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Trump's DOJ probe of Dem lawmaker takes a startling new turn: reportFederal investigators have interviewed Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) sister as part of the Justice Department’s immigration fraud probe into the Minnesota Democrat. A law enforcement source told CNN that investigators talked to Sahra Noor as part of a probe focused on suspected false statements on government paperwork and a possible conspiracy. Investigators…

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Trump touts $400M midterm Hail Mary as GOP money fails to move pollsPresident Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that he will have spent more than $400 million to bolster Republicans by Election Day, as he tries to stave off a Democratic wave that could cost his party control of Congress. “Because of my belief in the Republican Party, and all of our Policies and Principles, and especially after witnessing what is taking place…

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‘That ad made me feel worse’: Conservatives recoil from Ramaswamy over jarring attack adConservatives are expressing second thoughts about Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over an attack ad featuring the long-estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, which Acton’s campaign has blamed on him. The ad, which features Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, accusing her of lying about her background and about Ramaswamy,…

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Mysterious mailers flooding red state mailboxes ignite suspicion of GOP midterm opA mysterious mailer offering Texas students guidance on emancipation and out-of-state medical care is landing in mailboxes under the name of a trans group that doesn’t appear to exist, and critics suspect it’s a GOP scheme to fire up conservative voters before the midterms. The mailers use branding similar to the Transgender Education Network of Texas,…

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‘Vociferous’ Trump fan ensnared in president’s own voter fraud crackdown: reportA 72-year-old man raided by federal agents over alleged illegal voting in California has been identified by his wife as a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. Omar Alexander Muñoz, a Belizean green card holder living in Commerce, a small city in Los Angeles County, was among 11 people arrested Monday in a statewide sweep the Justice Department…

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Trump DHS’s own boast used against it as court revives fight over ICE at churchesThe Trump administration’s own promises to expand immigration enforcement helped shred its position Tuesday as a federal appeals court revived religious groups’ challenge to allowing ICE operations at houses of worship. In a 2-1 ruling , the D.C. Circuit found that 27 Christian and Jewish organizations likely have standing to sue over the rollback of…

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A GOP lawyer’s one-word slip reveals a chilling midterm planWith virtually no mention or reporting in the corporate press, Republican-run states are again running the voter purge of millions that gave Donald Trump the White House in 2024. Last week, Reuters published a special report on the ways the Trump administration could “interfere” with the midterms, noting that a lawyer in Idaho’s Republican attorney…

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White House smacked with ultimatum over accusation it skirted judge’s orderCNN is threatening to take the Trump administration back to court unless the White House stops blocking its crews from covering President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. CNN outside counsel Ted Boutrous sent a demand letter to the Justice Department on Monday, according to the network , giving the administration until Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to confirm…

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Clerk dragged to court after ignoring state's cease-and-desist over poll watchersA New Mexico civic group intending to observe the upcoming general election on Oct. 16 sued Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark alleging she violated state law by denying recognized election watchers access to polling places unless they attended additional training. Land of Action, which describes itself as a nonpartisan civic association and hub for…

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Legal resident dies in ICE custody after begging for help: ‘They would just ignore him’The 56-year-old Mexican man who died Saturday while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody was a lawful permanent resident in the country, the agency said in a statement a day after The Texas Tribune reported about his death. Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, was found unconscious in his bed at the Rio Grande Processing Center on Saturday…

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Kristi Noem’s ‘catastrophic’ wiretap blunder could take years to fix: reportFormer Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem left a mess behind her after she was fired , with a former federal agent calling a wiretap blunder on her watch “catastrophic.” According to a report by Tom Latchem of PunchUp, the Daily Beast’s sister investigations outlet, a “tech blunder” at DHS while Noem was secretary knocked out Homeland…

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MAGA influencer's $10K White House payout predicted to 'backfire in exceptional fashion'President Donald Trump plans to hand right-wing influencer Nick Shirley a $10,000 check on Tuesday as he unveils a new program paying Americans up to $30,000 for tips about government fraud. The Justice Department will run the $25 million program, called the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, which is part of Vice President JD Vance’s antifraud task…

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‘Desperate’ Trump’s slogan to be turned against him as he runs into ‘buzzsaw’: ex-officialAn oft-repeated phrase uttered by President Donald Trump after his 2020 election loss is poised to be turned against him in a matter of weeks, former Trump official Miles Taylor asserted Tuesday. “This year, a corrupt president is walking into a pro-democracy buzzsaw. And he’s desperate because he knows he’s losing,” Taylor wrote in an analysis published…

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Bizarre excuse revealed after Black Paxton fan left in tears over ejection from his rallySenate nominee Ken Paxton (R-TX) has not publicly apologized to a conservative supporter who says she was the “only Black woman” at a rally his campaign removed her from. In a video posted Tuesday , Thelma Louise, a Black conservative TikTok creator, said she was told she had been mistaken for a paid agitator for Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico…

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'Vile' attack on Dem candidate poised to blow up in MAGA hopeful’s face: GOP strategistA controversial video in which the estranged mother of Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton tears into her own daughter is likely to backfire on Acton’s Republican opponent, one prominent GOP strategist warned. A video that spread on social media Tuesday features a woman identifying herself as Acton’s mother, who goes on to call her own…

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‘Big fat nothing’: Absurd flaws at heart of Trump’s revenge probe of CNN exposedTwo Los Angeles trial lawyers say the Justice Department’s antitrust probe of the nation’s biggest TV networks has a flaw so basic it borders on absurd: one of its targets is being investigated for boycotting a White House it had been banned from. The department said earlier this month that it is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News over whether…

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White House comes up empty when asked to prove Trump's 'sick' campaign liePresident Donald Trump has revived a debunked 2024 campaign claim that schools are secretly sending children off for gender surgery, and when CNN asked the White House for proof, it couldn’t produce a single example. At a Georgia rally Friday, Trump claimed there are “five states where your child goes off to school as Tim and comes back as Tammy, three…

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Vance warned to 'tune in' to Trump hearings after he blows off corruption accusationsAfter stating in a second interview in a week that he sees no evidence of Donald Trump personally cashing in on his presidency, Vice President JD Vance was warned he may want to rethink his defense. In an interview with Mark Halperin, Vance stated, “What I would say is I don't think there's evidence that the Trump family has become enriched by politics .…

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Even Republicans have no confidence Trump will accept losses: 'He’ll say something stupid'More than a third of Republicans doubt President Donald Trump would accept the results if his party loses next month’s midterm elections, according to a new poll. Thirty-six percent of Republicans say they are not confident Trump would accept GOP losses, along with 77 percent of independents and 94 percent of Democrats, according to the new Washington…

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Secret Pentagon network risks retaliation to help states prep for nightmare Trump scenarioElection officials around the country are rehearsing what to do if a federal agent shows up at a polling place demanding access to ballots or voting machines. About 10 current and former Defense Department officials, some of whom previously focused on countering authoritarianism abroad, have been quietly warning states and lawmakers that President Donald…

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