epstein files, including FBI documents that detailed a woman’s unverified allegations of sexual misconduct against President Trump, according to a review by WSJ. on.wsj.com/4crnNVt

Yes, even our own people in harm’s way had no warning. Great planning.

Too little, too late? 🤡 Show.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after meeting Trump: “It is indeed the case that at least the American government, according to my level of knowledge and insight today, has no really formulated strategy about the future civil leadership of this country (Iran).

Rupar might be a saint.

OK, remove "might"

Translation: There is no plan. We have no plan.

How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened Polymarket users placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 predicting an imminent American strike, raising concerns about insider trading.

One day before the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, a surge in big bets of at least $1,000 placed on Polymarket suggested that some bettors may have seen the strike coming, raising concerns about insider trading.

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“The President’s position is dangerously ignoring a cardinal rule, that American defense be able at all times to honor its constitutional duty to keep the country safe” A Must Read by Steady State’s Bill Piekney

Live Ticker: Cost of the Iran War in U.S. taxpayer dollars, updated in real time. 💰
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death “Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.

After Trump officials cut food aid to Kenya, children starved to death in an American-made hunger crisis.

(Published Dec. 2025)

Count me in.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testified that detainees receive medical attention within 12 hours.

That’s just plain false.

Listen to the U.S. Citizens who were wrongfully detained and denied critical care.

I hear ya.

Congratulations to @roycoopernc.bsky.social on his primary win tonight! He is a fighter who has always put North Carolina's working people first.

As U.S. Senator, Governor Cooper will wake up every morning and ‘make stuff cost less.’

North Carolina, let’s send him to D.C. this November!