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ICE Protesters Just Sued One of Trump’s Biggest Cheerleaders

Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson branded a group of brutalized Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters as “left-wing terrorists.” Now they’re suing him for defamation. On October 3, 2025, Johnson accompanied top Homeland Security officials to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, where a crowd had gathered in…

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Mexico to propose bill to curb violent social media content after school attackMEXICO CITY – Mexico's government expects to issue a bill next week requiring social media platforms to remove content that incites violence, president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The announcement comes after Thursday's deadly attack at a school in ⁠Mexico's northern Coahuila state, which left a vice principal ‌dead and four people injured. Two…

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Michigan man threatened to kill President Trump, his family with gun and bombs, feds sayA Grand Blanc man is charged in a criminal complaint after federal investigators said he posted threats on social media to kill the president, the president’s family, and to bomb government buildings.

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BGOV OnPoint: Crypto Tax Push Sees Late Momentum as Clock TicksA renewed bipartisan effort to streamline tax reporting rules for cryptocurrency users has inched forward on Capitol Hill, but lawmakers’ window for action is tightening with few legislative days left on the calendar.

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