Domestic Terrorism
www.law.cornell.edu

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Source: 18 USC 2331(5)

(5) the term "domestic terrorism" means activities that"

- (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

- (B) appear to be intended"

- - (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

- - (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

- - (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and

- (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
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Maurene Comey, prosecutor who handled Jeffrey Epstein case, sues over firing (September 15, 2025)
www.politico.com

... Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor who handled the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, on Monday sued the Trump administration over her July firing for which she was given no explanation. ...

What Republicans think Trump is getting wrong about nurses
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... The bloc of moderate Republicans jousting with Speaker Mike Johnson on health care are turning their ire against new Trump administration student debt rules they fear will squeeze the nursing profession.

Tucked into the GOP's sweeping domestic policy bill this year was a provision that set lifetime borrowing caps for students working toward graduate and professional degrees. But when the Education Department ultimately decided this fall which professions would be eligible for the highest debt limits, it left nursing off the list.

While students pursuing professional degrees in 11 fields will be allowed to borrow up to the $200,000 cap set out by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, those seeking graduate degrees in other fields are limited to $100,000 " a sum that no longer covers the cost of some advanced nursing programs.

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Now, a group of swing-district Republicans who have frequently used the House's narrow margins to prod their own leadership, are angling to roll back the Education Department's decision. ...

U.S. Airstrikes in Nigeria Raise Questions Over Focus on ISIS Threat
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... Nigerian Government's Position

The Nigerian government has pushed back against characterizations that frame the country's security challenges as primarily anti-Christian persecution.

Following the U.S. designation in October, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stated that characterizing Nigeria as "religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians."

Bayo Onanuga, press secretary to President Tinubu, called Secretary of State Marco Rubio's condemnation of the "slaughter of thousands of Christians" a "gross exaggeration of the Nigerian situation," adding that "Christians, Muslims, churches and mosques are attacked randomly." ...

US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria
www.bbc.com

... Camps run by the group in Sokoto state were hit near the border with Niger, the US military said. Casualty numbers are unclear, but both US and Nigerian officials say militants were killed.

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar told the BBC it was a "joint operation" and had "nothing to do with a particular religion".

Tuggar said the strikes had been planned "for quite some time" using intelligence provided by Nigeria. He did not rule out further strikes.

Referring to the timing of strikes - which took place late on Thursday - he said they did not have "anything to do with Christmas". ...

It also said that during the operation debris from munitions fell in two communities " the village of Jabo, also in Sokoto state, and Offa in Kwara state, about 600km (370 miles) to the south. No civilian casualties were reported in either location.

Umar Jabo, an eyewitness in Jabo, told the BBC: "Something that looked like a plane flashed and crashed... in fields."

He said there was no issue with IS in the area: "We live peacefully, and there is no conflict between us and Christians." ...

 

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country, with about 220 million people, divided roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims.

Jihadist groups such as Boko Haram and IS-linked offshoots have wrought havoc in north-eastern Nigeria for more than a decade, killing thousands of people.

Most victims have been Muslims, according to Acled, a group that analyses political violence around the world. ...

Trump Wants DOJ to Release All Democrat Names Allegedly in Epstein Files
www.newsweek.com

...President Donald Trump ripped into Democrats on Friday evening about documents related to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to "release" all of the Democrats' names allegedly in the documents.

Newsweek reached out to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) via email Friday night for comment.

Why It Matters

The ongoing release of documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's network has become a focal point of political rhetoric and public scrutiny.

The controversy over the files' redactions, continuous discoveries of additional records, and bipartisan calls for transparency have potentially significant implications for public trust in government investigations, accountability, and potential future legal consequences. The issue also highlights persistent divides in how the justice system handles cases involving high-profile figures, raising further questions about secrecy, due process, and victim protection.
What To Know

In a post on Truth Social on Friday, the president said, "Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, and work on Election Fraud etc.

The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans.

Release all of their names, embarrass them, and get back to helping our Country! The Radical Left doesn't want people talking about TRUMP & REPUBLICAN SUCCESS, only a long ago dead Jeffrey Epstein -- Just another Witch Hunt!!!" ...