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Gov warns 'diminished' Trump is forking over power to henchman 'manipulating him'

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, said on Tuesday that one of President Donald Trump's closest henchmen appears to be "manipulating him" as he seeks more power over domestic issues.

Pritzker joined The Bulwark's Tim Miller on a new episode of "The Bulwark Podcast" to discuss the Trump administration's deportation efforts, which White House senior aide Stephen Miller is reportedly leading. Pritzker said Miller appears to be using his proximity to the president to manipulate him because of the president's "diminished capacity."

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'MAGA cover-up': Jim Jordan flamed for 'retaliatory witch hunt' against Trump prosecutor

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) received significant pushback on Tuesday to his letter calling on former special counsel Jack Smith to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in his letter that Smith's team conducted a "partisan and politically motivated" investigation of Trump's mishandling of classified information after he left office in 2020. Jordan added that Smith "undermined the integrity of the criminal justice system."

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'Nothing like what we've seen': Jack Smith tears into Trump's new administration

Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered impassioned remarks when speaking to the University College London about President Donald Trump's second administration and the way in which he has weaponized the government against his political foes.

In a discussion with former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann, Smith walked through some of the decisions he made when bringing charges against Trump on accusations of stealing classified documents and the case around the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.

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MAGA lawmaker hit with restraining order over threat of 'dating violence'

Rep. Cory Mills' ex-girlfriend was granted a restraining order after she said she feared the Florida Republican would tarnish her reputation by releasing videos of the two having sex.

Lindsey Langston, the current Miss United States and a Republican state committeewoman, told Drop Site News that she requested the restraining order in August after Mills continued to harass her.

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Tear gas deployed as Trump’s immigration agents clash with residents

A serious confrontation flared up in Chicago on Tuesday between President Donald Trump's immigration agents and locals, CNN's Whitney Wild detailed.

This comes as Trump continues to push for greater federal involvement in Chicago, backing up his immigration raids there with a presence of the National Guard — although that matter is currently tied up in federal courts.

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GOP's 'ticking time bomb' is about to detonate: senator

A Democratic senator slammed the Trump administration Tuesday for "viciously terrorizing federal employees" by using the government shutdown as an excuse to fire them and separately warned Republicans left a "ticking time bomb" — that's about to detonate.

“The Trump administration is now viciously terrorizing federal employees," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) told CNN anchor Kasie Hunt. "Some of them claim that when you're in a shutdown, they have to fire federal employees. That's just a lie. You furlough federal employees, but there's no previous shutdown where administrations have fired federal employees. And I think it's very important that the public understand that this is gratuitous cruelty that's also hurting the American people by depriving them of the benefit of that good work."

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Trump threatens to close 'Democrat programs' by Friday: 'They're never going to come back'

President Donald Trump threatened to close "Democrat programs" by Friday if the government shutdown continues, and he said it's unlikely that the closed program will return, according to a new report.

Politico reported on Tuesday that Trump plans to announce which programs he is cutting by Friday, but has thus far declined to elaborate on his plan. The threat comes at a time when Republicans and Democrats appear to be far apart on striking a deal to end the government shutdown.

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'Pure fascist': GOP gov under fire for backing federal policing move that 'may never end'

Following the launch of a massive federal interagency task force in partnership with state law enforcement, Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee pledged that the “Memphis Safe Task Force” would be a permanent fixture.

Last month, the White House published a presidential memorandum titled “Restoring Law and Order in Memphis,” which orders 13 federal government agencies and offices to coordinate. It states the “objective shall be to end street and violent crime in Memphis to the greatest possible extent,” and lists actions including “hypervigilant policing, aggressive prosecution, complex investigations, financial enforcement, and large-scale saturation of besieged neighborhoods with law enforcement personnel.”

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Trump tries to kill renewables — and accidentally sparks green energy boom: report

President Donald Trump and his subordinates have done everything in their power to slam the brakes on renewable energy development — but despite it all, the industry is booming, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Trump has long been known to have a personal hatred for renewables, allegedly ever since a wind farm in Scotland altered the view from one of his golf properties — and he frequently rants against the industry, often making wildly exaggerated claims about its storage limitations or the threat it poses to wildlife.

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Mike Johnson hit with stern legal threat from AG for stalling new lawmaker's swearing in

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was hit with a stern legal threat from Arizona's attorney general for stalling a Democrat's swearing-in amid the government shutdown.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Tuesday threatened legal action and accused Johnson of dragging his feet on seating Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, Politico reports.

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Trump raises China tensions with massive new threat on cooking oil imports

President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the cooking oil trade with China as "retribution" for a boycott on U.S. soybeans.

"I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act," the U.S. president announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. "We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution."

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'Wouldn't that be bad?' MSNBC host shreds Trump's boast comparing official to Grim Reaper

President Donald Trump shared an AI-made video that used an image of Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought dressed as the Grim Reaper. It prompted a confused MSNBC host to question why Trump would use such an allegation that wasn't a positive thing.

Speaking to Brendan Buck, a former strategist who worked under two House speakers, Paul Ryan (R-WI) and John Boehner (R-OH), Katy Tur read off the latest round of federal staffing cuts, which have been ongoing since Trump entered office.

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Dem gov jumps into key Senate race — where surging progressive awaits

After weeks of speculation and reports that Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was privately calling on Maine Gov. Janet Mills to enter the race to unseat longtime Republican lawmaker Susan Collins—despite considerable energy surrounding the candidacy of progressive veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner—Mills announced her primary run Tuesday.

Mills highlighted her public sparring with President Donald Trump earlier this year and positioned her run as one that would focus on standing up to “bullies” like Trump, who threatened to cut off Maine’s federal funding if it allowed transgender youths to play on team sports that correspond with their identities.

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