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President Donald Trump lobbed a bizarre jab at the late Steve Jobs on Tuesday in saying that the technology company Apple wouldn't have performed "near as well” under his leadership if he hadn't died in 2011, while also congratulating himself for having consulted Apple's current CEO, Tim Cook."I have always been a big fan of Tim Cook, and...
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President Donald Trump's contradictory public statements about Iran negotiations have created confusion within the administration and required repeated staff corrections, particularly regarding whether Vice President JD Vance would attend diplomatic talks in Pakistan.The Washington Post reported that Trump told journalists from ABC and MSNBC on...
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Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared on NBC News' "Meet the Press” over the weekend to push back against criticism of the U.S. war against Iran and its high number of civilian casualties, but in doing so, inadvertently made a telling admission, writer and analyst William Saletan noted on Monday."As you know, some...
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For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to understanding today's inequality.
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President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles are "running scared" as multiple Cabinet members face scandals that have derailed the administration's messaging priorities, according to a foreign policy expert.The Daily Beast's David Rothkopf said Trump's recent nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director signals desperation...
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A House bill written by a Florida Republican designed to allow a stream of immigrants to stay in the work is creating a schism within the party with dueling PACs planning to spend millions backing separate lawmaker group on either side of the debate.At issue is Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar's (R-FL) Dignity Act, which is backed by business groups...
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People feel like there's a darkness that's spread across America in the 15 months since Trump took office a second time. It's being noticed all over the world, from the Pope to the leaders of our (formerly) allied nations, and is being embraced by dictators like Putin and Saudi Arabia's ruler, Mohammed bin Salman.The most corrupt Supreme Court...
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A Commons committee has unanimously called for an independent review of Canada's highest military honours, reopening the case of the late Pte. Jess Larochelle. Veterans and MPs argue new evidence warrants reconsideration for the Canadian Victoria Cross, despite past military findings that no Afghan War actions met its exceptionally high standard.
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State treasurers say a meeting on NDIS reforms to be announced tomorrow was light on details, leaving states and territories waiting with everyone else to find out how a new round of savings measures will affect the disability scheme — and their budgets.
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EU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today to discuss a hefty list of geopolitical crises. But compared with past gatherings, something feels … different. That might be because, without the presence of an obstructionist Hungary, the meeting could finally result in movement on several key topics. Ian and Sarah discuss whether we can...
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In dieser Woche fällt die Entscheidung über die Zukunft von FCAS. Das ambitionierte europäische Rüstungsprojekt steht nach monatelangem Gezerre zwischen Airbus und dem französischen Partner Dassault vor dem Aus. Chris Lunday analysiert ein mögliches Scheitern und bespricht mit Gordon Repinski die möglichen Auswirkungen und auch, welche...
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CNN's Abby Phillip delivered a brutal fact-check to a pair of GOP pundits during Monday's broadcast of "NewsNight."The panel discussed a recent claim by Energy Secretary Chris Wright that U.S. gas prices could remain above $3 per gallon until 2027 due to the ongoing war in Iran and the conflict over the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration...
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Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement melted down on Monday night over a video of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) making a passionate speech at a Democratic event. Booker gave a brief speech at the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus on Monday, where he spoke about the "storm" brewing in the nation. His remarks came at a time when the Trump...
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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles called an urgent closed-door summit with dozens of Republican strategists across the country to prepare for potentially devastating midterm elections. The GOP operatives aimed to develop strategies to help Republicans maintain their congressional majority amid growing challenges, according to The Daily Beast....
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President Donald Trump's history of "playing with fire" when it comes to conspiracy theories appears to be "coming back to bite" after MAGA began questioning one of the president's signature narratives, according to one analyst. During the 2024 campaign, Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign stop in Butler, Pennsylvania. The...
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President Donald Trump's "counterproductive" policies regarding immigration and global trade have turbocharged resistance against his administration in rural America, according to a new analysis. Bob Davis, co-author of a book on Trump's trade policies with China, argued in a new guest essay for The New York Times that Trump's push to deport...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George on April 2 with a terse phone call lasting less than a minute, providing no explanation or advance notice. George received the call during a Pentagon meeting while Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was on vacation in North Carolina. According to The Daily Beast, Hegseth's...
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MS NOW's Rachel Maddow kicked off her weekly show with a political obituary for Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the scandal-plagued Secretary of Labor for the Trump administration, who announced her resignation on Monday following months of explosive scandals."Today, another one down," said Maddow, after recounting other Trump administration officials who had...
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Newly unsealed deposition transcripts obtained by the Wall Street Journal revealed that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton admitted under oath to violating attorney-client privilege by handing over data from a former client to a plaintiff suing them.This comes as Paxton fights in a heated runoff for the GOP Senate nomination against incumbent Sen....
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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) had a simple answer when a constituent confronted him about a broken campaign promise at a public forum this month — he ran.Sullivan was wrapping up a Zoom session at ComFish, Alaska's commercial fishing conference, when someone on the call put him on the spot."Hey Senator, do you have a second for one more...
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One of the sharpest legal minds ever to stand before the Supreme Court decided to have a little fun with the justices Monday — and got a pointed reminder from the bench that daring the nation's top judges is a risky game, Courthouse News Service reported.Lisa Blatt has argued more cases before the Supreme Court than any other woman in American...
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President Donald Trump accused news media outlets of misrepresenting the Iran war on Truth Social, claiming he is "winning a War, BY A LOT" even though coverage suggests otherwise. Trump criticized major publications like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, calling them "fake news." He claimed Iran's military capabilities...
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A lawyer was stunned on Monday while discussing a new civil rights investigation the Trump DOJ is undertaking. In a new episode, Shant Karnikian, a lawyer and co-host of the "Civil Unrest" podcast, discussed the Trump DOJ's civil rights probe into Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump administration staffer who testified against the president during...
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As the confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve approach, Democrats are planning to focus on his finances, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday evening."In a preconfirmation filing last week, Warsh disclosed assets worth more than $100 million but declined to identify the underlying holdings of...
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The Department of Homeland Security has plans to create smart glasses that can spy on immigrants and protesters, according to a new report. Journalist Ken Klippenstein reported on Substack, citing budget documents, that DHS is building on existing technology to create the glasses, which could record video and give agents instant access to data...
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President Donald Trump apparently believed that professional wrestling matches were completely organic events — and nearly fell out of his seat watching one with disbelief, according to The New Yorker.The revelation came as part of a deeper dive into how wrestling mogul Linda McMahon, now the head of Trump's Department of Education, approached...
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On Sunday, Pat Ford, producer of "The David Parkman Show," argued President Donald Trump surrendered the Republican Party's traditional political advantage on tax policy due to his severe unpopularity. According to a recent Fox News poll, Trump's approval rating among independent voters on tax policy dropped 58 points, a significant shift from his...
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune is getting eaten alive by his own base after quietly shelving Donald Trump's signature voter fraud legislation — and the knives are out.Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) lit the fuse Friday with a single scorched-earth post: "Just so America knows, after two weeks in recess, John Thune is no longer considering the...
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A Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee lobbed an ominous threat at FBI Director Kash Patel during a CNN interview on Monday. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined CNN's Erin Burnett on "Erin Burnett OutFront," where they discussed a recent report by The Atlantic detailing Patel's excessive drinking and on-the-job absenteeism. It also included...
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A longtime GOP analyst said on Monday that he's alarmed by the acts of one of Trump's "irresponsible and reckless" leaders, as evidenced in a new report. Bill Kristol, editor-at-large of The Bulwark, said during a new episode of "The Bulwark Podcast" with host Tim Miller that the recent report by The Atlantic about FBI Director Kash Patel's...
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CNN's Kristen Holmes was floored on Monday after President Donald Trump's latest move to make life harder for his administration officials. Holmes reported during CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that Trump administration officials have been conducting a "flurry" of back-door diplomacy over the last week to prepare for an upcoming meeting in Pakistan...
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A scandal-plagued Democratic mayor who moved from Illinois to Georgia to run as a Republican is now admitting she moved before she even concluded her term as mayor.According to WGN 9, "Tiffany Henyard's fight to remain on the ballot in Georgia revealed she continued to collect money from two elected positions in Illinois even after she said she...
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A CNN fact-checker smacked down President Donald Trump's Iran claims one by one on Monday, warning that even the president's most basic claims cannot be trusted.Daniel Dale's analysis documented a pattern of frequent false, dubious and unverifiable claims about the war. The most recent came Monday morning, when Trump told the New York Post that JD...
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This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.President Donald Trump's second Cabinet was never exceptionally diverse from the start. And in the past two months, three women have been fired or resigned. The first to go, on March 5, was ex-Homeland...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff refund system went live Monday, marking what small business advocates call a "complex” first step for entrepreneurs to recoup $166 billion in import taxes accrued under President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February.Importers and brokers...
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Reactions mounted on Monday after the White House confirmed that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned from her Cabinet job — the third Trump administration member ousted in less than two months. White House communications director Steven Cheung announced DeRemer's departure in a post on X."Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be...
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Policy expert William Becker published an op-ed in The Hill arguing that President Donald Trump has one final opportunity to redeem his legacy by resigning on health grounds. Becker detailed the administration's controversies, including constitutional violations, conflicts of interest, pardon abuse, military deployment against civilians, among many...
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A lawyer revealed on Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel's latest "terrible" decision just put President Donald Trump's Department of Justice in a bad spot. Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," said during a new episode on Monday that Patel's decision to sue The Atlantic for $250 million in a...
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be the next Trump administration official to depart, the White House announced on Monday. Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, announced DeRemer's departure in a post on X. "Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,"...
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The government of the United Kingdom has barred a far-right gadfly Republican candidate from entering the country, mere days after she announced her planned trip in May — but she remains undeterred.Last week, Valentina Gomez announced on X that she had obtained an electronic travel authorization to visit the country, and made clear that her angle...
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The internet jeered Apple CEO Tim Cook after it was announced on Monday that he is stepping down. Apple said in a statement that Cook will transition to the executive chairman role on Sept. 1, and that hardware expert John Ternus will assume the chief executive role. The move ends Cook's 15 years of leading the company, during which time he oversaw...
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson rebuked her colleagues on Monday with a solo dissent, saying she "cannot fathom" the majority's decision in a case. Brown Jackson criticized the high court's decision in the District of Columbia v. R.W. to reverse a lower court decision that said a police officer had violated the Fourth Amendment by...
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FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit Monday against The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick over an article alleging excessive drinking and erratic behavior.The complaint claims the article contains "false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel's reputation and drive him from...
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President Donald Trump's brag that he can sign his name on an executive order better than other presidents left one analyst aghast on Monday. On Saturday, Trump signed an executive order legalizing some natural medicines to treat veterans with serious mental health challenges. Trump bragged to the audience, which included administration officials...
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The U.S. Navy has sounded the alarm in an urgent warning for sailors and their families to secure their social media as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran has prompted an increase in online threats, according to reports on Monday.In an unclassified memo, Secretary John Phelan told Navy personnel that "adversary cyber actors” were looking to...
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The internet erupted on Monday after President Donald Trump posted his latest scathing rant at "unpatriotic people" on Truth Social. Trump claimed in a lengthy Truth Social post that his administration is "winning the War by a lot," referring to the conflict in Iran that has been raging since late February. The president also called out some of his...
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President Donald Trump got a big, flashing warning sign when he arranged to receive a DoorDash McDonald's order from an elderly woman this month, analyst Molly Jong-Fast argued on an MS NOW panel on Monday — and it shows his handling of the economy has gotten so bad it's stripping away his ability to control the political narrative like he once...
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Democrats on the House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee criticized President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture during a Thursday hearing with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, according to reporting by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. The fiscal 2027 budget would slash $4.9 billion, nearly one-fifth...
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"The State of America's Libraries” report "is in a very real way a report on the state of our nation,” American Library Association executive director Dan Montgomery wrote in the introduction of the annual publication, released Monday."Unsurprisingly, then, there is much to be deeply concerned about in these pages, and much to bring hope,”...
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Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) has now been absent from Congress for weeks due to an unspecified medical issue, with at least another week to go, reported the New Jersey Globe on Monday, and there's no explanation forthcoming from his office."Kean has been absent from Congress for more than a month, and little information has been provided about what's...
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A reporter criticized right-wing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for a hypocritical comment on Monday. Alito reportedly did not participate in the three decisions announced Monday in an order list: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. v. Noohi, Narguess; Johnson & Johnson, et al. v. San Diego City. Employees, et al; and March, Anthony W. v. United...
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Over the weekend President Donald Trump announced the White House is considering sending another delegation to Pakistan to negotiate an end to the Iran war, following Vice President JD Vance's unsuccessful Middle East trip. However, Iranian state media reported that Iranian officials were unaware talks had been scheduled, catching Tehran off-guard....
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House Republicans are in open disarray over a government surveillance law, and even their own leaders admit there's no clear path forward.Speaker Mike Johnson was still on the House floor past 2 a.m. Friday after own party torpedoed his latest attempt to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the sweeping spy law that...
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The Federalist CEO Sean Davis and Charlie Kirk Show host Andrew Kolvet pushed for the federal government to "take" part of northern Virginia "to get rid of Virginia as a blue state forever."During a Charlie Kirk Show segment on a Democratic effort to redistrict Virginia, co-host Blake Neff argued that Virginia didn't "need a real economy" because...
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FBI Director Kash Patel has moved to sue The Atlantic for $250 million over a damning report alleging he has engaged in a pattern of misconduct while leading the agency.But he has already attempted that playbook, former CBS News reporter turned Meidas Touch Washington correspondent Scott MacFarlane posted to X.And so far, it hasn't worked out the...
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President Donald Trump was handed a world-class economy, and has thrown it all down the drain over his war in Iran, Veda Partners economic analyst Henrietta Treyz told MS NOW's Katy Tur on Monday afternoon.This comes as Trump lashes out at the news media for what he perceives as unfair news coverage over how the war is going — even as analysts...
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President Donald Trump issued a frantic message on social media Monday in response to reports that he's under immense pressure to secure a deal with Iran and bring about an end to the war."I read the Fake News saying that I am under 'pressure' to make a Deal. THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen,...
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President Donald Trump lashed out at the news media in a post to his Truth Social platform on Monday, accusing them of covering up how successful the Iran war is going.This comes despite the fact that the Strait of Hormuz remains obstructed, Iran remains far apart from the United States in any talks to end the war, and the objectives of the United...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has come under fire for publicly feuding with top military generals amid a "four-star general's sudden dismissal," according to reports on Monday. New details emerged about what led to the Pentagon chief's abrupt firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George earlier this month, as Hegseth has clashed with Army...
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The Onion has reached an agreement in its long-standing bid to take over the Infowars conspiracy website founded by right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones.The satirical news outlet plans to license the Infowars website and its associated intellectual property from Gregory Milligan, who was appointed by a bankruptcy court to manage the website, for...
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President Donald Trump publicly contradicted Energy Secretary Chris Wright's assessment that gas prices will remain elevated through next year, dismissing it as "totally wrong." Wright told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that prices have "likely peaked" but cautioned the decline might not occur until next year. Wright attempted to frame the forecast...
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A Guardian columnist on Monday warned that behind President Donald Trump's portrayal as a "comic figure" hides a much darker reality. Nesrine Malik explained that although some commentators have argued that Trump's "clownishness or lack of ideology" has made him less dangerous than previous authoritarian leaders, that's not the case."Over the past...
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Nearly a dozen Democratic senators issued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a two-week deadline to provide answers for a series of "troubling allegations,” including that cuts to civilian harm prevention programs under his leadership may have contributed to at least 1,700 civilian deaths.The demand was issued in the form of a letter, signed off on...
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Longtime GOP campaign strategist, and current thorn in Donald Trump's side, Rick Wilson, pounced all over a report in The Atlantic that contained allegations from FBI insiders that Director Kash Patel has, at times, been a non-functional drunk unable to fulfill his duties.In his Monday newsletter, the acerbic Wilson took joyful pokes at the Trump...
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A Republican lawmaker who was accused of violence against women has reportedly drafted an expulsion resolution against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) before she can do the same to him.On Monday, NOTUS reported that the resolution drafted by Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) notes that Mace berated security officers and Transportation Security Administration officials...
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The decision by the Department of Justice to appoint a former Fox News legal analyst to head up an investigation into former federal officials who investigated Donald Trump will present a whole new set of problems for the Trump administration, according to reporting.Last week it was announced that federal prosecutor Maria Medetis Long was ousted...
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In a lengthy op-ed published Monday, author and policy expert William Becker laid out what he described as the "stench of scandal” President Donald Trump may have permanently placed on the White House, but despite his countless controversies, the president still had one "last chance” at achieving redemption, one that Becker urged Trump to...
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Jeff Bezos' wife Lauren Sanchez has reportedly been trying to bring together First Lady Melania Trump and former Vogue editor Anna Wintour, according to reports on Monday.Sanchez has been trying to play peacemaker between the two women after Wintour shaded Trump's style in a recent interview, just as Sanchez and Bezos were planning the upcoming Met...
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Rep. Clay Fuller (R-GA) suggested that former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should face execution if he is found guilty of misconduct while in office.In a Monday interview, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson noted that Fuller had taken over former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) seat as two lawmakers — Swalwell and former Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-FL)...
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GOP analyst Sarah Longwell issued a dark warning on a Bulwark podcast episode after the Wall Street Journal published details about President Donald Trump's response to Iran shooting down an American fighter jet on Good Friday. According to the report, Trump's aides kept him out of the room during critical moments of the airman rescue mission...
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President Donald Trump seems strangely checked out of the war he started against Iran, according to a new column.The ceasefire appears likely to collapse ahead of Wednesday's deadline amid ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, but The Bulwark's Andrew Egger argued the 79-year-old president seemingly lacks even the most basic understanding of...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (19 hours ago)
President Donald Trump's often conflicting or inconsistent statements regarding the U.S. war in Iran have not only left American critics confused, but foreign officials as well, including those of a key U.S. ally, who behind the scenes have been left baffled by the president's remarks."A senior Israeli official admitted that it is impossible to...
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones concluded that President Donald Trump has "made some deal" to lose the midterm elections in a landslide.In a message posted to X over the weekend, Jones noted that "Trump continues to insanely flip-flop" on the war in Iran."He said on Friday they agreed to all of his demands and had totally opened the Strait of...
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President Donald Trump's rising unpopularity and declining approval rating could put Republican candidates in down-ballot races in jeopardy, an analyst reported on Monday. Salon's Russell Payne described how Trump's party could be gearing up for serious losses in upcoming midterm elections, especially as the U.S.-Israel war in Iran continues....
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Democrats on a U.S. House spending panel slammed President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to farm and nutrition programs Thursday, as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged to collaborate with members of both parties to address their concerns.The president's budget request would make deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gutting...
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HUTCHINSON — Stare into the open hatch of Odyssey, the scarred Apollo 13 command module in which three American astronauts made their improbable return to Earth from a seemingly jinxed lunar mission, and ponder the fragility and strength of humanity.Recently I did just that, and whispered thanks to the universe for bringing back another set of...
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A surge in military recruiting pushed regular force enrolment to its highest level in decades, with reserves also beating targets. Yet the Canadian Armed Forces are still thousands below 2017 goals. Faster processing and better pay are helping, but training limits and attrition continue to blunt momentum.
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