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Top Democrat Vows to Bring Federal Charges Against CBS Parent Company Paramount: They 'Just Paid Trump a Bribe'

Jul 2nd, 2025, 11:28 am Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, pulled no punches on Wednesday in his reaction to Paramount’s middle-of-the-night announcement that it was paying President Donald Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit against 60 Minutes. Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News’s long-running news magazine program was widely seen as frivolous and put pressure on Paramount’s pending merger with Skydance Media, which was being held up by Trump’s FCC ...

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'Bizarro': Military leaders aghast as Zuckerberg strolls into secret WH meeting

July 2, 2025 7:26AM ET A bizarre security breach unfolded in the Oval Office when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unexpectedly wandered into a classified meeting about the Air Force's new F-47 fighter jets, according to insiders who talked to NBC News. The intrusion left high-level defense experts alarmed — and revealed the Trump administration's increasingly casual approach to national security protocols, the report stated. According to NBC, Zuckerberg wandered in unannounced, shocking White House ...

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Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials

July 2, 2025 Updated 2:24 p.m. ET Senior Justice Department officials are exploring whether they can bring criminal charges against state or local election officials if the Trump administration determines they have not sufficiently safeguarded their computer systems, according to people familiar with the discussions. The department's effort, which is still in its early stages, is not based on new evidence, data or legal authority, according to the people, speaking on the condition of anonymit ...

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Kristi Noem Looks to Fire Homeland Security Workers 'Who Don't Like Us'

July 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM EDT Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is seeking advice on "how to fire people who don't like us" as she moves to overhaul a workforce that she complained "hasn't been required to do much." Noem criticized her employees Wednesday during a public meeting with advisers, highlighting the increasingly strained relationship the secretary has with many of the Department of Homeland Security's roughly 250,000 workers. The secretary's remarks kicked ...

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Congressional intern killed in Washington, DC shooting: Officials

A 21-year-old congressional intern was killed Monday night after getting caught in targeted gunfire in Northwest Washington, D.C., police said. Police and congressional officials identified the victim as Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, of Granby, Massachusetts, who died Tuesday after being shot near the intersection of 7th and M Street. Investigators have recovered the suspect vehicle and stated that while the shooting was targeted, Tarpinian-Jachym was not among the intended victims. Tarpinian-Jachym ...

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The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says

(CNBC) Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe as they bid the S&P 500 back up to record territory to end the month. Private payrolls lost 33,000 jobs in June, the ADP report showed, the first decrease since March 2023. Economists polled by Dow Jones forecast an increase of 100,000 for the month. The May job growth figure was revised even lower to just 29,000 jobs added from 37,000.

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Cities Are Canceling Fourth Of July Events Over Immigration Raid Fears

(Huff Post) Multiple cities in Southern California have canceled or postponed Fourth of July celebrations over fears that ICE could target large public gatherings. Canceled or postponed events have been reported in cities including Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Cudahy, Bell Gardens and Whittier after local officials said residents raised concerns.

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

(NY Time) A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies. The former agent, Jared L. Wise, is serving as a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called Weaponization Working Group, according to people familiar with the group’s activities.

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Groups express 'deep concern' about 2026 World Cup in US due to Trump's policies

(USA Today) More than 80 civil rights and labor groups sent a letter to FIFA on July 1 expressing "deep concern" over the U.S. government's immigration policies ahead of the 2026 World Cup in men's soccer. In the letter, which was first reported by The Athletic, the groups cited President Donald Trump's executive order banning visitors from 12 countries as well as the ongoing raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in communities across the country, some of which are slated to host World Cup matches next summer. They called on FIFA to "use its influence to encourage the U.S. government to guarantee the fundamental rights of the millions of foreign visitors and fans."

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Kristi Noem Looks to Fire Homeland Security Workers 'Who Don't Like Us'

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'Bizarro': Military leaders aghast as Zuckerberg strolls into secret WH meeting

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Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials

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Top Democrat Vows to Bring Federal Charges Against CBS Parent Company Paramount: They 'Just Paid Trump a Bribe'

8 hrs ago - Jul 2nd, 2025, 11:28 am Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, pulled no punches on Wednesday in his reaction to Paramount’s middle-of-the-night announcement that it was paying President Donald Trump $16 mill ... (MEDIAite)

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