Ben Johansen @benjohansen3
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Curious how many times he’s said this now
The DOJ is instructing prosecutors to consider opening charges against George Soros' Open Society Foundations, yet another case of the department being geared around Trump's personal and political objectives, per NYT nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/…
NEW: Jeremy Carl, top Trump State Dept. nominee, deleted 1000s of social media posts, many with inflammatory commentary, including incendiary posts about race, claims that “peaceful coexistence” with Democrats is impossible, even a call for Randi Weingarten to be executed.
SCOOP: The White House budget office is instructing federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown, according to a memo obtained by Politico. politico.com/news/2025/09/2…
New: WH aides & allies see Trump’s move to designate antifa a domestic terrorist organization as long-overdue, even as legal questions persist. And now POTUS says another EO is coming this week to “dismantle these Domestic Terrorism Networks.” politi.co/4mwkNbK @politico
Harris, in her book, tells her side of the Rogan interview negotiations
NEW: Trump promised Arab leaders during a meeting Tuesday that he would not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank, according to six people familiar with the discussion. w @felschwartz + team politico.com/news/2025/09/2…
NEW: Trump canceled a planned meeting with Democratic congressional leaders, the president announced on social media Tuesday. Trump decided to cancel the meeting after House GOP leadership relayed their concerns about it to the White House, according to two people granted…
NEWS from @meredithllee @benjohansen3 -- Trump canceled the Dems meeting after House GOP leadership relayed concerns to the White House politico.com/news/2025/09/2…
A TikTok deal between the U.S. and China will give Americans six of the seven board seats and control over the popular social media app’s algorithm, the White House said on Saturday. politico.com/news/2025/09/2…
Trump’s new $100k fee for H-1B holders only applies to new applicants — not current visa holders who may be on travel outside of the U.S. — according to a U.S. official. The move has spurred panic, as visa holders rush to return to US politi.co/3KgOvUB w/ @giselleruhiyyih
Point of significant context: The press already had to wear credentials and routinely has signed ground rules as needed. What the Pentagon press corps has not done before is agreed to a policy that only published pre-approved talking points.
Point of significant context: The press already had to wear credentials and routinely has signed ground rules as needed. What the Pentagon press corps has not done before is agreed to a policy that only published pre-approved talking points.
Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses ow.ly/TSMc106m48R
"You really have to wonder about the future of broadcast television because of this," @SteveBattaglio says on @AC360
Also, to be clear, Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks weren’t *about* Charlie Kirk. They were about the *reaction* to his killing. Seeing people getting that wrong on here.
Also, to be clear, Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks weren’t *about* Charlie Kirk. They were about the *reaction* to his killing. Seeing people getting that wrong on here.
BREAKING: ABC pulls “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after FCC Chair @BrendanCarrFCC threatened action against the network for the comedian’s comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. @politico: politico.com/news/2025/09/1…
FBI Director Kash Patel appears to be unfamiliar with Dylan Roof, who murdered nine Black churchgoers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in 2015. Rep. Kamlager-Dove: "So Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered nine black…
Trump says the GOP will hold a midterm convention ow.ly/kiw3106lRrb
New: Charlie Kirk emboldened a new generation of conservatives. His killing Wednesday as he addressed a crowd on a college campus has left those he brought into politics grieving — and vowing to continue his mission. w/ @benjohansen3 politico.com/news/2025/09/1…
Trump defends Patel amid scrutiny of FBI director’s leadership during Kirk assassination investigation ow.ly/fsrT106lC31

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