The arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has raised alarms among legal experts and fellow veterans familiar with his service in Afghanistan.

Bajun Mavalwalla II – a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan – was charged in July with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” after joining a demonstration against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Spokane, Washington.

Legal experts say the case marks an escalation in the administration’s attacks on first amendment rights. Afghanistan war veterans who know him say the case against Mavalwalla appears unjust.

House committee withdraws Robert Mueller subpoena over health issues (www.cbsnews.com)

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The House Oversight Committee has withdrawn a request for testimony from Robert Mueller about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein due to new information on the former special counsel's health, a committee aide told CBS News.

"We've learned that Mr. Mueller has health issues that preclude him from being able to testify. The Committee has withdrawn its subpoena," the aide said in a statement.

Mueller, who led the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and delivered the long-anticipated report in March 2019, served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 12 years. The New York Times reported Sunday that the 81-year-old has Parkinson's disease, according to his family, who told the paper that he was diagnosed in 2021.

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78 year old congressman Jerry Nadler decides not to seek reelection, saying Biden fiasco showed need for "generational change" (www.nytimes.com)

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Republicans voted against independent redistricting in 2021 (www.politifact.com)

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The Fed Has Never Been Independent (jacobin.com)

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While Donald Trump’s attacks on the Fed are deeply authoritarian, the institution itself is far from blameless. From the 2008 crash to the pandemic, its primary aim has been to protect the interests of the wealthy.

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Nice! Election Denier Hired by Trump Admin for New Election Integrity Role (www.jezebel.com)

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Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom (apnews.com)

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Trump’s bill is a ‘death warrant’ say parents of sick rural kids whose treatment is tied up in Medicaid red tape (www.independent.co.uk)

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Blocking tariffs would be "end of the United States," top Trump adviser says (www.axios.com)

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Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party’s Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year (www.nytimes.com)

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In a recent interview in his downtown Manhattan office, Mr. Nadler, 78, said he hesitated to step aside when he believes that President Trump is threatening the foundations of democracy. But he said he had been persuaded it was time for a changing of the guard.

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