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Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat

This week, one of the most talked-about stories has been President Donald Trump’s decision to spend taxpayer money on campaign ads that the administration is misleadingly characterizing as “public service announcements.” The move is vintage Trump in that the ads are both staggeringly corrupt—the administration is spending $20 million of the Department of…

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Judge halts border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region for nowA federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.

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'Historic Victory': Judge Blocks Trump's Big Bend Border Construction—For NowA federal judge in El Paso on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from continuing construction of border barriers, roads, and other infrastructure across the Big Bend region, a win for environmentalists, landowners, and other Texans from across the political spectrum who are united in their opposition to the project. US District Judge…

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Judge halts border barrier construction in Big BendU.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone’s ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop border wall construction at Big Bend National ParkA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately stop construction of a border wall at Big Bend National Park. The project through the n

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Brazil Police Serve Warrants in Alleged US Diplomatic ThreatAs part of an ⁠investigation into alleged plans for acts that could endanger ⁠U.S. diplomatic facilities in the country, Brazil's Federal Police said on Friday they had served two search and seizure warrants in Sao Paulo and near Brasilia.

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Pentagon confirms Fort Hood terrorist's firing squad execution will be livestreamed: 'Details will follow'The Pentagon confirms Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution will be livestreamed, according to a Pentagon official.

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Federal agents involved in a shooting that wounds a person in New York, police sayNEW YORK — Federal law enforcement agents shot and wounded a person in New York City on Thursday, city police said. Few details were immediately available about the shooting, which happened around 4 p.m. The person who was shot is conscious and being treated at a hospital, the New York

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Pentagon expected to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad executionDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad will be shown publicly on Dec. 3, and a Pentagon official later told CBS News the U.S. military plans to livestream it. Hasan is the ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood. Charlie D'Agata reports.

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Judge threatens to order Midway Blitz agents to hand over personal phones - after Bovino refusedU.S. District Judge Sara Ellis presides over a lawsuit brought by Illinois and Chicago against Homeland Security. It alleges Midway Blitz was designed to coerce the state and city into assisting the federal government with its aggressive deportation efforts.

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Jim Acosta alarmed as leaked Trump admin memo reveals 'severe escalation' plannedJim Acosta sounded the alarm on Thursday after a leaked memo revealed the Department of Defense has approved plans to loan a controversial "heat ray" weapon to immigration authorities. While the exact plans for the weapon remain unknown, Acosta reported on his Substack that it was likely the weapon would be used at the Southern Border, or in "American…

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Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat – KnowGov