ABCNEWS - 4 killed after US strikes suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people
ABCNEWS - DOJ moves to vacate convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers from Jan. 6
The request is for those who were previously not covered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping Day 1 clemency grants.
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NYTIMES (Alan Feuer) - Justice Dept. Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Convictions for Far-Right Extremists
Defending the convictions would likely have required administration officials to assert that far-right groups were acting on behalf of President Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.
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NYTIMES (Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt) - US Blockade Stops Iran-Linked Ships From Crossing Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command said that six vessels had complied with directions to turn around and re-enter an Iranian port.
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AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - ICE deported 442,000 last fiscal year, 1st data released under Trump 2.0 shows
The top U.S. immigration enforcement agency deported 442,637 people between October 2024 and September 2025, according to newly-released statistics. Why it matters: The top-line figure is about 171,000 people more than the fiscal year before, but far short of Trump's campaign promise to deport one million people a year. Zoom out: The figure is the first official deportation statistic released under the Trump administration and was included in a congressional budget justification report. - The Office of Homeland Security Statistics hasn't updated its data since November of 2024. - Homeland Security's much-hyped "self deportation" figure is not included in the report. The agency has claimed in press releases that more than two million…
NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence
The admission by Senator Ruben Gallego that he had heard, but disbelieved, rumors about Eric Swalwell and women showed the attitude on Capitol Hill toward men accused of behaving badly.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Salvador Rizzo, Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein) - DOJ moves to undo Jan. 6 rioters’ convictions for seditious conspiracy
President Donald Trump last year commuted the prison sentences of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
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ABCNEWS - Woman accuses former Rep. Eric Swalwell of raping her in 2018
A woman who said she met former Rep. Eric Swalwell socially said in a news conference that he raped her in 2018 and believes he drugged her drink.
NYTIMES (Vjosa Isai) - Surgeon Who Removed Wrong Organ From Patient Is Charged in His Death
Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department.
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NYTIMES (Vimal Patel) - Texas A&M Picks an Insider for President After Months of Conflict
Debates over how to teach about gender, sexuality and other topics have shaken the school, and lead to the ouster of the previous president at the College Station campus last summer.
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