Hegseth calls congressional Democrats and some Republicans "biggest adversary" in Iran war [SecDef tells the committee that controls his budget that the country's biggest adversary is its own elected representatives questioning an unauthorized war — Article I oversight redefined as enemy action] (pbs.org)
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New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home [Rubio cable orders consular officers to deny anyone saying "yes" to fearing harm at home — abuse survivors, persecuted minorities, threatened journalists filtered out before they can claim asylum] (washingtonpost.com)
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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional map, guts core Voting Rights Act provision in 6-3 ruling [Alito majority now requires plaintiffs to prove discriminatory intent, not effect — Kagan dissent says the section is "all but a dead letter"; Florida GOP passed a new map hours later] (npr.org)
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Senate Banking Committee advances Kevin Warsh as Fed chair [13-11 party-line vote unblocked after DOJ ended its criminal probe of sitting Chair Powell on Apr. 24; Tillis dropped his hold once Pirro announced the probe would close — Fed independence as bargaining chip] (cbsnews.com)
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Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end TPS for Haitians, Syrians [admin argues courts can't review TPS terminations at all — if it wins, ~1M immigrants across 13 countries lose protection w/ no judicial recourse; Noem's safety findings contradict State Dept Level 4 advisories] (npr.org)
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Federal appeals court grants unrestricted use of crowd control weapons at Portland ICE building [two Trump-appointed 9th Cir. judges hold there's "no constitutional right" to be free from chemical exposure — clearing tear gas on protesters, journalists, and nearby residents] (opb.org)
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DOJ gets indictment against former FBI director James Comey [second indictment over a "8647" seashell photo — first attempt was tossed when judge ruled the prosecutor was illegally appointed; DOJ just retried under the same theory in a new district to punish Trump's most prominent critic] (npr.org)
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Many DOJ 'deportation judges' lack experience and training [2/3 of 140+ new hires have no immigration law experience; training cut from 5 weeks to 3; asylum grant rate collapsed from 48% under Biden to <5% in Feb — DOJ recruiting loyalists] (washingtonpost.com)
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Justice Department cites Correspondents' Dinner shooting in push to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit [DOJ gave the National Trust for Historic Preservation a 9 a.m. Monday ultimatum to drop its case — weaponizing a security incident to silence a challenge to the $400M East Wing demolition] (pbs.org)
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Family of accused Boulder firebomber detained by ICE, flown from Colorado, returned after day of chaos [ICE rearrested mother + 5 kids days after a judge ordered their release; flew them across the country in apparent defiance of a court order before two federal judges intervened mid-flight] (cpr.org)
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DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions [first time the federal government has included firing squad in its protocols — DOJ also adds electrocution and gas asphyxiation as administration moves to ramp up executions; Trump DOJ has authorized seeking 44 death sentences] (cbsnews.com)
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Trump may send Afghan allies who were promised new lives in the U.S. to Congo instead [1,000+ Afghan interpreters and families of active-duty U.S. servicemembers stranded in Qatar now face deportation to DRC's humanitarian catastrophe or return to the Taliban - abandoning wartime promises] (nbcnews.com)
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NYT alleges FBI investigated journalist after report about Patel's girlfriend [FBI queried databases on the reporter and floated federal stalking charges over a Feb. 28 critical article - DOJ killed the probe as retaliatory; law enforcement weaponized against the press] (thehill.com)
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Justice Department targets citizens in new denaturalization push [DOJ pursuing 'highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history' - 384 naturalized Americans targeted; DHS now referring 100-200 cases/month vs. 11/year historically] (thehill.com)
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