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Families of Boat Strike Victims Sue Trump Admin for Murder
Later that summer, another Arizona-based border agent, Bart Conrad Yager, was slammed with 24 felony charges, which included one count of…
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Transcript: A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump: “Breaking Point”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 27 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
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Greg Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles leadership of immigration crackdown
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, according a person familiar with the matter, as the…
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Trump Team Demands Right to Destroy Evidence in Alex Pretti Shooting
He added that he believes the White House is “working on a game plan” to help federal agents “go about their job in a more structured way…
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Trump Unveils Investigation Into Ilhan Omar as His Team Torches Her
“Let me be blunt. If you blink in Minneapolis, they’re gonna overwhelm you, and they’re gonna win. You cannot blink in Minneapolis. That…
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Scrutiny builds over killing of Alex Pretti; Trump sends Homan to Minnesota
As federal immigration tactics face mounting legal and political scrutiny after U.S. agents fatally shot a Minneapolis man over the…
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Trump declines to say if ICE agent acted appropriately in fatal shooting
President Trump declined to say whether the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a man in Minnesota acted…
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Trump Sends Border Czar to Minnesota as He Doubles Down After Shooting
“If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and governor are going put our ICE officials in harm’s way and…
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Transcript: Trump Wrecks Own Case for Tariffs in Truly Weird Tirade
Sargent: To circle back to where this all started, Trump just revealed yet again that the whole thing is really absurd. So we talked…
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Donald Trump Wants This Chaos. It Means More Power in His Hands.
These people are very clearly under orders, of at least the nudge and wink variety, to shoot first and ask questions later. Besides, when…
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Barack and Michelle Obama blast Trump and ICE conduct: 'This has to stop'
Former President Obama and Michelle Obama called on Americans to recognize the dangers of the increasingly violent Immigration and Customs…
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Carney says Canada will respect USMCA commitments after Trump threatens 100% tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday tried to turn down the heat in an increasingly acrimonious back-and-forth with U.S.…
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Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
While Venezuela’s regime is getting by, thanks to its deference to Trump, it remains a repressive and corrupt force in the lives of those…
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Trump housing finance chief OKs more mortgage spending and adds risk for government-backed lenders
President Trump's federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, quietly granted government-backed lenders the authority to nearly double a…
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The Cruelty and Theatre of the Trump Press Conference
Playacting for journalists standing in an unruly huddle just off camera, Trump asked questions of the oilmen, wondering how soon they…
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U.K.'s Starmer slams Trump for saying NATO stayed 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is condemning President Trump's claim that some NATO troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during…
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Kash Patel Launches Fresh Purge at FBI Over Trump Probes
But the board’s charter, as circulated to dozens of nations last week, makes little mention of Gaza. Instead, its goals appear to be as…
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Trump Official Tries to Turn Capitol Hill Into an IndyCar Race Venue
But the board’s charter, as circulated to dozens of nations last week, makes little mention of Gaza. Instead, its goals appear to be as…
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Trump Says His Hand Is Bruised Because He Takes “Big Aspirin”
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services cut off $10 billion in funding for social services such as childcare and…
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Watch Trump Try to Defend $1 Billion Price Tag on His “Board of Peace”
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services cut off $10 billion in funding for social services such as childcare and…
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Trump Disinvites Mark Carney From Board of Peace After Davos Speech
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services cut off $10 billion in funding for social services such as childcare and…
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Why Europe's far right has split with Trump over Greenland
NUUK, Greenland — One year ago, days before Donald Trump reclaimed power, the head of Denmark’s People’s Party took a trip to Mar-a-Lago.…
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Transcript: Trump Rages Wildly after Poll Delivers Him Worst News Yet
You kind of got at this—this idea that, you know, the country’s not capable of generating a sufficiently powerful opposition to Trump. I…
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Trump Explodes in Wild Fury After Poll Hits Him with Worst Results Yet
Donald Trump exploded in fury on Thursday at polling and media companies. He raged over “Fake and Fraudulent Polling,” said this should be…