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When Bernie Sanders and AOC dropped their videos on the stakes of the shutdown, it inspired wishcasting among Dems that they could be the voice of the party in this moment. Our @adamwren and @meganmesserly discuss on today's #PlaybookPod 👇 🎧 https://t.co/UwMp6KGHyF
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Federal judge halts Trump administration’s call-up of National Guard in Portland
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“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.
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Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
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The Israeli prime minister said in a statement late Saturday that he has sent a delegation to Egypt “to finalize technical details" on a new U.S. plan to end the war.
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Federal court blocks ICE from detaining unaccompanied minors once they turn 18
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The ruling comes a day after ICE confirmed it would offer unaccompanied minors money to self-deport to their home countries.
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States try getting tough on political violence after Charlie Kirk killing
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Lawmakers have been grappling with violence legislation after a year of targeted attacks.
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Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says
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“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum," Pritzker said.
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Johnson rallies House GOP after he calls off votes amid shutdown fight
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The speaker said he’d give members 48-hour notice if they’re needed back in Washington.
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Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections
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Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, mused about shooting then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert in text messages from 2022.
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Shutdown pauses Amazon, Apple antitrust cases
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Here's what's happening to Washington's high-profile push against Big Tech
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White House National Economic Council Head Kevin Hassett tells our @dashaburns that an independent Fed is transparent, open with the public, encourages debate, and acknowledges their errors. Listen to the interview on #theconversation, episode out now: https://t.co/Dm42E8A31z
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Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
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The hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk has said that ensuring the Japan-U.S. alliance is her top diplomatic priority.
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From ‘goat rodeo’ to victory: How Sacramento wrangled Silicon Valley to pass sweeping AI rules
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Insider accounts detail the late-night negotiating, tech giant tug-of-war and last-minute interventions that brought the first-in-nation measure to life.
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DOJ furloughs could impact domestic violence grants. Some fear that's the point.
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The grant managers sent home this week have typically worked through past government shutdowns.
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Newsom plays Fortnite, talks Kamala Harris, Snoop Dogg and how Dems ‘lost’ young men
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The governor rattled off streams he’d like to appear on and said he may go to TwitchCon later this year.
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Newsom signs landmark deal for Uber, Lyft driver unions
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California is only the second state to create such a pathway, but labor leaders must still recruit thousands of drivers to make a union happen.
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Hegseth targets IG investigations as Signalgate report looms
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The new rules, which include changes on how quickly inspector generals must process complaints, threaten to undermine the role of a key federal watchdog.
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Calling a ‘code red,’ Newsom says universities must reject Trump’s compact
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The governor applied more pressure on USC, which received a proposal this week to cooperate with the Trump administration.
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Supreme Court again allows Trump to strip protections from Venezuelan immigrants
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The conservative justices disagreed with lower-court judges who said the administration broke the law.
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Would-be Kavanaugh assassin sentenced to over 8 years in prison
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Prosecutors had sought a 30-year sentence.
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Hegseth fires top Navy official
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Jon Harrison is the latest Pentagon official who Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed from office.
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Catherine Cortez Masto draws Democratic ire amid shutdown fight
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She defended her vote to keep the government open as responsible governance
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