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The wife of top Trump aide Stephen Miller, podcaster Katie Miller, said on Wednesday that the Epstein files are "a Democrat hoax."Katie Miller, who was recently roasted for trying to "save her husband's job" in the wake of ICE and DHS killings of American citizens, took to social media to call the Epstein files a hoax."The Epstein files is a...
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ICE thugs dragged a Minnesota woman out of her car and assaulted her, stopping only when local police showed up, leaving her with cuts and bruises from being dragged on the ground. Her "crime” was following and tracking Trump's violent, racist, masked federal modern-day Klan goons.Joe Scarborough expressed the shock and outrage of most Americans,...
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Homeland Security advisor Stephen Miller is influencing Donald Trump with backdoor tactics that include opposing and weaponizing the line walked by other administration figures. Miller has made comments and shared images through secure text encryption app Signal that have since been shared with Trump. One such post made by Miller, which was shared...
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The Republican insider who helped Donald Trump prepare for two debates in a row said on Wednesday that the president is the one causing a terrible "disease" to eat away at GOP lawmakers' electoral hopes.Chris Christie, former GOP governor of New Jersey, appeared on MS NOW mid-week to discuss elections and voting. Specifically, he was asked about...
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Republicans bet their 2026 electoral strategy on tax season, hoping bigger refunds would sell voters on their signature legislative achievement, but the fine print reveals a bait-and-switch: flashy "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime" promises mask confusing rules that could frustrate millions of taxpayers and torpedo GOP electoral hopes.The...
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The GOP is facing a rise in tensions over the pending release of Jeffrey Epstein's files, with the president and vice president taking different stances. While Donald Trump has denied anything in the files has tied him to any wrongdoing and says that the country should move on, JD Vance has suggested Prince Andrew, a member of the UK's Royal Family...
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A prominent Democratic donor late Tuesday night tried to contain the fallout when a recent Epstein files release revealed his connections to the deceased convicted child sex abuser.Donald Trump has repeatedly leveled allegations against LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has for years tried to distance himself from Epstein's legacy. Late last...
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President Donald Trump intends to erect a statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds.Three sources with knowledge of his plans told the Washington Post that the 79-year-old president plans to install a reconstructed statue of the controversial explorer that was pulled down in summer 2020 and dumped into Baltimore's harbor after a group...
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MAGA voters could turn on Donald Trump should the administration ignore recent polling figures which point to a split between voters and politicians. A recent poll carried out on GOP voters and self-identified MAGA members found the base are broadly in favor of green energy plans. The results of a First Solar poll suggest a coalition of MAGA and...
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WASHINGTON — Some Americans digging out from ferocious winter storms are more concerned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents abusing power than with their own plight, a senior member of Congress said."In my district, you know, we had a bad ice storm,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) told Raw Story on the Capitol steps on a sunny if...
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Even among a crowd as inept and peculiar as President Donald Trump's cabinet, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, stands out as quite the loon. And by loon, I mean treacherously duplicitous threat.Trump has proven himself expert at choosing precisely the worst person for every job, seeming to pick based on who would be the most...
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A vital peace pact which prevents escalations in creating nuclear arms is set to end tomorrow (February 5). Donald Trump's administration has not reportedly worked on finding a solution to the treaty, with negotiations stalling last month and not picked up from there. According to those familiar with the peace treaty developments, the president and...
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Another day and another podcast dominated by Peter Mandelson - but as the political pressure ramps up across parliament, how will Number 10 react and is the carnage over? In a frantic 24 hours, Lord Mandelson gave up his peerage and the Metropolitan Police announced it is reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in public office […]
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Im März stehen die ersten zwei von insgesamt fünf Landtagswahlen an. Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz sind der Auftakt. In der CDU derweil sind Vorschläge zur Abschaffung der”Lifestyle-Teilzeit” und der Streichung von Kassenleistung für den Zahnarztbesuch derweil Anlass für Unruhe. Die einen äußern sich, die anderen sind verärgert...
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President Donald Trump's administration deployed two highly secretive immigration forces to Minneapolis, according to a new report, and one expert argued that they are the "wrong tool for the job."Wired reported on Tuesday that the Trump administration has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement's two Special Response Teams (SRT), the SRT from...
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The House GOP's efforts to force former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, a former Secretary of State, to testify about their relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could backfire on President Donald Trump. On Monday, the Clintons agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which is led by fierce Trump ally...
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President Donald Trump's threat on Tuesday to sue an author who has written four books about him appears to be all hot air. Trump told reporters on Saturday that he would likely sue author Michael Wolff, who Trump alleged "conspired" with disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein to hurt Trump politically. Wolff has been highly...
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Trump administration Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services chief Dr. Mehmet Oz ignited backlash Monday after suggesting rural communities would be best served by AI "avatars” standing in for doctors — comments that landed as especially jarring amid deep funding cuts to already struggling rural hospitals. Speaking alongside Health and Human...
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President Donald Trump made a solid and noncontroversial pick to lead the Federal Reserve, argued the Wall Street Journal editorial board on Tuesday — but he's throwing that candidate to the wolves with his crusade against central bank independence.Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor and economist at the conservative Hoover...
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A new report revealed that Stephen Miller has perfected a shadowy playbook for wielding power inside the Trump White House, one that relies on gruesome imagery, encrypted messaging apps, and carefully avoiding any paper trail.A Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday revealed that the powerful White House adviser operates with virtually no written...
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Family of Renee Good, citizens hurt by federal agents detail violence to Democratic panelby Shauneen Miranda, Louisiana Illuminator February 3, 2026WASHINGTON — Renee Good's family, distraught and in disbelief over her killing, took some comfort in the past few weeks thinking her death might prompt change in the country, her brother Luke Ganger...
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It appears President Donald Trump's Department of Justice didn't do the "bare minimum" to protect the sensitive data of Jeffrey Epstein's victims in its latest document dump, according to one analyst. Last week, the Trump administration released more than 3 million new files related to the FBI's investigation of the convicted sex criminal. Some of...
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The American Civil Liberties Union accused the Trump administration in a new court filing of ignoring a judge's order to stop putting restrictions on grants for Head Start, the preschool program available to low-income children.Trump has required institutions that use Head Start funding to certify they do not have diversity, equity, and inclusion...
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U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro ignited backlash after declaring on Fox News that anyone who brings a gun into the district should "count on going to jail,” then attempting to soften her remarks as criticism poured in. Posting on X, Pirro framed herself as a supporter of the Second Amendment and said she was targeting only...
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A woman who was recently released from custody by immigration agents described the horrifying way she was treated during a stop last month - one she said exacerbated disabilities - and the terrible conditions inside the Minneapolis-area ICE facility.Aliyah Rahman, an autistic South Minneapolis resident with a traumatic brain injury who needs a...
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Shackled migrants are soiling themselves on deportation flights, according to an astonishing new report on the conditions endured by migrants trapped for days on unbranded planes. Melissa Tran made startling claims about what she experienced on her Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flight, which was operated by Omni Air International,...
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) went on air Tuesday to vehemently deny one of the most explosive allegations about her behind-the-scenes behavior published in New York Magazine this week — but one of her former staffers hit back with a blistering response.Mace, who has garnered attention over the past few years for everything from an extremely loud...
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A progressive YouTuber issued a fiery smackdown on Tuesday for the "abject morons" who lent their massive platforms to President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign following the latest Jeffrey Epstein files release from the Department of Justice. Brian Tyler Cohen, host of the podcast "No Lie," reacted in a new video to the DOJ's release of more...
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A coalition of local prosecutors from across the country is descending on Washington, D.C., this week to coordinate an unprecedented effort to hold the Trump administration accountable for aggressive immigration raids, according to a report by former White House official Miles Taylor. Organized under the newly formed Fight Against Federal...
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Gruesome new details emerged Tuesday after the cable news network NewsNation reported finding a blood trail leading from the front door of the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie. Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from Pima County, Arizona, at the end of January. Local authorities have described...
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Senate powerhouse Mitch McConnell was rushed to a hospital Monday night "in an abundance of caution" after being stricken by "flu-like symptoms," his spokesperson David Popp revealed Tuesday.The Kentucky Republican was forced to sit out crucial Senate votes on both Monday and Tuesday, Politico noted. Popp insisted McConnell's "prognosis is...
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President Donald Trump was questioned by reporters whether he intends to compromise on the issue of requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to obtain a judicial warrant to make searches and arrests in an Oval Office press pool on Tuesday — and he appeared blindsided by the question, acting as if he had never even considered this...
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A federal court judge Tuesday ruled to block federal immigration agents from using aggressive tactics against protesters and journalists. In a case filed by several plaintiffs, including "the Portland Chicken," journalists, veterans, and an elderly couple, federal officers were accused of using violent tactics similar to the ones used in 2020...
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A legal expert warned on Tuesday that one of President Donald Trump's cronies may have discovered a backdoor to eliminating one of America's most "fundamental" rights. Ryan Goodman, editor-in-chief of Just Security, said in a new YouTube video that Trump's second administration is eroding the right of habeas corpus, or the right to challenge an...
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French authorities raided offices tied to Elon Musk's social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation into the alleged dissemination of child sexual abuse material generated through user-created deepfake images, The Wall Street Journal reported. The probe has reportedly expanded to examine whether X's algorithm may...
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The New York City courts system is out with a statement alleging "serious factual errors" in an explosive New York Post article that claims a local judge allowed a violent criminal to escape from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The article in question was titled "ICE agents chase down migrant 'sex predator' after judge allows him to stroll out...
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A lawyer revealed the nefarious plot undergirding President Donald Trump's latest civil rights investigation during a podcast interview on Tuesday. Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it was opening a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse in Minneapolis who was killed by a swarm of Trump's...
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In 2016, former prime minister Justin Trudeau overhauled the way appointments are made to make them more open and transparent. However, recent appointments by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government raise the question of whether his government is still following the system Trudeau put in place.
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President Donald Trump snapped at CNN's Kaitlan Collins during a press gaggle in the Oval Office on Tuesday after she asked Trump about his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Collins asked Trump if he read any of the 3 million new Epstein files his Department of Justice released last week, which included correspondence from...
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President Donald Trump's MAGA inner circle has appeared to have entered the season of love with two Florida weddings this past weekend amid tensions over aggressive ICE immigration raids and killings of citizens, a recent attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and growing disapproval among voters. The Cut's Olivia Craighead roasted the far-right...
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Tensions are boiling over inside CBS News as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly digs in her heels over controversial wellness influencer Peter Attia, whose name surfaced repeatedly in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails. According to The Wrap, Weiss is resisting internal pressure to sever ties with Attia — who exchanged hundreds of friendly...
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) caught heat on Tuesday after he made what analysts described as a "deeply irresponsible" comment about U.S. elections. During an interview on Newsmax, Johnson was asked about President Donald Trump's recent call for Republicans to "nationalize" parts of the election process. The president claimed that doing so would...
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An assistant U.S. attorney in the Trump administration made an admission to a Minnesota federal judge in open court on Tuesday that left legal experts open-mouthed.According to FOX9's Paul Blume, when U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell pressed DOJ lawyer Julie Le why the Trump administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are...
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A House Democrat uncorked a fiery broadside against House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Comer on Tuesday, accusing the Republican lawmaker of "dragging his feet" on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation with his escalating demands of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Comer effectively forced the Clintons to sit...
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A cornerstone U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty is on the brink of expiring, and a former Pentagon official says President Donald Trump's fixation on including China could doom it for no good reason. Writing about the looming February 5 expiration of New START, Kingston Reiff said the agreement significantly reduced uncertainty about Russia's nuclear...
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It's not unreasonable to think about how any action by a Canadian government might impact relations with Canada's largest trading partner. At the same time, allowing the American president's potential for anger to dictate the behaviour of Canadian leaders risks ceding a great amount of power.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday debuted a rendering of his "much anticipated White House ballroom." The Trump administration decided to destroy the White House's historic East Wing to make way for the ballroom, which was estimated to cost more than $300 million. The president has vowed to pay for the project, which has been met with criticism and...
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