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#1 Eric Swalwell Says Democrats Are Going to Target Private Citizens Who Have Worked With Trump - Harold Hutchison for the Western Journal, Daren Jessip, AppSame, Greg Hyman, NativeNiwot/Val, and Henry Hodge Jr. on X
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California told “CNN News Central” co-host Kate Bolduan on Monday that House Democrats plan to go after private citizens working with the Trump administration following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. A federal grand jury indicted Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding on Thursday over testimony given during a September 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Swalwell expressed confidence that Democrats would take control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections...
#2 YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Trump’s Account Suspension After Jan. 6 Attack - Barbara Ortutay and Michael Liedtke for AP News, Angle Network News, Brian Hamel, Hunter S. Thompson A. I., TuckFrump, and Itibar on X
Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought after the video site suspended his account following the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol following the election that resulted in him leaving the White House for four years. The settlement of the more than four-year-old case earmarks $22 million for Trump to contribute to the Trust for the National Mall and a construction of a White House ballroom, according to court documents filed Monday. The remaining $2.5 million will be paid to other parties involved in the case, including the writer Naomi Wolf and the American Conservative Union...
#3 Michigan Church Shooting Latest: Suspect Thomas Sanford Hated Mormons for ‘Believing They’re Above Jesus’ - Independent, Algernon Fross, CJ G, Firstpost, Lord Thander, Chris Litzinger, and NewsRadio WHAM 1180 on X
Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect in the attack that killed four people and injured eight in a shooting at a Michigan church, previously expressed a hatred of Mormons because they “believe they’re above Jesus.” City council candidate Kris Johns from nearby Burton, Michigan, said he met Sanford last week while campaigning, during which he expressed his prejudice against the church and his followers. Sanford, a former Marine who was deployed to Iraq in 2007, is believed to be the man who rammed his truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township Sunday morning, set fire to the building, and shot at hundreds of worshippers before being killed by law enforcement in a rear parking lot...
#4 Trump Posts Expletive-Filled AI Video Mocking Schumer and Jeffries—Democratic Leaders Respond - Siladitya Ray for Forbes, Benny Johnson, Nick Sortor, Hakeem Jeffries, AmericanPapaBear, Sarah Rose, and MAXIMILLION on X
President Donald Trump on Monday night shared an AI-generated video showing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, hurling expletives while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stands next to him with a sombrero and a mustache, just days after the president shared and then deleted another AI-generated video boosting a far-right conspiracy theory about so-called “medbeds.” The video, which Trump shared on his Truth Social platform without any caption, appears to be an AI-altered clip of the two Democratic leaders’ remarks to the press after their meeting with the President to discuss a deal to keep the government funded...
#5 Hundreds of Top Military Officers Gather for Meeting With Trump and Hegseth - Eric Schmitt for The New York Times, Dan Dragomir, Zicutake USA Comment, Gunther Eagleman/Catherine, Bill Kristol, and Yong-Sik, Yon on X
Hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals from around the globe are gathering at a military base in Virginia on Tuesday morning for a highly unusual meeting with President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. When Mr. Hegseth summoned the senior officers last week, he gave no reason for the meeting, which has no precedent in scope and scale in recent memory. The military leaders were told to expect a speech from the secretary heralding a war-fighter culture he has championed since taking office, but they were given little other information...
#6 Trump Says Us to Impose 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside the Country - Akash Sriram and Harshita Mary Varghese for Reuters, Storyboard18, GA Surety Bond, News19 WLTX, Obaro Obaro, and JF Tardis on X
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the U.S., repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood's global business model.The step signals Trump's willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries, raising uncertainty for studios that depend heavily on cross-border co-productions and international box-office revenue...
#7 Iowa Superintendent Arrested by ICE Loses State License and Is Placed on Unpaid Leave - Mitch Smith and Ann Hinga Klein for The New York Times, The Washington Times, Stavrogin, Uvalde Foundation for Kids, ABC 7 Amarillo, and The Epoch Times on X
The public school system in Des Moines remained in upheaval on Monday as district leaders struggled to respond to the detention of their superintendent, Ian Roberts, and accusations by federal law enforcement that he had been living and working in the country illegally. During a hastily scheduled meeting on Monday evening, school board members voted 6-0 to place Dr. Roberts on unpaid leave, a day after the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked his state license. Dr. Roberts, who was placed on paid leave on Saturday, is being held in a jail nearly 200 miles away...
#8 Grieving Father Blasts Pols for LAX Policies That Allowed Daughter’s Career Criminal Killer to Remain on the Streets - Richard Pollina for New York Post, David Maňák #czexit à la/Fox News, McFixit1, SonnyBoy, Patricia, and Let's Revolt on X
The distraught father of a 22-year-old aspiring teacher murdered by a “career criminal” while visiting friends at the University of South Carolina scolded lawmakers on Monday for the lax crime policies that allowed her killer to remain free. Stephen Federico delivered a raw, gut-wrenching address during a congressional hearing in Charlotte aimed at tackling growing concerns over violent crime and repeat offenders — speaking just weeks after the high-profile murder of Ukrainian national Iryna Zarutska...
#9 What Is Donald Trump’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza War? - Matt Pearson and Davis VanOpdorp for DW, Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi, The White House, Rapid Response 47, and Dr. Eli David on X
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing beside him, US President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point peace plan for the Gaza Strip at a joint White House press conference on Monday. "Today is an important day for peace," Trump said. He also thanked Netanyahu "for agreeing to the plan and for trusting that if we work together, we can bring an end to the death and destruction that we've seen for so many years, decades, even centuries." The White House released a 20-point document unveiling the plan, the details of which emerged over the weekend ahead of Netanyahu's visit. But what exactly does the plan entail?
#10 Bad Bunny Will Headline Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show - Rohan Nadkarni for NBC News, Caio/Pop Base (community note), @Chicago1Ray, Benny Johnson (community note), Governor Gavin Newsom/Benito Antonio, Shipwrecked Crew, Sadie, The Babylon Bee, and Jack Paso on X
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime show, Apple Music announced during halftime of “Sunday Night Football.” Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was the third-most-played artist on Spotify in 2024, according to the music streamer. A global superstar, Bad Bunny has been dubbed the “King of Latin Trap” for his Spanish-language raps. “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself. It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown,” Bad Bunny said in a statement...
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