Florida Politics reports: Attorney General James Uthmeier may be Florida’s top cop. But he’s also willing to risk lockdown to protect the state’s prerogatives in fighting illegal immigration. “I am not going to sign this letter to law enforcement telling them to stand down on a law when they’re not a party to the case,” he said, “And the Judge, …

The Bulwark reports: If the Republican party or the allied conservative movement happens to have your phone number, there is a good chance you received an interesting text message in recent days. “You earned that $5,000 DOGE check,” the text read. “Say YES before it’s gone.” Recipients who clicked the link were met with an alarming suggestion. “DOGE SAVED YOU …

The Guardian reports: Senior US immigration officials over the weekend instructed rank-and-file officers to “turn the creative knob up to 11” when it comes to enforcement, including by interviewing and potentially arresting people they called “collaterals”, according to internal agency emails viewed by the Guardian. Officers were also urged to increase apprehensions and think up tactics to “push the envelope” …

Tucson’s ABC affiliate reports: Southside neighbors jumped into action Wednesday morning when they believed immigration officers were attempting an arrest near Sixth Ave. and Ajo Way. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told KGUN 9 that there is an ongoing investigation, but did not provide further details. Christine Cariño called KGUN 9 because she believed there were ICE …

Philadelphia’s Fox affiliate reports: A huge fire erupted at a SEPTA bus depot in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood Thursday morning. At least 20 SEPTA buses are burning at the Roberts Yard SEPTA Railroad Facility on the 300 block of Roberts Avenue in Nicetown. The fire broke out around 6:15 a.m. SKYFOX is live over the scene as black smoke fills the …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Donald Trump is considering the campus of Florida Atlantic University for a presidential library, on a site where he has been offered free land, as planning begins for the MAGA mecca he eschewed during his first term. Trump and his advisers are planning a campaign to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for a library …

The Huffington Post reports: Women who miscarry in West Virginia should be prepared to face potential criminal charges, a county prosecutor warned a local news outlet last week, saying other law enforcers have raised the possibility with him. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman told WVNS 59News that while he would not take any such action, a number of other …

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The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening sought to restrict international students and scholars from entering the country to attend, conduct research or teach at Harvard University, further escalating the administration’s strong-armed attempts to force change in higher education. The proclamation, “Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University,” comes days after a federal judge blocked …

The Associated Press reports: A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida, and that he’s running as a Democrat. David Jolly formally announced his bid Thursday, becoming the latest party convert hoping to wrest back control of what had been the country’s premier swing …

Axios reports: Coign, a self-described credit card “built for conservatives,” claims to have launched the first fully AI-generated national television commercial, at least in the financial services industry. Hyper-realistic AI videos flooded the internet after the release of Google’s Veo 3 tool last month. Now, signs are emerging of a potentially massive disruption to the $250 billion TV advertising industry. …

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s administration sought to conspire to cover up his mental state while in office, prompting a response from Biden. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden said in a statement. “I made the decisions about the pardons, executive …

The New York Times reports: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City’s most prominent progressive leader, endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor on Thursday, throwing her clout behind an upstart socialist who has galvanized young voters. The endorsement, shared in an interview with The New York Times, represented perhaps the most significant attempt yet to push fractured progressives toward a single …

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing Serbia and other Balkan nations to take in migrants deported from the US, according to people familiar with the matter. The requests to countries in the region are ongoing and part of a broader strategy to find foreign governments willing to receive migrants sent from the US, including some who originally …

The New York Times reports: President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, reviving an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States. The ban, which goes into effect on Monday, bars travel to the United States by citizens of …

Variety reports: ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus is proving that curiosity doesn’t diminish with age. At 80, the Swedish songwriter behind some of pop music’s most enduring hits is pioneering a new frontier in musical theater: creating a musical with the assistance of artificial intelligence. “Right now I’m writing a musical, assisted by AI,” Ulvaeus revealed during a talk at SXSW London …

NOTUS reports: As the GOP tries to retain control of the House and Senate, Republicans in the White House and on both sides of the Capitol have a simple message for Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga: Don’t run for Senate. Huizenga hasn’t announced whether he plans to actually jump into the Michigan Senate race, but Republicans are worried he could complicate …

ProPublica reports: When Thomas Fugate graduated from college last year with a degree in politics, he celebrated in a social media post about the exciting opportunities that lay beyond campus life in Texas. “Onward and upward!” he wrote, with an emoji of a rocket shooting into space. His career blastoff came quickly. A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no …

Colorado Politics reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell posted to his X account from inside a federal courtroom seven times during the first day of his defamation trial, which ignores strict rules in place to prevent such activity, according to a late-night court filing on Tuesday. Lawyers for the plaintiff, ex-Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer, notified U.S. District Court Judge …

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