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For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates his deportation plans | via Amanda Hernández #ksleg

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How are Elon Musk and his associates remaking the federal bureaucracy? 🗓️ On Thursday, April 17 at 4 pm ET, join our reporters as they review what they’ve learned about the inner workings of DOGE. Submit your questions below ⤵️

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No, it's not all in your head. Allergies really are getting worse every year.

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Thomas Jefferson, our first Secretary of State, wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, which said "the opinions of men are not the concern of civil government, nor ought they ever to be." He also coined the famous phrase "wall of separation” between church & state.

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⚡️Russian drone attack kills 1, injures 2 in Kherson Oblast. On April 12, Russian forces attacked a civilian vehicle in the Dniprovskiy district, Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. The drone dropped explosives on the car, fatally wounding a 27-year-old man.

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Spurred by ProPublica’s reporting, Democrats have introduced a measure designed to block a right-wing strategy to disallow ballots after they were cast. It’s being used to try to upend the results of a key state Supreme Court race. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

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While Elon trumpets $150 billion (trust him!) in FY26 DOGE cuts, Republican lawmakers are quietly gearing up to pass a budget that uses gimmicks to sweep hundreds of billions in annual debt-exploding tax cuts under the rug www.thebulwark.com/p/not-seriou...

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Kansas lawmakers alter bidding process for Medicaid services after Aetna loses state contract | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

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What the capture of Chinese soldiers says about Beijing’s role in Ukraine - The Independent

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apnews.com/article/atf-... Nothing scary here. Army running a non military police unit!

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Robin Brooks reviews markets in the wake of last week’s reciprocal tariff announcement by the Trump administration and standard indicators for signs of financial stress.

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I was on with @nicollewallace.bsky.social today when news broke that Trump was targeting Kris Krebs for investigation simply for saying the 2020 election wasn’t stolen. It’s insane.

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When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality. Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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The 2020 election was free and fair, and Donald Trump lost. And he is now targeting public servants like Chris Krebs, then head of CISA, who told the truth about that.

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⚡️Over 160 Chinese nationals serve in Russian army, leaked documents allege. At least 163 Chinese nationals are serving in Russia's Armed Forces as of early April, according to Ukrainian intelligence documents seen by the Kyiv Independent on April 9.

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