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The Epstein files reveal close ties to Trump’s influential inner circle

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🔥 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: epstein files 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The latest batch of files on the late sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein reveals new details about the extent to which key members of President Donald Trump's inner circle interacted with Epstein for years after he was initially arrested and convicted on government prostitution charges. Trump himself maintains that he cut ties with Epstein long ago, and has not been accused of any specific wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on…

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Judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for Haitians

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🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Haiti,Haitians,Temporary Protected Status,TPS ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed about 350,000 Haitians to live in the United States, marking another legal setback for President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, albeit perhaps a temporary one. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to temporarily halt the termination of temporary protected status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it is heard. The termination, which was scheduled for Tuesday, “will be null…

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WATCH: Siblings of Renee Judd, woman shot and killed by ICE, remember their sister with lawmakers

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,immigration enforcement,minneapolis,minnesota,Renee Good,richard blumenthal ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Renee Goode's brothers, Luke Junger and Brent Junger, spoke of the distress the family has felt since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot the 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen. Watch the clip in the video player above. Locke told a congressional forum on Tuesday that Judd's death on January 7 "in such a violent and unnecessary manner was complicated by feelings of disbelief, distress and desperation for change." “In the past few weeks, our family has…

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WATCH: Trump calls PBS and NPR a ‘waste of money’ as funding bill signs

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🚀 Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Corporation for Public Broadcasting,Donald Trump news,government funding,NPR,PBS ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that PBS and NPR are a "waste of money", after he persuaded the Republican-led Congress to defund US public media last year. Watch the clip in the video player above. The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed by the House of Representatives earlier in the day to fund most of the government through the end of September and end the partial government shutdown. He watches: The…

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Thune throws cold water on Trump’s call to “nationalize” US elections

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💥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Dan Bongino,democracy,Donald Trump news,elections,John Thune,senate 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: “I do not support the federalization of elections,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Tuesday, referring to constitutional requirements that impose states holding their own elections. He watches: Warner criticizes Trump and Gabbard's involvement in FBI search of Fulton County elections office The president said in a radio interview on Monday that Republicans should "take control" of the elections in 15 states. Trump's calls come amid pressure among Republicans in Congress to tighten voting requirements…

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Watch: Johnson dodges questions about ICE and civil liberties

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: civil liberties,immigration enforcement,Mike Johnson,minneapolis,tom homan,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Do federal law enforcement agencies deployed to US cities as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration need to make changes to protect civil liberties? Watch the clip in the video player above. PBS News' Lisa Desjardins posed that question to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Los Angeles, during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning. Read more: Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis gets a body-worn camera, Noem says While…

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Watch: White House says Trump was referring to the Conservation Act when he called for election nationalization

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🚀 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: democracy,Donald Trump news,elections,karoline leavitt,save act,tulsi gabbard 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: President Donald Trump's demand to "nationalize" elections was a reference to a piece of voting legislation, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said Tuesday. Watch the White House press conference in the video player above. The White House spokeswoman tried to clarify the president's statements after they caused an uproar. Read more: Thune throws cold water on Trump's call to "nationalize" US elections In an audio broadcast on Monday, Trump called on Republicans to “control” and “nationalize”…

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The House of Representatives approves a budget bill to end the partial government shutdown

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✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,Government Shutdown,immigration enforcement,Mike Johnson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Watch live: The House of Representatives approves a draft law on government funding to end the partial closure The House passed a bill to end the partial government shutdown Tuesday afternoon, which was approved on a bipartisan vote at the insistence of President Donald Trump. The measure funds most of the federal government through September 30, while providing the Department of Homeland Security with short-term funding for two weeks. Lawmakers will return to negotiate potential changes to…

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British politician Peter Mandelson resigns from the House of Lords and may face police investigations over his ties to Epstein

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: epstein files,great britain,house of lords,jeffrey epstein,peter mandelson,united kingdom 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: LONDON (AP) — British politician Peter Mandelson is leaving the House of Lords as he faces new questions and a potential police investigation over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He watches: What the latest files released about Epstein's relationships with prominent figures show Lords Leader Michael Forsyth said Mandelson had informed officials he would retire from the upper house of Parliament from Wednesday. The announcement came as the British government prepared legislation…

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WATCH LIVE: Warner slams Trump and Gabbard’s involvement in FBI search of Fulton County elections office

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,elections,Fulton County,intelligence community,mark warner,tulsi gabbard ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended the FBI's inspection of an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her to be there. Senator Mark Warner is expected to hold a press conference at 12:30 pm EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. She also admitted that she "facilitated" what she described as a brief phone…

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