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A Whistleblower Says Trump Sent the US Marshals to Try to “Intimidate” Her

A Whistleblower Says Trump Sent the US Marshals to Try to “Intimidate” Her

A whistleblower who testified in Congress today is accusing the Trump administration of trying to “intimidate” her with help from the US Marshals...

08.04.2025 100

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Elon Musk’s Secret Weapon: the US Marshals Service

Elon Musk’s Secret Weapon: the US Marshals Service

As if Elon Musk didn’t already have enough advantages, between his billions and his leverage over President Donald Trump, he appears to have another...

07.04.2025 5

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What the Hundreds of Venezuelans Trump Sent to El Salvador Are Up Against

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport 238 Venezuelans from the United States—sending them not to their...

26.03.2025 10

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Trans People in Prison Sue Trump Over Their Right to Medical Care

Six days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Alishea Kingdom went to a medical appointment at the federal prison in New Jersey...

19.03.2025 3

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A Federal Judge Blocked DOGE’s Access to Treasury Systems—for Now

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from looking at the Treasury Department’s...

09.02.2025 30

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Oklahoma Moms Locked Up for Their Abusers’ Violence Might Finally Get a Break

One mom was sentenced to 30 years in an Oklahoma prison because her abusive boyfriend broke her kids’ legs, and she wasn’t able to stop him. (He...

08.02.2025 4

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Lateefah Simon, on Track to Be a New House Dem: “I’ve Never Shied Away From Any Fight”

Lateefah Simon, left, and Rep. Barbara Lee at their campaign headquarters in March Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Inside a...

07.11.2024 10

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The Murder Rate Fell at the Fastest-Ever Pace Last Year—and It’s Still Falling

Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump wants you to believe that violence is surging. “All over the world crime is...

02.10.2024 2

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San Francisco’s DA Wants Two Kids to Be Prosecuted as Adults

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks at a press conference outside City Hall in San Francisco on June 8. Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle...

27.09.2024 3

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Judge Rules Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Not the Police, Caused Her Death

A mural portrait of Breonna Taylor Julio Cortez, File / AP More than four years after Kentucky police barged into Breonna Taylor’s home in the...

24.08.2024 1

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What Would It Mean to Have a Prosecutor as President Right Now?

Vice President Kamala Harris Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As soon as President Biden handed the baton to Kamala Harris, who is now expected to clinch...

31.07.2024 6

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