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MS NOW analyzed Trump Justice Department data and found Kash Patel is making false statements about FBI crime stats.
The FBI under Patel has brought thousands fewer criminal cases than previous administrations.
The findings rebut Patel's claims that he has led a crackdown on violent crime.
The FBI under Patel has brought thousands fewer criminal cases than previous administrations.
The findings rebut Patel's claims that he has led a crackdown on violent crime.
Crime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBI
An analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading.
www.ms.now
October 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
MS NOW analyzed Trump Justice Department data and found Kash Patel is making false statements about FBI crime stats.
The FBI under Patel has brought thousands fewer criminal cases than previous administrations.
The findings rebut Patel's claims that he has led a crackdown on violent crime.
The FBI under Patel has brought thousands fewer criminal cases than previous administrations.
The findings rebut Patel's claims that he has led a crackdown on violent crime.
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🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration posted more political ads on the official White House YouTube Monday, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from being aired, pro-democracy groups told a federal court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
More Trump propaganda videos posted to YouTube despite court order
The Trump administration posted more political ads on YouTube, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from airing.
www.democracydocket.com
October 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration posted more political ads on the official White House YouTube Monday, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from being aired, pro-democracy groups told a federal court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.
www.bloomberg.com
October 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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⚖️ HAPPENING NOW: The Georgia Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a Republican lawsuit seeking to compel the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to appoint two election deniers, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, to the county election board.
🚨 Fulton County Republican Party v. Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
October 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
⚖️ HAPPENING NOW: The Georgia Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a Republican lawsuit seeking to compel the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to appoint two election deniers, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, to the county election board.
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Carl Quintanilla: Real average hourly earnings down 0.7% on the month, that's the sixth straight month...
Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
October 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Carl Quintanilla: Real average hourly earnings down 0.7% on the month, that's the sixth straight month...
Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
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Russia was attacking Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces say Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted their military satellite service without warning, disrupting critical drone missions. Ukrainian adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov says the restrictions affected Starshield, the military version of Starlink,
October 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Russia was attacking Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces say Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted their military satellite service without warning, disrupting critical drone missions. Ukrainian adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov says the restrictions affected Starshield, the military version of Starlink,
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🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration is threatening legal action against California if it doesn’t immediately purge voters alleged by the administration to be noncitizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump administration threatens to sue California over alleged noncitizens on rolls
A DOJ spokesperson confirmed to Democracy Docket that the department “has sent letters to California election officials demanding immediate action to ensure that noncitizens do not vote in the upcomin...
www.democracydocket.com
October 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration is threatening legal action against California if it doesn’t immediately purge voters alleged by the administration to be noncitizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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LOSS: A New Jersey judge refused to block a GOP-led attempt to purge only non-Republican voters in Ocean County before the midterms.
Pro-voting groups sued after 39 Bay Head residents received letters questioning their eligibility to vote, which they argued intimidated and burdened voters.
Pro-voting groups sued after 39 Bay Head residents received letters questioning their eligibility to vote, which they argued intimidated and burdened voters.
October 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
LOSS: A New Jersey judge refused to block a GOP-led attempt to purge only non-Republican voters in Ocean County before the midterms.
Pro-voting groups sued after 39 Bay Head residents received letters questioning their eligibility to vote, which they argued intimidated and burdened voters.
Pro-voting groups sued after 39 Bay Head residents received letters questioning their eligibility to vote, which they argued intimidated and burdened voters.
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This is the worst news I have heard in a very long time - what a tragic loss.
@helenbranswell.bsky.social was, unquestionably, _the_ best in the field and just a wonderful person.
Condolences to her family and colleagues - she'll be sorely missed.
www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
@helenbranswell.bsky.social was, unquestionably, _the_ best in the field and just a wonderful person.
Condolences to her family and colleagues - she'll be sorely missed.
www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
www.statnews.com
October 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is the worst news I have heard in a very long time - what a tragic loss.
@helenbranswell.bsky.social was, unquestionably, _the_ best in the field and just a wonderful person.
Condolences to her family and colleagues - she'll be sorely missed.
www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
@helenbranswell.bsky.social was, unquestionably, _the_ best in the field and just a wonderful person.
Condolences to her family and colleagues - she'll be sorely missed.
www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
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Grocery store chain Kroger said it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations.
Mariano’s owner Kroger to lay off 3,000 corporate employees over 3 years as it leans into AI
www.chicagotribune.com
October 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Grocery store chain Kroger said it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations.
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NEW: Pro-voting groups sued to force Texas officials to fix its online voter registration process after a backlog of ~600k applications was revealed before the midterms.
Election workers have been left scrambling due to the state's registration errors, saying the backlog dates back to last fall.
Election workers have been left scrambling due to the state's registration errors, saying the backlog dates back to last fall.
Texas' backlog of voter registrations needs immediate fix, voting groups say in lawsuit
Pro-voting groups are going to court after a backlog of nearly 600,000 applications was revealed just before the midterm elections.
www.democracydocket.com
October 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
NEW: Pro-voting groups sued to force Texas officials to fix its online voter registration process after a backlog of ~600k applications was revealed before the midterms.
Election workers have been left scrambling due to the state's registration errors, saying the backlog dates back to last fall.
Election workers have been left scrambling due to the state's registration errors, saying the backlog dates back to last fall.
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JUST IN: Judge Reyes has barred the Trump administration from cutting down additional trees on the East Potomac golf course through at least Oct. 26.
October 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
JUST IN: Judge Reyes has barred the Trump administration from cutting down additional trees on the East Potomac golf course through at least Oct. 26.
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Read about HSI Agent Richard Berger was the affiant for arrest affidavits against 24 fabricated case against Minnesotans.
These are the people raiding Omar's house.
emptywheel.net/2026/08/25/r...
These are the people raiding Omar's house.
emptywheel.net/2026/08/25/r...
Richard Berger: The False Affiant behind Minnesota's Fabricated Cases - emptywheel
A single Homeland Security Investigations Agent, Richard Berger, wrote the affidavit behind two dozen of the cases that have collapsed in Minnesota.
emptywheel.net
October 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Read about HSI Agent Richard Berger was the affiant for arrest affidavits against 24 fabricated case against Minnesotans.
These are the people raiding Omar's house.
emptywheel.net/2026/08/25/r...
These are the people raiding Omar's house.
emptywheel.net/2026/08/25/r...
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One dead, four injured on the Goliath ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
1 dead, 4 injured in Goliath ride incident at Six Flags Over Georgia
Goliath riders were being evacuated four at a time.
www.wsbtv.com
October 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
One dead, four injured on the Goliath ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
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Oh no.
And poor Enrique Tarrio had assured us all he had an ETA exemption, in spite of his fraud and terrorism and gun crime convictions.
Whatever injustice might have caused these travel difficulties?
And poor Enrique Tarrio had assured us all he had an ETA exemption, in spite of his fraud and terrorism and gun crime convictions.
Whatever injustice might have caused these travel difficulties?
October 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Oh no.
And poor Enrique Tarrio had assured us all he had an ETA exemption, in spite of his fraud and terrorism and gun crime convictions.
Whatever injustice might have caused these travel difficulties?
And poor Enrique Tarrio had assured us all he had an ETA exemption, in spite of his fraud and terrorism and gun crime convictions.
Whatever injustice might have caused these travel difficulties?
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UPDATE: A pro-voting group asked a federal judge to hold a hearing on whether DHS is following a court order that blocked its taxpayer-funded political ads featuring Trump.
The group says the ads have run in around 820 spots since the judge blocked them.
The group says the ads have run in around 820 spots since the judge blocked them.
October 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
UPDATE: A pro-voting group asked a federal judge to hold a hearing on whether DHS is following a court order that blocked its taxpayer-funded political ads featuring Trump.
The group says the ads have run in around 820 spots since the judge blocked them.
The group says the ads have run in around 820 spots since the judge blocked them.
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🚨BREAKING: Georgia appeals Court REJECTS Republican effort to restrict ballot return access in the state's second-largest county. A victory for DSCC and Jon Ossoff for Senate! www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
🚨Republican National Committee v. Hancock
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: Georgia appeals Court REJECTS Republican effort to restrict ballot return access in the state's second-largest county. A victory for DSCC and Jon Ossoff for Senate! www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case.
October 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case.
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It's amazing to see George Carlin predict our truly shitty current situation here in America, decades ago in his stand-up.
The man was a genius and a prophet. Damn, I miss him.
The man was a genius and a prophet. Damn, I miss him.
October 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It's amazing to see George Carlin predict our truly shitty current situation here in America, decades ago in his stand-up.
The man was a genius and a prophet. Damn, I miss him.
The man was a genius and a prophet. Damn, I miss him.
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BREAKING: Trump administration cut down more than 500 trees on Saturday at the East Potomac Golf Course after giving less than a full-day notice, with more tree-cutting planned, so plaintiffs challenging the effort went to court seeking a TRO tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
BREAKING: Trump administration cut down more than 500 trees on Saturday at the East Potomac Golf Course after giving less than a full-day notice, with more tree-cutting planned, so plaintiffs challenging the effort went to court seeking a TRO tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING: A federal judge allowed Republicans to defend North Carolina's last-minute restrictions on absentee voting, which could disqualify ballots over technicalities like an unsealed inner envelope.
This comes as absentee voting for the midterms is already underway in the state.
This comes as absentee voting for the midterms is already underway in the state.
October 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge allowed Republicans to defend North Carolina's last-minute restrictions on absentee voting, which could disqualify ballots over technicalities like an unsealed inner envelope.
This comes as absentee voting for the midterms is already underway in the state.
This comes as absentee voting for the midterms is already underway in the state.
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October 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
October 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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🚨BREAKING: A judge ruled the DOJ's policy of collecting states' unredacted voter rolls and urging them to remove voters flagged as ineligible is illegal.
"This policy...has left untold numbers of disenfranchised voters in its wake and inflicted injuries to the Plaintiffs' privacy," the court wrote.
"This policy...has left untold numbers of disenfranchised voters in its wake and inflicted injuries to the Plaintiffs' privacy," the court wrote.
October 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
🚨BREAKING: A judge ruled the DOJ's policy of collecting states' unredacted voter rolls and urging them to remove voters flagged as ineligible is illegal.
"This policy...has left untold numbers of disenfranchised voters in its wake and inflicted injuries to the Plaintiffs' privacy," the court wrote.
"This policy...has left untold numbers of disenfranchised voters in its wake and inflicted injuries to the Plaintiffs' privacy," the court wrote.
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JUST UNSEALED: A judge ruled this week that the first Trump admin's "Remain in Mexico" policy illegally subjected thousands of people – many with meritorious asylum claims — to horrifically dangerous and violent conditions and deprived them of access to attorneys.
cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/legal-doc...
cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/legal-doc...
October 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
JUST UNSEALED: A judge ruled this week that the first Trump admin's "Remain in Mexico" policy illegally subjected thousands of people – many with meritorious asylum claims — to horrifically dangerous and violent conditions and deprived them of access to attorneys.
cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/legal-doc...
cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/legal-doc...