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The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use of mushrooms helped her find a romantic partner. Dr. Casey Means’ recommendation to consider guided psilocybin-assisted therapy is notable because psilocybin is illegal under federal law. …

NewsNation reports: A system used to verify passport document data for agencies that issue driver’s licenses and identification cards was unavailable Wednesday amid an outage, according to a transportation group. The U.S. Passport Verification Service provides a means for driver license agencies to verify that data against DHS back-end systems. The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators told NewsNation the …

The Hill reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday lent support to calls to suspend habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown after aide Stephen Miller said the White House was considering the idea. During an appearance before lawmakers, Noem was asked about whether a suspension would meet those conditions.“I’m not a constitutional lawyer, but I believe …

Wired reports: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information about Americans, including financial data, credit history, and Social Security numbers. The CFPB proposed the new rule in early December under former director Rohit Chopra, who said the changes were necessary to …

“It’s a violation of the Emoluments Clause. You’ll have to forgive me if I’m not just blown away by Pam Bondi’s legal analysis here. But it’s laughable. I mean, you know, she puts out that evidently they looked at it and they decided that it wasn’t a bribe under the way the Supreme Court interprets the federal bribery statute, which …

“Look, I’ve been a little busy on reconciliation, so I’m not following all the twists and turns of the Qatar jet, I certainly heard about it. My understanding is it’s not a personal gift to the president, it’s a gift to the United States, and other nations give us gifts all the time, but I’m going to leave it to …

NBC News reports: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday sidestepped a question about vaccines and whether he would choose to vaccinate his children today against a number of diseases, saying, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.” Kennedy’s comment was in response to Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., during a House Appropriations …

From the Washington Post editorial board: On her Fox News show, she championed Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat. In documents obtained by Dominion Voting Systems as part of discovery in its defamation lawsuit against Fox News (which led to a $787.5 million settlement), Pirro’s executive producer at the time referred to her as a “reckless maniac” during an …

SWALWELL: Madam Secretary, you agree that the letters “M-S” and the number 13, in Times Roman Numeral font, that they are doctored on this photo, right? NOEM: Congressman, Abrego Garcia is– SWALWELL: No, no, I’m just asking about this photo. NOEM: –a known member of MS-13. It wasn’t based off of tattoos. It was based off an entire case. SWALWELL: …

The Hill reports: Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday over her decision to deem President Trump’s potential acceptance of a luxury Qatari jet as a “legally permissible” gift. Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, argued that Bondi should have recused herself from that decision due to her past lobbying work …