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Renee Good’s Family Sues Trump Officials Over Fatal ICE Shooting
Good “was killed on a public street” while “watching masked, armed men terrorizing her community,” one lawsuit states.
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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
Former congressman David Rivera (R-Florida) maintained that, despite a $50 million lobbying contract from Venezuela’s government, he advocated for the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.
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The Guardian
Republican Pac pulls funding from North Carolina Senate race
Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidatesA major Republican political action committee pulled the plug on financial support for its Senate candidate in North Carolina, Michael Whatley, according to multiple reports, as the party begins to triage resources amid increasingly dire midterm…
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The Guardian
Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate
The candidates running to replace Gavin Newsom sparred over taxes, immigration and regulating AIXavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, the candidates running to be California’s next governor, clashed Wednesday over taxes, immigration and regulating artificial intelligence in a testy debate held days before voters begin receiving their ballots in the heavily…
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Third Aircraft Carrier And Thousands Of Troops Head To Mideast As Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes
The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon.
Talarico, Paxton launch dueling ads amid heated Senate race in Texas
Both contenders are airing spots intended to address perceived vulnerabilities.
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The Guardian
US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last month’s gains, in the final jobs report before the midterm election.The country’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%, according to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor…
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The New Republic
Eric Schmitt’s a Joke. The Assaults on Jack Smith Are Anything But.
We’ve all had our laughs now at Eric Schmitt. I plan on continuing to laugh at him for quite some time. That was the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen a United States senator do. But it was also two other things besides embarrassing.First, it was deeply revealing—of the Missouri senator’s crazed conspiratorial mindset, and of his presumptions about…
Axios
Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas on FridayThe big picture: The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage and environmental concerns, with Friday's decision handing the Department of Homeland Security a loss in its quest to rapidly expand the…
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NBC News
FBI arrests Massachusetts man on charge of stalking conservative podcaster Katie Miller
The FBI on Thursday arrested a man on a charge of stalking former Trump administration adviser Katie Miller, an administration official familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
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NBC News
Judge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing charges in Reflecting Pool case after Trump’s pressure campaign
A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently banned Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing charges against a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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The New York Times
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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The Guardian
Tony Romo will not return to CBS Sports in wake of drunk driving arrest
NFL analyst and network mutually agree to part waysEx-Dallas Cowboys star was on $180m contractTony Romo will not return as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports, the network announced Friday, after his July arrest for operating a vehicle while under the influence.“CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways,” the network said in a statement. “We…
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The Guardian
Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder
Request for Clancy, 36, to be acquitted turned down nearly a month after first trial ended with deadlocked juryThe judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there was not enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.On Tuesday, Clancy’s…
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Axios
Netanyahu says FlyDubai pilots prevented a "9/11 disaster"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed new details about a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel during which a pilot stabbed a colleague, sending the plane spiraling thousands of feet.The big picture: Netanyahu told CNN Wednesday evening that the Indian pilot who was stabbed, Capt. Smit Machchhar, unlocked the cockpit after being attacked and an…
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Rahm Emanuel says America is ready for a Jewish president: 'my faith is not your problem'
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tells Meet the Press he believes America is ready for a Jewish president. “If my faith is a problem for you, don't vote for me.”
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A Gut Punch In Ohio: Nearly 1,400 Laid Off At Truck Factory Just Days Before Trump Rally
One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president.
Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.
Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal mortgage regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had launched a “wide crackdown on mortgage fraud.” That was never a persuasive claim. Pulte announced his campaign after drawing criticism for urging the Justice Department to prosecute officials…