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Former WHCA President Weijia Jiang criticized President Trump's ban on CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters from White House coverage, calling it an attack on all news outlets and warning it could set a precedent. The article also notes the outlets plan to sue and includes Trump's claim that the ban is not an assault on the free press.
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A Venezuelan man was shot by an ICE officer in Austin and transferred from a hospital to a detention center with a bullet still lodged near his spine, according to his lawyer. The article highlights his pain and lack of medical care, Democratic criticism of ICE, and calls for transparency, while DHS says he had a removal order and the officer is on administrative leave.
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Mark Ruffalo and former FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom after Paramount settled with California and other states, clearing a path for its $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement includes production commitments and independent editorial boards for CBS News and CNN, though state officials and SAG-AFTRA stressed it is not an endorsement.
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Several left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice groups face steep funding shortfalls and staffing cuts ahead of midterm voting, alarming Democratic strategists who fear reduced turnout and voter protection efforts. The article attributes the pullback to disenchanted donors and fear of retribution from the Trump administration, while noting the DNC says it is making historic organizing investments.
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A man shot by an ICE agent in Texas is facing deportation, and protesters are speaking out in Austin after another shooting involving a federal immigration officer. The report is a brief news item with few details.
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asked a judge to investigate the lone holdout juror in her murder trial and filed a separate motion to dismiss the case rather than retry her. The jury mistrialed after 11 jurors favored clearing Clancy due to postpartum psychosis, while one juror sided with prosecutors.
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President Trump said he expects to lose in district court over his ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House coverage, attacking the judge and defending the ban as necessary for national security. The outlets sued on First Amendment grounds, and press freedom groups and TV networks have backed them, with a hearing scheduled Wednesday.
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A Venezuelan national shot by an ICE officer in Austin is in federal custody and being interrogated while a bullet remains lodged near his spine, his attorney says. DHS says he had a final removal order and is investigating, and the incident echoes other recent ICE-involved shootings.
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Former federal prosecutors filed an amicus brief arguing that Trump Media's sale of early access to Truth Social posts likely violates federal criminal laws, including insider trading and public-corruption statutes. The brief supports a lawsuit by The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation seeking to block the service, with a preliminary-injunction hearing set for October 7. The article presents the allegations against Trump Media in strongly critical terms while offering no substantive defense from the company or the White House.
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A man was shot in the torso by a federal immigration agent in Austin, Texas, on Sunday and is still detained with a bullet in his back, according to his attorney. An investigation into the shooting is underway.
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Austin officials condemned an ICE shooting of a Venezuelan man in north Austin and called for an independent investigation, with several City Council members and local officials expressing outrage. DHS said the man has a final order of removal and is in federal custody, while Homeland Security Investigations leads the inquiry with FBI assistance. The man's immigration attorney identified him as 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.
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President Trump said he will fight a lawsuit filed by CNN, MS Now, and Politico after his administration banned them from White House grounds. The article quotes Trump’s Truth Social posts attacking the outlets and notes he was drowned out by a helicopter at a White House event.