Today’s Headlines: Europe was unusually productive yesterday. French authorities raided Twitter’s Paris offices as part of a cybercrime investigation, summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino (voluntarily, lol), and announced France is ditching Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of its own platform. Spain followed up by unveiling plans to crack down on social media algorithms and hold tech executives personally liable for illegal or hateful content, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accused Musk of amplifying disinformation about Spain’s immigration policy. Not to be outdone, Poland’s prime minister said Jeffrey Epstein was likely a Russian intelligence asset — and said his government plans to investigate. Back in the U.S., Trump floated the idea of “nationalizing” elections during a podcast appearance and teased more fallout from last week’s FBI raid in Georgia, despite elections being run by states under the Constitution. Democrats held a public forum on ICE abuses that Republicans skipped entirely, featuring testimony from people shot at, assaulted, or detained without cause — including a disabled woman who says she was dragged from her car and later treated in an ER for assault. Meanwhile, ICE is reportedly preparing a major operation targeting Haitian immigrants in Ohio as TPS protections expire, even as the agency quietly spends hundreds of millions buying warehouses to convert into detention centers.Elsewhere, DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro briefly threatened jail time for anyone bringing a gun into the district before walking it back, Trump continued his Kennedy Center renovation saga, and New York Magazine published a deeply unsettling profile of Rep. Nancy Mace detailing erratic behavior and staff misuse. 



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NBC News: Paris prosecutors summon Elon Musk after raid on X's French offices

BBC: Spain announces plans to ban social media for under-16s

The Telegraph: Epstein was probably a Russian spy, says Tusk

WaPo: Trump says he wants to ‘nationalize the voting,’ a power granted to states

The New Republic: Not a Single Republican Shows Up to Hear Renee Good’s Brothers Testify

WaPo: Renée Good’s brothers, others describe assaults, shootings at hearing

MS Now: ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants

Bloomberg: ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US

MS Now: Pirro walks back threat to lawful gun owners traveling to D.C.

NBC News: Kennedy Center won't be torn down during $200 million renovation, Trump says

NY Magazine: Nancy Mace Is Not Okay



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