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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/04/2026
A group linked to tech billionaire Peter Thiel contributed $2.5 million to the PAC that sparked outrage last month by sending out mailers targeting Black voters that compared the referendum to the Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow-era voting restrictions.
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Peter Thiel-backed group contributes $2.5 million to oppose Virginia redistricting
Thiel has made no secret of his skepticism about democracy, writing in a 2009 essay: “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/04/2026
Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office. But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority. (Published Oct. 2023)
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We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/04/2026
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to destroy infrastructure that makes up the foundations of civilian life in Iran — attacks that in most cases would be considered war crimes. He said on Wednesday that the U.S. would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
President Trump speaks at a lectern with an American flag in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Repeatedly Threatens to Commit War Crimes in Iran." Photo by Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/04/2026
The DOJ quietly closed 23,000+ criminal cases in the first six months of Trump’s second administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases. 🔗 Full story: propub.li/4e5vZLL
Text on graphic reads: The Department of Justice has dropped 23,000 criminal cases while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.

-Nearly 5,000: federal drug cases, including trafficking and money laundering
-Over 900: cases of federal program or procurement fraud
-More than 1,300: cases involving terrorism and national security
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 04/04/2026
Mary Trump blasted former DHS secretary Kristi Noem in a video on Saturday, saying: "You want compassion? No way."
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Mary Trump Reacts to Noem Privacy Plea on Husband’s Reported Cross-Dressing
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/04/2026
⚡️Russian drone strike damages residential building in Odesa, injuring at least 2. Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Odesa overnight on April 5, damaging a residential building and injuring at least two people, local officials reported.
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Russian drone strike damages residential building in Odesa, injuring at least 2
Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Odesa overnight on April 5, damaging a residential building and injuring at least two people, local officials reported.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/03/2026
The Israeli Parliament appeared ready on Monday to enact a death penalty that would in practice apply only to Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism, not to Jewish extremists, handing the country’s far right a long-sought victory.
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Israel to Vote on Death Penalty Targeting Palestinians Guilty of Lethal Attacks
The bill is broadly popular and expected to pass. Critics say it would strip away many of the safeguards intended to preserve due process, including the possibility of a pardon.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/03/2026
U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.
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Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/02/2026
The Boss is bringing his resistance to D.C. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 20-date protest tour begins in Minneapolis with a final concert at Nationals Park, three miles from the White House, on May 27.
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Bruce Springsteen brings his political message to Nationals Park in May
The D.C. concert is the final date of the North American leg of Springsteen’s newly announced “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/02/2026
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/02/2026
Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool. But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong. With @texastribune.org
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“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/02/2026
Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to allow the Venezuelan men it sent to El Salvador last year to return to the U.S. and challenge their removal. The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
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Judge orders Trump administration to allow men expelled to El Salvador to return, challenge removal
The Trump administration's decision to send these men to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison has not stood up well in court.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/02/2026
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/02/2026
Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, and Rodney Scott, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, repeatedly refused to answer questions about the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens last month by federal agents in Minneapolis during a House hearing. Follow live updates.
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Trump Live Updates: ICE and Immigration Officials Face Questions Over Crackdown Across U.S.
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/02/2026
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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Scottie2 @scottie2.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Can I suggest that anyone calling for Starmer to go should be required to say who they want to replace him and why
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 07/02/2026
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow
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Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/02/2026
Ciji Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman died after she was unable to access standard care in a state that has significantly restricted abortion. Read her story: propub.li/4r4VQr4
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OPB @opb.org · 07/02/2026
The rules of Oregon’s House of Representatives are clear: Representatives cannot accept campaign donations during a legislative session. But as of Friday morning, Republican state Rep. Ed Diehl reported receiving more than $1,300 since Monday. More Republicans appear ready to follow suit.
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Oregon House Republicans test rule barring political donations during session
A recent opinion by legislative attorneys suggested the longstanding rule is unconstitutional.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 07/02/2026
U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison said detainees at the Whipple Federal Building outside Minneapolis are sleeping on the concrete floor with tinfoil-like blankets. Morrison was able to tour the immigration detention facility to observe conditions after a previous attempt was denied. Video by Alex Kormann
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The slurry of dirty money, corruption, ties to Putin and Netanyahu. To destroy the world order. Oh and the horrific child abuse from well known very rich, very powerful men who have massive control over all our lives. There is a reason why media men are only going after Mandelson and Starmer.
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scotfi1.bsky.social @scotfi1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
So Starmer now under pressure to resign over the Mandelson affair. Starmer, not named in the Epstein files, could go while Farage who is named in the Epstein files scoots through untouched and might end up PM at some point? Utterly ridiculous.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/02/2026
"The Kennedy Center has been a living memorial for 55 years to President Kennedy, to the arts, and it's been nonpartisan. And in just one short year, (Trump) has destroyed all of that," said former Kennedy Center board member Barbara Comstock. to.pbs.org/45ObjTQ
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Trump announces 2-year closure of Kennedy Center after multiple cancellations by artists
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer. President Trump made the announcement on ...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/02/2026
BREAKING: Ian Austin, who was arrested for participating in an anti-ICE protest, has been released.
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The Army veteran arrested for protesting at a St. Paul church was just set free
Ian Austin was featured in a viral Mother Jones video last week.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/02/2026
As thousands of amped up men are deployed in the streets and taught there are no consequences for killing anyone who refuses to submit to their authority, we should anticipate more violence to come. After all: The violence is the point.
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ICE violence is fueled by misogyny and white nationalism
How the Trump administration has mobilized state-sponsored terror in Minneapolis and beyond.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/02/2026
Why was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the FBI’s raid of Fulton County’s main election operations center? It’s unclear. But what is clear is that her appearance signals the administration intends to undermine democratic and electoral norms ahead of this year’s midterms.
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Gabbard’s role in Fulton raid highlights wild conspiracy theories fueling 2020 probe
"She has neither the authority nor the competence to assess anything in that voting site," a voting advocate said of Gabbard.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
A note from our editors:
Note from the editors:

ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed. 

The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/01/2026
NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.
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Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/01/2026
President Donald Trump's immigration forces stunned observers on Wednesday after they drew their weapons on an elderly couple in a church parking lot in Minneapolis.
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Trump's ICE shocks by drawing guns on retired couple: 'These thugs are the Proud Boys'
President Donald Trump's immigration forces stunned observers on Wednesday after they drew their weapons on an elderly couple in a church parking lot in Minneapolis. The retired couple spoke with journalists outside the church on Wednesday, where Trump's immigration agents were trying to catch membe...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/01/2026
A Border Patrol agent recently spilled the beans about more than a dozen 'secret and obscure watchlists' that President Donald Trump's administration has created to monitor Americans, according to a new report.
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Border Patrol agent spills the beans on 'watchlists' used to track Americans
A Border Patrol agent recently spilled the beans about more than a dozen 'secret and obscure watchlists' that President Donald Trump's administration has created to monitor Americans, according to a new report. Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reported on Wednesday that a source inside Custom...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/01/2026
Flight attendants on board ICE Air were instructed to follow strict rules: Don’t talk to the detainees. Don’t feed them. Don’t make eye contact. “You don’t do nothing. Just sit down in your seats and be quiet.” (Published April 2025)
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Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/01/2026
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington. wapo.st/4rfbSOz
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Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/01/2026
The US Embassy in Copenhagen has angered Danish veterans by removing flags honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building. cnn.it/4k6uaiR
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/01/2026
Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October. Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
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NPR @npr.org · 23/01/2026
New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims. n.pr/4qDfABZ
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Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data
New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/01/2026
Videos show dozens of incidents of immigration agents using life-threatening tactics. In nearly 20 cases, agents appear to use neck restraints that the Department of Homeland Security prohibits unless there is a threat of deadly or serious harm.
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/01/2026
Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line. At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
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Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans
Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/01/2026
The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S. Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them. (Published Nov. 2025)
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The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16/01/2026
Renee Good was found with gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and head after a federal immigration officer shot her the morning of Jan. 7, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department’s incident report.
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Renee Good had four gunshot wounds, fire department report reveals
Newly acquired documents describe Good’s injuries after she was shot by an ICE agent Jan. 7.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/01/2026
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The New York Times provide a millisecond-by-millisecond look at the killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Watch our visual investigation.
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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 16/01/2026
For every ICE arrest that draws a crowd with cameras and whistles, there are an untold number happening quietly when no one is watching.
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These are the arrests you’re not seeing • Minnesota Reformer
A man shelters alone under the heaters of a south Minneapolis bus stop on a cold January morning, the hood of a grey sweatshirt pulled over his thick dark hair. He unzips his black outer coat and look...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/01/2026
@nategowdy.bsky.social's "Insurrection" moves readers through the day in timestamped, chronological order, bringing them a first-hand, up-close account of not just the insurrection, but what it was like to be a journalist on the front lines of a battle for democracy.
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Insurrection: January 6, up close and firsthand
Nate Gowdy's new photos bring you face-to-face with the fight for the Capitol.
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404 Media @404media.co · 06/01/2026
NEW: Starting today, ICE can continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases. Last year, 404 Media and @freedom.press sued DHS for refusing to share a copy of the agreement, which gives the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE. Now, the agreement has been released:
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Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 06/01/2026
WATCH: Pamela Hemphill, who rejected a pardon for her part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, apologizes to Capitol Police officers. “I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart for being part of the mob that put you and so many officers in danger,” Hemphill said at a hearing Tuesday.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/01/2026
After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there. Revisit our full archive, five years later:
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What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/01/2026
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/01/2026
Abortions will remain legal in Wyoming. The state’s supreme court ruled Jan. 6 that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional. (via @wyomingpublicmedia.bsky.social)
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Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
The state’s highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/01/2026
BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
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Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
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