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A DoorDash delivery driver bringing President Donald Trump two bags of food from McDonald's Monday at the White House was pressed by the president on whether she voted for him, drawing nervous laughter and an ambiguous response."Well you're really nice. Would you like to do a little news conference with me with these people? These are not the...
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President Donald Trump failed to persuade critics with his explanation for a post depicting himself as a Christlike figure healing a bedridden man.The 79-year-old president has already deleted the post, which went up Sunday as he raged online against Pope Leo XIV, but he insisted Monday afternoon at the White House that the image was not intended...
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President Donald Trump finally deleted a social media post showing himself as a Christlike figure after he was called out by a supportive organization founded on the ideals of the Crusaders.The 79-year-old president drew rare criticism from from the religious right by posting what appeared to be AI-generated image depicting him in a white robe,...
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After facing a wave of backlash from critics and supporters alike, President Donald Trump appeared to have deleted a social media post that featured an image depicting him as a Jesus Christ-like figure — prompting ridicule from onlookers."Thou shalt always TACO… Trump 3:16,” quipped Tommy Christopher, writer and editor for Mediaite and former...
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President Donald Trump was apparently fixated on a woman he saw while golfing with his teenage grandson this weekend and made repeated comments about her body, The Daily Beast reported on Monday. Trump was riding in his golf cart with Donald Trump III, Donald Trump Jr.'s 17-year-old son, when he saw the woman, golf content creator Nina Coates, who...
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Democratic efforts to constrain Donald Trump's Iran war are gaining unexpected momentum. More Republican lawmakers are privately signaling they're ready to join Democrats on a war powers resolution — and the defections may accelerate dramatically by month's end.According to MS NOW, Democrats believe "there's a pathway to success" on forcing votes...
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President Donald Trump admitted Monday to posting an image on social media that appeared to depict him as a Jesus Christ-like figure, but disputed its widely perceived meaning when pressed on the matter by a reporter."I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor,” Trump told a reporter at the White House Monday when pressed about the image,...
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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) called for the hanging of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) following allegations of sexual misconduct against him.In an interview on Monday, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson asked Ogles what should happen to Swalwell if the allegations against him were true."There's going to be expulsion articles," Ogles explained. "My guess is they...
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There is a perceptible sea change at the White House as Donald Trump's fortunes take a turn for the worse, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt is showing visible signs of stress dealing with it.According to White House correspondent Anushka Asthana writing for The i Paper, the shift is unmistakable. More journalists are cramming into the briefing...
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In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.
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CNN's Harry Enten speculated why President Donald Trump has been attacking the first U.S.-born pope.The 79-year-old president has been lobbing personal attacks at Pope Leo XIV over his criticism of the war against Iran and other global conflicts, and the data analyst presented public approval polling that showed Americans have a clear favorite...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed an alarming attribute as he carries out President Donald Trump's war against Iran, noted New York Times columnist Frank Bruni.The 45-year-old Pentagon chief has made clear at his weekly press briefings that he considers every bomb and missile the United States launches at Iran is sent in Jesus' name —...
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump that claimed that the Wall Street Journal defamed him by publishing a drawing of a naked woman it said Trump contributed to a birthday gift for Jeffrey Epstein.
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A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Miami-based U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled the president had not made a valid legal claim that he was defamed in an article about a drawing he allegedly made in a letter to the late sex...
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President Donald Trump faced intense MAGA backlash Monday after sharing an image depicting himself as a Jesus Christ-like figure — but internet sleuths have since spotted an odd alteration to the original image that left some onlookers disturbed.The image in question was first published in early February by Nick Adams, a devoted and loyal Trump...
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MAGA TV anchors David Brody, Terrance Bates and Allison Haunss criticized President Donald Trump after he compared himself to Jesus Christ on social media.In an image posted to Truth Social late Sunday, Trump seemed to liken himself to the Christian savior. The image created outcry — much of it from the president's supporters."Let me be very...
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President Donald Trump issued a fierce threat to the Iranian Navy on Monday, warning that should they "come anywhere close” to the newly established U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, that they would be "immediately eliminated.”"Iran's Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships. What we have not hit...
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On Monday morning, a critic of Donald Trump noted the time and topics of a series of the president's Truth Social posts that indicate he was up all night — which should be a cause for concern considering his advanced age of almost 80.While reporters were focused on the president launching a long screed attacking Pope Leo, bizarrely urging the...
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) faced off with an angry crowd as he was booed during a fiery town hall this weekend in New York, according to reports. Lawler was meeting with constituents at Mahopac High School on Sunday when he was met with a hostile audience, lohud.com reported. "As at his previous sessions, a steady din of jeers and shouts washed over...
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President Donald Trump's return to power is a damning indictment of American society, according to a political theorist.And his prosecution of the war in Iran is a demonstration of his bottomless unfitness for office.Alan Elrod recently published a piece for Liberal Currents analyzing Trump's second presidency and what it means for the future of...
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The 40-day war with Iran is becoming a political millstone around both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump's necks — and Israeli public opinion shows that the nation believes the operation has spectacularly failed to deliver on its promises.According to the New York Times, new polling reveals widespread Israeli...
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California Republicans refused to endorse President Donald Trump's pick for governor Sunday in a "stark rebuke" from the party's rank-and-file in the nation's most populous state, Politico reported.The activists' departure from Trump — choosing not to endorse despite the president's backing of former Fox News host Steve Hilton — reflected...
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Pope Leo XIV brushed off personal attacks by President Donald Trump over his pointed criticism of the war in Iran.The 79-year-old president responded to the 70-year-old pontiff's calls for peace by taking credit for his rise to the papacy and lambasting Leo as "weak on crime” and "terrible for foreign policy" Sunday night. But the first U.S.-born...
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A massive MAGA backlash slammed President Donald Trump Monday after he posted an image depicting himself as a Jesus Christ-like figure on social media, sparking outrage from his own supporters and demands the "blasphemous" image be immediately erased."It's more than blasphemy. It's an Antichrist spirit,” wrote former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene...
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US Attorney for Washington Jeanine Pirro is desperately positioning herself as a contender for Attorney General, but her track record of prosecutorial failures is a serious liability — and Trump has noticed.Pirro remains a "dark-horse candidate in MAGA circles to succeed Pam Bondi as the next attorney general," but her prospects are severely...
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In mid-December 2020, federal officials responsible for protecting American elections from fraud converged in a windowless, dim, fortified room at the Justice Department's downtown Washington, D.C., headquarters.They had been summoned by Attorney General William Barr.Over the preceding weeks, Donald Trump's claims that the presidential election had...
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Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei was left absolutely flabbergasted that Donald Trump harshly attacked the Pope on Sunday — and then doubled down hours later by posting a picture of himself as Jesus Christ on Truth Social.With the president leaving the Trump-as-Jesus meme up on Truth Social, the longtime political journalist claimed on MSNOW's...
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As President Donald Trump's support continues to crater to historic lows, so too do Vice President JD Vance's 2028 presidential ambitions — at least according to one individual "close to” the president."Trump is imploding, and he's probably going to take JD down with him unless there's a course correction,” a source "close to Trump” told...
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Trump's thought police may already have your name in their database, which is growing — according to Kash Patel — at the rate of around 300% right now. They're not looking for people who've committed crimes but, rather, people who they think may commit crimes in the future. Thought and opinion crimes.Yeah, like in the movie Minority Report,...
ReadPolitico - Europe (11 hours ago)
What is the prime minister’s top priority as he faces down a critical month? He has a busy basket of problems on the domestic and foreign front - all set on the backdrop of a crucial set of elections. In the Middle East, with no peace deal between the U.S. and Iran and the Strait […]
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It's the end of an era: Hungary's Viktor Orbán is on the way out after suffering a crushing defeat in Hungary's general election. Péter Magyar, who will take his place as prime minister, is on course to win a supermajority in parliament. In this election special, host Ian Wishart speaks with reporter Max Griera who's […]
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Nach 16 Jahren verliert Viktor Orbán die Macht. Herausforderer Peter Magyar feiert einen Erdrutschsieg. Gemeinsam mit Hans von der Burchard analysiert Rixa Fürsen, wie schnell Magyar nun die blockierten 90-Milliarden-Euro-Hilfen für die Ukraine freigeben kann und warum die EU-Spitze trotz Magyars konservativem Kurs tief durchatmet. Im...
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Political analysts and observers mocked President Donald Trump on Sunday night after he issued a lengthy diatribe against Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo has sharply criticized the Trump administration's immigration policies and its war with Iran. Those criticisms seem to have gotten under Trump's skin, as he raged at the "weak" Pope for his handling of...
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) suspended his campaign for California Governor on Sunday as he battles allegations of sexual assault and rape. "I am suspending my campaign for Governor," Swalwell wrote in a statement on X. "To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the...
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An election lawyer shared a stark warning about President Donald Trump's Department of Justice as the department's losses in court continue to pile up. Marc Elias, a voting rights attorney and founder of Democracy Docket, said during a new episode of the "Democracy Watch" podcast with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen that the Trump DOJ is...
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President Donald Trump raged at Pope Leo XIV in a Truth Social post on Sunday night after the Pope criticized the president. Pope Leo has been an outspoken critic of Trump's war with Iran, and called the president's threat to destroy the Iranian civilization "truly unacceptable." The Pope has also rebuked the president's immigration...
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President Donald Trump just revealed "what keeps him up at night" after dangling pardons for all of his administration officials, according to one expert. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump has promised to sign mass pardons for administration officials before leaving office. Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the "Legal AF"...
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A political expert floated a new theory about what could have prompted first lady Melania Trump to deliver her "really bizarre" statement about disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein last week. Allison Gill, owner of MSW Media and host of "The Daily Beans" podcast, said during a new episode on Sunday that Epstein's...
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First lady Melania Trump's niece-in-law, Mary Trump, bashed her aunt's "cruel" comments about her relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein during a new podcast interview on Sunday. Last Thursday, Melania Trump held a seemingly impromptu press conference at the White House, where she denied ever having a...
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President Donald Trump's latest effort to settle the war with Iran proves that he is "the most powerful idiot in the history of the world," according to one columnist. David Rothkopf, a columnist at The Daily Beast, argued in a new column on Sunday that Trump's decision to impose a retaliatory blockade on the Strait of Hormuz showed the president...
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Fans of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement were dismayed on Sunday after one of their European allies suffered a stinging election defeat. Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán conceded defeat to the opposition leader Péter Magyar on Sunday, ending his 16 years in power as Hungary's Prime Minister. Magyar's Tisza party is...
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As oil and gas prices continue to soar amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump's recent announcement of a U.S. Navy blockade is expected to drive prices even higher, one energy expert warned on Sunday.The Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping channel through which 20% of the world's oil trade flows – has remained...
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A former diplomat was befuddled on Sunday by President Donald Trump's latest negotiation tactic to end the war with Iran. On Sunday, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he directed the U.S. Navy to enact a counter-blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway that the Iranian regime has asserted control of since late February when...
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A key U.S. ally called out President Donald Trump's fibbing about other countries agreeing to help the U.S. "clean out" land mines from the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Trump claimed during an interview on Fox News that "it won't take long to clean out the Strait,” referring to reports that the Iranian regime had planted several sea mines in the...
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Viktor Orbán, the autocratic Hungarian president and staunch Russian ally, conceded defeat in the country's national election on Sunday, ending his 16-year reign in power, according to reports. The Associated Press reported that with 60% of the vote counted, opposition leader Peter Magyar's party held 52% of the vote compared to Orbán's 38%...
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The internet erupted on Sunday after a Trump-backed autocrat lost a high-stakes election. Viktor Orbán, a strongman and staunch Russian ally who has led Hungary for the last 16 years, conceded defeat to opposition party leader Peter Magyar in the country's national election. Orbán has been a symbol of the rise of the far right across Europe as he...
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Multi -billionaire Jeff Bezos and his new wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, start every day by listing 10 things they're grateful for — while lounging in a $230 million home and planning how to spend the equivalent of a small nation's wealthThe every morning ritual was revealed in a New York Times profile on Lauren Sánchez Bezos in which she gushes...
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President Donald Trump erupted at The Wall Street Journal's editorial board recently for having written about the president having "declared premature victory” with regards to the U.S. war against Iran. But an hour later, he appeared to undercut his own argument, prompting the Journal's editorial board to thank him for "vindicating” its...
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The Trump administration's account of an incident on Saturday involving two U.S. Navy destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz appeared to be undercut Sunday as Iranian state media released footage contradicting claims made by the Department of Defense.On Saturday, U.S. Central Command claimed that two U.S. Navy destroyers had successfully "transited...
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In Kodiak Island's remote villages off southwest deep red Alaska's coast, mail arrives by plane, taking at least two days to reach the archipelago's hub — if frequent storms haven't grounded air traffic. This common Alaskan challenge explains why the state permits ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted for up to 10 days afterward,...
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A new CBS News poll published Sunday found that Trump has suffered an unprecedented collapse in support among what has historically been his single-strongest voter base, leaving critics stunned.Conducted between April 8 and 10, the CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a "nationally representative sample” of 2,387 adults, and found that among...
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