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"Padilla's office shared a video of the incident with NBC News. The video shows Padilla being taken into a hallway outside and pushed face forward onto the ground as officers with FBI-identifying vests told the senator to put his hands behind his back." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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"Gang members and violent criminals, what Trump called the 'worst of the worst,' weren’t the sole target of deportations. Federal agents needed to 'just go out there and arrest illegal aliens,' Miller told top ICE officials ..." www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...

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Six days separate these two images

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Amid a new string of pardons, recalling this story from January after Trump issues hundreds of pardons within days of taking office "Advocates know to appeal to Trump’s disdain for federal law enforcement" www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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"Spending from foreign visitors to the U.S. is poised to fall by $8.5 billion this year as negative perceptions tied to trade and immigration policy lead overseas tourists to look elsewhere, according to a research note published by Oxford Economics." www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

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BREAKING: President Trump says he will "take a look" at pardoning the men convicted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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"President Trump rejected claims that he is backing down on tariffs in Oval Office comments Wednesday, when asked about a new saying from Wall Street analysts that “Trump always chickens out," or TACO for shorthand, after imposing high duties." www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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"The high north and the Baltics have been thrust into the center of U.S. war planning, as their access to shipping routes, territory & energy reserves will be crucial to the West in a new era of geopolitical conflict. The region is hawkish on Russia ..." www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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New: As the Democratic Party reckons with a changing political landscape, the standing of Obama’s political hands — who’ve played a huge role in the last five presidential elections — is in question W/ @natashakorecki.bsky.social and @jonallendc.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a Trump administration request that allows the president to fire members of independent federal agencies. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

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"And I'm like, 'Well, what am I going to do?'" Bisignano said, according to a recording obtained by ABC News. "So, I'm Googling Social Security. You know, one of my great skills, I'm one of the great Googlers on the East Coast." abcnews.go.com/US/new-head-...

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"The abrupt termination ... is a major escalation in the dispute that could have severe financial consequences for Harvard ... Current international students at Harvard will need to transfer or lose their legal status" www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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"A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education and ordering that fired employees be reinstated." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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“How many people were fired because they didn’t send in their three things a week or whatever the fuck it was?” one Trump adviser said. “I think that everyone is ready to move on from this part of the administration.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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AP calls it: Democrat Corey O'Connor has defeated Mayor Ed Gainey in Pittsburgh's mayoral primary In 2021, Gainey was the first person to knock off an incumbent mayor in Pittsburgh since the Great Depression. Four years later, he's defeated in a primary www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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"Consequential tax bills usually follow a more complex process. But in this case, none of the other 99 senators objected to Rosen's proposition, which led to the legislation passing." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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Just in: Musk says he's "going to do a lot less" political spending "I think I've done enough," he said, adding, "Well, if I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it" Musk spent more than a $250 million on elections in 2024 www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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This is how you know 2028 will be the first real millennial election www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

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NEW: MAHA is on the march. Not all Republicans are in lockstep Some fear his agenda could harm midterms “It’s time to start to give RFK some handcuffs,” said a GOP operative Others say concerns overblown/credit MAHA for helping Trump win. WH offers strong defense www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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"The Miller ally said Katie Miller has become a powerful force inside the administration, and that the Millers, along with Sergio Gor, the White House personnel chief, are the only 'untouchable' members of Trump’s White House team" www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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NEW: MAHA is on the march. Not all Republicans are in lockstep Some fear his agenda could harm midterms “It’s time to start to give RFK some handcuffs,” said a GOP operative Others say concerns overblown/credit MAHA for helping Trump win. WH offers strong defense www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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NYT "identified 44 revived contracts, & 43 of them were still featured on the group’s 'Wall of Receipts' ... late Sunday, Musk’s group deleted those claims for 31 of the contracts from its website, eliminating $122 million of the savings it claimed" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...

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“They just want to see them spend money, and they want to see us have a group that is capable of winning a game when you see it on paper,” said outfielder Andrew McCutchen, the NL’s most valuable player in that charmed 2013 season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

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Huge baseball news: MLB commish Rob Manfred has reinstated Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and others who were apart of the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919 from the permanently ineligible list on Tuesday www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

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Newark Airport woes persist with ground delay and more than 80 cancellations www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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"The administration hasn’t singled out a specific class of drugs for price cuts, but officials said it’s fair to expect that GLP-1s — a class of drugs that includes Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound — will be included among them" www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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"Beyond stocks, other signs pointed to growing optimism that the economic damage of tariffs could end up being limited. Most notably, the odds that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at current levels through its July meeting surged ..." www.nbcnews.com/business/mar...

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"Hamas confirmed the release earlier in the day. Shortly after Alexander was freed, the militant group said in a news release that the move was part of 'the steps being taken to achieve a ceasefire, open the crossings, and allow aid' into the Gaza Strip" www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

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Photo gives groomsmen energy

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Trump directs the rescission of “water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets — promulgated by the Department of Energy pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992”

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NEW — An isolated John Fetterman clashes with colleagues and staff as he skips his Senate duties New details in here about run-ins he's has had with Sens. Patty Murray and Jeanne Shaheen www.nbcnews.com/politics/con... by @allansmith.bsky.social @sahilkapur.bsky.social @frankthorp.bsky.social

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NEW: We detail previously unreported exchanges between Sens. Fetterman, Murray & Shaheen around Hegseth's confirmation as Fetterman weighed a vote The episodes highlight a theme hit on in recent days: Fetterman's increased isolation w/ @sahilkapur.bsky.social, Scott Wong + @frankthorp.bsky.social

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Pennsylvania angle: New pope went to Villanova

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JUST IN: The election of the first American-born pope. Robert Francis Prevost. From Chicago

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New: Trump elevates Rubio as a potential successor, naming him and Vance in a conversation with @kwelkernbc But any expectations of a clash between the two are premature and overblown, those close to both Rubio & Vance said w/ Matt Dixon & @henryjgomez.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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“I spend so much time on TikTok,” she said. “Hours and hours, until my eyes start hurting, which makes it hard to plan and do my schoolwork. With ChatGPT, I can write an essay in two hours that normally takes 12.” nymag.com/intelligence...

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Chatted with Rep. Chris Deluzio after the swing-district Dem rallied with Bernie over the weekend. He says the divide in the Democratic Party is no longer moderate vs. progressive but fighter vs. "wimp" www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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NEW: How Marco Rubio rose within Trump’s orbit to become the 1st person since Kissinger to serve as SOS & NSA People close to Rubio/the WH + foreign diplomats have noticed Trump’s increasing reliance on Rubio www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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“A federal district court judge appointed by President Donald Trump rejected the Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans it alleges are members of criminal organization Tren de Aragua.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

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Trump last week said Jeffrey Goldberg "was somewhat more 'successful' with." Signalgate Now, NSA Waltz, who inadvertently added Goldberg to that chat, is expected to depart his post www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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A fan fell from the 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park tonight and was rushed to the hospital www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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