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[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

The DOJ opened a new office in its Civil Rights Division called the Second Amendment Section. The goal? To identify firearm restrictions enacted by cities and states that the administration believes to be unconstitutional—and sue to overturn them.

And sue they have. https://t.co/kMNalMa8dj

[O.C. Register @ocregister]

3 detainees who recently spoke to congressional visitors at Adelanto ICE facility reportedly sent to solitary confinement https://t.co/6BoHvV2HmM

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Trump administration's auction of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge tests its multi-pronged push to develop Alaska's resources.

Environmental groups oppose the move, citing risks to wildlife, while Indigenous communities are divided. https://t.co/mbfdMyOtm9

[CAL FIRE @CAL_FIRE]

🚨 UPDATE: The Red Flag Warning has been expanded to include portions of eastern Riverside and eastern San Diego counties.

Strong winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation are creating conditions for rapid fire spread.

Avoid all activities could spark a wildfire.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: France has launched an investigation into alleged war crimes and torture over Israel's treatment of French activists detained after taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

🔴 More on https://t.co/hGzrK2N8WC

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Fourteen of the 27 known corporate donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion during the past six months, according to a report.

Read more here: https://t.co/wEAqxMA7AG

[Mercury News @mercnews]

SAN JOSE — Protesters laid on a grassy spot in front of Valley Medical Center beneath tombstone-shaped protest signs reading “RIP Clinic Closed,” “RIP Untreated Mental Illness” and more — listing their &… https://t.co/cYGFYkdBaA

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

A bombshell city-commissioned report alleges Riverside code enforcement officers spent years targeting immigrant street vendors, while supervisors ignored warnings. Here's what the investigation found.

https://t.co/FS6YOzrk4S

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

At least 97 of the nearly 1,600 people who were charged in connection with the Capitol riot have been accused of new crimes since Jan. 6, 2021, according to a study released from @lawfare. @lukebroadwater https://t.co/KdixHNBElX

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Exclusive: In a memo sent to agency employees and reviewed by The Post, acting director David Venturella said ICE is eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody.

Read more here: https://t.co/vZVJ2iE1EQ

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

NEW: Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) & Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) investigate US Mint "250th anniversary 24-karat Trump gold coin"

They seek "public supply chain audit to ensure coins aren't composed of illicit cartel-linked gold" & say coin "is more befitting a monarchy than a democracy"

[CNN @CNN]

The Justice Department has sent a prosecutor to observe Los Angeles ballot counting amid President Trump's baseless claims of Democratic "cheating." https://t.co/yZe99OWuqU

[SantaAnaPD @SantaAnaPD]

UPDATE #SantaAnaPD #WantedWednesday Remember this incident?

Thanks to our Correctional Officers and several community members, the suspect was positively identified as Samantha Dominoe Salomon (18) of Santa Ana. Yesterday, detectives arrested Salomon.

[ProPublica @propublica]

"They can do whatever they want and you have to forgive them. That’s not right," an 84-year-old woman who grew up in the church said about the abuse she endured as a child. “But you go along because you were brought up in it. I wish I wasn’t."

https://t.co/X3bPuVj2FZ

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

5 June 1936 | A French Jewish girl, Gina Goldstein, was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 13 September 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Justice Department argued that the court system cannot stop President Trump’s White House ballroom project, urging an appeals court to overturn a lower-court order halting construction.

Only Congress can intervene, an administration lawyer said. https://t.co/H2fKJJ5jHG

[East Bay Times @EastBayTimes]

Escondido police Officer Jason Ingco pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter Thursday. https://t.co/nukElkOnPK

[NASA @NASA]

This spiral galaxy, recently observed by @NASAHubble, is in the middle of a cosmic journey that will take it hundreds of millions of years. Learn more: https://t.co/ebWeGyWicp

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Norway's national team posed for an iconic image to mark their first appearance at the World Cup in 28 years. "I wanted to dress them up as Vikings." https://t.co/4tuDy4BgOf

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: DR Congo has reported 71 new Ebola cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 452, including 82 deaths.

🔴 More on https://t.co/hGzrK2N8WC