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When the federal government tabled its 2025 budget last month, it included a proposal that tax fraud experts say is long overdue — if also a belated acknowledgement that the Canada Revenue Agency has been repeatedly duped into paying out millions in bogus tax refunds to scammers.
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More new apprentices are signing up than in the past 15 years, yet getting to certification remains a struggle. Financial concerns, difficulty finding employers and spotty guidance and mentorship for apprentices and journeypersons alike are among the barriers tripping up new tradespeople today.
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Talking with an AI chatbot can successfully convince people to change their votes and could affect the outcome of future elections, according to a newly published study. However, Canada has few, if any, rules to govern how artificial intelligence is used in future elections.
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"Terrorism for accelerationism, then we get the military supplies to everyone and start war,” a group chat leader wrote on the encrypted platform Signal in October 2024, to almost 150 members spread across Europe, the United States and Australia. "People need to see lone wolves acting to become empowered,” he continued. Using a slur, the chat...
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An attorney for Jeffrey Epstein's survivors ripped into the Department of Justice Tuesday for making "a complete mess" of its release of files about the late sex offender's network.Congress passed a law last month compelling the release of DOJ investigative files, with redactions of victims' names, but attorney Helene Weiss told "CNN News Central"...
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The FBI requested a handwriting analysis after a message allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein to another notorious sex offender apparently suggested the implication of Donald Trump.The letter, postmarked Aug. 13, 2019, three days after Epstein died in federal custody, to former U.S. gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually...
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A handwritten note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein to a convicted pedophile in which he claims Donald Trump "shares our love of young, nubile girls” left a MS NOW panel almost speechless on Tuesday morning.Towards the end of the Morning Joe” episode that had been light-hearted all morning as the holiday weekend looms, the panel became...
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The FBI received an explosive tip in October of 2020 regarding then-President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein and an incident that allegedly took place in the 1990s, a new release from the Justice Department revealed Tuesday.An FBI report documenting the tip was made public early Tuesday morning as part of the DOJ's ongoing release of Epstein...
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An elite unit of the Coast Guard seized control of a second tanker the U.S. said was carrying sanctioned oil in the waters off the coast of Venezuela. President Trump said he will not back down from his pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Willie James Inman reports.
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President Donald Trump's policies are set to hurt his own followers more than anybody else, a New York Times columnist warned Tuesday.Thomas B. Edsall wrote, "The Trump Administration (has) adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off...
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A Nobel Prize winner has suggested "nobody knows what's next" for the economy under Donald Trump's administration. The president has struggled to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, prompting Paul Krugman to point out that the economy under Trump is hard to pin down. Writing in his Substack newsletter, the award-winning economist claimed the Trump...
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One of the documents briefly disclosed by the Department of Justice contains an FBI tip related to a party allegedly hosted more than two decades ago by President Donald Trump that featured prostitutes.An unidentified female told the FBI in in October 2020 that she had information about a "Jeffrey Epstein party" in 2000, according to a partially...
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President Donald Trump floated the idea of ditching the Oval Office Tuesday to instead pursue a career as a television host, asking his followers whether they supported the idea of an abrupt career change.Whether serious or in jest, Trump made the remarks after announcing that he would be hosting the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony scheduled for...
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President Donald Trump's first-term Department of Justice declined to prosecute 10 of Jeffrey Epstein's "co-conspirators," according to files released this week.On Tuesday, attorney Aaron Parnas pointed out that the revelation was from "by far the most important document released overnight.""There were 10 co-conspirators investigated by the DOJ...
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An email released by the Justice Department early Tuesday morning as part of its ongoing release of Jeffrey Epstein files revealed that law enforcement had uncovered a potentially new photograph of President Donald Trump with a co-conspirator of Epstein's as part of its probe into Trump ally Steve Bannon.The email, sent June 11, 2021, appears to...
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CNN's Maria Cardona lost patience with a conservative panelist's efforts to justify the detention and deportations of U.S. citizens as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.The panelists were discussing the case of Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales, a Baltimore mother in ICE custody whose attorney says was born in the United States, but...
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A MS NOW segment of JD Vance's increasingly higher profile as he apparently makes a bid to claim the MAGA mantle from Donald Trump took a humorous turn Tuesday when it was brought up that Vance once used to equate the president with Hitler.That was when co-host Joe Scarborough mimicked Vance's voice, making him sound mentally diminished.After first...
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Remarks made by President Donald Trump on Monday when asked about the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files raised eyebrows on MS NOW Tuesday.On "Morning Joe,” the co-hosts ran a clip of the president, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, stating, "They're asking me questions about Jeffrey Epstein. I...
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On my Sirius XM program, I discussed the almost comical hearing this month in which a top FBI official, flanked by dog-killing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, claimed antifa — short for anti-fascist — was the "number one terrorist” threat in the United States. Yet he couldn't answer repeated questions from Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)...
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The Justice Department released a letter allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein Monday that it then quickly removed from its website — and its contents, some critics say, "directly implicates" President Donald Trump.The letter was postmarked "just days after Epstein died” in 2019, according to the progressive media company MeidasTouch. It was...
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CNN's Audie Cornish put an end to a conservative panelist's efforts to exonerate President Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.The Department of Justice disclosed another batch of documents related to a sex trafficking investigation into Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, with the president's name mentioned frequently, but...
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CBS News head Bari Weiss's decision to "spike” a "60 Minutes' segment detailing the horrific treatment of migrants sent by President Donald Trump's administration to a brutal maximum security prison in El Salvador looks even worse now that the video clip was leaked online.On Tuesday morning, the hosts of "Morning Joe” revealed that they had...
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," a deal was finally reached to fund the government, but was last week's Capitol Hill chaos preview of what's to come in 2025? Reps. Tony Gonzales and French Hill join to discuss. Plus, exit interviews with Sen. Joe Manchin and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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A social media user on Monday shared at least part of a "60 Minutes” segment about a prison in El Salvador—where the Trump administration sent hundreds of migrants—after CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss controversially blocked its release."Canadians, behold! (And Americans on a VPN.) The canceled '60 Minutes' story has appeared on the...
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The renaming of the Kennedy Center is an attempt by the president to "fill a void" left by an unhappy childhood, his niece claimed.Psychologist Mary Trump believes the president's desire to put his name onto the memorial building is a sign he was not loved enough — and "never will be." Speaking to The Daily Beast, Mary Trump said the president is...
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The internet was left stunned Monday night after journalists uncovered a 12-second video buried within the Justice Department's release of Jeffrey Epstein files that appears to show the disgraced financier in his New York jail cell attempting to hang himself.The video has been thoroughly debunked as a fake."Buried in the Epstein files released by...
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The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division says she has ordered an investigation into the firing of a local school bus driver who posted an "English-only” sign, alleging the situation implicates "DEI wokeness.”Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, in announcing the investigation, called the firing "deeply...
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President Donald Trump flew on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's plane at least eight times, according to a large tranche of documents briefly put into public view by the Department of Justice.The Justice Department released thousands of files Monday, three days after publicizing an initial batch in partial compliance with a law passed last...
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Prosecutors considered placing sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a cell with a Donald Trump superfan who was convicted of mailing pipe bombs to the president's enemies, according to newly released documents.The Justice Department posted online thousands more files Monday evening related to the government's case against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's...
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President Donald Trump went off on the New York Times once again in an early morning attack Tuesday — this time without even specifying what the newspaper did that set him off.After being quiet on Truth Social all Monday, just after midnight he warned the Times "must be dealt with” at some future time. Taking to Truth Social, he began, "The...
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A proposed battleship line named after Donald Trump has already hit a snag according to a professor of war. Professor Alessio Patalano of King's College London says the production of battleships named after Trump faces several problems, and that is before production has even started. The professor of war and strategy says the US may have the...
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The media is freaking out over a new Rasmussen poll that found:"A majority of voters under 40 want a democratic socialist to win the White House in the next presidential election."… 51 percent of Likely U.S. Voters ages 18 to 39 would like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the 2028 presidential election. Thirty-six percent (36 percent)...
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At least five people were killed, and one remains missing after a Mexican Navy aircraft crashed off the Gulf Coast near Galveston, Texas, on Monday, officials said.The small plane was carrying eight people when it went down near the Texas coastline, roughly 50 miles southeast of Houston. According to the Mexican Navy, five people died in the crash,...
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Ein turbulentes politisches Jahr 2025 neigt sich dem Ende zu. Von der vorgezogenen Neuwahl im Februar über die Zitterpartie bei der Kanzlerwahl von Friedrich Merz bis hin zu den ersten Auslandsreisen der neuen Regierung: In dieser Sonderfolge blickt ein Teil des POLITICO-Teams zurück. Rixa Fürsen, Pauline von Pezold, Gordon Repinski, Hans von...
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Sparks flew on CNN's "NewNight” on Monday as a panel discussion about Vice President JD Vance and growing fractures within the MAGA movement devolved into a heated on-air clash between conservative strategist Tim Parrish and progressive commentator Adam Mockler.The confrontation erupted after host Abby Phillip pressed Parrish on recent infighting...
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The Washington Post's editorial board on Monday bashed what it called President Donald Trump's "biggest broadside yet" against wind power. On Monday, the Interior Department announced it halted all leases for offshore wind projects. The announcement followed months of attacks by Trump against wind energy. The move was condemned by environmental...
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Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to force the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, arguing that the move violated federal law and the Constitution.The lawsuit, filed in D.C. federal court, names Trump and several loyalists he appointed to the Kennedy Center's board...
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the lead Republican behind the push for Epstein files disclosure, told the New York Post on Monday that he is considering a "viable backup plan" to get around the Department of Justice's (DOJ) significant redactions and publicly expose the notorious sex trafficker's accomplices.Massie co-sponsored the Epstein Files...
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Colorado-based shoemaker Crocs, Inc. slapped the Trump administration with a $54 million lawsuit, claiming the president overstepped his authority with emergency tariffs that have cost the company hundreds of millions over the last two consecutive quarters.The footwear giant filed the suit Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York...
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President Donald Trump is planning to recall 30 diplomats from posts that are typically left in place following a presidential administration because they are considered "apolitical" and replace them with MAGA loyalists, according to a new report. The Guardian reported on Monday night that the diplomats would not be fired, but instead would be...
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board weighed in on Monday over the rapidly accelerating collapse of the Heritage Foundation.A longtime haven for far-right legal scholars and the birthplace of President Donald Trump's Project 2025 agenda, Heritage has been in freefall ever since its president, Kevin Roberts, defended Tucker Carlson's interview...
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The Trump administration's plan to shut down a key weather research agency in Boulder, Colorado, is running into opposition — from Republicans.According to NOTUS, "Republican Reps. Jeff Hurd, Jay Obernolte, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Jack Bergman joined Democrats, including Rep. Joe Neguse and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, in a letter...
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President Trump claims the warship will be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built." A month ago, the Navy scrapped plans to build a new, small warship, citing delays and cost overruns.
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The internet erupted into a frenzy on Monday night after a video of a canned "60 Minutes" segment from Sunday was published. On Sunday, CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss scrapped a segment on "60 Minutes" about President Donald Trump's efforts to send deportees to the infamous CECOT prison in El Salvador. The video features testimony from...
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CNN anchor Erin Burnett delivered a blistering rebuke of the Trump Justice Department Monday night after new details emerged that the DOJ failed to redact the name of at least one Epstein survivor in the newly released files – a lapse she said flatly contradicts the department's own justification for delaying the release in the first place."CNN...
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The far-right Heritage Foundation continues to fall apart as legal scholars exit in droves, fed up with the ongoing scandal of its president refusing to condemn GOP personality Tucker Carlson's association with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes. But on Monday, a very notable name cut ties with the group — leaving observers astonished.Hans von Spakovsky is...
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The Justice Department released more of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend. But the partial release, full of redactions, came after a deadline Congress set for releasing all of the files. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
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President Donald Trump's Sunday night decision to name Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as his administration's new special envoy to Greenland is already making waves around the world.Trump posted late Sunday to his Truth Social account that Landry "will strongly advance our Country's Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies,...
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Donald Trump's top officials with the Department of Justice seem to be having trouble keeping their lies straight, according to an analysis from the Bulwark, with at least one prominent figure's understanding of "which lies you can get away with" being undercut by the president's own words.Writing for the Bulwark on Monday, Will Saletan argued this...
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A legal expert on Monday shredded newly-appointed CBS News chief Bari Weiss on social media for her flawed reasoning in holding a story about the CECOT megaprison, where President Donald Trump's administration has sent several deportees. The move has triggered a revolt by CBS staff, with key reporters and anchors criticizing Weiss's move.American...
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Observers were left stunned on Monday after President Trump made a baffling claim about drug prices during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. Trump took questions from reporters after announcing the U.S. Navy is creating a new class of ships called the Trump Class. During the session, he claimed that his administration has decreased the prices for...
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered the Trump administration to give hearings to 137 Venezuelans who were improperly expelled from the United States and shipped out on mass deportation flights to the Salvadoran CECOT megaprison in March under the Alien Enemies Act.Chief Judge James Boasberg issued the 43-page order on Monday, marking...
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The limited release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents on Friday has sparked renewed scrutiny of the Trump Justice Department, as more records are still expected to be disclosed despite the deadline passing. But according to a CNN legal analyst, the problem may be baked into the law itself.Speaking on CNN, former federal prosecutor Elliott...
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President Donald Trump made a revealing statement during a press conference on Monday about the Jeffrey Epstein files that were released over the weekend. Trump spoke to reporters at Mar-a-Lago after announcing that his administration is creating a new class of warships, called the Trump Class. One reporter asked him about the appearance of former...
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Foreigners! What have they ever done for us?I grant you there was that 18th-century guy, that Marquis de Lafayette, who convinced the French government to back us against the British and used his own money to help fund the War of Independence.You could argue the Chinese who came over in the 19th century to build the railroad also had their...
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Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez was released from an ICE detention facility in Colorado on Monday after nine months in custody.Vizguerra-Ramirez was detained at the GEO Immigration Detention Center, and a judge ordered her release on a $5,000 bond after finding the Department of Homeland Security failed to justify her continued...
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President Donald Trump's announcement that a new class of U.S. Navy battleships would bear his name quickly set off a firestorm across social media, as critics argued it was the latest example of Trump rebranding public institutions in his own image.At a news conference Monday, Trump repeatedly hyped the proposed vessels, declaring there has "never...
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After eight years in Washington, D.C., Ambassador Kirsten Hillman will step down from her post in the new year. She sat down with CBC's The House to share how she connects with Trump-era Republicans and what Canadians need to know about the United States today.
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Fox News icon Brit Hume was roasted by political analysts and observers on Monday after he posted a take about the Jeffrey Epstein files online. "The Epstein case is a dead horse. They should stop beating it," Hume posted on X in response to a clip of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on CBS News' "Face The Nation" on Sunday. Hume's comments come at a time...
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President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans Monday for a new class of Navy warships that would bear his name, according to multiple news outlets citing a Pentagon official familiar with the proposal.The official, who requested anonymity to preview the plan, said the Navy is expected to refer to the vessels as "Trump class” battleships,...
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