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DHS Mullin putting federal agents at risk with no tear gas: Bovino
DHS officals say Secretary Markwayne Mullin stands with federal agents who have allegedly been attacked by protesters
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Federal judge weighs in on Trump’s election integrity executive order
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DOJ subpoenas Reddit in effort to unmask Trump critics
The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to identify anonymous social media users who have criticized government deportation policies, issuing grand jury subpoenas to Reddit and X demanding names, addresses, and banking information.The US Attorney's Office for Washington under Jeanine Pirro has subpoenaed the platforms as part of criminal investigations targeting at least two anonymous posters who have criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, reported Bloomberg.“They started with an administrative summons, which does not indicate a criminal investigation, and then progressed to the grand jury subpoena, which does,” said Lauren Regan, an attorney representing a Reddit user who posted criticism of ICE. "[That] is further proof that this is a bad faith attempt to unmask the user.”The targeted users learned of the subpoenas only after being notified by the companies themselves and subsequently hired attorneys to challenge the government demands.Neither the Justice Department nor the users have been informed what specific crimes are allegedly being investigated, but defense attorneys suspect the investigations may relate to allegations of revealing a federal officer's location data or making perceived threats, but they argue their clients committed no crimes. They contend that even if no charges are ultimately filed, the government's effort to unmask dissenters amounts to intimidation designed to suppress protected free speech.Court records show the administration initially pursued administrative summonses — which bypass judicial review — but withdrew them after legal challenges. The government then escalated to grand jury subpoenas, which carry the weight of criminal investigations and are far more difficult to challenge.According to former federal prosecutor Bonnie Greenberg, those challenging such subpoenas face an extremely heavy burden, saying that in her 37-year career as an assistant U.S. attorney, only one person attempted to quash a grand jury subpoena, and the judge ruled against them.The cases involve relatively innocuous posts. One user posted simply "expletive ICE," while another made what his attorney describes as a sarcastic remark on X that included an address found elsewhere on social media. Defense attorneys note the posts contain no indication of violent intent.Civil liberties advocates warn the tactic threatens fundamental protections for anonymous speech. First Amendment Coalition Executive Director David Snyder pointed to The Federalist Papers, which founding fathers published under pseudonyms to protect themselves from government retaliation while shaping the nation's founding principles.Both sets of lawyers have filed motions to quash the subpoenas in federal court, with cases pending before U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg.Reddit has stated it vigorously defends user anonymity and routinely objects to overbroad requests threatening civil rights, but the outcome will likely have significant implications for online speech protections in the current political climate.
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US, Iran reach tentative deal, waiting for Trump’s approval, sources say
The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement on Thursday to extend the shaky ceasefire in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but President Trump’s approval remains pending, according to U.S. sources. The two sides have struck a deal on a 60-day memorandum of understanding (MOU) to protract the fragile ceasefire,…
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US and Iran reach ceasefire extension deal pending Trump's final approval
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a 60-day ceasefire extension and nuclear talks. The tentative deal, following weeks of heightened military tensions, though awaits final approval from President Trump.
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Trump accounts app goes live
Those with babies born after Dec. 31, 2024, can currently enroll at TrumpAccounts.gov before transitioning to the app.
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Watch live: Bessent leads White House briefing after 'Trump Accounts' go live
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead Thursday afternoon's White House press briefing, hours after the new app for the Trump administration's newborn investment accounts went live. President Trump has touted the investments, dubbed "Trump Accounts" and established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as another economic win ahead of the midterms. Under the plans, [...]
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Trump Accounts app goes live
The Treasury Department launched a new app Thursday corresponding to its investment accounts for kids, dubbed “Trump Accounts.” “The Trump Administration is taking another step forward in expanding opportunity for American families,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press release. “The Trump Accounts app delivers a simple, secure way for households to begin engaging…
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Trump's movement is collapsing as white working class bails
No single electoral bloc was as essential to President Donald Trump’s victories in 2016 and 2024 as white, non-college-educated voters. As he famously declared during his first primaries, “I love the poorly educated,” who were backing him in big numbers. But now, according to the latest polls, Trump’s approval among such voters has plummeted in recent months, and for the first time he is disliked by the majority of those without whom he would not be in office.“The swing is stark,” reports the Washington Post. “54 percent of White voters without a college degree disapproved of Trump’s performance in a CBS News poll this month, up from 32 percent in February 2025 and 45 percent in February of this year. It’s a sobering sign for Republicans heading into the midterms and working to turn out the voters who carried Trump to victory in 2024.”According to former Trump supporters who spoke with the Post, they’re bailing on him over the floundering economy and skyrocketing cost of living. For example, the paper met with Ohio factory workers who were discussing strategies for stretching their already thin budgets. While one argued that Trump would bring costs back down, another was not so sure. “You could be paying these prices for a while,” said 64-year-old Trump voter Annette Dombrowksi. According to Dombrowski, the Post explains, “she believed Trump when he promised during his last campaign to lower prices. She watched excitedly alongside her boyfriend last year as Trump signed one executive order after another. But now her bills for gas, groceries and other necessities have gone up.”“I don’t even want to vote for anybody in the next election,” she said, noting that she normally votes in midterms. “I don’t care, because they’re all crap.” White non-college educated voters still approve of Trump’s approach to immigration, though the margin has shrunk. They disapprove of his handling of the economy by 22 points, and they are negative overall. According to Austin Keyser, a leader with an electrical workers' union, union members have been expressing regret at voting for Trump, frustrated by rising prices and the president’s focus on Iran. And as welder and three-time Trump voter Peggy Liff reminisced, before Trump’s second term, “prices were down” and “gas was low,” but now, “he’s concentrating on other things, like overseas, Iran. He says he’s doing it for us, but I don’t see where that’s happening.”Trump’s tumbling approval with working-class voters comes at a time when consumer sentiment has hit all-time lows and gas prices remain high, a situation that experts warn could persist for months to come, even if the war ends. In the meantime, voters like Dombrowski have lost faith in politics, saying politicians “want your money and give you fake promises.” The factory where she works represents an example of such broken promises.“The musical instrument company where she works, Conn Selmer, is shifting jobs overseas — even though the owner, Trump donor John Paulson, has echoed the president’s calls to keep manufacturing in the United States,” reports the Post. “Now their factory in northern Ohio is closing, despite employees’ pleas — and Dombrowski, at 64, needs a new job.”
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