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In der Unionsfraktion beginnt die entscheidende Phase: Eine interne Probeabstimmung zeigt, wie brüchig die Mehrheit für das Rentenpaket tatsächlich ist. Mindestens sechs der 18 jungen Abgeordneten müssen zustimmen, doch viele hadern. Die Stimmung ist angespannt, der Druck enorm und für Jens Spahn könnte diese Woche zur Schicksalsprobe werden....
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President Donald Trump has been slapped with a $310 million lawsuit alleging that the president engaged in a "trafficking venture” that was "identical in every material respect” to the sex-trafficking operation allegedly spearheaded by Jeffrey Epstein.Filed on Nov. 24 in Palm Beach County, the lawsuit names Trump in both his individual and...
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A Republican strategist expressed surprise about President Donald Trump's relative lack of involvement in a key congressional race.Republican Matt Van Epps is facing a surprisingly strong challenge from Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's seventh congressional district, which is holding a special election Tuesday. The president won by...
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The Guardian's Moira Donegan tells The New Republic's Perry Bacon that President Donald Trump's decline in power is becoming impossible to ignore as his sway over Republicans diminishes."I think some of the weaknesses that are inherent to Trump in his second term are becoming a little more obvious," Donegan said.Donegan says that while Trump's...
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With the Pentagon mired in a major crisis amid accusations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth committed a war crime, the Washington Post's David Ignatius reported there is one missing voice in all the hubbub.During an appearance on MS NOW's "Morning Joe,” co-host Joe Scarborough shared a clip of former Pentagon head Leon Panetta raising concerns...
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An analyst warned Tuesday that it's now time for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stand up to President Donald Trump.In an opinion piece for The Guardian, journalist Steven Greenhouse argued that Roberts has "spearheaded a rightwing judicial revolution that took a wrecking ball to many precedents, laws and institutions. Some have called...
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) took to Newsmax Tuesday to downplay the implications of recent polling that shows a congressional race in a GOP stronghold to be much closer than what past election data would suggest.A special election is being held Tuesday in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, scheduled after the resignation of its previous...
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As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron heel. Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people's...
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Damaging videos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth keep re-emerging as he fights off a scandal over an allegedly illegal order.The defense secretary reportedly gave a "spoken directive” to kill everyone aboard an alleged drug smuggling boat, so Admiral Frank Bradley ordered a follow-on missile strike after a first left two survivors clinging to...
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot, known as Grok, said it would be willing to kill the world's Jewish population if the genocide would save the billionaire's brain.Grok, which has referred to itself as "MechaHitler," was recently presented with the ethical dilemma in a series of posts on X, according to Futurism. "If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or...
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A Republican senator's proposal to overhaul U.S. citizenship could force President Donald Trump's wife and youngest son into a tight spot.Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) intends to introduce legislation that would end dual citizenship by requiring American citizens to declare their "exclusive allegiance” to the U.S. and renounce their foreign...
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Should a serious inquiry be conducted by Congress into the reported killing of two survivors left clinging to a vessel after a kinetic strike on an alleged drug-running boat, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be prepared to face military officials who will go in prepared to defend themselves.Late Monday, the Wall Street Journal editorial page...
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As the fallout grows over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's alleged order to "kill” all survivors of a strike on a suspected drug-carrying sea vessel, recent developments suggest that a growing number of Republican lawmakers may be willing to turn on the top Trump official and impeach him, Zeteo reported Tuesday.According to a whistleblower,...
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Donald Trump may be "spiraling out of control" after going on a Truth Social tirade, posting countless screenshots from X accounts. The president spent hours posting and reposting to Truth Social, with many of his entries focusing on debunked conspiracy theories, preceding President Joe Biden, and far-right commentators. A post to X from...
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The conservative National Review is urging Donald Trump to pump the brakes on a possible invasion of Venezuela.In an opinion piece from the editors published Tuesday, they wrote that they agree that the regime of Nicolás Maduro needs to be ended — but it has to be done the right way and with the support of American voters and Congress.As it...
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,"a look at President-elect Donald Trump's controversial decision to top Kash Patel to lead the FBI — although there isn't a vacancy at the top of the FBI. Plus, in the closing days of the Biden administration, the White House tries to secure last-minute diplomatic breakthroughs.
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CNN's Audie Cornish compared the unfolding Pentagon scandal to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that has consumed much of President Donald Trump's second term so far.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has found himself in the crosshairs after the Washington Post reported that he ordered a follow-on attack against two survivors of a missile strike of an...
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Comments made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a highly-publicized — and criticized — gathering at Quantico at the end of September may come back to haunt him as lawmakers announce hearings into possible war crimes by Donald Trump's appointee to head up the Pentagon.During Hegseth's appearance, that was notable about his complaining about...
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The Trump administration is reportedly looking to dramatically reduce the number of people who visit Social Security field offices across the United States, a plan that Democratic lawmakers warned is yet another scheme to disrupt and ultimately cut benefits.Nextgov/FCW viewed internal Social Security Administration (SSA) planning documents showing...
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A GOP strategist believes the midterm elections will see a "discontented" public turn out to vote. With the failings of the Trump administration splitting the GOP and the Democrats capitalising on those same shortcomings, it appears polling numbers may have put a little fear in the Republican party. An anonymous strategist told The Hill that the...
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Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "consumers are a little unnerved" by President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, one day after Hamas released a propaganda video featuring Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, National Security...
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On Thanksgiving Day, Donald Trump dispensed with gratitude.While most of us were trying to enjoy a holiday dinner, Trump spewed a torrent of hateful slurs and threats across Truth Social — blather that would have triggered 25th Amendment calls for any of his predecessors. It was Trump at his grossest, which is saying something.He called Minnesota...
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Any hope Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth might have that Navy Admiral Frank Bradley will absorb all the blame for what is being called a "war crime” was disabused by an MS NOW panel on Tuesday morning.Reacting to both Hegseth and the White House singling out the admiral for having the final say on the attack that killed two alleged...
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Republicans are admittedly "nervous" about Tuesday's special election in Tennessee's seventh congressional district, and that's reason enough to put them on edge about next year's midterms.President Donald Trump won that district by more than 20 percentage points just over a year ago, but polling shows Republican Matt Van Epps with a single-digit...
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A historic target of the GOP is now costing it the suburbs as it throws the party way out of synch with modern voters, a lifelong Republican argued Tuesday.In a growing trend among conservative politicians, leaders like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene are hammering property taxes, backed by high-profile...
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Calls for resignations are erupting among Virginia Republicans following the party's historic losses last month in several election contests. It's just the latest sign of inter-party turmoil.Democrats were decisively victorious in Virginia last month, winning races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as several contests...
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Republican Party officials have a "serious concern" that Democrats could make huge gains in typically red states. Lower polling numbers than expected for the GOP and candidates who are, according to insiders, not taking their races seriously, are worrying Republicans running election campaigns this year. A special election Tuesday in Tennessee's...
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Donald Trump has added further fuel to a conspiracy surrounding the use of an autopen by presidential predecessor, Joe Biden. The president has previously claimed he will cancel all executive orders Biden passed when using an autopen. He took to Truth Social and wrote, "Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was...
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When Christopher A. Wray, a traditional Republican conservative who got along with the Biden Administration, announced his resignation as FBI director in late 2024, Donald Trump was determined to appoint an ultra-MAGA replacement. And he found it in now-FBI Director Kash Patel, a far-right conspiracy theorist and Trump loyalistBut Patel is far from...
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A Texas judge expected to announce his candidacy in a high-profile U.S. House race as soon as Tuesday isn't likely to face repercussions despite attracting a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission , experts told Raw Story.Tano Tijerina, a Democrat-turned-Republican judge in Webb County, Texas, has long been eyeing a campaign against...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has once more mocked Donald Trump, this time with a "memorandum" billing him as the "healthiest person alive". Newsom made the hilarious claim through an official statement which ripped apart the president's shorter working days and alleged inability to stay awake during meetings. The statement, posted to the...
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On Thanksgiving Day, Donald Trump dispensed with gratitude.While most of us were trying to enjoy a holiday dinner, Trump spewed a torrent of hateful slurs and threats across Truth Social — blather that would have triggered 25th Amendment calls for any of his predecessors. It was Trump at his grossest, which is saying something.He called Minnesota...
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An FBI dossier that criticised director Kash Patel and his team has led to mockery from Democrat representative Eric Swalwell. Swalwell, who confirmed he was running for Governor of California next year, took aim at FBI Director Patel in a statement made to X. The post poked fun at Patel, who was said to have refused to leave a plane until a jacket...
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Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has ripped into a series of Truth Social posts made by Donald Trump.The 58-year-old comedian would tear down a post made by the president which included his Thanksgiving message and a controversial attack on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Speaking in the opening address of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host suggested one of...
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It’s almost a decade since the referendum on leaving the EU - and it feels like Sir Keir Starmer has turned up the dial on his Brexit rhetoric. He said it would be “reckless” to use Brexit as a template for foreign policy. Sam and Anne discuss what the PM had to say. Elsewhere, how […]
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An incident at a Tasmanian youth detention centre where a detainee had an improvised spit hood put over his head while being transported by a contracted security company, has been criticised for being "entirely incompatible" with human rights.
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Donald Trump's administration must brace for a storm of problems as the president is "sinking like a rock", his niece, Mary Trump, has said.The political commentator and member of the Trump family suggested the slate of problems Trump now faces may be too much for his administration to survive. Cracks are beginning to show in the president's core...
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Mit einer neuen Einheit der Bundespolizei will Innenminister Alexander Dobrindt eine klare Antwort auf die wachsende Bedrohung durch Drohnen geben und die im Zweifelsfall auch besser abwehren. Rasmus Buchsteiner erklärt, welche Möglichkeiten die Einheit künftig hat, wie Bund, Länder und Bundeswehr zusammenarbeiten sollen und warum trotz neuer...
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A progressive analyst ripped FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday after a 115-page report outlining several "red flags" at his agency was released. Progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen said in a new YouTube video on Monday night that Patel's FBI appears to be run more like a content creation studio than a premier law enforcement agency. He cited a...
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A prominent political strategist claimed during a podcast interview on Monday that President Donald Trump's second term is effectively over after Democrats picked up wins in key state races, which he said was the result of Trump revealing a "stunning" vulnerability. For the last several years, Trump has appeared to be an unshakable political force....
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The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board on Monday slammed President Donald Trump's strikes against alleged drug boats in international waters and argued the move could backfire on the president. The Trump administration has conducted more than a dozen strikes against alleged drug boats since taking office, moves that have killed...
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President Donald Trump is facing harsh criticism from Republican senators in solidly red states over his exploding drug policy scandals.According to Semafor's Burgess Everett, several GOP senators are upset both over recent reports that Trump's military command ordered the illegal shooting of shipwreck survivors from a ship targeted as a suspected...
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President Donald Trump threatened a foreign country in a new social media post on Monday night over the country's election results. "Looks like Honduras is trying to change the results of their Presidential Election. If they do, there will be hell to pay!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump's comments come at a time when the New York Times...
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Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started holding annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation, while PNG proposes building a 10km-wide demilitarised "buffer zone" along its border with Indonesia.
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One former assistant U.S. attorney is arguing that President Donald Trump's pardon of a convicted drug trafficker doesn't jibe with his stated reason for blowing up boats in the Caribbean Sea.During a Monday segment on MS NOW, Sean Murphy — who was a Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor during former President Joe Biden's administration —...
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The White House on Monday confirmed prior reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed U.S. forces to fire a second time on survivors of an initial strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea. Writing for the New Republic, former U.S. Attorney and constitutional law expert Harry Litman accused Hegseth of breaking a "foundational" rule of...
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A House Republican aligned with President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement made a shocking claim about immigration during an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who is leaving Congress in pursuit of South Carolina's governor's office, said during the interview that she wants all immigrants to be removed from the country,...
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The publisher behind the celebrated Franklin the Turtle series of children's books is now speaking out in protest after President Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense shared an image of the character shooting at drug boats.As controversy has erupted over reporting that military officials were under orders to shoot defenseless shipwreck survivors of...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (15 hours ago)
Political analysts and observers were stunned on Monday after a high-profile GOP media personality made an "incredibly gross" claim about the lethal strikes President Donald Trump's administration has conducted against alleged drug traffickers. During a new episode of her show on SiriusXM, radio host Megyn Kelly claimed that she not only wanted to...
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a sharp rebuke on Monday following reports on the Pentagon's controversial boat strike, in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was reported to have authorized a second attack on survivors of an initial strike. If the allegations prove true, Tillis told reporters that the person responsible needs "to get the hell...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)
President Donald Trump renewed his calls for Republicans to get rid of the Senatorial filibuster on Monday in a meandering social media post where he attacked a former U.S. attorney general. Trump posted on Truth Social about an interview former Attorney General Eric Holder gave to the Meidas+ Network, where he described the Supreme Court as a...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (16 hours ago)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stunned observers Monday night with his decision to distance himself from a controversial military strike that reportedly killed people who survived the administration's initial strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.The strike in question occurred on Sept. 2 and targeted suspected drug boats near Venezuela....
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A former Department of Justice pardon attorney slammed President Donald Trump on Monday for freeing a billion-dollar Ponzi schemer from federal prison just before Thanksgiving. The White House confirmed on Monday that Trump commuted the sentence of David Gentile, the former CEO of GPB Capital, who was convicted in May of wire and bank fraud...
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave a "chilling" message to all the generals working beneath him in his response to the exploding scandal over the killing of unarmed shipwreck survivors, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told CNN's Erin Burnett on Monday's edition of "OutFront."The killings, first reported last week, have been widely condemned by experts...
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A former Republican Speaker of the House issued a stark warning to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday about the party's chances of maintaining its majority following the 2026 midterm election. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy discussed the Republican Party's high turnover rate heading into the 2026 midterm in an interview with Axios. An analysis...
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President Donald Trump repeated his call for U.S. troops to obey him after six Democrats released a video urging U.S. military and intelligence personnel to defy illegal orders.The six lawmakers, all with military or intelligence backgrounds, circulated a video online last month reminding service members that under U.S. law, they must disobey...
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Fox News host Dana Perino flagged a warning sign for Republicans in upcoming elections on Monday during the network's show, "The Five."The panel discussed the Democratic Party's chances of flipping Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in an upcoming election, a seat that is deep in Trump country. Perino, a former press secretary during George W....
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