Julianne McShane
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A Maine Republican who backs Trump's immigration crackdown now says his family member shouldn't be deported. "That's not right," the far-right Paul LePage said. "He has a work permit. He should be allowed to stay."
Republican who backs immigration crackdown says his family member shouldn’t be deported
Former Maine governor Paul LePage, who is running for a House seat, said his son’s father-in-law faces deportation.
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Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." This week: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.
BREAKING WaPo: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just slammed the Supreme Court's use of its "emergency docket" — suggesting the court has misused the process in allowing the Trump admin to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges play out in lower court.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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New @ms.now: The police chief of St. Paul, Minn., alleged in a lawsuit this week that the city’s mayor sexually harassed him and other police department employees and retaliated against him when he reported the incidents.
St. Paul police chief sues mayor over alleged sexual harassment
Chief Axel Henry said Mayor Kaohly Her made sexual remarks and touched his thigh and then retaliated against him for reporting the alleged incidents.
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ICYMI earlier for @ms.now: The lead prosecutor in the “Broadview Six” resigned this week and accused the U.S. attorney in Chicago of interfering in the case and blaming her for its collapse.
Lead prosecutor in ‘Broadview Six’ case resigns in fiery letter to U.S. attorney
Sheri Mecklenburg said she was “retiring under protest” after U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros “personally directed” the pursuit of felony charges in the failed case against anti-ICE protesters.
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Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d agoAt @ms.now we'll be live blogging the Senate hearing, set to start at 10:30 a.m. E.T., of Trump’s nominee to lead the FDA, Heidi Overton. She’s expected to face tough questioning about abortion, given that Republicans have pushed the agency to restrict access to abortion pills, and vaccines.
BREAKING on MS NOW: MS NOW journalists have begun regaining access to the White House.
MS NOW and CNN says they have been granted access to White House reut.rs/3VNQpBP
MS NOW and CNN says they have been granted access to White House
US news outlets MS NOW and CNN said on Thursday that they had been granted access to the White House.
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At @ms.now we'll be live blogging the Senate hearing, set to start at 10:30 a.m. E.T., of Trump’s nominee to lead the FDA, Heidi Overton. She’s expected to face tough questioning about abortion, given that Republicans have pushed the agency to restrict access to abortion pills, and vaccines.
Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton confirmation hearing 2026: Live
Live updates as Trump's FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton testifies before the Senate HELP Committee. Watch the hearing and follow reactions from Capitol Hill.
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BREAKING on MS NOW: MS NOW, CNN, and Politico have filed a notice of noncompliance with the Temporary Restraining Order Judge Kelly issued on Trump's media ban and are asking him to set an immediate hearing.
At @ms.now we'll be live blogging the Senate hearing, set to start at 10:30 a.m. E.T., of Trump’s nominee to lead the FDA, Heidi Overton. She’s expected to face tough questioning about abortion, given that Republicans have pushed the agency to restrict access to abortion pills, and vaccines.
Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton confirmation hearing 2026: Live
Live updates as Trump's FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton testifies before the Senate HELP Committee. Watch the hearing and follow reactions from Capitol Hill.
ms.now
“There’s some private questions that I will answer that people never heard before, so it’s kind of exciting.” 🤔 We’re getting another Melania documentary... this part a 2-part docuseries
Melania Trump announces two-part docuseries out later this year: ‘There’s some private questions I will answer’
The first lady told “Fox & Friends” the upcoming project will be “very different” from the recent documentary “Melania.”
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New LAT poll shows Democratic Socialist/Councilmember Nithya Raman with a large lead over LA Mayor Karen Bass in the LA mayoral race:
Raman takes big lead over Bass in latest poll for L.A. mayor's race
Councilmember Nithya Raman is favored by 39% of likely voters in the latest UC Berkeley/L.A. Times poll, with Mayor Karen Bass at 28%. But 33% are undecided.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is pitching a list of government sites that could carry the president's name, including Ford's Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. READ MORE: www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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EXCLUSIVE @ms.now: Trump administration officials have discussed attaching the president’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 Officials are circulating a list of government sites that could carry the president’s name www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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"The man who was shot by an immigration officer in Austin said Monday that he was hastily discharged from a local hospital with a bullet still lodged near his spine and taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers within hours of the incident."
Man shot by ICE says he was put in detention with bullet lodged near spine
Wilber Garcés Pérez said he was rushed out of a hospital and forced to sleep on the floor of an ICE detention center within hours of being shot in Texas.
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I profiled Jessica Tarlov, who fights with people on Fox News for a living as the lone liberal on the network’s most-watched show: The Five. She let me in on what happens when the cameras stop rolling and it’s quite a ride! Read the exclusive profile here: www.marieclaire.com/politics/jes...
Fox News’s Favorite Nasty Woman
As the lone liberal on the network’s most-watched show, Jessica Tarlov has survived death threats and attacks from the president. She’s not going anywhere.
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WSJ scoop: "The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover the ballooning cost of security for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Tonight I watched a little girl on the subway criticize her friend for singing “off key.” Her nanny & I caught each other’s eye & laughed before they got off the train & bid me farewell. So did my seat neighbor who also took in the show. I (sometimes) ♥️ NY.
"Ted Singer, a former senior CIA official who oversaw the agency’s operations in the Middle East, said the Iranian regime’s goal is to maximize the political damage to Trump. Singer said Iran’s focus between now and November is singular: “pain for Trump.”"
‘Pain for Trump’: Iran is trying to escalate the war before the midterms
Trump’s looking increasingly indecisive as Tehran focuses on driving up oil prices.
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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds launched an updated campaign website this week stripping away numerous prominent references to his endorsement from Donald Trump.
Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website
The Republican gubernatorial candidate stopped emphasizing his endorsement from Donald Trump as the president’s approval ratings plummet.
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The GOP campaign apparatus is broadcasting its alarm, literally. Since August 1, more than $110 million in ad bookings have gone toward Republican-held House districts Trump won by double digits in 2024.
Republicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they’re playing defense in red states.
President Donald Trump’s economic agenda is becoming a particular problem in the Midwest.
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The UK extended bereavement leave for miscarriages to 24 weeks.
Bereavement leave to be extended to miscarriages before 24 weeks
Parents who experience pregnancy loss at any stage will be entitled to leave from work under planned changes.
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It also features further commentary from Dr. Rachel Danis, who says they were friends for 2 months before they started dating, and that while she had “hesitations” about starting a relationship w/ Pat, “life got a lot calmer” once she did & they wanted the same things.
Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 4d agoCBS posted an extended version of its interview with Patrick Clancy. He discusses his kids’ personalities in greater detail, flashbacks to the night they were killed, & the EMDR therapy that he says was “like a miracle” in helping him deal with/ his trauma www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6S9...
CBS posted an extended version of its interview with Patrick Clancy. He discusses his kids’ personalities in greater detail, flashbacks to the night they were killed, & the EMDR therapy that he says was “like a miracle” in helping him deal with/ his trauma www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6S9...
Extended interview: Patrick Clancy
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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BREAKING WaPo: JD Vance and admin officials are set to announce that they're removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage — claiming that they were fraudulently enrolled in the program, according to three people with knowledge of the forthcoming announcement.
Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud
Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.
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Good news: CDC finds teens’ mental health is improving overall Bad news: "But the data show that many teenagers, especially girls and teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, are still struggling.”
Sadness and Suicidal Behavior Among Teenagers Is Declining, C.D.C. Finds
A national survey has found that key mental health measures for teenagers have significantly improved from their worst levels during the pandemic.
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