Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."

WATCH — @warnock.senate.gov: “They are seizing ballots, gunning down ordinary citizens, arresting journalists. All the alarm bells 🚨 are blaring. The question is, are we listening?”

13 of the most questionable redactions from the Epstein files https://fascinating.news/r/1l50Ws90

“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)

“A letter tossed over the detention center fence said they’ve been held 290 days… haven’t had a single piece of fruit… no pain meds…” @corecivic, folks

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.

"It's more soccer moms than hardcore activists, they said. But the challenging conditions have brought them closer together. After knowing each other for just weeks, they feel like they’d give their lives to protect one another if necessary..." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

“I had 7 bullet holes in my body”

SEN. @hickenlooper.senate.gov : “Death cards left behind by ICE agents — cards with white supremacist history left in detained immigrants' abandoned cars… Imagine finding your brother's empty car with one of these in the driver's seat. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty." (H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )

“It is one of the scariest moments of my life and in my career to know that a fellow journalist, an award winning journalist, a vetted journalist, whose credentials are impeccable, is right now sitting in federal custody for doing her duty.”

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Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model for all gene therapies being developed. n.pr/4sMcFbq

We are off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/ice-...

Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..." www.al.com/news/2026/01...

"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

A Republican congressman notorious for suspiciously timed stock trades was just caught in yet another one — this time involving the artificial intelligence boom.

Just comes out and says it!

Crazy — @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social pointed out oil companies won’t jump at the chance to spend $100 BILLION to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. Trump’s solution? WE PAY FOR IT FOR THEM. 🤔 The corruption is endless. They are looting the treasury. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

A top Republican in Minnesota recently admitted to "steering" the viral fraud video that sparked recent controversy about the state's social programs.

WASH POST: “ICE to spend $100 million to recruit gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts… a ‘wartime recruitment’ strategy…” If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Q: If DOJ doesn't release the files it has by next Friday, is there anything Congress can do to compel that to happen? MASSIE: It's a crime if they don't. This is a new law with criminal implications if they don't follow it.

"There is a White House cover-up happening right now" Top Oversight Committee Democrat Rep. Garcia (D-Ca.) on newly released Epstein photos. www.ms.now/news/house-d...

New Epstein File Photos Feature Steve Bannon: Former White House advisor and Trump ally Steve Bannon is pictured with Epstein at his office, in a mirror selfie with the financier and in a third speaking with director Woody Allen. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado... (Photo: House Oversight Committee)

Daniel Woodrell, the author of “Winter’s Bone” who was known for his tales of violence and squalor in his native Ozarks, died on Friday. He was 72.

The EU’s highest court ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. https://cnn.it/3Xm3WhI

The Trump administration has tapped a former Louisiana health official who ordered a stop to promotions of mass vaccination events last winter to be the CDC's new principal deputy director.

Almost a year into Trump's second term, veterans doing business with DC are feeling the sting of the president's efforts to shrink the federal government and DOGE’s crusade to combat what it calls waste, fraud and abuse.

Watch our reporter Lizzie Presser discuss Tierra Walker's story on @msnowreports.bsky.social: “What I want to be clear about is that this isn’t a bug in these [abortion ban] laws, this is a feature ... Anti-abortion activists have fought hard to keep health exceptions outside of these laws.”

We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No president since Clinton has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on such a scale. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows” Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.

"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..." Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night: www.propublica.org/article/chic...

“Bible teaching, he noted, is to have ‘special care for strangers, aliens and sojourners.’ ‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...

Here's a look at the files that have been leaked, shared and released in recent months.

INGRAHAM: “Does that mean the H-1B visa thing will not be a big priorit?” TRUMP: “You have to bring in talent.” INGRAHAM: “We have plenty of talent.” TRUMP: “No, you don’t.” Wow. Wait til MAGA sees this one. 😕

A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

A prominent dictator in Eastern Europe admitted that he reached out to President Donald Trump to help him create a "financial shield" that would allow him to avoid big election losses, according to a new report.

‘The Night of Broken Glass’: Survivors recall Kristallnacht, 87 years later | Read full article at san.com/cc/the-night...

US: “How to Dems appeal to Christians and not get painted as the anti-God party?” DNC chair @kenmartin.bsky.social : “There’s nothing Christian about Republicans throwing 42 million Americans off food assistance, or kicking the poorest off of their health benefits. Their faith is empty.”

Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID. He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for. By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social

President Donald Trump has approved a pardon for Michael McMahon, the White House said Friday, a retired New York City police officer who was convicted in 2023 for his role in stalking a New Jersey family on behalf of the Chinese government.

In Opinion “The instinct to treat Zohran Mamdani as a local New York City phenomenon ignores the reality of the American voters behind his historic win,” Mara Gay writes. “Most of the people who voted for Mr. Mamdani for mayor are at the heart of the Democratic Party coalition, not at its fringes.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined the growing list of Justice Department targets seeking to dismiss criminal charges against them by arguing that their prosecutions are motivated solely by President Trump’s desire for revenge.

If Musk meets all the benchmarks of his new $1 trillion pay package from Tesla he will be paid $274 MILLION EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS This is his part-time job

Jeffries: "This from a group of people who somehow found $40b to bail out their right-wing dictator friend in Argentina. Republicans put Argentina first. And they can't find a dime to extend ACA tax credits? That's part of the reason why Republicans were rejected all across the country, pummeled."

UPDATE: Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel just fired a guy he blames for outing him for taking a jet to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match. ‘Veep’ had nothing on this crew. 🎪 news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

He’s been described as akin to a shadow president. On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET, join us for a virtual event digging into Russell Vought’s influence on Trump’s second term. RSVP below ⤵️

A U.S. citizen was seen being detained by Border Patrol agents in Chicago, a day after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that her agency was not engaging in the practice.

To date, Andrew Otazo has collected, bagged, and hauled more than 17 tons of trash in an effort to help preserve Florida habitats. “The trash will come back, but I’m stubborn,” he said. “I’ll keep doing this until I keel over.”