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Judge rules Kennedy Center must allow Dem lawmaker to attend board meeting

Joyce BeattyA federal judge ruled Saturday that the Kennedy Center must provide Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) a “meaningful opportunity” to participate in next week’s board meeting on the storied institution’s revamp, but they don’t have to let her vote.

Beatty, an ex-officio member of the board, alleged that she was being barred from the March 16 session. Her lawyer later conceded she was in fact extended an invitation; it just went to her email spam folder.

In his 37-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said federal law prevents Beatty’s categorical exclusion from the meeting.

“Rarely should a trustee, in any setting, be denied all material information and any opportunity to voice her dissent on a vote as consequential as one to close and potentially rebuild the trust’s sole piece of real estate,” Cooper wrote.

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Epstein jail guard to testify in House investigation

Tova Noel A correctional officer on duty the night convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died in a New York jail is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., announced Friday that former guard Tova Noel will appear for a “transcribed interview” on March 26.

“Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, and documents obtained by the Committee, the Committee believes you have information that will assist in its investigation,” Comer wrote in a letter to Noel.

The committee is also seeking interviews with several high-profile figures connected to Epstein, including Bill Gates, Kathryn Ruemmler, Leon Black, Lesley Groff, Sarah Kellen, Ted Waitt and Doug Band.

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Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas

Detention center, Alvarado, TexasA group of protesters in Texas was found guilty of providing support for terrorism and other charges on Friday in a closely watched case in which prosecutors alleged anti-ICE activists were actually part of an antifa cell.

The case was seen as a major test of the first amendment and whether the government could use a broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters. It marked the first time the government alleged individuals were part of an antifa terrorist cell in a criminal prosecution.

Nine defendants – Benjamin Song, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Savanna Batten, Ines Soto, Elizabeth Soto and Daniel Sanchez-Estrada – were all tried together in the case. They faced a mix of charges of providing material support to terrorists, rioting, attempted murder, as well as firearms and explosive charges.

Sanchez-Estrada was the only defendant not at the protest, and was only charged with corruptly concealing a document or record, after prosecutors say he moved leftwing zines following the arrest of his wife, Maricela Rueda, on the Fourth of July. Song also escaped after the incident and there was an 11-day manhunt for him. Several other people were charged with assisting Song during that period.

The nine defendants were convicted on all of the charges they faced, with limited exceptions. Of the five charged with attempted murder and firearms charges, Evetts, Hill, Morris and Rueda were acquitted.. Song was acquitted on two charges of attempted murder and convicted on one. He was also convicted of the firearms charges.

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Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence'

Jerome PowellA federal judge on Friday said he was blocking subpoenas that the Justice Department served to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a probe purported to be about the management of the central bank's renovation.

"A mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting for lower interest rates or resigning," Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge on the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., wrote in a court filing.

Boasberg continued: "On the other side of the scale, the Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime; indeed, its justifications are so thin and unsubstantiated that the Court can only conclude that they are pretextual."

"The Court therefore finds that the subpoenas were issued for an improper purpose and will quash them," the order states.

Powell said the threhttps://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/powell-subpoenas-blocked-trump-probe-rcna263401atened indictment was related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings.

"No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law," Powell said in an unprecedented Sunday night video statement on Jan. 11. "But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure."

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MEE: Sole Muslim woman on Trump religious committee resigning in protest

Sameerah Munshi The only Muslim woman on US President Donald Trump's religious freedom committee is resigning, Middle East Eye can reveal. 

Sameerah Munshi served on the Advisory Board of Lay Leaders on the Religious Liberties Commission, and is leaving the role "in protest" of the White House's decision to remove anti-Zionist Catholic commissioner Carrie Prejean-Boller from the panel, her resignation letter, seen by MEE on Thursday, said.

Prejean-Boller revealed on X on Thursday that the president, who appoints all the commissioners, has now fired her for what she believes is her stand against genocide committed by Israel in Gaza, and her pushback against those who call her antisemitic for her anti-Zionist views. 

Boller's firing follows a viral video clip of a heated exchange at a February meeting of the commission, in which Prejean-Boller insists that Catholicism and Zionism are not compatible.

Middle East Eye has reached out to both the White House and the Department of Justice - under which the commission was established - for comment.

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Democrats flip New Hampshire House seat in special election

Bobbi BoudmanDemocrats on Tuesday flipped a seat in the New Hampshire House, adding to the party’s string of special election wins as the midterm cycle kicks into high gear.

Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher for Carroll County House District 7, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, filling a vacancy after Republican Glenn Cordelli resigned late last year.

Boudman challenged Cordelli unsuccessfully in 2024, losing to the Republican by roughly 14 points.

The district sided with President Trump by 9 points in 2024, according to data from The Downballot.

Republicans have a trifecta of control over New Hampshire’s state government, with majorities in both chambers of the legislature and Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) in the governor’s mansion.

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Judges won’t extend Wisconsin interim U.S. attorney’s tenure

Brad ShimelPresident Trump’s top federal prosecutor in Milwaukee will not have his temporary term extended by judges on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the court announced Tuesday.

Brad Schimel, interim U.S. attorney for the district, will see the clock on his appointment run out on March 17. A majority of the federal court’s judges declined to invoke its power to keep him in his post until the vacancy is permanently filled.

“The Court awaits the nomination and confirmation of a full-time United States Attorney by the President and United States Senate,” a notice posted to the court’s website says.

The court emphasized in its notice that it “intends no criticism or commentary” on Schimel’s performance or qualifications, or that of the DOJ lawyers in his office, by deciding not to extend his interim term.

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