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Republican behind Epstein law reveals 'backup plan' to get around Trump DOJ's redactions

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"“Reading the names into the Congressional Record is a viable backup plan," Massie explained."
Republican behind Epstein law reveals 'backup plan' to get around Trump DOJ's redactions
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the lead Republican behind the push for Epstein files disclosure, told the New York Post on Monday that he is considering a "viable backup plan" to get around the Departmen...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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"Colorado-based shoemaker Crocs, Inc. slapped the Trump administration with a $54 million lawsuit, claiming the president overstepped his authority with emergency tariffs that have cost the company hundreds of millions over the last two consecutive quarters." www.rawstory.com/trump-tariff...
Trump admin hit with $54 million lawsuit from major shoe company: report
Colorado-based shoemaker Crocs, Inc. slapped the Trump administration with a $54 million lawsuit, claiming the president overstepped his authority with emergency tariffs that have cost the company hun...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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GOP revolts against Trump administration's move to gut key weather center

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GOP revolts against Trump administration's move to gut key weather center
The Trump administration's plan to shut down a key weather research agency in Boulder, Colorado, is running into opposition — from Republicans.According to NOTUS, "Republican Reps. Jeff Hurd, Jay Ober...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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"Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to force the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, arguing that the move violated federal law and the Constitution." www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
‘Complete disgrace’: Lawmaker sues to undo Trump rebranding of DC landmark
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to force the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, arguing that the move violated fe...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Cannon keeps Jack Smith’s classified records report under wraps for now
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December 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J.G.G., et al., Plaintiffs, LIYANARA SÁNCHEZ, as next friend on behalf of FRENGEL REYES MOTA, et al., Petitioners-Plaintiffs, V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Respondents-Defendants. Civil Action No. 25-766 (JEB) MEMORANDUM OPINION Nine months ago, six Venezuelan men were hustled out of a detention center in Texas, loaded onto planes, and shipped to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador with no explanation and no opportunity to challenge the reason for their hasty removal. On behalf of themselves and a putative class of similarly situated detainees, they have turned to the courts to vindicate their constitutional right to due process. These efforts have precipitated multiple trips up and down the assorted tiers of the federal judiciary, complicated by their subsequent transfer to and release in their native Venezuela. After the D.C. Circuit vacated this Court's prior preliminary injunction, Plaintiffs have again moved for an order enjoining the Government to facilitate their return to the United States to pursue their individual habeas claims. The parties then agreed to consolidate this Motion into Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. The Court ultimately finds that the United States maintained constructive custody over Plaintiffs while they were imprisoned in El Salvador, thus affording the Court habeas jurisdiction 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 215 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 43 over this action. In addition, it will certify a class of Plaintiffs who were removed on March 15 and seek to enforce their right to a hearing. On the merits, the Court concludes that this class was denied their due-process rights and will thus require the Government to facilitate their ability to obtain such hearing. Our law requires no less. ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS that: 1. Plaintiffs' [177] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; 2. Plaintiffs' [178] Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED; 3. Defendants' [182] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; and 4. The Government shall submit its proposal either to facilitate the return of Plaintiffs to the United States or to otherwise provide them with hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process by January 5, 2026. 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 214 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 2 /s/ James E. Boasberg JAMES E. BOASBERG United States District Judge
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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NEW: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill late Friday night that provides a remedy for victims of coerced debt—a kind of financial abuse where bad actors either take out lines of credit in another person’s name without them knowing or pressure someone into accruing debt.
New York is the latest state to provide relief for victims of coerced debt
“Domestic violence is rarely limited to physical abuse,” said Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, who sponsored the new law.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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klasfeldreports.com
News:

Restrictions on the release on the release of Volume II of Jack Smith's report concerning Trump's Espionage Act prosecution will EXPIRE on Feb. 24, 2026.

BUT Judge Cannon will let Trump DOJ try to delay it further and DENIES a First Amendment group's bid to intervene.

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December 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Rep. Massie exposed it: FBI has a hidden list of 20 men tied to Epstein’s sex trafficking. High-profile government official included. They’ve had it the whole time and lied about it.
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Jeffries: This is the same group of people who raced back to Washington so they could enact the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.

Phang: I call it the big bullshit bill.

Jeffries: You’re a little more direct than what we’ve been politely calling it—but you ain’t wrong. You ain’t wrong.
December 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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dashannestokes.com
Felon autocrat Trump and his buddies are engineering state-run media, turning the U.S. into the next North Korea or Russia. CBS should be ashamed for making themselves complicit in this destruction of democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Boasberg orders return of Venezuelan deportees challenging Alien Enemies Act removal

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December 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Trump says US will keep oil and ships seized near Venezuela
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December 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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China blasts US seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers: ‘Grossly violates international law’
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December 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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'They will not silence me': Prominent activist released from ICE detention after 9 months

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'They will not silence me': Prominent activist released from ICE detention after 9 months
Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez was released from an ICE detention facility in Colorado on Monday after nine months in custody.Vizguerra-Ramirez was detained at the GEO Immigratio...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Trump makes revealing claim about Epstein files: 'I don't like the pictures being shown!'

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Trump makes revealing claim about Epstein files: 'I don't like the pictures being shown!'
President Donald Trump made a revealing statement during a press conference on Monday about the Jeffrey Epstein files that were released over the weekend. Trump spoke to reporters at Mar-a-Lago after ...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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"Trump’s announcement that a new class of U.S. Navy battleships would bear his name quickly set off a firestorm across social media, as critics argued it was the latest example of Trump rebranding public institutions in his own image."
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‘Going full North Korean’: Internet erupts after Trump's new battleship announcement
President Donald Trump’s announcement that a new class of U.S. Navy battleships would bear his name quickly set off a firestorm across social media, as critics argued it was the latest example of Trum...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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'Complete nonsense': Legal expert tears apart CBS boss' excuses for blocking Trump story

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'Complete nonsense': Legal expert tears apart CBS boss' excuses for blocking Trump story
A legal expert on Monday shredded newly-appointed CBS News chief Bari Weiss on social media for her flawed reasoning in holding a story about the CECOT megaprison, where President Donald Trump's admin...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Global affairs reporter reveals the real reason behind Trump’s Denmark annexation push

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Global affairs reporter reveals the real reason behind Trump’s Denmark push
President Donald Trump's Sunday night decision to name Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as his administration's new special envoy to Greenland is already making waves around the world.Trump posted late ...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Jim Beam to halt production at main distillery; Democrat blames Trump tariffs
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December 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Trump warns Colombia’s President Petro ‘better watch his a–‘
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December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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"A federal judge on Monday extended a temporary order barring federal immigration officials from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, sharply scrutinizing the Trump administration’s intentions toward the once wrongfully deported man."
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December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Dems acknowledge Clinton’s ties to Epstein aren’t ‘a good look’
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December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM