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Laura Barrón-López

@lbarronlopez.bsky.social
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White House Correspondent for MS NOW. Formerly PBS News Hour, CNN. Signal: LBarron07.01

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
To be clear, our reporting does not suggest Trump himself is seeking to put his name on Ford’s Theatre. Our reporting: Administration officials have discussed attaching Trump’s name to Ford’s Theatre. And admin officials are circulating a list of government sites they could put Trump’s name on.
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign relationships. We should not unplug it now.” Striking break from the GOP by Sen John Curtis (R-Utah) www.huffpost.com/entry/john-c...
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Republican Senator Calls For Donald Trump Jr. Subpoena
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) blasted the Trump family’s apparent corruption in a letter to his fellow Republicans.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE @ms.now: Trump administration officials have discussed attaching the president’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 Officials are circulating a list of government sites that could carry the president’s name www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing Trump and top administration officials over White House journalist ban
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MS NOW, CNN and Politico sue Trump and senior officials over White House press ban
The lawsuit alleges the president violated the First Amendment by blocking reporters’ access to the White House.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We will continue covering the president and this administration without fear or favor. Share news tips securely on Signal at LBarron07.01
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MS NOW @ms.now · 19/09/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW denied access to the White House. Statement from MS NOW. youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Ga...
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BREAKING: MS NOW denied access to the White House after Trump calls for ban on some media orgs
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MS NOW Public Relations @msnowcomms.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@ms.now statement on its journalists being denied access to the White House grounds:
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
News @ms.now: Fired immigration judge files first-of-its-kind whistleblower lawsuit, alleging she was fired after reporting ICE unlawfully detained an unaccompanied minor She told us her supervisor warned “the White House is watching,” when she resisted a policy change www.ms.now/news/immigra...
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‘The White House is watching this’: Fired immigration judge alleges retaliation by DOJ
Chloe Dillon says a supervisor cautioned her against resisting an ICE policy she had found unlawful.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New: HSI has been hunting for noncitizen voter fraud since last summer. This week, DHS started a “surge” in 9 states But they’re short of 10s of thousands Trump says exist DHS subpoenaed GA for voting records on 13 individuals WI for 15 WA got DHS request for 2 www.ms.now/news/aggress...
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Aggressive DHS hunt for voter fraud only finding a handful of possible noncitizen cases
Nine states have reportedly been targeted in the latest surge by the Department of Homeland Security to root out voter fraud. One state told MS NOW the findings there have been single-digit.
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"The rapidly expanding campaign by the Department of Homeland Security to track down voter fraud is failing to produce proof that backs up President Donald Trump’s claims that tens of thousands of noncitizens are illegally registered and voting." — @lbarronlopez.bsky.social
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Aggressive DHS hunt for voter fraud only finding a handful of possible noncitizen cases
Nine states have reportedly been targeted in the latest surge by the Department of Homeland Security to root out voter fraud. One state told MS NOW the findings there have been single-digit.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“There’s no way those lists are accurate”: State officials warn Trump’s state citizenship lists are unreliable and could purge eligible voters The lists are “meant to create a sense of urgency and chaos,” the top Republican election official in Utah told me. www.ms.now/news/gop-mid...
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Zack Colman @zcolman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
SCOOP: Trump is ending federal support for NOAA's Arctic Report Card, a major annual update shedding light on the effect climate change has on the Arctic. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change report
The authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“Released under CIA letterhead, but with its author and publication date redacted, it has all the hallmarks of a memo built to serve the president’s political needs and the intelligence community’s authority turned against the American public” www.ms.now/news/cia-not...
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Former intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dump
One of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
One senior national security lawmaker told MS NOW that they have a lot of questions about the document declassified by Trump They’re sending a list of questions to CIA. Key redactions like date and authorship are troubling to former Intel officials and the lawmaker www.ms.now/news/cia-not...
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Former intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dump
One of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New: Former intel officials call for probe into CIA note at heart of Trump’s 2020 election document dump The CIA doc in question is on China’s alleged efforts to undermine Trump in ‘20 Intel vets want to know when/why it was written, and who requested it www.ms.now/news/cia-not...
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Former intel officials call for investigation into Trump's 2020 election document dump
One of the 58 documents Trump declassified and published online is drawing scrutiny from former intelligence officials who want more public information about when and why it was written.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Scoop: Her DACA status doesn't expire till 2027. ICE deported her anyway, separating Jessica Treviño from her 3 U.S. citizen kids “I'm not mad at the country, I'm more mad at the president,” said Sarah, Jessica’s 14yo daughter. “Why is he just separating families?” www.ms.now/news/trump-i...
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The Trump administration is deporting ‘Dreamers.’ Their kids are paying for it.
Jessica Treviño Villegas’ DACA status was still valid when she was deported to Mexico. Her children, who are U.S. citizens, are now navigating life without her.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Read more of our exclusive @ms.now reporting on Contreras Diaz’s story here: www.ms.now/news/deporte... And here: www.ms.now/news/deporte...
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Deported ‘Dreamer’ brought back to U.S. by ICE and detained
Jose Contreras Diaz was told he was coming home. His family waited hours at a Texas airport. Instead, ICE sent him to a detention facility.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
SCOOP: Deported Dreamer released from Texas detention after ICE brought him back to U.S. Last week ICE flew Jose Contreras Diaz back to TX and then detained him. DHS said “he will not be able to remain in the U.S.” Today he was released and met his newborn son www.ms.now/news/deporte...
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The Weekend on MS NOW @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
MS Now's @lbarronlopez.bsky.social details her exclusive reporting on how the Trump Administration reassured a deported DACA recipient that he would return home, but instead he was detained by ICE. She also shares what his sister wishes she could tell the President.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Deported Dreamer told he’ll be allowed back into U.S. Jose Contreras Diaz was deported in January, missing the birth of his son. Now, he’s heading home to TX. The Trump admin is reversing his deportation. Jose shared his story for the first time w @ms.now www.ms.now/news/deporte...
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Deported Dreamer told he’ll be allowed back into U.S.
Jose Contreras Diaz had valid DACA status and no criminal record when ICE put him on a plane to Honduras. He missed the birth of his son. This week, he's going home.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
News/Update: Rep. Vicente Gonzalez sent a letter today to President Trump, DHS Sec Mullin calling on them “to exercise prosecutorial discretion to ensure the prompt release of Juan Sebastian Chavez and Jahasiel Pena Enriquez” Both arrested despite having valid DACA status, both have citizen kids
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Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"We ate with our hands handcuffed." A former ICE detainee shares her experience with @lbarronlopez.bsky.social
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
ICE detained a DACA recipient who was going to visit his preemie daughter in the NICU. His DACA status expired last week while he was in custody. The government did not respond to the renewal application he submitted in November. exclusive by @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/ice-det...
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‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU
Juan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
NEW: ICE detained DACA recipient Juan Chavez Velasco 12 days after his youngest child was born prematurely. The father of 3 U.S. citizen kids was driving to deliver milk to her in NICU "I never got to hold her" Juan told me, sharing his story for first time w/ @ms.now www.ms.now/news/ice-det...
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‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU
Juan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/02/2026
Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them.
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FedEx says it will return to customers any refunds it gets back from Trump's illegal tariffs
Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them.
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Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
TONIGHT: Funding for DHS runs out at midnight – Top Goldman Sachs lawyer departs amid reported ties to Epstein – & Attorney confirms Mark Zuckerberg to go to trial Wednesday. @stephruhle.bsky.social @lbarronlopez.bsky.social @davidrohde.bsky.social @byjacobward.bsky.social @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Minnesota SOS Steve Simon tells @ms.now states now have to plan for “federal interference with our elections” like fed agents showing up at polls “This now belongs in the same category as a power outage, a bomb threat” New reporting w/ @davidrohde.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-e...
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‘Trump is showing us the playbook’: Officials scramble to protect against election interference
Election officials across the U.S. are taking Trump’s latest threats seriously, bolstering their defenses against federal efforts to block their constitutionally mandated role running elections.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Latest from me and @marcsantianews.bsky.social —>
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Remain in Mexico” forced migrants to stay in Mexico border cities while waiting for court dates. Often staying in unsafe conditions and exposed to kidnapping and extortion. Source believe some of the families set to be moved could be from Minnesota, and a number used CBP One app to enter legally
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Scoop: Trump admin plans to remove ~400 individuals, including children and families, to Mexico in first known restart of controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy during Trump’s 2nd term, sources tell me and Jake Traylor @ms.now They’re set to be removed as early as Tuesday from TX and AZ to Mexico
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David Rohde @davidrohde.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Exclusive: ICE plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings of thousands of protesters in Iran. Two of the deportees are gay & terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says. w/ @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/trump-d...
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Trump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in Iran
Two of the deportees are gay and are terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 23/01/2026
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “The deportation flight is scheduled to depart from Arizona on Sunday, these people said, just days after the country’s hardline regime crushed mass protests by killing at least 3,000 demonstrators.” www.ms.now/news/trump-d...
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Trump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in Iran
Two of the deportees are gay and terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A lawyer on her Iranian national client set to be deported on a Sunday flight: He “calls every 45 minutes begging me to save his life.” Relative of another Iranian national, who has U.S. citizen kids, and also set to be deported: “It’s completely destroyed our family” www.ms.now/news/trump-d...
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Trump administration plans to deport 40 Iranians days after mass killings in Iran
Two of the deportees are gay and terrified of returning to a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, their lawyer says.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
SCOOP: Trump admin plans to deport at least 40 Iranians days after mass killings in Iran, sources tell me, @davidrohde.bsky.social Flight is as early as Sunday. Two men set to be on it are gay & “terrified” of returning to Iran where being gay is punishable by death www.ms.now/news/trump-d...
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
These troops are with the Army’s 16th Military Police Brigade and at least one battalion (500) were put on prepare-to-deploy orders, two sources told @ms.now
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
ICE operations in Maine are starting. @ms.now reported last Weds that ICE HSI were eyeing Maine to target Somali immigrants, with op similar to Minnesota www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump targets Maine’s Somali population as federal officials consider new enforcement operation
The potential movement comes as President Donald Trump ramps up attacks on Somali immigrants, repeatedly saying he wants them out of the U.S. and calling them “garbage.”
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Scoop with David Rohde here… www.ms.now/news/pentago...
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Pentagon orders more active-duty soldiers to ready for possible Minneapolis deployment
The department has issued a ready to deploy order for a Army military police brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. MS NOW Reporter Nnamdi Egwuonwu and MS NOW White House Reporter @lbarronlopez.bsky.social report. Former DC Homeland Security & Intelligence Chief Donell Harvin shares his insights. www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
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Trump threatens Minnesota with Insurrection Act after overnight ICE clash with protestors
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota after protestors and law enforcement clashed overnight. MS NOW Reporter Nnamdi Egwuonwu is on the ground in Minneapolis. MS NOW W...
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Trump is considering removing DHS secretary Kristi Noem as early as Jan, four sources told @ms.now Stephen Miller isn’t happy with pace of detention capacity expansion. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, possible contender for job, recently met with DHS/CBP officials www.ms.now/news/trump-n...
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Trump weighing Noem’s ouster at Homeland Security
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is on “very thin ice,” a White House official told MS NOW.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Multiple sources who read/were briefed on Pentagon IG's Signalgate report told MS NOW: DOD Secretary Hegseth’s actions put troops “at risk" Hegseth refused interview request Hegseth would not turn over his phone, per two sources, including one who read report www.ms.now/news/watchdo...
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Watchdog: Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk
The Pentagon Inspector General found that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of a group chat risked the potential compromise of information that could harm military personnel and missions, accord...
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Senators gave themselves a tailor-made ticket to court to sue federal gov for damages But Americans who’ve been arrested/detained by fed immigration agents, or suffered collateral damage, have no effective, direct legal path to sue federal gov or individual fed agents www.ms.now/msnbc/news/u...
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It’s nearly impossible for normal Americans to sue the government. Not so for U.S. senators
The House is likely to repeal the controversial provision. But Senate action is unclear.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
“The main thing is that you control everything by controlling money. So Trump controls universities by threatening their grants, their tax-exempt status. It’s all financial stuff when you get down to it, and that was something that [Viktor] Orbán pioneered.” www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
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What Trump learned from Hungary
The president has long praised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a model strongman.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
A House Republican told MSNBC “our oversight is not being maximized” due to the shutdown. The House Republican was “skeptical” that Trump would seek congressional authorization if the president escalates to land strikes.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
One House Democrat said the administration has provided “nothing” on the identities of who has been killed, their direct links to narcotics trafficking groups and no explanation of the administration’s long-term strategy in the campaign.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
New from @msnbc.com: Pentagon officials are expected to brief House Armed Services Committee on Thursday about US military strikes against alleged drug boats, five lawmakers told us. Officials expected to brief include legal counsel to Joint Chiefs, officers overseeing special operations
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Many of the companies donating funds for the 90k sq ft ballroom have business before the federal gov, some (like Google) face DOJ lawsuits, others would need federal approval for mergers The WH has not provided the amount of each donation made by donors
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A group of Senate Dems led by @warren.senate.gov want answers from the nonprofit entity managing $$ from big companies funding Trump’s $300M ballroom Is the entity responsible “facilitating corrupt access to and favor-seeking from President Trump” they write www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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Trump demolishes the East Wing — and White House norms
The East Wing's rapid razing bypassed a detailed process for major federal renovation projects in Washington. Now, Senate Democrats are demanding answers.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 17/10/2025
A veteran and federal worker was fired amid the government shutdown. @lbarronlopez.bsky.social interviews Doug Jackson who says: “This does feel like a betrayal.” FULL INTERVIEW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuY2...
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'This does feel like a betrayal': Fired federal worker and veteran SPEAKS OUT
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