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Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week

Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein on Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ’s plans. The review process will take place in person at DOJ, according to a letter to members of Congress obtained by NBC News. The members will be able to review the material on computers at the DOJ offices but not review the physical documents themselves. The letter states that members can review ...

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Kid Rock's MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists......

Full Headline: Kid Rock's MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists: 'We Don't Want to Participate in Something We Believe Will Create Division' Shinedown have become the fourth artist to pull out of Kid Rock's MAGA-leaning "Rock the Country" music festival, the band announced on social media Friday. The group is the fourth artist to pull out of the festival, following Ludacris and country artists Morgan Wade and Carter Faith. "Shinedown is everyone ...

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man described as a key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in connection with a rampage that killed four Americans and became a divisive political issue, the Justice Department said Friday. Zubayar Al-Bakoush, identified by officials as a member of an extremist militia in Libya, had been wanted by the United States for more than a decade. He is accused in a newly unsealed indictment ...

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Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting

A top Russian military official who plays a major role in the country’s intelligence services has been taken to hospital after being shot in Moscow, state media has reported. Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several times on the stairwell of his apartment on Friday by an unknown gunman in the north-west of the city and is in critical condition, according to reports. Oleg Tsaryov, a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian figure close to Alekseyev said the general had undergone surgery and remained in a coma. ...

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

Judge allows release of body camera footage in case of Chicago woman shot by CBP

A federal judge on Friday granted a motion to permit the public release of body camera footage and other evidence in the case of a Chicago woman who was shot five times by a Customs and Border Protection agent last fall. U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis granted the motion from Marimar Martinez to publicly disclose body camera footage, photographs, FBI reports and other evidence in the case. An attorney for Martinez, who was shot and wounded by a Customs and Border Protection agent during O ...

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Senate GOP blocks push for legal action over Epstein law

(Roll Call) Senate Republican leadership blocked a Democrat-backed measure Thursday that would direct the chamber to take legal action over the Justice Department’s much-criticized handling of the Jeffrey Epstein documents. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, on the floor, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the law Congress passed last year that required the release of documents tied to the deceased sex offender. The New York Democrat said millions of pages of documents that have not been released could contain financial records, letters, emails and the names of conspirators.

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House Republicans prepare full-court press for voting restrictions

(Politico) The House is set to vote next week on a once-obscure elections bill that has now become a household name among hard-right activists and a major rallying point for an otherwise divided GOP. The SAVE America Act, aimed at tightening voter registration standards, has a difficult path to enactment despite a no-holds-barred pressure campaign from the likes of President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk. But amid growing fears that their party is not doing enough to address Americans’ key concerns — rising prices chief among them — House GOP leaders and key senators have chosen to put the election security push at the center of their agenda.

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Democrats Smell Blood in the Water

(Political Wire) Rachel Bade: “If it wasn’t clear before, it’s crystal clear now: Democrats are feeling their power when it comes to ICE enforcement and the looming Department of Homeland Security funding deadline. Republicans, meanwhile, face a no-win situation: Hold the line and eat the blowback from a shutdown — or cave and torch their own base. Consider this: In the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump has extended an olive branch to the left on immigration enforcement ... But instead of returning the good-faith gesture, Democrats have hardened their position.”

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Trump posts images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys on Truth Social

(Mueller She Wrote) "Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself."

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