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A former IT staffer for a prominent House of Representatives committee has been arrested and charged with a scheme in which he allegedly rigged the federal procurement process to steal around 240 government-issued cell phones.The arrest of 43-year-old Christopher Southerland of Glen Burnie, Maryland, was announced on Monday by the U.S. Attorney's...
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White House insiders were reportedly reeling Monday as President Donald Trump's Department of Justice launched its investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, prompting anxiety over financial market disruptions. The Trump administration was apparently in "damage-control mode" after the news heightened over the DOJ's criminal probe...
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President Donald Trump has leaned towards strikes in Iran as the regime was quietly aiming to "buy more time," according to an insider on Monday. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were reportedly discussing different options last week, leaning on diplomacy as the immediate decision, as no final negotiations have been...
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The release of body-cam-style video from an ICE agent's phone backfired spectacularly, MSNBC's Morning Joe hosts said, arguing it made the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good look even worse for DHS. After airing the footage, Joe Scarborough said the clip shows the agent firing from the side of the vehicle as Good tried to drive away,...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) squared off against Elon Musk on Monday after Musk posted a conspiracy theory about the Somali community in Minnesota. Musk retweeted a post on his social media platform X about an alleged voter fraud scheme where voters are imported from other countries and given welfare benefits in exchange for their votes. Musk said in his...
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Republicans have been fairly quiet since it was revealed that President Donald Trump's administration began investigating the Federal Reserve chairman, but behind the scenes, many appear to hate the fight, according to one analyst. On Sunday, The New York Times reported that Trump-aligned former Fox News host and current federal prosecutor, Jeanine...
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The Trump administration's move to criminally investigate the chair of the Federal Reserve could blow up in President Donald Trump's face in a big way, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) indicated on Monday.Specifically, Thune told Semafor's Burgess Everett, the legal threat against Jerome Powell could make it "challenging" to confirm any...
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The battle to win the Republican Party nomination to replace the termed-out Gov. Ron DeSantis on the November ballot took an uglier turn as hedge fund CEO James Fishback ramped up his racist attacks on primary frontrunner Rep. Byron Donalds (R).Donalds, a longtime defender and ally of Donald Trump, holds a commanding lead over Fishback, who is...
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President Donald Trump appeared confused and evasive when pressed about claims that an ICE agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good is shielded from prosecution, delivering a rambling response that left reporters stunned. The comments followed Vice President JD Vance's assertion that ICE officers enjoy "absolute immunity,” a claim...
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President Donald Trump offered a "revealing" window into his economic messaging ahead of the 2026 midterm elections while speaking with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday, according to one of the pool reporters. The economy is shaping up to be the top issue in the 2026 midterm elections, and Republicans are quietly urging Trump to spend more time...
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Only nine political prisoners appear to have been freed after Maduro regime figure Jorge Rodriguez promised on Thursday that a "significant" number would be emerging from the country's notoriously abusive prisons. The Trump administration has suggested their release is not a priority, and a growing number of anti-Maduro Venezuelans want to know...
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As Ottawa gears up to review the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement, do the developments in Venezuela undercut the Canadians' bargaining position? CBC's The House spoke to experts and former officials about the feasibility of ramping up Venezuelan oil production and the road ahead.
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Russia and China are working together more closely in the Arctic — both in the air and at sea, says the top U.S. commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command. The co-operation also appears to be more tightly co-ordinated in a possible attempt to test U.S. and Canadian reaction.
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Over two and a half years ago, Parliament ordered the Canadian Transportation Agency to create a fee airlines would pay to cover some of the roughly $30-million taxpayer cost to process air passenger complaints. Internal documents obtained by Go Public suggest Transport Canada and transport ministers have been pushing to undermine that fee.
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Environmental group Greenpeace is calling for more transparency from Domtar, saying it has received millions of dollars in government funding without providing the public with details of how that money is being used or sharing its plans for the future of Canada's forests.
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Iran's army is threatening to join the crackdown on protesters as demonstrations against the regime grow and the death toll mounts. Huge crowds have taken to the streets across the Islamic Republic. Iran's Revolutionary Guard calls them "terrorists." Haley Ott has more details.
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Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Republicans are "going to work around the clock, through the night, through weekends to make sure we get that Cabinet confirmed", Sen. Mark Kelly tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "I know this is...
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," after the devastating Pacific Palisades fire, Jonathan Vigliotti reports from the area, while FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell and Rep. Judy Chu of California discuss the response. Plus, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joins.
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An economic expert Monday warned that a looming stock market crash could be on the horizon as the Trump administration shows its penchant for chaos. Bloomberg economics columnist Clive Crook responded to questions over why the economy has not crashed and how despite policy disruptions and predictions of "doom" from experts and economists, the stock...
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In a provocative and unprecedented social-media stunt Sunday night, President Donald Trump shared a doctored image portraying himself as the "Acting President of Venezuela,” claiming a title that has no legal or international basis and comes after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military operation earlier this month....
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President Donald Trump privately rages to his aides about his "weak and ineffective" attorney general because of her repeated failures to enforce his agenda, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Trump has told aides that Attorney General Pam Bondi is not pursuing his priorities with enough vigor, citing...
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Comedian Rob Potylo said he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis while performing in a giraffe costume as a fictional character known as Robby Roadsteamer.Several Robby Roadsteamer social media accounts claimed that ICE had arrested Potylo. The social media posts included a video showing around a dozen law...
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President Trump sparked fresh controversy Sunday when, amid turbulence on Air Force One, he joked to reporters that he was "looking for something to grab” and quipped it "wasn't going to be Karoline,” referring to his 28-year-old press secretary — a remark critics called bizarre and inappropriate as he deflected questions about policy while...
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The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse a longstanding policy that calculated the health benefits of reducing air pollution. The agency has referred to "estimates of avoided asthma attacks and premature deaths to justify clean-air rules" for decades, and that is now set to end under the Trump administration, according to a New York...
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Two top aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer were reportedly put on leave after a complaint said they helped their boss carry out an affair with a subordinate staffer.On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Chief of Staff Jihun Han and Deputy Chief of Staff Rebecca Wright were told not to report to work. At the same time, the Labor Department...
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The internet reacted Monday to the news that a former aide to President Donald Trump has been named a top leader at Meta. Dina Powell McCormick, former deputy national security advisor and wife of Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), was named Meta's next president and vice chairman in a company announcement.President Donald Trump reacted to the leadership...
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A Republican congressman notorious for suspiciously timed stock trades was just caught in yet another one — this time involving the artificial intelligence boom.According to Politico, Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) "bought between $1,001 and $15,000 of stock in Credo Technology, a company that provides electric cables and chips for data centers,...
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The staggering cowardliness by four ex-presidents vis-à-vis Tyrant Trump's wrecking of America cannot escape history's verdict. However, there is still an opportunity for vigorous redemption by George W. Bush — whose life-saving AIDS Medicine Program in Africa was shut down by President Donald Trump — Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden,...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham ratcheted up U.S. pressure on Cuba this weekend by echoing President Donald Trump's ominous ultimatum — urging the Caribbean nation to "make a deal” or risk dire consequences following the U.S. military's dramatic capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Graham's hard-line rhetoric, warning Cuba's communist regime that its...
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A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration's latest rationale for blocking an offshore wind project under construction by a Danish company.According to Bloomberg News, "The Revolution Wind project, intended to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut, 'would be irreparably harmed' unless work was allowed...
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President Donald Trump warned FBI Director Kash Patel that he "better" fire "scum" agents who disagree with his presidency.In a Monday post on Truth Social, Trump shared an article from right-wing outlet Just the News, which claimed that former FBI Special Agent Timothy Thibault had pressed the agency to add the president to an investigation into a...
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At the same time agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol are swarming into Minnesota and other states and cities, Trump is planning bombing raids on other countries.Domestically and internationally, he is putting America on a war footing.ICE is reportedly investing $100 million on what it calls "wartime...
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The White House declared an end to hostilities in a "war on protein" that many social media users had been unaware even existed.The administration last week released updated U.S. dietary guidelines aligned with the priorities of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again” movement, which emphasizes protein, dairy and...
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The Department of Justice's decision to pursue criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has derailed White House plans for an affordability-focused speech scheduled this week, as the administration grapples with mounting controversies.According to Politico's Playbook, Trump planned a major speech on factories and trade in...
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Michael Wolff, journalist and President Donald Trump biographer, warned that first lady Melania Trump should be concerned about his questions for her about her relationship with the late financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Wolff, who has written four books about the president, has expressed that he has important questions for...
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has found that President Donald Trump's top budget official violated the Constitution by terminating environmental grants during the federal government shutdown, but exclusively to states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.Judge Amit Mehta issued the ruling on Monday, siding with a group of...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was reportedly unsettled over the Department of Justice's probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and warned President Donald Trump that it could disrupt the financial market, according to reports on Monday. Bessent apparently called Trump late Sunday to express his concern, saying the investigation "made a...
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President Donald Trump exploded last week when Republican senators voted to limit his war powers as he threatens military action across the globe, and a pair of columnists agreed that was a sign of how deeply he has sunk into delusion.The Senate passed a resolution last week that would block Trump from using the armed forces against Venezuela...
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A top aide to President Donald Trump threw a tantrum about Hollywood Monday after several celebrities took an anti-ICE stance at the 2026 Golden Globes. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung melted down over the attacks from several notable entertainment stars, including actor and activist Mark Ruffalo. Cheung issued a bizarre attack on...
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he was threatened with demotion and a loss of retirement pay.Last year, Hegseth threatened to court-martial Kelly after he participated in a video encouraging service members not to follow illegal orders. President Donald Trump responded to the video, suggesting...
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Robert McBride, a prosecutor assigned to assist illegally-appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, has reportedly been fired after refusing to participate in the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.On Monday, MS NOW reported that McBride, 64, had been dismissed from his role as the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's office for the...
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David Faris, a professor at Roosevelt University, took issue with Democratic Party leadership Monday over what he called its "timid” resistance to the Trump administration, but argued in an analysis that they'd still likely secure a landslide election victory in November regardless, and thanks in large part to President Donald Trump himself."The...
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Thousands of people braved sub-freezing temperatures to protest this week's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and the Trump administration's surge of immigration agents to the Twin Cities. Ash-har Quraishi reports on new images raising tensions and questions.
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A Republican candidate for governor in California will instead run for Congress as a Democrat despite floating Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp, as an "unemployment plan."In paperwork filed on Monday, Kyle Langford indicated that he would be vying for Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley's seat in the primary for California's 26th...
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Rick Wilson, former Republican strategist and co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, described President Donald Trump's stunning "new reality" in an essay Monday/On his Substack, Wilson identified what he thinks is next for the "Trump regime" and how the United States has entered a "moment of national crisis unknown since the Civil...
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A red state sent a strong message to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his conservative colleagues in a recent ruling.The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's abortion ban 4-1 last week, finding that legislators had perhaps inadvertently enshrined abortion access as part of their 2012 backlash to Obamacare, and Slate's Dahlia...
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A fundraiser for Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer responsible for the death of Renee Good, highlighted the Jewish ancestry of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey without explaining why.According to Alpha News, a GiveSendGo fundraiser run by a person identified as Tom Hennessey was designated as the "preferred method to...
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President Donald Trump erupted on social media Monday in a panicked rant over the impending Supreme Court decision on his tariffs, which, based on initial arguments, may end up being ruled unlawful."The actual numbers that we would have to pay back if, for any reason, the Supreme Court were to rule against the United States of America on Tariffs,...
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WASHINGTON — A pair of blockbuster cases to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights, even as the Trump administration during the past year has rolled out a broad anti-trans agenda targeting everything from sports to military service.The court on Jan. 13 will hear challenges to laws in Idaho...
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MAGA influencer Steve Bannon lashed out at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of President Donald Trump's closest allies, after he called on the U.S. military to "kill the leadership" in Iran.On Monday, Bannon spoke out against Graham's push for war in that country as protesters took to the streets to demand change."Right now, I think any kind of...
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Why did Donald Trump invade Venezuela? His id made him.Look at me, love me — every reason for doing anything is downstream from there.I was telling you the other day that it's not really clear why the president ordered the illegal and unconstitutional invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its head of state. Regime officials provided reasons...
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Following President Donald Trump's threatening demand to Cuba for its leaders to "make a deal” with his administration, his former deputy national security advisor KT McFarland boasted Monday that the president was in a solid negotiating position thanks to the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela, which she excitedly cheered would starve Cubans 'in...
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A Republican lawmaker has vowed to pushback on any of President Donald Trump's nominees after the Department of Justice announced a probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) dropped a "damning statement" on Sunday calling out the Trump administration for its latest move, The Daily Beast reported. Tillis is a member of...
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Conservative commentator KT McFarland, an alumni of both the Reagan and Trump administrations, took to Fox Business Monday to support the Trump administration's alleged use of a secret "sonic weapon” in Venezuela, and laughed as she described its victims "bleeding from the nose [and] ears.”The claim comes from pro-Trump radio host Mike Netter,...
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Der Iran erlebt die heftigsten Proteste seit Jahren und sie werden immer brutaler. Menschenrechtsorganisationen sprechen von mehr als 500 Toten und über 10.000 Festnahmen, während das Regime versucht, das Land vom Internet abzuschneiden. Die Parolen richten sich längst nicht mehr auf Reformen, sondern offen gegen das Ende der Islamischen...
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An announcement by former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) that she will challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) for his seat in the Senate representing Alaska led former NBC host Chris Matthews to point out that Democrats now have an increasingly better chance to flip both chambers of Congress in November.Speaking with MS NOW host Jonathan Lemire, Matthews, a...
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Alaska, which has a Republican governor, two Republican senators and a Republican majority in its legislature, could soon be 'in play' for Democrats after former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) announced a bid to challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.The news sparked backlash from a GOP operative.A former tribal judge,...
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Despite the stunningly aggressive moves President Donald Trump has taken since the start of the new year, a columnist noticed that his age-related decline is becoming more and more apparent.The president signed off on a logistically audacious and technically impressive strike Jan. 3 against Venezuela that resulted in the capture of its leader...
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President Donald Trump and his administration are "emboldened" by the "fear" and "obedience" his policies have created, a political analyst has claimed. The president has sparked worries across the country with recent ICE shootings and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis at play. The capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and the ongoing...
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed in a defiant statement late Sunday that the US Department of Justice is threatening him with criminal charges, a step the central bank chief condemned as "intimidation” for not bowing to President Donald Trump's demands on interest rate policy."I have deep respect for the rule of law and for...
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Election officials from around the country gathered at a conference in Virginia this week, giving us — and one another — a chance to hear what they're thinking and worrying about as they plan for the midterm elections this year.One of their most pressing concerns: the mail.Updated guidance from the U.S. Postal Service about how it processes...
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Donald Trump's first post on his Truth Social platform on Monday morning did not sit well with some of his supporters — and they let him know in their responses to the presidential boast.With reports that the Trump administration is looking into military options for the invasion and occupation of Greenland, which could set off a massive conflict...
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A former senior adviser to Republican Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony said she was pushed out of her job in December after working with Anthony for more than a decade, replaced with a younger employee with a sizable social media following and a background with a conservative activist group.Sally Christensen, who had worked for Anthony since he was a Las...
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis appeared to threaten the life of a man who claimed he was trying to get home Sunday.According to WGTC, the agents referenced the lesson that was given to Renee Good when she was shot to death by an ICE officer.A video posted to Reddit showed two ICE agents confronting the man on...
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