Rahm Emanuel moves to the left on Israel Emanuel, who worked on a massive Iron Dome defense package as President Barack Obama's chief of staff, is calling for an end to U.S. taxpayer military funding for Israel.

Rahm Emanuel moves to the left on Israel

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Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.

Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens. n.pr/4dO6GxR

Democrats want the full 2024 election autopsy released — no matter the findings DNC Chair Ken Martin told party officials he planned to release some of the results, sources said. But more than a dozen Democrats said they want to see the full scope of the problems.

NEW: Secrecy around the 2024 election autopsy is dogging the DNC’s Ken Martin w/more than a dozen members & leaders telling us they want it out.

“Genuinely, what did you all find that we did not?” NC party Chair Anderson Clayton said.
Me & @jonallendc.bsky.social

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Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation. Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what an Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters,
@megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials.

(Published Dec. 2025)

Meanwhile, on Earth, the president of the United States posts: “A whole civilization will die tonight.”

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address.

Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.

(Published Jan. 2025)

Democrats target prediction markets in anti-corruption push A half dozen potential 2028 contenders want more rules governing prediction markets, with a focus on the potential for insider trading and elite enrichment.

Potential Dem 2028 contenders move to corral prediction markets.

“The people at the top know how to rig the game. They’ve done it already, and they are making money. Meanwhile, gas is $5 a gallon. That is a potent message." Dem strategist Andrew Mamo said.

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How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech Bellingcat found 31 posts by the BJP that appeared to feature AI-generated images, along with either anti-immigrant or anti-Muslim hate speech, in Assam and West Bengal within a month.

Bellingcat found 31 posts with AI-generated imagery shared on social media by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam and West Bengal in December that appeared to meet the United Nations’ definition of hate speech. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Milestone: Trump's approval has fallen below 40% in NYT polling averages for the first time:

To give you a sense of where President Trump’s head is today, he’s promoting Mark Levin’s interview with Marc Thiessen, the former Bush administration official who helped cheerlead the Iraq War and has also continuously defended the use of torture.

Walkway Over Dangerous Train Crossing Is Dead After Norfolk Southern Backtracks on Funds, Mayor Says The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says the rail company had promised to help pay for a pedestrian bridge after ProPublica and InvestigateTV documented dozens of children crawling through trains to get to...

The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says the rail company had promised to help pay for a pedestrian bridge after ProPublica and @investigatetv.com documented dozens of children crawling through trains to get to school.

The company denies making this pledge.

Indivisible is estimating 8 million people came out for No Kings protests across the nation today. The flagship event took place in Minnesota.

Trump Explodes in Angry Panic over Midterms as Brutal Fox Poll Hits As a Fox survey delivers Trump awful news about his tanking approval and his unpopular Iran invasion, a progressive data analyst explains how the war and affordability are creating a perfect storm for...

Trump absolutely cratering in new Fox poll: His disapproval is at highest point ever in Fox polling. He's underwater with noncollege whites, including men.

Crucially, those groups oppose the war. It's breaking his base.

On the pod we dig deep into these numbers:
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Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

NEW: Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault

A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a @sltrib.com & ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

Read our full investigation:

Venezuela's 'chief torturer' takes over the military

US-backed interim president Delcy Rodríguez has promoted Gustavo González López, who oversaw Venezuela's torture dungeons and spy networks, to defence minister.

Full Story: bit.ly/4t8iwHk

The Number of Families Being Held at Dilley Detention Center Has Plummeted This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January. The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publ...

The number of families booked into the country’s only immigrant family detention center, in Dilley, Texas, plummeted in February by more than 75% compared with a month earlier, according to ICE data obtained by ProPublica.

Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski Some companies complained to the Trump administration that Lewandowski has stood to personally profit from the DHS contracting process. Lewandowski denies the allegations.

NBCNews: White House officials were notified as far back as October about alleged corruption by Corey Lewandowski.

Nothing changed with DHS until federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, setting off a public firestorm that demanded change.

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'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limit The Trump administration has detained more than 900 children — including a boy with severe autism — for longer than allowed under a decades-old legal settlement.

ICE detained a 9-year-old with severe autism and his mom for more than 80 days.

The boy depends on daily therapy, but at Dilley, those supports vanished.

Unable to understand why they couldn’t go home, he would cry through the night and hit himself, his mother told me.

My latest for @nbcnews.com

Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

NEW: Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.

Kristi Noem's ouster isn't enough. Democrats say they want her to pay. Even though Trump ousted Noem as homeland security secretary, Democrats say they plan to still push for investigations and possibly even impeachment.

NEW: Democrats vow they'll make Noem pay for a year of alleged DHS overreach and abuses.
They're calling for:
-Probe into contracts
-criminal probe
-Impeachment to prevent holding public office in the future.
-perjury probe over testimony this week

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Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at 0 Since the start of 2025, Democrats have racked up wins in special elections for state legislative seats, giving the party hope for the midterm elections.

Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at 0

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Dems are really liking these Texas primary turnout numbers, I'm told. Dems pulled 200,000 more voters out than Republicans did.

The Spanish government on Monday said that it had denied the use of its military bases to U.S. forces involved in the attack on Iran, including key refueling aircraft that departed Spain for other countries on Sunday.

Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

Dilley detainees said art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

The Trump administration and private prison operator CoreCivic disputed detainees’ claims.

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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force Trump's DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents' anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests and tactics.

“ICE, their secret police, is their tool,” said Michelle Brané, a human rights attorney who directed DHS’ ombudsman office under Biden. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”

(Published Oct. 2025)

Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas

NEW: Elon Musk said he was “selling almost all physical possessions” when he moved to Texas. Nope. Instead, he has secretly amassed land and penthouses and planes and mansions. We just had to spend months digging through private company records to find it all. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/t...

This is Trump's former AI adviser

Justice Dept. Tries to Slow Down Legal Battle Over Tariff Refunds

NEW: The Trump administration took steps late Friday to try to delay the legal proceedings on tariff refunds by as much as four months www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...