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Education|Political|US

Garcia-Navarro: Trump ‘trying to weaponize the federal purse strings’

GOP strategist Scott Jennings and New York Times journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro engage in a debate over President Donald Trump threatening to remove Harvard's tax-exempt status hours after freezing $2.2 billion in federal funds to the university.

Garcia-Navarro: Trump ‘trying to weaponize the federal purse strings’
Education|Political|US

IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status

IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status

IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Political|US

Trump to name Hunter Biden whistleblower as acting IRS commissioner, sources say

Trump to name Hunter Biden whistleblower as acting IRS commissioner, sources say

Trump to name Hunter Biden whistleblower as acting IRS commissioner, sources say
Crime|Political|US

Justice Department fires immigration lawyer who argued case of mistakenly deported man

Justice Department fires immigration lawyer who argued case of mistakenly deported man

Justice Department fires immigration lawyer who argued case of mistakenly deported man
Election|Political|US

Trump targets two first-term critics, a law firm and the American Bar Association

Trump targets two first-term critics, a law firm and the American Bar Association

Trump targets two first-term critics, a law firm and the American Bar Association
Political|US

Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish

Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish

Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish
Political|US

DOJ attorney placed on leave after expressing frustration in court with government over mistakenly deported man

DOJ attorney placed on leave after expressing frustration in court with government over mistakenly deported man

DOJ attorney placed on leave after expressing frustration in court with government over mistakenly deported man
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push

Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push

Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push
Crime|Political|US

Lawyer for Trump co-defendant and alleged US Capitol rioters picked for major role at DOJ

Lawyer for Trump co-defendant and alleged US Capitol rioters picked for major role at DOJ

Lawyer for Trump co-defendant and alleged US Capitol rioters picked for major role at DOJ
Business|Political|US

Big Law fights back against Trump’s retribution

Big Law fights back against Trump’s retribution

Big Law fights back against Trump’s retribution
Crime|Political|US

Alleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says

Alleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says

Alleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
MidEast|Political|US

Jeffrey Goldberg describes moment he realized Trump cabinet group chat about military strikes ‘might be real’

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief at The Atlantic, joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss being mistakenly included with top members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in a group chat discussing detailed operational plans and other likely highly classified information about US military strikes on Yemen.

Jeffrey Goldberg describes moment he realized Trump cabinet group chat about military strikes ‘might be real’
MidEast|Political|US|World

Report: Trump admin. accidentally texts journalist war plans

Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg says officials in the Trump administration accidentally added him to a group text chat about strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. National Security Council Spokesperson Brian Hughes says the text chain appears to be authentic.

Report: Trump admin. accidentally texts journalist war plans
MidEast|Political|US

Trump’s national security adviser added a journalist to text chat on highly sensitive Yemen strike plans

Trump’s national security adviser added a journalist to text chat on highly sensitive Yemen strike plans

Trump’s national security adviser added a journalist to text chat on highly sensitive Yemen strike plans
Americas|Crime|Political|US

‘Historical loss’: Alleged gang leader evades US justice with deportation to El Salvador

‘Historical loss’: Alleged gang leader evades US justice with deportation to El Salvador

‘Historical loss’: Alleged gang leader evades US justice with deportation to El Salvador
Political|US

On GPS: Trump vs the courts

Fareed is joined by two law professors, Sai Prakash of the University of Virginia and Leah Litman of the University of Michigan, to discuss the many battles playing out between President Trump and the courts, including the recent case in which a judge tried to block deportations of Venezuelans.

On GPS: Trump vs the courts
Americas|Political|US

Trump said he didn’t sign controversial proclamation. The Federal Register shows one with his signature

President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, but that he stood by his administration’s move. The proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act appears in the Federal Register with Trump’s signature at the bottom. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports.

Trump said he didn’t sign controversial proclamation. The Federal Register shows one with his signature
Crime|Political|US

Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving as many as 1,000 agents to FBI

Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving as many as 1,000 agents to FBI

Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving as many as 1,000 agents to FBI
Crime|Political|US

FBI’s weekend homework: Redact the Epstein files

FBI’s weekend homework: Redact the Epstein files

FBI’s weekend homework: Redact the Epstein files

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