Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) a “silver-plated beeper” in reference to Israel’s explosive pager attack in Lebanon last year targeting Hezbollah.
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Bondi Brings Terrorism Charges for Tesla Attacks
“Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Department of Justice is charging three people for allegedly destroying Tesla cars or properties,” Politico reports.
“The charges come as Tesla has faced widespread protests and criticism in the last few weeks, tied to its CEO, Elon Musk, and the Department of Government Efficiency’s moves to remake the federal government.”
More Migrants Sent to Guantánamo Bay
“The Trump administration sent a new group of migrants to the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday to await deportation, claiming that they may have ties to a Venezuelan gang,” the New York Times reports.
Quote of the Day
“I think we need to start messaging right now. We need to put our experts on this. How will we build back next time? I think it’s an opportunity. I think it’s an opportunity to create the agencies the way we saw them in the first place, functioning better, without all the barnacles. So, Trump might be doing us a favor. He stripped it down, he blew the motor up. We’re going to put a new motor in it and take off. And I think that’s how we have to start thinking about it.”
— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), in an interview with Semafor.
Murkowski Says Musk Is Trying to Silence Republicans
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) warned this week that Republicans are being intimidated into silence by Elon Musk and other pro-Trump influencers, in a fiery takedown of the political climate in her party, Mediaite reports.
Said Murkowski: “I’m not going to compromise my own integrity by hiding from my words when I feel they need to be spoken. I’m going to take the criticism that comes. And it may be that Elon Musk has decided he’s going to take the next billion dollars that he makes off of Starlink and put it directly against Lisa Murkowski.”
She added: “That’s why you’ve got everybody just. Like, ziplipped, not saying a word, because they’re afraid they’re going to be taken down, they’re going to be primaried, they’re going to be given names in the media. You know what? We cannot be cowed into not speaking up.”
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Trump Moves to Dismantle Education Department
“President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the agency, which cannot be closed without the approval of Congress,” the New York Times reports.
“The department cannot be closed without the approval of Congress, which created it. But the Trump administration has already taken steps to narrow the agency’s authority and significantly cut its work force while also telegraphing plans to try and shutter it.”
“Republican attempts to shutter the agency date back to the 1980s. But the push gained steam in recent years after a parents’ rights movement grew out of a backlash to school policies and shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.”
Man Deported to El Salvador Because of Soccer Tattoo
“An attorney representing a migrant sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act says her client was deported due to a soccer logo tattoo,” ABC News reports.
New York Times: Some deported migrants don’t belong to Venezuelan gang.
Top Court Blocks Non-Citizen Voting in New York City
Politico: “The law would have made more than 800,000 people eligible to vote in municipal contests such as mayoral races….”
“Republicans argued the state constitution prohibits all noncitizens from casting ballots. Democrats who defended the law said the constitution’s language should be viewed as a floor rather than a ceiling.”
Bennet Stops Short of Calling on Schumer to Resign
“Michael Bennet stopped short of calling for Chuck Schumer to step aside as Senate Democrats’ leader — though he pointedly compared the situation to the party’s internal strife over then-President Joe Biden serving as the party’s nominee last summer,” Politico reports.
Said Bennet: “It’s important for people to know when it’s time to go, and I think in the case of Joe Biden, and we’re going to have conversations I’m sure in the foreseeable future, about all the Democratic leadership.”
Social Security to Require In-Person Identity Checks
“In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone,” the AP reports.
CBS News: Social Security’s new in-person identification requirement angers retirees and advocates.
U.S. Sinks to Lowest-Ever Happiness Ranking
The United States has dropped to its lowest-ever ranking on the World Happiness Report, sinking to the 24th spot, the AP reports.
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row.
Man Doesn’t Regret Trump Vote After Wife Is Arrested
“A man who voted for President Donald Trump says he does not regret his decision, even after federal immigration authorities arrested his wife as the couple returned home from their honeymoon,” the Newsweek reports.
“Bradley Bartell’s wife, Camila Muñoz, is a Peruvian citizen who overstayed her initial visa but was working toward obtaining permanent residency in the United States.”
Said Bartell: “I don’t regret the vote.”
Republicans Face Headwinds in Virginia
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South Africa Urges Rethink on Naming Road for Hijacker
“South Africa’s presidency asked Johannesburg to exercise restraint on plans to rename the street where the U.S. consulate is located after a Palestinian woman who hijacked an American airliner as it seeks to mend frayed ties with Washington,” Bloomberg reports.
GOP Lawmaker Resigns After Teen Prostitution Sting
Minnesota Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) resigned Thursday ahead of a possible expulsion vote related to an arrest and federal charge over attempted solicitation of a minor, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Eichorn, who has a wife and four children, faces a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence on the federal charge.
Minnesota Star Tribune: Five things to know about the Minnesota senator accused of soliciting a teen for sex.
A Justice Department Remade in Trump’s Image
Washington Post: “In less than two months, Bondi and other top department officials have wielded the law to shield President Donald Trump’s allies and strike at his political foes. They have curtailed anti-corruption efforts that were sources of irritation for the president and ratcheted up immigration enforcement, while cutting national security expertise and refocusing the civil rights division on culture war fights that go beyond traditional conservative causes like religious freedom.”
“And they have pushed out dozens of prosecutors and FBI agents deemed insufficiently loyal, launching sweeping probes of past investigations and the veteran attorneys who led them.”
Republicans Change Their Tune on Campus Free Speech
“As conservatives fought against cancel culture on college campuses, they developed a particular fondness for the First Amendment. It was un-American, they argued, to punish someone for exercising their right to speak freely,” the New York Times reports.
“Today, however, many of those same conservatives, now in power in state and federal government, are behind a growing crackdown on political expression at universities, in ways that try to sidestep the Constitution’s free-speech guarantees.”
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