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Fraud focus: why is Trump granting clemency to convicted fraudsters?

Pardons come as president and Republicans seem intent on investigating fraud in Democratic-run states

The Guardian - US · Jan 26

US families face ‘impossible choices’ as White House pushes to freeze childcare funding

Childcare workers push back on Trump administration’s ‘ridiculous’ narrative that programs are riddled with fraud

The Guardian - US · Jan 26

Anti-Islam rhetoric takes center stage in Texas Republican primary

As the GOP and its factions debate what constitutes American identity, opposition to Islam has become a key campaign pillar for some Texas Republicans in statewide races and beyond.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 26

Tim Walz urges Trump to remove agents from Minnesota: ‘You can end this’

Minnesota governor pressures president to end surge of immigration officers in his state before it costs another life

The Guardian - US · Jan 26

Most Voters Say U.S. Is Worse Off and Trump Is Focused on the Wrong Issues, Poll Finds

Most American voters say the United States is worse off than it was a year ago and believe President Trump is focused on the wrong priorities, according to a new New York Times/Siena College poll.

Latin Times · Jan 25

Pam Bondi offers the equivalent of hostage negotiations to Tim Walz after ICE kills two Minneapolis residents

When cooperation comes at gunpoint

We Got This Covered · Jan 25

Trump officials stick "terrorist" label on Americans killed by DHS

Minneapolis shooting victim committed "act of domestic terrorism," Noem says

Axios · Jan 25

‘You don’t want to live inside his head’: diplomats’ dilemma in the age of Trump

The president’s onslaught of boasts, broadsides and conspiracy theories leave envoys sifting for the signal within the Trumpian noise

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25

Suspect told Democratic congressman, ‘We’re going to deport your kind’ before punching him in the face at Sundance, police say

Rep. Maxwell Frost tweeted on Saturday night that he had been attacked by a man “who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off”

The Independent UK · Jan 25

Ted Cruz says Navarro, JD Vance blocked India trade deal; mocks Trump tariffs in leaked audio

Senator Ted Cruz was secretly recorded criticizing Vice President JD Vance and mocking President Trump's tariff policy. Cruz warned donors that the tariffs could harm the economy and lead to Trump's impeachment, recounting a heated call with the President. He also accused Vance of being a protégé of Tucker Carlson,…

The Times of India · Jan 25