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Behind Trump's Epstein 180: A fighting posture that turned 'too ...

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But on the potential release of the Epstein files, he's taken on “too defensive of a posture,” said a person close to the White House granted anonymity to ...



Eric Swalwell eyes his next campaign — a run for California governor

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Swalwell declined to comment when reached by MSNBC, but a source close to the congressman, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss the private discussions ...



Trump's Epstein discharge petition pressure campaign targets Boebert

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FBI Director Kash Patel was among those at the meeting, the source said, noting that Trump was not present. But Trump did call the Colorado congresswoman on ...



Inside the backroom negotiations that led to the shutdown deal

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... on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the internal negotiations. Blame games. The partnership between Shaheen and King ...



Trump finds something else he wants to slap his name on: a football ...

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President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation ...



Exclusive: DNC rakes in grassroots haul — thanks to Trump

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The DNC's Election Night fundraising text last Tuesday had one of its best yields of the year, according to a DNC official not authorized to speak on the record ...



Cycles of Factionalism

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And has he ever directed somebody at the FBI to be that sort of cutout. Mary McCord: Be an anonymous source to reporters. Andrew Weissmann: Exactly. Mary McCord ...



FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago uncovered more sensitive ...

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Many agreed to be interviewed only on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution. A critical witness inside Trump world. In spring of 2022, FBI ...



Frustration mounts in FBI over thwarted 'potential' terror plot

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... people familiar with the matter told MSNBC. At 7:32 am Friday, Patel posted on X: “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested ...



Senators leave town as the shutdown pain reaches 'point of absurdity'

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One GOP senator, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive deliberations, said some of the talks are focused on appropriations, while others are ...



JD Vance faces a 'Turning Point' of his own

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And he will try to not be too obvious in his angling for a 2028 presidential bid. “There's tons of risks,” said a person familiar with Vance's thinking, granted ...



Trump has put U.S. national security up 'for sale,' critics say

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“American national security is now for sale,” said a former senior national security official, who asked not to be named, citing fear of retaliation. “It's ...



Trump touts a big 'deal' with Xi ahead of their crucial confab

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Sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC that the U.S. had already made its concerns known about the decline in purchases to Chinese officials ahead of ...



Tuesday's Mini-Report, 10.21.25

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... people familiar with the matter said.”* Trump's “compact” isn't exactly finding a receptive audience: “Seven of the nine universities that the White House ...



Trump eyes $230 million payout from Justice Dept. as repayment for ...

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... people familiar with the matter, who added that any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his ...



Inside Mike Johnson's shutdown strategy of keeping House ...

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One Senate Republican, who requested anonymity to speak candidly on the topic, said the strategy of keeping House members out of town is two-fold: It helps ...



As the White House hires another 'Stop the Steal' lawyer, failure is ...

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... people familiar with the matter. Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who unsuccessfully pushed claims of voter fraud, has joined the administration as a 'special ...



The photographer who wants to help women embrace visibility ...

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Rainer captured the portrait of woman in a headscarf (who declined to be named), but consented to participate in her photo series, "What If ...



A Pimple on the Rear of an Elephant

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Comey Jr. had not quote, "authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports," and quote, "regarding an FBI investigation ...



Democrats weigh which pain is greater: A shutdown or skyrocketing ...

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“The temporary pain of a shutdown pales in comparison to the permanent pain of insurance premiums doubling,” a senior Democratic aide told MSNBC. When Sen ...



Trump says immigrants drive violent crime in Illinois — but ICE can't ...

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Martínez's wife, who did not want to be named for fear of immigration authorities, said he's lived in Illinois for 30 years. She acknowledged he's “made ...



'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night ...

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An HHS official who declined to be named because he was not approved to speak on the issue, told MSNBC that around half of the firings had been done in error.



Criminal charges against Bolton expected as early as next week

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Two people familiar with the matter told MSNBC that the redacted section describes how the U.S. government discovered Bolton's AOL emails during ...



The real deadline some lawmakers are using to end the shutdown

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... sources familiar with the matter, telling his fellow GOP lawmakers that they should pressure Democrats to accept the House-passed funding bill to avoid ...



How an ex-ICE officer ensnared Tom Homan in an FBI sting

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... sources familiar with the investigation and a government document. Julian “Jace” Calderas, a former U.S. immigration official who worked under Homan in the ...



Trump's boat strikes mock his claim to be a peacemaker

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speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter” told The New York Times that in at least one of the attacks, the military destroyed ...



Former FBI Director James Comey facing indictment threat

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Two sources familiar with the case said the memo explained why prosecutors lack sufficient evidence to convince a grand jury to indict Comey, but U.S. ...



Former FBI Director James Comey facing imminent indictment threat

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... sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC. Prosecutors are rushing against the clock, before the statute of limitations involving one charge believed to ...



The White House now denies that Tom Homan took $50,000 in cash

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Multiple people familiar with the matter told MSNBC that FBI agents posing as businessmen handed Homan $50,000 in cash during a meeting recorded by the FBI ...



Tom Homan investigated for accepting $50,000 from FBI agents ...

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But the case indefinitely stalled soon after Donald Trump became president again in January, according to six sources familiar with the matter. In recent ...



Law enforcement arrests suspect, Tyler Robinson, in killing of ...

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The person in custody is Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah, five law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News. Robinson is being held at Utah ...



Law enforcement has individual in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting

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The person in custody is Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah, five law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News. President Donald Trump initially ...



Trump's DOJ is reportedly assembling an unprecedented national ...

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The New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter, reports that the “Justice Department is compiling the largest set of national voter roll data it ...



Charlie Kirk's casket to be flown on Air Force Two, the vice ...

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... from Utah to Phoenix on Air Force Two, the airplane reserved for the vice president, sources familiar with the plans confirmed to MSNBC and NBC News.



FEMA scrambles to suspend staffers who rang the alarm about the ...

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Some of the 191 signatories chose to remain anonymous, fearing retaliation from an administration that's earned a reputation for political vengeance. But ...



Why did Tulsi Gabbard fire the NSA's chief data scientist?

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... officials briefed on the matter. The effort failed. Ms. Gabbard, on orders from President Trump, fired the scientist, who was a leading government expert on ...



Trump is pushing the FBI to investigate more violent crimes. Here's ...

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“They are effectively making the FBI a national police force,” said one senior agent, who declined to be named for fear of retaliation. “Who will address ...



Firings at FBI spark demand for probe from top Senate Democrat

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... declined to be named for fear of retaliation. The agents in question — Walter Giardina and Christopher Meyer — were also fired, as was Spencer Evans, the ...



Trump's immigration end game could destroy an already-strained ...

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One fired judge, who requested anonymity fearing retaliation from the administration, said the cuts showed the Trump administration wants immigration courts to ...



Monday's Mini-Report, 8.11.25

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... sources familiar with the matter.” * Wait, AOL was still providing dial-up service? “In the hazy impressions of memory, some may even recall it fondly: The ...



Melissa Murray is the JLo of Law

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Melissa Murray: I do. So one of the things that's so interesting about this court is, you know, they do actually speak off the record. Like Justice Alito goes ...



CDC headquarters shooting leaves officer dead and RFK Jr ...

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... asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak for the agency and so they could speak critically about Kennedy. At the time of the meeting ...



High-ranking FBI job losses disproportionately hurt women, people ...

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... declined to be named, citing fear of retaliation. In addition to the SACs, as they are known, other top bureau officials have been removed or forced to ...



DOJ approval of a corporate merger has exposed a rift in the MAGA ...

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People familiar with the matter tell MSNBC that Arthur Schwartz, a consultant with deep MAGA ties, was also making the case for the merger. Davis declined ...



Nicolle Wallace calls out 'hot mess' Pete Hegseth's 'obsessive ...

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That intervention, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to the Post, “came in the form of a phone call by an individual close to the ...



Thursday's Mini-Report, 7.17.25

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... sources familiar with the matter.” * In related news: "Fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sent an email Thursday morning to her former colleagues at the ...



Trump's Epstein files fiasco is indicative of a broader problem

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A department spokesperson — who declined to be identified by name, which is ironic under the circumstances — emailed a statement: “This year the department ...



Trump's administration is ending USAID — and it's costing girls and ...

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A practitioner in Goma who asked to remain anonymous told me, “Survivors come clinging to hope that they'll at least be protected from HIV. But when we turn ...



What Trump's Justice Department investigations into Brennan and ...

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The Justice Department has opened criminal investigations into two longtime targets of President Donald Trump's ire: former FBI Director James Comey and ...



Wednesday's Mini-Report, 7.2.25

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... sources with knowledge of the decision.” * This requires some additional explanation, too: “The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 ...

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