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'Come to regret': Federal prosecutor warns GOP Bove has already triggered revolt in courts

August 2, 2025 6:48PM ET Donald Trump may have gotten his way with Emil Bove's confirmation to a lifetime federal judgeship, but the move may already be coming back to haunt Republicans in ways they never anticipated. Federal prosecutor Brandan Ballou shared significant backlash that he's seeing in the legal system less than a week after Bove was put into his new position. Ballou said is only sounding the alarm publicly because he tried to tell Republicans in private — and all but one compl ...

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'We signed the damn thing': Mayor furious after threats force him to make ICE agreement

August 2, 2025 4:08PM ET Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an updated agreement with U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, although he later said he did so under “protest and extreme duress.” It came days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened the mayor and all six county commissioners that their failure to do so would result in their removal from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Yes, we signed the damn thing because we really had to. We were put in a tough ...

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Joan Anderson, who brought the hula hoop to the U.S. and named it, dies at 101

Sat, August 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM EDT Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at age 101. Anderson’s daughter, Loralyn Willis, confirmed her death to NBC News on Friday and said her mother passed away on July 14 at a nursing home in Carlsbad, California. Anderson’s story was largely unknown until the 2018 documentary “Hula Girl,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Filmmakers Chris Riess and Amy Hill brough ...

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The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

Updated 7:29 AM EDT, August 3, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states. Over the past three months, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election administrators in at least 15 states, according to an Associated Press tally. Of those ...

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Delta Air Lines assures U.S. lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI

Aug. 2, 2025, 6:18 PM EDT / Source: Reuters WASHINGTON - Delta Air Lines said on Friday it will not use artificial intelligence to set personalized ticket prices for passengers after facing sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers and broad public concern. Last week, Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego, Mark Warner and Richard Blumenthal said they believed the Atlanta-based airline would use AI to set individual prices, which would “likely mean fare price increases up to each individual consumer’s p ...

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Trump's Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows

President Donald Trump has already enmeshed the United States military in domestic law enforcement operations involving immigration to an unprecedented degree. He has authorized a major military buildup at the border. He has maximized the use of military planes for deportations, complete with the White House pumping out imagery of migrants getting frog-marched onto souped-up military aircraft. He sent the National Guard into Los Angeles amid large-scale protests there—and then sent in the Marine ...

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Watchdog agency investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-candidate Donald Trump before his election to the White House last year. The Office of Special Counsel confirmed Saturday that it was investigating Smith on allegations he engaged in political activity through his inquiries in ...

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Scramble on to recover $140 million bilked from 'America First MAGA patriots': ABC News

August 2, 2025 1:19PM ET Victims of what is being called a $140 million Ponzi scheme aimed at Christians and “America First MAGA patriots," are eagerly hoping for a return of their money, reports ABC News. The report notes that a federal receiver is seeking the millions that "benefited some Republicans in the top ranks of their party in Georgia and Alabama," although some of them are claiming they lost money too. At the center of the scandal is First Liberty Building & Loan, h ...

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Trump Administration Moves To Ban Abortion Care For Veterans: 'Unspeakably Cruel'

Aug 2, 2025, 01:14 PM EDT | Updated 5 hours ago The Trump administration moved Friday to end a Biden-era rule that allows Veterans Affairs facilities to provide abortion care services, claiming the policy “contradicted decades of Federal policy against forced taxpayer funding for abortion.” The rule, implemented in 2022 after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning abortion rights, allowed VA facilities to provide abortion counseling. It also allowed the VA to provide abortions unde ...

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Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering

Aug. 2, 2025 Updated 9:44 a.m. ET Eight years ago, Eric Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, embarked on a quest with a single, daunting goal: to eliminate politics from the process of drawing legislative districts. Through the organization he leads, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which has ties to Democrats, Mr. Holder has largely focused on fighting maps drawn by Republican legislatures, bringing legal challenges and political pressure in an effort to b ...

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'Quit now': MAGA freaks out on GOP leader after he blocks Trump from recess appointments

23 min ago - August 3, 2025 2:00PM ET A decision by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to schedule pro forma sessions throughout the August recess which will, in effect, stop Donald Trump from making any recess appointments, has set off a firestorm among th ... (Raw Story)

'They're trying to rig the system': Sen. Padilla says Dems should fight fire with fire

58 min ago - Aug. 3, 2025, 12:34 p.m. ET California's Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla said his party should be willing to fight fire with fire, in light of Texas' potential, controversial gerrymandering plans. "If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, ... (USA Today)

Update: Founder of neo-Nazi group spotted among masked protesters in Concord

1 hr ago - ABBY DISALVO and SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN Modified: 08-03-2025 2:14 PM Around 20 masked counter-protesters brandishing black flags emblazoned with white swastikas gathered Saturday afternoon at the steps of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. We ... (concordmonitor.com)

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle

1 hr ago - 08/03/2025 03:57 PM EDT Updated: 08/03/2025 03:58 PM EDT Dozens of Texas Democrats plan to flee the state amid a special session Sunday afternoon, making a last-ditch effort to disrupt a mid-decade redistricting attempt forced by President Donald Tru ... (Politico)

BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing

2 hrs ago - 08/03/25 11:44 AM ET Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), whom President Trump fired following a dismal jobs report, said it was the “honor of my life” to serve in the position. “It has been the honor ... (The Hill)

Trump's Border Wall Is Back--And So Is His Fight With Texas Landowners

2 hrs ago - 10h RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas—Orange survey flags waved in the wind as Alejo Clarke Jr. walked across the land he has hunted and fished all his life, but which is soon to be blocked off completely by an 18-foot border wall. “This is the piece ... (msn/WSJ)

ABC: Trump White House refused to provide guest to talk about poor jobs report

3 hrs ago - August 3, 2025 9:38AM ET The Trump administration declined to provide a guest to ABC News after the leader of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was fired over a poor jobs report. On Sunday, This Week host George Stephanopoulos revealed that ABC ha ... (Raw Story)

DNC chair says Democrats 'absolutely' ready to fight back against GOP redistricting

4 hrs ago - 08/03/25 12:35 PM ET Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said on Sunday that Democrats are “absolutely” well positioned to fight back against Republicans redistricting efforts. Martin was asked in an interview on NewsNation ... (The Hill)

DOJ is walking back the White House's goal to arrest 3,000 immigrants per day

5 hrs ago - 08/03/2025 07:00 AM EDT Updated: 08/03/2025 07:38 AM EDT Stephen Miller was unequivocal: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would seek to arrest 3,000 or more immigrants per day, a staggering target that he said was necessary to carry out P ... (Politico)

Trump And Miller Compel Colleges Not To Enroll International Students

5 hrs ago - Trump And Miller Compel Colleges Not To Enroll International Students ByStuart Anderson, Senior Contributor. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. Aug 03, 2025 at 09:13am EDT Students are seen on the campus of Columbia ... (Forbes)

Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are 'preposterous'

5 hrs ago - August 3, 2025, 10:55 AM Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's accusation without providing evidence that the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official manipulated jobs report numbers "a preposterous charge" on Sunday. ... (ABC News)

Marchers, teachers union demand LAUSD provide more protection for immigrants

6 hrs ago - By Howard Blume Aug. 2, 2025 9:47 PM PT The L.A. teachers union and its allies held a rally Saturday calling on the school district to more aggressively fight for immigrant families, including by demanding that the federal government return all detai ... (LA Times)

Democrats contemplate walkout in Texas

6 hrs ago - 08/03/25 6:00 AM ET Democratic legislators in Texas could flee the state to prevent the GOP from approving new maps that could expand Republicans’ congressional majority. Texas and national Democrats have vowed to fight back while blasting the G ... (The Hill)

Swiss Gird for Stocks to Fall as Markets Reopen After Tariff Hit

8 hrs ago - 5h (Bloomberg) -- Swiss stock investors are bracing for Monday’s market reopening after US President Donald Trump slapped a punitive 39% export tariff on the country, among the highest in the world. Trump’s tariff rollout landed on a holi ... (msn/Bloomberg)

OPEC+ agrees in principle another large oil output hike, sources say

9 hrs ago - August 3, 2025 6:28 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - OPEC+ agreed in principle to boost oil output by 548,000 barrels per day in September, two OPEC+ sources said on Sunday as the group finishes unwinding its biggest tranche of pro ... (Reuters)

The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

10 hrs ago - Updated 7:29 AM EDT, August 3, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other e ... (AP)

Rep. Sarah McBride Won't Be Baited by GOP 'Provocateurs'

10 hrs ago - 08/03/2025 12:00 AM EDT Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) is the first out transgender member of Congress. Within days of her election this past November, she faced backlash from certain members of the Republican Party. Nevertheless, McBride has continued ... (Politico)

'Come to regret': Federal prosecutor warns GOP Bove has already triggered revolt in courts

11 hrs ago - August 2, 2025 6:48PM ET Donald Trump may have gotten his way with Emil Bove's confirmation to a lifetime federal judgeship, but the move may already be coming back to haunt Republicans in ways they never anticipated. Federal prosecutor Brandan Bal ... (Raw Story)

Trump PAC Filing Reveals Pay-for-Access Scheme

12 hrs ago - Updated Aug. 2 2025 8:28PM EDT Published Aug. 2 2025 1:09PM EDT A new financial disclosure from a super PAC backing President Donald Trump reveals the wealthy donors who are paying massive sums in exchange for access to the president. The donor lis ... (Daily Beast)

Delta Air Lines assures U.S. lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI

12 hrs ago - Aug. 2, 2025, 6:18 PM EDT / Source: Reuters WASHINGTON - Delta Air Lines said on Friday it will not use artificial intelligence to set personalized ticket prices for passengers after facing sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers and broad public concern ... (NBC News/Reuters)

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