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'There's some misunderstanding': DOGE reportedly has 'sensitive' data on legal immigrants

“Operatives from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the Department of Labor (DOL) have access to systems that house sensitive data pertaining to immigrants,” according to Wired sources in an exclusive report.

The outlet alleges, “Miles Collins, Aram Moghaddassi, and Marko Elez are all DOGE operatives embedded at the Labor Department,” who have access to this sensitive data.

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$10M charity scandal could derail Casey DeSantis's bid for FL governor: analysis

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) had hoped to pass the gubernatorial baton to his wife, Casey DeSantis, when his full term runs out in 2027, describing her as the right person to take his accomplishments "to the next level.”

But an analysis piece in The Guardian suggested that a brewing financial scandal could derail the couple's plans of political dynasty and keep Casey DeSantis from even declaring her candidacy.

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Conservative icon sees Trump poised to break 'first commandment of conservative politics'

“Many Republicans are signaling that the party might just break the first commandment of conservative politics,” according to a new report from The Atlantic. That commandment is raising taxes on the wealthy.

The plan comes with heavy criticism from renowned conservative Grover Norquist. “It’s an incredibly destructive idea economically, and very foolish politically,” the anti-tax activist told Russell Berman.

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'Kidnapping incident': Analyst highlights 'interesting history' of shooter tied to Trump

The suspected gunman in a deadly Florida State University mass shooting was kicked out of a political debate club for pushing white supremacist views.

Phoenix Ikner, 20, allegedly used one of his stepmother's guns to kill two people and wound five others in a shooting near the student union on campus in Tallahassee, and court records show he had a tumultuous childhood while a former classmate told NBC News that he expressed right-wing extremist views in a "political round table" club.

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'Not doing this right': Analyst says Trump admin legal move will 'come back to haunt them'

NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian and legal analyst Danny Cevallos think that an appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals backfired against President Donald Trump.

Speaking to MSNBC on Friday, Dilanian addressed the case involving Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland man brought to the U.S. as a teenager 15 years ago. García was detained by the government and shipped to an El Salvador prison despite a judge saying that he could not be sent to El Salvador. The Justice Department's lawyers called the deportation a "clerical error," and admitted in court that he was wrongfully deported to the prison.

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'MAGA Mean Girls': Conservative spotlights women mirroring Trump’s 'bullying' style

Conservative political writer Myra Adams spotlighted the Trump administration's top women officials in an article published in The Hill Friday, referring to them as "mean MAGA girls" for mirroring what she called former President Donald Trump's "bullying leadership style."

The list included Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and rightwing influencer Laura Loomer.

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'FBI has my cell phone': Mike Lindell name checks Raw Story in new plea about legal woes

Notorious ‘My Pillow’ owner, Mike Lindell, is asking for help with his legal woes after he claims he’s been ‘Vindicated’ in the media.

“‘Mike Lindell Vindicated’ is finally showing up in headlines — even from outlets that once smeared me,” he wrote. “But you and I cannot get complacent. You and I are the reason we are winning. The Uni-Party and the Deep State are afraid of We The People.”

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Far-right influencer blames Pentagon purge on Trump administration 'knife fight'

A far-right influencer theorizes that an internal "knife fight" behind the scenes in the Trump administration is responsible for a sudden purge of Pentagon staffers, The Daily Beast reported.

The confusion unfolding at the Defense Department has seen three aides to Secretary Pete Hegseth suspended as part of a supposed leak investigation — an ongoing problem for the Trump administration, which has had to deal with leaks from disgruntled officials throughout Trump's first term and has already seen the same pattern flaring up across the executive branch in a second term.

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'Smells like weakness': Analyst says Trump admin is 'running scared' from fight it picked

On a MSNBC appearance, analyst Pablo Torre criticized El Salvadorian President Nayib Armando Bukele's "chess piece" tweet and the reaction from the Trump Administration which ensued.

“I think about what Bukele, the self-appointed, quote-unquote ‘coolest dictator in the world,’ tweeted as this photo op was happening last night,” Torre said.

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'Never in a million years': CNN host shocked by data on Trump's 'political loser' policy

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on president Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, but Americans are broadly opposed to that policy – and CNN's John Berman was shocked by its unpopularity.

Three district courts have already paused his order to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally, and CNN's Harry Enten showed polling data on the issue that found Americans increasingly support that right which is enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

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'Warning to Americans': Trump is reportedly destroying his 'most important relationship'

President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to lift a ruling which stopped his administration’s ability to deny the Associated Press’ access to the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other White House spaces.

The restrictions came after an AP report referred to the Gulf of Mexico in a story, instead of calling it the Gulf of America. This week's Friday Read from Politico breaks down Trump's lifelong relationship with the AP, and other media outlets, as well as the implications this lawsuit has across the media landscape.

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'We ain't seen nothin' yet': Expert predicts major 'market turmoil' if Trump plan succeeds

Reacting to Donald Trump's hinting he may attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not giving in and lowering interest rates in a bid to boost the flagging economy of the U.S., financial expert Edward Luce claimed that would throw more fuel on the financial conflagration he started with his trade war.

Speaking with MSNBC regular Katty Kay, the Financial Times editor was asked about Trump's Truth Social post Thursday morning along with comments he made to the press later in the day where he said, "If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me. I’m not happy with him.”

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'Simply no dispute': Legal expert says there is 'no loophole' to allow Trump's latest plan

President Donald Trump has been making it increasingly clear that he would like to start deporting American citizens to foreign prisons, but experts agree there's no legal basis that would allow him to do that.

The president reportedly thinks it's an "80-20" issue, meaning that he believes a vast majority of Americans agree that citizens who have committed certain violent crimes should be shipped off to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, but former Justice Department appointee Elliot Williams told "CNN This Morning" the law wouldn't permit it.

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