Erik Larson
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Bloomberg News legal reporter • NYC • Opinions are my own
Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar. The Justice Department under the Biden administration had indicted Cuellar and his wife www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar
President Donald Trump announced a “full and unconditional pardon" Wednesday for Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife, Imelda.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump announces pardon for Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar. The Justice Department under the Biden administration had indicted Cuellar and his wife www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Under the proposal, troops from several Muslim-majority nations, including Indonesia and Azerbaijan, would join an International Stabilization Force working with Egypt and Israel to maintain order as the Israel Defense Forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Waltz Defends Gaza Peace Plan Despite Israeli Airstrikes
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding even if the situation remains fragile, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said in defense of a US-backed peace plan amid continued violenc...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Under the proposal, troops from several Muslim-majority nations, including Indonesia and Azerbaijan, would join an International Stabilization Force working with Egypt and Israel to maintain order as the Israel Defense Forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids
The concerns surrounding Trump’s immigration clampdown in the Tar Heel state speak to a tension at the center of the president’s immigration agenda.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Justice Department has remained silent about its plans, and the new disclosure legislation contains major loopholes. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt
The legislation calling for the release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein includes major loopholes. The department has been silent on its plans.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Justice Department has remained silent about its plans, and the new disclosure legislation contains major loopholes. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
A landscaper was handcuffed until he proved he’s a US citizen. House painters and laborers were asked to show proof of citizenship. A woman finishing her shift at a bar zip-tied and questioned for an hour because she “doesn’t look like” her last name www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A landscaper was handcuffed until he proved he’s a US citizen. House painters and laborers were asked to show proof of citizenship. A woman finishing her shift at a bar zip-tied and questioned for an hour because she “doesn’t look like” her last name www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are expected to arrive in the Charlotte area within days, local officials confirmed this week amid growing friction between Washington’s immigration enforcement priorities and Democratic-run cities www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
Charlotte braces for federal immigration enforcement as murder rate rises 200% in uptown area
Federal CBP agents set to deploy in Charlotte area as immigration enforcement expands into North Carolina, sparking tension between federal priorities and local officials.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are expected to arrive in the Charlotte area within days, local officials confirmed this week amid growing friction between Washington’s immigration enforcement priorities and Democratic-run cities www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte...
The administration’s “compact” for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In Trump’s War With Colleges, No School Gets to Be Switzerland
The administration’s “compact” for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The administration’s “compact” for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says He’s ‘Withdrawing’ Support From Greene as Feud Erupts
President Donald Trump said he was “withdrawing my support and Endorsement” of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, in an escalating feud with a once stalwart conservative...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
After Republicans refused an extension sought by Democrats, Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire in just weeks – which would more than double the cost of premiums nationally for tens of millions of Americans. www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Republicans scramble for health care plan, as Democrats eye midterm battle | CNN Politics
Republicans in Washington successfully defused the 43-day government shutdown without surrendering to Democrats’ demands to spend billions more to offset spiking health insurance costs.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
After Republicans refused an extension sought by Democrats, Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire in just weeks – which would more than double the cost of premiums nationally for tens of millions of Americans. www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Jeffrey Epstein claimed President Donald Trump knew about his abuse of women and spent time at Epstein’s house with at least one victim, according to new emails released by House Democrats on Wednesday www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Trump Knew About 'Girls' In New Emails
Democrats released an email Wednesday in which Epstein wrote the president “knew about the girls.”
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November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Jeffrey Epstein claimed President Donald Trump knew about his abuse of women and spent time at Epstein’s house with at least one victim, according to new emails released by House Democrats on Wednesday www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
The Trump administration’s Nov. 8 memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to make full SNAP payments for Nov. or face financial consequences was paused by a federal judge in Boston on Monday morning.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Trump administration’s Nov. 8 memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to make full SNAP payments for Nov. or face financial consequences was paused by a federal judge in Boston on Monday morning.
“Americans now overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy. In a recent ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, a majority of people say tariffs hurt both the US economy and their own family’s financial standing”
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American Politics Is All About Affordability Now
Democrats are seizing on rising costs to turn Donald Trump’s campaign messaging against him — and it’s working.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Americans now overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy. In a recent ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, a majority of people say tariffs hurt both the US economy and their own family’s financial standing”
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The number of detainees in ICE custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration. Only half of the detaining have criminal records. www.cbsnews.com/news/ices-de...
ICE's detainee population reaches 66,000, a new record high, statistics show
ICE's detainee population is at the highest level on record as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration — and just over half did not have criminal charges or convictions, accor...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The number of detainees in ICE custody increased to 66,000 this week, setting a new record high as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on illegal immigration. Only half of the detaining have criminal records. www.cbsnews.com/news/ices-de...
Donald Trump received a rebuke as Democrats swept every major contest on Nov. 4, which they hope foretells a nationwide backlash to Republican control in Washington ahead of the pivotal 2026 midterm elections. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'We sent a message.' 5 takeaways from Democrats' 2025 elections sweep
Democrats won easily in Virginia, New Jersey New York City and California, setting up an optimistic entry into 2026 and beyond.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Donald Trump received a rebuke as Democrats swept every major contest on Nov. 4, which they hope foretells a nationwide backlash to Republican control in Washington ahead of the pivotal 2026 midterm elections. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump falsely says that Bill Gates admitted he was WRONG about climate change. What he actually said is that too many resources are going toward climate change instead of issues like welfare and poverty. He said “Climate is super important but has to be considered in terms of overall human welfare”
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Trump falsely says that Bill Gates admitted he was WRONG about climate change. What he actually said is that too many resources are going toward climate change instead of issues like welfare and poverty. He said “Climate is super important but has to be considered in terms of overall human welfare”
President Donald Trump’s effort to send troops to Democratic-led cities is facing its biggest legal test yet with a trial over the his power to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to counter protests. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Power to Deploy Troops to Cities Faces First Trial Test
President Donald Trump’s effort to send troops to Democratic-led cities is facing its biggest legal test yet with a trial over the his power to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to counte...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
President Donald Trump’s effort to send troops to Democratic-led cities is facing its biggest legal test yet with a trial over the his power to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to counter protests. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
On September 13, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said "nothing will be torn down" during the renovation www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House's entire East Wing to be demolished 'within days,' officials say
Trump said in July that the project “won’t interfere with the current building.”
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October 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
On September 13, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said "nothing will be torn down" during the renovation www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
PORTLAND: Federal agents detained and dragged Quinn Haberl, who is 4-foot-6 and legally blind, outside the Portland ICE facility on Saturday, October 18 www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Blind protester dragged, detained by feds says agents picked ‘the weakest person they could find’
But he’s going back, as protests outside the Portland ICE facility continue.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
PORTLAND: Federal agents detained and dragged Quinn Haberl, who is 4-foot-6 and legally blind, outside the Portland ICE facility on Saturday, October 18 www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
“Putin claims giving Ukraine cruise missiles would be a "new stage of escalation." That's absurd. Putin has fired more 2,400 cruise missiles into Ukraine since his 2022 invasion, using them to target schools, children's hospitals, residential neighborhoods…” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Putin bluffed Biden. It won’t work on Trump.
The only way to bring to peace to Ukraine is to increase the cost of war to Russia.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Putin claims giving Ukraine cruise missiles would be a "new stage of escalation." That's absurd. Putin has fired more 2,400 cruise missiles into Ukraine since his 2022 invasion, using them to target schools, children's hospitals, residential neighborhoods…” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Hamas is trying to send a clear message that, after months of hiding from Israeli fire, the militant group is back as the only visible authority inside the Gaza Strip, according to rival militia leaders, Palestinian officials and political analysts. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Hamas reasserts control on streets of Gaza, turning guns on its rivals
Amid the ceasefire with Israel, Hamas is sending a message that it remains the only visible authority in Gaza, with huge implications for Trump’s peace plan.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hamas is trying to send a clear message that, after months of hiding from Israeli fire, the militant group is back as the only visible authority inside the Gaza Strip, according to rival militia leaders, Palestinian officials and political analysts. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Israel should not count on European leaders quickly forgetting the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, even if Donald Trump’s peace deal succeeds in ending the war.
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‘Israel needs to deliver’: Europe’s private fears over Trump’s plan for Gaza
Officials and diplomats are hoping the ceasefire lasts but don’t want to ease the pressure on Israel just yet.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Israel should not count on European leaders quickly forgetting the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, even if Donald Trump’s peace deal succeeds in ending the war.
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Hamas has yet to agree to terms calling for the group to disarm and forgo any role in the future governance of Gaza — key demands of Netanyahu. There are also questions about how the next steps of the peace plan would be implemented.
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Trump Hails ‘Dawn of a New Middle East’ in Knesset Speech
President Donald Trump called for “the historic dawn of a new Middle East” in an address to the Israeli parliament, as he visits the region to celebrate a deal halting the war in Gaza and securing the...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Hamas has yet to agree to terms calling for the group to disarm and forgo any role in the future governance of Gaza — key demands of Netanyahu. There are also questions about how the next steps of the peace plan would be implemented.
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“No one should be intimidated by these crooks,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray fumed on Friday. “The way we reopen government is compromise, a simple concept every American understands — and no amount of threats will change that.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Layoffs, Shattered Trust Harden Democrats’ Shutdown Stance
President Donald Trump’s hardball tactic of ordering permanent layoffs Friday amid a government shutdown hardened Democrats’ deep distrust of Republicans and risks prolonging a standoff that is alread...
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October 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“No one should be intimidated by these crooks,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray fumed on Friday. “The way we reopen government is compromise, a simple concept every American understands — and no amount of threats will change that.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...