Thomas Reed

Thomas writes about politics, culture, and the media. He’s especially interested in how narrative framing shapes public opinion — and how often the press gets it wrong.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fly deported Venezuelan gang suspects back to the U.S.

An Obama-appointed federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to pay for airfare and provide travel documents to bring back hundreds of Venezuelan migrants—suspected members…
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Hillary Clinton concedes Biden's migration policy was 'disruptive and destabilizing' at Munich security meeting

Hillary Clinton stood before a room of U.S. and European politicians and security officials in Munich and said what Democratic leaders spent four years refusing…
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Virginia Supreme Court clears path for redistricting referendum that could hand Democrats four more congressional seats

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Democrat-backed redistricting plan can go before voters in an April 21 special election, overturning a lower court's…
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Eleven charged in Chinese marriage fraud ring that infiltrated U.S. military bases

A federal grand jury has charged 11 individuals in a marriage fraud conspiracy run by a Chinese transnational criminal organization that recruited U.S. Navy service…
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Trump signals executive order on voter ID as Senate dithers on SAVE Act

President Trump put the Senate on notice Friday: pass the SAVE Act, or he'll go around it. In a pair of Truth Social posts, the…
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DOJ files reveal Bannon messaged Epstein about plans to "take down" Pope Francis

Steve Bannon told Jeffrey Epstein he would "take down" Pope Francis. That's according to newly released Department of Justice files containing messages between the former…
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Pima County sheriff sent Nancy Guthrie evidence to a private Florida lab after the FBI requested it for Quantico

The FBI asked Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for DNA evidence and a black glove recovered in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie —…
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Travis County medical examiner rules Texas A&M student's balcony death a suicide as mother pursues civil lawsuit

The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled that Brianna Aguilera, the 19-year-old Texas A&M student who fell from a 17th-floor balcony in Austin last…
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Asylum denial rate hits 80% as Trump's immigration courts clear massive backlog

Nearly eight in ten asylum seekers are now being turned away by immigration judges, a dramatic reversal from the Biden era that signals the most…
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Obama backs anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, calls federal operations unprecedented

Barack Obama sat down with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday to deliver his most direct public endorsement yet of the demonstrators who have…
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