Reaching for a Connection to Taylor Swift
A Democrat in a crowded House primary in Colorado is far from the only politician grasping for Taylor Swift-related straws. Source: Original News
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Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days
The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said. Source: Original News
Federal Workers’ Union Sues Administration Over Partisan Email Language
Department of Education employees this week found that their out-of-office emails during the government shutdown had been edited to include partisan language. Source: Original News
Phyllis Gardner, Early Skeptic of Theranos, Dies at 75
A pharmacologist, she was certain Elizabeth Holmes’s blood-testing idea would fail, and spoke up about it. At first, few listened. Source: Original News
Nutrition Program for Mothers and Infants May Run Out of Money Within Weeks
Nearly 41 percent of U.S.-born infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which may not have enough funding for an extended government shutdown. Source: Original News
Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
The Trump administration has tried to end deportation protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants. Source: Original News
Billionaire Trump Ally Emerges as Key Broker in Harvard Fight
Stephen A. Schwarzman, the leader of the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s largest investment firms, has taken a direct role in Harvard’s negotiations with the White House. Source: Original News
Groups File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
The suit argues that the new fee would harm schools, hospitals, churches and small businesses across the country. Source: Original News
Senators Again Block Plans to Reopen Government as Shutdown Drags On
The federal shutdown was set to stretch through the weekend after Republicans and Democrats failed to win test votes on their competing plans to extend federal funding. Source: Original News
How Trump Used Fury Over Israel’s Qatar Attack to Push Netanyahu on Gaza
President Trump unveiled a proposal to end the war in Gaza and gave Hamas until Sunday to agree, after which he has said that Israel would have his “full backing” to eliminate Hamas. Source: Original News