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Homeland Security spends $304 million on five more deportation jets including two Gulfstreams and a luxury 737 Max, two months into agency shutdown.
Cabinet secretaries to use deportation plane
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
April 17, 2026
Texas Medical Board finds wrongdoing against three doctors in deaths of two women under state abortion ban, with punishment totaling only eight hours of continuing education.
Rare discipline under abortion ban
Source: ProPublica
April 17, 2026
Federal judge blocks Nexstar's $6.2 billion takeover of Tegna until antitrust trial, despite FCC and DOJ approval Trump personally endorsed in February.
FCC Commissioner call process "Billionaire Buddy Bypass"
Source: NPR
April 17, 2026
Senate clears FISA extension through April 30 after 20 House Republicans block Johnson's longer surveillance renewal including warrant reforms.
Warrantless surveillance authority set to lapse Monday
Source: Axios
April 17, 2026
Anthropic CEO meets White House chief of staff Wiles as OMB moves to give federal agencies access to Mythos, routing around Pentagon blacklist.
Anthropic calls model too dangerous to release
Source: The New York Times
April 17, 2026
Justice Department removes career prosecutor leading Brennan probe after she resisted pressure to quickly charge former CIA director and Trump critic.
Mirror Comey, James prosecutions
Source: CNN
April 17, 2026
