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Truck driver shot by law enforcement after backing into Coast Guard base

A truck driver was shot by law enforcement after attempting to back his vehicle into a police checkpoint outside a Coast Guard base. On Thursday night, hours after protests against plans to move roughly 100 federal agents to Coast Guard Base Alameda outside San Francisco, California, a U-Haul attempted to back into a police checkpoint [.].

Trump’s CZ pardon draws fury from Maxine Waters over ‘pay-to-play’ crypto ties

Representative Maxine Waters slammed President Donald Trump’s pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, calling it a corrupt favor to a “crypto criminal.” United States Representative Maxine Waters has strongly criticized US President Donald Trump for his decision to pardon Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Trump pardoned Zhao on Thursday, saying people told him “what he did is not even a crime.” Waters, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Financial Services, hit back later Thursday, claiming in a statement that “Trump is doing massive favors for crypto criminals who have helped line his pockets.”“Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao-who pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering and facilitating suspicious transactions with child abusers, drug dealers, and terrorists-is an appalling but unsurprising reflection of his presidency,” Waters said. Trump said his decision to pardon Zhao followed “a lot of people” telling him CZ wasn’t guilty. Read more.

Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP House leader bickered in texts after conservative influencer filmed Pritzker’s home

Gov. JB Pritzker sought support from Illinois Republicans after a conservative online provocateur filmed his home. Instead, he got into an argument over text.

Florida bill would allow families to sue for killings by illegal migrants, fine police refusing to work with ICE

The bill outlines a new structure for families to sue local government over the death of a loved one, but only if an illegal immigrant was found to be responsible.

Hochul vetoes bill boosting EMS staffing on NYC 911 calls — inspired by first responder’s murder

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation — inspired by the vicious stabbing murder of EMS Lt. Alison Russo in 2022 — that would require the FDNY’s EMS units responding to 911 emergency medical calls be staffed by two qualified medical first responders.

Schumer calls on Trump to withdraw nominee over ‘foul and disqualifying’ texts

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has joined calls for President Trump to withdraw the nomination of Paul Ingrassia for the Office of Special Counsel after alleged text messages emerged in which Ingrassia said he has a “Nazi streak.” Ingrassia, nominated in June, reportedly also made racist comments in a text chain with other Republican…