Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment

Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."

arstechnica.com

ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'

Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."

npr.org

US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging

An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.

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US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive and tried to arrest him

A man was left bloodied and injured in an encounter with immigration enforcement agents in a Chicago suburb.

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Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA

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DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza

A reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst.

thecityreporter.nyc

John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists

The hardline pro-Israel senator has been flirting with switching parties. Now he’s using Republican campaign infrastructure.

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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

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Thousands of planned launches, terms of deal, worry some near Louisiana SpaceX site

State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and launch thousands of rockets. Lawmakers helped ease regulations and negotiations were covered under nondisclosure agreemen...

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Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’

President Donald Trump suggested that the European Union allowing Canada to become an associate member could be a “hostile act” and threatened to respond to the proposed move by imposing more tariffs ...

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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection

An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

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House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections

House lawmakers will leave Washington on Wednesday night for the last time before the November midterm elections, after GOP leaders said they were canceling votes set for Thursday.

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Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on plaza, building

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from inscribing President Donald Trump’s name on the center’s main building to honor him and from nam...

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Americans Don’t Understand Who’s Rich

The small-business owners with curiously large fortunes

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The powerful millionaires hiding in plain sight

They own car dealerships, law firms, dental practices, and restaurant chains. Collectively, these overlooked business owners hold far more wealth than the Forbes 400 — and wield considerable political...

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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

theatlantic.com

The story behind the Mets shirt flying from a 9/11 memorial in Ireland

There's something striking about the shirt when you first see a photo of it. It's not that it's flashy or has some distinctive mark or is really out of the ordinary at all. It's just that it's there. ...

mlb.com

Judges may face unprecedented decisions this election. A new guide seeks to help

The idea of law enforcement taking possession of ballots in the middle of an active election used to be considered impossible. Now, it's a scenario voting officials — and judges — are training for.

npr.org

Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

nytimes.com

This data has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. The Trump administration plans to delete it

Enforcing civil rights without these reports will be difficult for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pushing US agency closer to Trump’s agenda, experts warn

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Kennedy Center Begins Removing Outdoor ‘Blue’ Sculpture

The towering artwork, added to the campus in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center.

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USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public | CNN Politics

The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*...

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‘Rushed, risky and haphazard': Whistleblower account of USPS mail ballot process alarms Dem lawmaker

An anonymous federal official says the internal process to carry out President Trump’s executive order is untested and could ‘derail’ the midterm elections.

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DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says

A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.

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Not American Enough

GOP lawmakers are pushing to restrict the rights of naturalized and dual citizens—including their ability to run for office.

theatlantic.com

Opinion | Trump’s trying to destroy an American treasure

Paul Waldman: The United States Postal Service is the butt of a lot of jokes, but Americans overwhelmingly have a positive view of the agency.

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Opinion | An election hacker has reportedly been hired in the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

Plus, the White House reportedly seeks more Flock use, the Pentagon’s eye-opening hire and more — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.

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US plans to revoke tourism and business visas of up to 200,000 foreigners, AP reports

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happe...

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