Michael Williams
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journalist @CNNPolitics
Washington DC
Joined January 2013
The Trump administration is preparing for a historic infusion of cash into the president’s mass deportation campaign that is expected to supercharge immigration enforcement nationwide—and likely place additional pressure on ICE. Latest w/@michaeldamianw:
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The Trump administration is preparing for a historic infusion of cash into the president’s sweeping mass deportation campaign that is expected to supercharge immigration enforcement nationwide—and...
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Exclusive from @priscialva and @michaeldamianw: DHS civil rights office opened investigation into Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest days before office was dissolved
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The Department of Homeland Security’s oversight arm opened an investigation into the controversial arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil only days before officials working for that office...
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Great reporting from @ZcohenCNN, @Phil_Mattingly, @priscialva on Erik Prince's comeback tour, which includes pitches to use private contractors to conduct mass deportations & target Houthi rebels, & the cultivation of close allies like Hegseth & Gabbard
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The former Blackwater CEO was effectively expelled from the first Trump administration, banned from inside the Pentagon and CIA. But interviews with more than a dozen officials suggest Prince has...
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Elon Musk had said earlier on Sunday he would investigate and “fix it.” Mark Moore, the CEO, is now scrambling to get USAID labels back on the RUTF pouches. “It's a yo-yo," he tells me. "I just texted the factory and told them to switch back to USAID packaging as of midnight."
@jonfavs Dollar Store Jon Favreau is an imbecilic propagandist who lies to score cheap political points. That said, we will investigate whether this is real or not and fix it if it is.
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News: Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there, according to multiple officials.
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Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence...
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U.S. Capitol Police officers didn't have body worn cameras on Jan. 6. But DC Police officers did. Here's 90 seconds of them getting attacked at the Capitol.
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ICYMI: Our story with Pro Publica on Connecticut's towing law that allows companies to seek permission to sell cars only 15 days after towing them and who the antiquated law is impacting. Also details how the state wanted to charge us $47k for records.
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The sales have particularly affected low-income people, who have lost jobs after they were unable to get their cars back.
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SCOOP: Tyson Foods has subpoenaed two news organizations, demanding they turn over notes and contacts with local farmers whom Tyson Foods put out of business. I've never seen such aggressive subpoenas issued by a major corporation to news media. https://t.co/akkM1IQPHj
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This story was updated Dec. 18, 2024, for clarification and to correct misspellings. DEXTER, Missouri – On an early August morning in 2023, Shawn Hinkle received a call from one of his technicians...
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Congratulations to NPF's newest class of Paul Miller Washington Reporting fellows! In monthly sessions throughout 2025 with @bykevinj Johnson, they'll dive deep into covering the nation's most impactful institutions. https://t.co/XwEEZGKr7k
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Well, here’s a new one: Louisiana won a $10 million settlement from vaping company Juul, and the state is spending at least $225,000 of that on NIL deals with LSU athletes as part of an anti-vaping campaign. https://t.co/GFkI2DrRvC
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An American politician will literally call a press conference over anything to get on TV https://t.co/nHFZfeDtyx
Congressman Chris Smith wants to give local cops the authority to shoot at planes if they think they might be drones that just look like planes.
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While working on this story I reached out to several experts in cyber harassment, doxing, etc. I was stunned when multiple experts in this field declined to speak to me on the record for fear of themselves becoming a target of Elon Musk
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When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on...
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Musk's false and misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X this year, via @MarshallCohen:
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In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated more...
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Here are five election disinformation trends you should expect -- and warn others not to fall for: 1. Raw video voting/polls. 2. Vote totals will jump. 3. Premature claims of victory. 4. Last-minute AI-generated images/videos. 5. Partisan claims of fraud. https://t.co/7fG72NV0Nu
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“Mayo has a way of hypnotizing people, especially probably politicians." @propublica In Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic Sometimes Called the Shots With Gov. Tim Walz
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The governor’s ties to the Mayo Clinic raise questions about the world-renowned hospital’s potential influence on federal health care reform.
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We (@propublica) just published an investigation chronicling how cities seize belongings from people experiencing homelessness. The items include birth certificates, work tools and medication. Read more:
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People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or...
NEW: A new federal lawsuit alleges city officials regularly violated sweeping procedures in the NYC's homeless encampments, taking and throwing away ashes of deceased family members, warm clothes, and family photographs. https://t.co/ziB3LhxvX2
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Four-reporter @washingtonpost story on our owner Jeff Bezos, whose other companies have worked to build relationship with Trump and compete for billions in government contracts. “With Jeff, it’s always only about business,” a former employee said.
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After you read this comprehensive write on the risk to journalists please remember it’s a bipartisan threat from both Republicans and Democrats and it may only grow worse after the election. (Myself and so many other reporters know what can happen).
“There’s nothing in the law or in the DOJ policy that precludes charging a journalist for violation of the Espionage Act.” In @CJR, @gabe_rottman discussed threats to #pressfreedom if Trump returns to the White House:
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“He told me to take them. In the next attack, use them as a human shield.” An IDF soldier and five former Palestinian detainees tell CNN that the Israeli military has used civilians as human shields in Gaza, as @JDiamond1 reports.
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