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Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now? The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.

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Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.

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Heritage Foundation in turmoil after official defends antisemitic interview The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, president defended Tucker Carlson’s interview of a reported white nationalist.

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Fox News criticized for publishing AI-generated videos of SNAP recipients Fox News faces backlash for a story about SNAP recipients that used AI-generated videos. Critics say the clips exploit racial stereotypes.

Fake news.. So why expect anything else from them. Fox News criticized for publishing AI-generated videos of SNAP recipients | Read full article at san.com/cc/fox-news-...

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

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The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.

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Influencers, activists, right-wing media dominate Pentagon’s ‘next generation’ press corps Pentagon unveils “next generation” press corps as over 60 sign restrictive access policy after major outlets walk out.

Anyone signing it is not a journalist.

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Demo crews tear into East Wing of White House for ballroom construction Demolition crews have moved in at the White House, tearing down part of the East Wing to make way for Trump’s long-promised ballroom.

They have restricted photography because they know how it looks to be tearing down a national treasure. Is this what you voted for? Wake up people. san.com/cc/demo-crew...

Welcome to America: Let Me Give You the House Tour Welcome to America!

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Ring camera’s law enforcement access change draws lawmaker concerns Ring now lets agencies using Flock platforms request video footage from users, raising privacy concerns despite optional participation.

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Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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We’re back at the Broadview Processing Center protesting ICE this morning.

The good news? They tore down the unlawful fence we demanded come down.

The bad news? We’re still lacking accountability, transparency, and our First Amendment rights.

Join us today at 1930 Beach Street. See you soon.

Refugee system overhaul could favor English speakers, white people: Report The decades-old U.S. refugee program could see an overhaul under the Trump administration that would give preference to English speakers.

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Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over ICE raids Los Angeles County has declared a State of Emergency over the federal presence and the fallout from the feds' rounding up migrants.

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Lend A Helping Can | Rock 101 The 33rd Annual Lend A Helping Can is coming up November 16th and 17th.

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MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

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ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.”

Jen Psaki last night…

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what — or who — people believe increasingly depends on their politics.

A new poll looks at RFK Jr., Tylenol and vaccines, and finds growing distrust : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...

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The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act
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ICE plans to use Vermont facility to host team using AI, social media to target people - The Boston Globe Vermont has also long served as an essential outpost of the US Department of Homeland Security and, in particular, its most controversial arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Fed eyes Social Security overhaul; White House denies change Reports say the Trump administration is weighing limiting age in disability decisions, but the White House denied Social Security changes.

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ICE impersonations see dramatic rise in 2025: Report There has been a significant rise in cases of ICE impersonators in 2025, according to a new report published on Thursday by CNN.

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Trump charts path to total control amid government shutdown So far, the standoff is only emboldening the White House.

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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.

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Former Bush lawyer: Trump likely broke Hatch Act, other laws Public Citizen filed a Hatch Act complaint against nine federal agencies after government sites blamed Democrats for the government shutdown.

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' - WBEZ Chicago share.google/LVxryTQJ2YoT...

ICE’s surveillance capabilities expand under Trump Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rapidly expanding its high-tech surveillance capabilities under President Donald Trump.

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Top Virginia prosecutor fired after false claim linking him to Comey: Report A Top Virginia prosecutor has been fired after a social media post falsely said he resisted the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

Top Virginia prosecutor fired after false claim linking him to Comey: Report | Read full article at san.com/cc/top-virgi...