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Judge ‘baffled’ by confidentiality claims over ICE arrests of student protesters  Courthouse News Service Source link

BELLEVUE, Wash. — As temperatures tick up, a free garbage drop-off location in Bellevue provided some relief for customers who haven’t had their trash collected for days as a labor dispute drags on. Lines into Bannerwood Park wrapped up the road as people waited their turn to hand over hot, stinky bags of garbage to a team of Republic Services …

Thompson said investigators have confirmed Boelter set out to commit a targeted assassination as an act of “political extremism.” He carried lists of DFL politicians’ home addresses and conducted surveillance outside the lawmakers’ homes. The lists included names of attorneys at national law firms, Thompson revealed Tuesday. An unsealed federal search warrant released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office shows a …

Adelita Grijalva defeats Gen Z activist Deja Foxx in Arizona primary: 3 takeaways  The Washington Post Establishment-backed Democrat wins high-profile congressional primary in Arizona  Fox News Democrats face another split over age and values in Arizona  The Washington Post A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary  The New York Times A Political Influencer Could Seriously Win a Seat in …

The MAGA blowup over Pam Bondi has been a long time coming  Politico Megyn Kelly Admits Trump May Have ‘Blessed’ Epstein Cover-Up  The Daily Beast It’s either that or Pam Bondi “royally screwed up,” the MAGA podcaster declared.  Yahoo It’s Time for Pam Bondi To Go | Opinion  Newsweek Why Pam Bondi can’t deliver what MAGA demands  MSNBC News Source link

State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts  The New York Times State Dept layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers  Federal News Network State Department cuts hit cyber diplomats doing international engagements  Nextgov/FCW State Department cuts China policy staff amid major overhaul  The Washington Post Veteran U.S. diplomats baffled after mass layoffs at State Department  NBC News Source link

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing was executed Tuesday evening, the 26th person put to death in the U.S. this year. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near …

US president opens door to releasing more information on accused sex trafficker amid outrage among his base. United States President Donald Trump has expressed support for the release of “credible” files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein amid outrage among his supporters over his administration’s handling of the case. Trump said on Tuesday that US Attorney General Pam Bondi should disclose “whatever she …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man indicted Tuesday on charges he fatally shot the Democratic leader in the Minnesota state House and her husband, and wounded another lawmaker and his wife, confessed to the crimes in a rambling handwritten letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, but didn’t say why he targeted the couples, prosecutors said. Vance Boelter also wrote in the …