News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: Trump takes fight over Alien Enemies Act to Supreme Court, challenging Boasberg's ruling blocking him from using wartime authority for deportations
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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An attorney for Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University graduate student who was arrested in the street by ICE, says federal officers are intentionally targeting Muslim students during the holy month of Ramadan.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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A Russian medical researcher at Harvard University is being detained at a Louisiana immigration facility after her visa was revoked last month over undeclared frog embryo samples found in her luggage, her lawyer tells NBC News.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Russia said it had recaptured another village in its Kursk region, where it is seeking to finally expel Ukrainian troops after nearly eight months of fighting reut.rs/4j34IsB
— Reuters (@reuters.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Israel's air force conducted a large strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, a Reuters reporter said, the first heavy bombardment there since a truce deal in November ended a war between Israel and Hezbollah reut.rs/3DKGGE5
— Reuters (@reuters.com) March 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Donald Trump’s instructions to his team are to attack Jeffrey Goldberg and The Atlantic and not, as one source described it, to “produce a scalp” by firing any members of his Cabinet, Isaac Stanley-Becker and @jonlemire.bsky.social report: theatln.tc/tem2cpGG
— The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) March 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to preserve the records of a Signal group chat about sensitive military operations in Yemen, an incident that has sparked a firestorm in Washington.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Breaking News: The law firm Jenner & Block sued the Trump administration, making it the second firm recently targeted by President Trump to fight back in court.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order promising to eliminate “divisive narratives” from the Smithsonian Institution’s museums and restore “monuments, memorials, statues, markers” that have been removed over the past five years.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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The Federal Reserve’s key inflation measure rose more than expected in February while consumer spending also posted a smaller than projected increase, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) March 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Trump’s decision to keep Rep. Elise Stefanik in Congress is the clearest sign yet that the political environment has become so challenging for Republicans that they don’t want to risk a special election — even in safe, red seats.
— Politico (@politico.com) March 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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BREAKING: At least 144 dead and more than 730 injured after powerful earthquake in Myanmar with the toll expected to rise, authorities say
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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