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Jack Morphet @JackMorphet

Reporter at The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) | 🇦🇺 in 🇺🇸 | jack.morphet@wsj.com

Joined September 2011
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If the cover of the New York Post isn’t this photo with this headline “SACREBLEU IT” then what are we even doing anymore?
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Markwayne Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, will be the new head of the Department of Homeland Security. Here's what to know. on.wsj.com/4rW8oRO
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fielded questions about deportation quotas, shooting her dog, and a TV-ad campaign that featured her warning immigrants—in English—to “leave now.” The Key Moments From Her Congressional Testimony wsj.com/politics/policy/key-…

Key Moments From Kristi Noem’s Congressional Testimony

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis demanded Noem’s resignation, while others pressed her on spending.

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Nomadic upbringing separated from her father. Dropped out of school at 14. Gender transition at 15. Set her house on fire while high on mushrooms. Made a videogame simulating a mall shooting. What we know about the 18yo Canadian mass shooter. wsj.com/world/americas/teen-… via @WSJ

Teen Suspect in Canada Shooting Had Turbulent Life Marred by ‘Nomadic’ Early Years

Police are still searching for clues as to why the 18-year-old suspect would have turned violent, and how she could have carried out her attack. 

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A judge has issued a temporary order blocking the Trump administration from “destroying or altering evidence” related to the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse killed by Border Patrol officers. wsj.com/us-news/in-battle-fo…

In Battle for Evidence, Minnesota Sues Feds Over Fatal Border Patrol Shooting

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is concerned the federal government may “withhold” information about the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.

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Tough-on-crime local cops from Florida to Maine and Minnesota supported the mass deportation of criminals in the U.S. illegally. Now that they've seen ICE's tactics up close, they're not happy with some of the "bush league" policing on show. wsj.com/us-news/police-who-o… via @WSJ

Police Who Once Backed ICE’s Mission Are Losing Faith in Its Tactics

In Minnesota and places where agents are deployed en masse, law-enforcement leaders are challenging whether they are adhering to the stated mission. ICE says its operations are lawful and targeted.

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The Trump administration is asserting new powers to forcibly enter the homes of people they are hoping to arrest without a criminal warrant signed by a judge on.wsj.com/3Npl70f

ICE Moves to Enter Homes Without Warrants Signed by a Judge

The agency has a new policy relying on what’s known as an administrative warrant, showing the government has probable cause to believe a person is in the country illegally.

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A Border Patrol agent was standing in front of a moving car when, out of fear, they stepped aside and fired into the driver's window. This time in Oregon. The driver, a Venezuelan with alleged ties to Tren de Aragua, was in the U.S. illegally. wsj.com/us-news/venezuelan-m… via @WSJ

Venezuelan Migrant Shot by Border Patrol Charged With Assault for Car Ramming

Luis Nino-Moncada and a passenger were wounded as they tried to flee federal agents in Portland, Ore., the Justice Department said.

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The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good is an Iraq war veteran and firearms instructor. This wasn’t Jonathan Ross' first traffic stop to end in violence. He recently tased a driver in the face while his other arm was trapped in their moving car. wsj.com/us-news/what-we-know…

What We Know About the ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good

The same officer was dragged by a car during an attempted arrest last year.

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Nick Reiner’s been dropped by high profile lawyer Alan Jackson. Jackson said he couldn't legally or ethically say why but added he thinks Reiner's innocent. The public defender who took over only spoke to Reiner for 30 seconds this morning. wsj.com/us-news/law/nick-rei… via @WSJ

Nick Reiner’s Defense Attorney Withdraws, Further Delaying Arraignment

Reiner will now be represented by a public defender against charges in the double homicide of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

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“You can take this to the bank – pursuant to the laws of this state, pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder,” Jackson said. “Print that.”
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An 18-year-old Burger King worker who pledge support for Islamic State planned to commit a terrorist attack with knives and hammers at a grocery store or fast-food restaurant near Charlotte, N.C., on New Year’s Eve, the FBI said. wsj.com/politics/national-se…

Burger King Worker Charged With New Year’s Eve Terror Plot

The FBI foiled the teenager’s plan to attack a grocery store, the agency said.

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President Trump is ending the deployment of the National Guard to L.A., Chicago and Portland, Ore. wsj.com/us-news/trump-to-pul… via @WSJ

Trump to Pull National Guard From L.A., Chicago and Portland, Ore.

The administration suffered a loss at the Supreme Court last week over troops in Chicago.

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By the time police made the connection between the mass shooting at Brown University and the murder of an MIT professor, the suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, was already dead. Five Days of Mystery: How the Brown University Shooter Evaded Capture wsj.com/us-news/law/five-day…

Five Days of Mystery: How the Brown University Shooter Evaded Capture

An intense manhunt ended in a New Hampshire storage unit. The FBI says many questions still need to be answered.

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Demonstrators confronted immigration-enforcement officers in New York City on Saturday, preventing masked federal agents from leaving a parking garage wsj.com/us-news/protesters-c…

Protesters Clash With Homeland Security Agents in Manhattan

The NYPD arrested demonstrators who didn’t disperse.

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Would love to know what Bill De Blasio and Jessica Tisch are discussing over breakfast on this chilly Thanksgiving weekend in Brooklyn.
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Lydia Moynihan
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5 Nov 2025
Champagne socialism
Timmy Facciola
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4 Nov 2025
Keith McNally says all customers and staff at Balthazar will get free champagne tonight if socialist Zohran Mamdani wins
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An autopsy found the shooter who killed four people at a Midtown Manhattan office building, Shane Tamura.had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, a brain disease associated with head injuries and often found in former football players. wsj.com/us-news/nyc-shooter-…

New York City Office Shooter Had CTE, Medical Examiner Finds

Shane Tamura was diagnosed postmortem with the brain disease associated with head injuries and often found in football players.

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Here is an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/47V5YMq
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President Trump and the upper echelon of his administration memorialized slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a political and religious event with little modern parallel wsj.com/us-news/charlie-kirk…

At Memorial, Devotees Hail Kirk as Martyr to Conservative Cause

President Trump eulogized slain activist as ‘great American hero’ at service in Arizona.

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