President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on countering "domestic terrorism and organized political violence" on Thursday.

Why it matters: Trump sought to tie the action to the "radical left," singling out Democratic Party donors George Soros and Reid Hoffman when asked by a reporter what names came to mind that may need investigating. • ACLU issued a statement saying the memo is part of Trump's "larger pattern of abusing his power to target critics through invocations of law enforcement, national security, and financial sanctions authorities."

Driving the news: The memo is part of a wider crackdown on left-wing groups in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing earlier this month that saw Trump sign an executive order designating the decentralized, leaderless antifascist movement ant

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