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Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents

A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive,” revises harassment provisions and deletes protections for transgender troops.

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A member of the Coast Guard patrolling the waterways near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Backs Trump but Stands Firm on Epstein Files

The Georgia Republican, long a loyal Trump ally, had come under attack by the president after showing independence, notably on the government’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said her support for releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein should not be seen as disloyalty to the president.
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Michelle Obama Criticizes Trump’s East Wing Demolition

The president’s ballroom project will transform one of the most recognizable buildings in the world and could nearly double its size.

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Michelle Obama at a meeting in the East Wing of the White House in 2012.
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White House Discussed Naming New Washington Commanders Stadium After Trump

President Trump made the “rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” according to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary. But it was unclear what role he has had in the project.

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President Trump attended the Washington Commanders game against the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., on Sunday, receiving both booing and cheering.
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To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots

Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both willful and unwitting noncompliance with federal records laws.

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Department of Homeland Security agents during an immigration enforcement operation in Manhattan last month.
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