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RFK Jr. is getting personal authority over who to kick off of Medicaid “It's just a way of cutting people off of coverage and then blaming them for it.”

“It’s completely counterintuitive to not allow people to have health care until they’re at a point where they can 'prove it.' At that point, they’re definitely not going to be able to work, and then, more importantly, they don’t have access to health care.”

CNN Travel editors rounded up their picks for America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2025. The spots are spread across the country and capture the incredible variety that defines the United States — from history and natural beauty to culture and food.

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The Power of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket A conversation with Quinta Jurecic on why the justices aren’t explaining their rulings

“It’s been striking not only that the Court has been willing to give the Trump administration so many wins, but that it hasn’t even been bothering to explain itself,” Quinta Jurecic tells Stephanie Bai in The Atlantic Daily.

could someone check with John Roberts whether accepting a $400 million plane for your personal use is a core executive power that congress may not constitutionally regulate or merely an action for which the president is presumptively immune from any accountability?

Trump’s historically bad polling week has left him eager to blame the messenger. But the messenger isn’t his problem here, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily. https://theatln.tc/WD2fUrcl

Mohsen Mahdawi has been released from federal custody “To President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you.”

Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested on April 14 at his naturalization interview in Vermont, was released on bail from federal custody on Wednesday.

He said: “I am saying it clear and loud. To President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you.”

Raskin: So on the logic of this arrest of Judge Dugan, all of the people in the trump administration who participated in defying that order by Judge Boasberg themselves, could be arrested for interfering with a legal proceeding and perhaps other criminal charges like kidnaping..

Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.” Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. The high court acted in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union contending that immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart removals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The Supreme Court had said earlier in April that deportations could proceed only if those about to be removed had a chance to argue their case in court and were given “a reasonable time” to contest their pending removals. “We are deeply relieved that the Court has temporarily blocked the removals. These individuals were in imminent danger of spending the rest of their lives in a brutal Salvadoran prison without ever having had any due process," ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt said in an email. On Friday, two federal judges refused to step in as lawyers for the men launched a desperate legal campaign to prevent their deportation, even as one judge said the case raised legitimate concerns. Early Saturday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also refused to issue an order protecting the detainees from being deported. The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order. The ACLU had already sued to block deportations of two Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet facility and sought an order barring removals of any immigrants in the region under the Alien Enemies Act. In an emergency filing early Friday, the ACLU warned that immigration authorities were accusing other Venezuelan men held there of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which would make them subject to President Donald Trump's use of the act. The act has only been invoked three previous times in U.S. history, most recently during World War II to hold Japanese-American civilians in internment camps. The Trump administration contended it gave them power to swiftly remove immigrants they identified as members of the gang, regardless of their immigration status. Following the unanimous high court order on April 9, federal judges in Colorado, New York and southern Texas promptly issued orders barring removal of detainees under the AEA until the administration provides a process for them to make claims in court. But there had been no such order issued in the area of Texas that covers Bluebonnet, which is located 24 miles north of Abilene in the far northern end of the state. U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, a Trump appointee, this week declined to bar the administration from removing the two men identified in the ACLU lawsuit because Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed sworn declarations that they would not be immediately deported. He also balked at issuing a broader order prohibiting removal of all Venezuelans in the area under the act because he said removals hadn't started yet. But the ACLU's Friday filing included sworn declarations from three separate immigration lawyers who said their clients in Bluebonnet were given paperwork indicating they were members of Tren de Aragua and could be deported by Saturday. In one case, immigration lawyer Karene Brown said her client, identified by initials, was told to sign papers in English even though the client only spoke Spanish. “ICE informed F.G.M. that these papers were coming from the President, and that he will be deported even if he did not sign it,” Brown wrote. Gelernt said in a Friday evening hearing before District Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington, D.C., that the administration initially moved Venezuelans to its south Texas immigration facility for deportation. But since a judge banned deportations in that area, it has funneled them to the Bluebonnet facility, where no such order exists. He said witnesses reported the men were being loaded on buses Friday evening to be taken to the airport. With Hendrix not agreeing to the ACLU's request for an emergency order, the group turned to Boasberg, who initially halted deportations in March. The Supreme Court ruled the orders against deportation could only come from judges in jurisdictions where immigrants were held, which Boasberg said made him powerless Friday. “I’m sympathetic to everything you’re saying,” Boasberg told Gelernt. “I just don’t think I have the power to do anything about it.” Boasberg this week found there's probable cause that the Trump administration committed criminal contempt by disobeying his initial deportation ban. He was concerned that the paper that ICE was giving those held did not make clear they had a right to challenge their removal in court, which he believed the Supreme Court mandated. Drew Ensign, an attorney for the Justice Department, disagreed, saying that people slated for deportation would have a “minimum” of 24 hours to challenge their removal in court. He said no flights were scheduled for Friday night and he was unaware of any Saturday, but the Department of Homeland Security said it reserved the right to remove people then. ICE said it would not comment on the litigation. Also Friday, a Massachusetts judge made permanent his temporary ban on the administration deporting immigrants who have exhausted their appeals to countries other than their home countries unless they are informed of their destination and given a chance to object if they'd face torture or death there. Some Venezuelans subject to Trump's Alien Enemies Act have been sent to El Salvador and housed in its notorious main prison. This article originally appeared on Associated Press: Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law

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Erdoğan Sets His Sights on Israel If Trump wants to prevent another regional conflict, calling Turkey’s president a “friend” won’t cut it.

“If Trump wants to reduce the risk of yet another regional war, he will need to find ways to cultivate greater influence in Ankara. Simply calling Erdoğan a friend won’t cut it,” Reuel Marc Gerecht writes:

Supreme Court to debate if elementary schools may skip parental notice for LGBTQ+ reading | CNN Politics The 6-3 conservative Supreme Court has sided with religious interests in every case it has considered in recent years – allowing a high school football coach to pray on the 50-yard line, permitting ta...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in the most significant religious appeal the justices have confronted in years – a case that sweeps in the struggle over transgender rights, the ability of parents to influence school curriculum and questions about faith in the public sphere

SpaceX to launch crew-swap mission that will allow NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home | CNN The Crew-10 mission will send four astronauts to the space station to take over for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ crew, finally allowing their return home.

A crew of international astronauts is slated to launch to the International Space Station on a mission that will take the reins from NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, allowing them to return home after an unexpectedly extended and politically charged journey.

‘Health Security Is At Risk’: Inside the Purge of HHS Employees are grappling with buyout offers as public health crises mount. “Somebody has to stay to help clean up the mess that they’re most likely going to make,” one said.

“Somebody has to stay to help clean up the mess that they’re most likely going to make,” a public health advisor on infectious diseases at the CDC said. “If you want to get rid of me, you’re basically going to drag me kicking and screaming out of here.”

The US spirits industry is bracing for pain after the European Union targeted American whiskey in retaliation against President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. cnn.it/3DCaXER

Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.

Wow! We knew that Williams & Connelly are the heroes.

What we now know the names of the cowards. The law firm Quinn Emanuel tops the list. Shameful. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...

A tweet from Ron Filipkowski outlining a satirical "Trump Recession Timeline." It humorously describes shifting narratives, starting with promises of economic prosperity and ending with blaming Biden for a potential recession.

Accurate.

Report: Elon's cybertrucks are deadlier than infamous Ford Pintos It's just the latest reason to be skeptical of the car's safety record.

A new report estimates that Elon’s cybertrucks have 17 times the fatality rate of the infamous Ford Pinto www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies Trump wants to bring back the spoils system of the 19th century.

“Trump’s so-called reforms will only make it harder for the White House and the Republican Congress to enact their own policy aims, and harder for any president to get things done in the future,” @annielowrey.bsky.social discusses Trump's attacks on the civil service:

The Rise of the Selfish Plutocrats Instead of pursuing philanthropy, many now seek to evade social responsibility.

"The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling celebration of selfish opulence," @brianklaas.bsky.social writes:

I think the Onion has more of a serious tilt than reality does right now

Jim Acosta Abruptly Departs CNN With Fiery Warning About Bowing Down To A 'Tyrant' Well said, sir 👏🏼

Perfectly said.

A tweet from Melanie D'Arrigo reads: "If you're upset that immigrants know their rights, it means you were planning on violating their rights." Below the tweet is a screenshot from an article by The Daily Beast titled "Trump Border Czar Rages About Migrants Being Too 'Educated' About Rights in ICE Round-Ups." The article includes a quote: "They call it 'Know Your Rights.' I call it 'How to escape arrest,'" whined Tom Homan. The article is written by Liam Archarcki, a Breaking News Intern, and was published and last updated on January 28, 2025. Below the article screenshot is an image from a CNN broadcast titled "THE SOURCE" with the headline "FEDERAL AGENTS LAUNCH NATIONWIDE IMMIGRATION BLITZ" featuring Tom Homan, identified as President Trump's Border Czar, speaking on the show.

Agreed!

Amazing

I can’t believe it took as long as it did lol

So wrong

Trump terminates John Bolton’s security detail within hours of taking office | CNN Politics Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump terminated the Secret Service detail that was assigned to his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

JUST IN: President Trump has terminated the Secret Service detail protecting his former national security adviser John Bolton, who had faced threats from Iran.

RepMikeCoLlins • 54m The Person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list.

Sitting Congressman calls for *deportation* of clergy member for daring to include in her sermon a plea for Trump to show mercy to immigrants.

Totally normal, well-adjusted human being stuff here. Truly.

Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims The former sister-in-law of Trump’s defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth’s second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”

US senators today received an affidavit from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she says his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.
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When I was a boy, I was told that anybody could become president. I’m beginning to believe it.

Clarence Darrow.

This is gold.

Absolutely