The Justice Department is admitting that President Donald Trump's $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and it is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn, according to a new court filing. Read more: https://cnn.it/44Xems3
Exploring San Francisco is my full-time job. I have a new favorite landmark, and it’s the symbol the city needs, culture critic Peter Hartlaub writes.
Move over, Sutro Tower. This is my new favorite San Francisco landmark
Exploring San Francisco is my full-time job. I have a new favorite landmark, and it’s the symbol the city needs, culture critic Peter Hartlaub writes.
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JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
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Breaking News: Federal officials acknowledged in court documents that they canceled grants to states that didn’t vote for President Trump in 2024. nyti.ms/4gRd5Kb
This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
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The killing of a Mexican man living in the U.S. by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Houston has become the latest fatal encounter as the Trump administration continues its mass deportation campaign. Here’s what we know.
What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
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ICE desperately wants you not to care about this story But we must. The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national striving for his American Dream, is a moral outrage, and a warning. ICE hopes you won't notice that mass deportation is back My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. They want you to be apathetic. Don’t be. | Will Bunch
Salgado came from Mexico, built the American Dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE.
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Both violent and property crimes continued their descent last year, according to California Justice Department data.
California sees historic drop in crime as homicides hit record low
Both violent and property crimes continued their descent last year, according to California Justice Department data.
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I, like you, am tired of I-talked-to-a-Trump-voter-in-a-diner stories. But newly published research that involved weeks of contact with conservatives and their communities offered some novel insights that I hadn't considered. So I wrote about it. Gift link: shorturl.at/3FeaO
The mistake many people make when trying to understand Trump voters
A new study suggests concerns about democracy may not resonate with Trump supporters the way many assume.
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Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
MMA fighter Josh Hokit on the White House lawn: “Michelle Obama is a man!” This is how America’s 250th birthday is being celebrated. What a disgrace.
Not sure why cretins whose posts generate bomb threats against children's hospitals are so stupid but I suppose I'd have to say the repair being a corrupt no-bid contract, 1000% over-budget, kickback-riddled and solving NONE OF THE RECURRING ISSUES IN THE FUCKING POOL would do it
engagement bait is despicable. like and repost if you agree
It kind of says something when Trump crashing out on Truth Social is the norm, right?
SCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse 🧵
Tonight, I conducted unannounced oversight at ICE’s Mesa Airport detention center with @repyassansari.bsky.social and Rep. Grijalva. What we saw was horrifying — crowded cells at 2-3x capacity and busses more of detainees being loaded in. This is Trump’s mass deportation machine in action.
We claim to want the Europeans to step and take responsibility for Ukraine... and then we go and back the country blocking them from spending $100bn on Ukraine. 🤔
New Yorkers, join us in the first ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness: a competition of city fixes where everyone wins. Pick your fix and vote here: nyc.gov/madness
“.. He fought back tears as he explained what was there before: two wooden shelters, an outpost to make cheese, sheds for his equipment. The horse paddock was spared, but the chicken coop was gone.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...
Without hesitation, John Cena comes off stage to hug a fan battling cancer and offer him some words of encouragement.
IRAN FOREIGN MIN SAYS GIVEN PERMISSION FOR INDIAN OIL TANKERS TO PASS THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ - ZEE BUSINESS
Having faced no consequences for anything, Trump has noticed that he has the world’s largest military at his command, and believes he has found a brilliant solution for solving problems that no one before him was smart enough to discover: just kill everyone in your way, until they obey you.
A whistleblower just disclosed that FBI experts were delayed by AT LEAST A DAY in deploying to investigate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Why? There was an FBI plane and pilot shortage… because Kash Patel was using them for personal flights.
I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders. I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...
How to stop a dictator
I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.
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"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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“.. The government told federal courts, in writing, across multiple cases and stipulations, that refunds would be available, automatic and assured. It made those representations to defeat petitions for emergency relief. Courts believed it.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/a-go...
NEW: Here’s our searchable list of federal judges who have ruled on the legality of ICE’s mass detention policy — with links to key decisions by each. At least 380 district judges have rejected it in ~3,800 cases. 31 have upheld ICE’s approach ~180 times www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Our running list of judges who have ruled on ICE’s mass detention policy
POLITICO is keeping track of the federal judges who have ruled on the administration’s effort to systematically lock up thousands of people.
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