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Der Berlin Playbook Podcast verabschiedet das Jahr 2025 mit einer Feedback-Folge. Gordon blickt zurück auf ein intensives politisches Jahr und nach vorn auf das, was 2026 bringt. Grundlage sind eure Hörer-Kommentare und Emails: Lob, Kritik, Anregungen und Fragen zum Podcast, zu Formaten, Interviews und thematischen Schwerpunkten. Im Mittelpunkt...
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President Donald Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein were in some shady business deals together, and one incident may hold the key to understanding why the president has never publicly released his tax returns, according to one Trump expert. Unlike his predecessors, Trump has never publicly released his tax returns. He has claimed that...
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Often referred to as the one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, the waterways around Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq have historically been difficult to access. But in 2025, melting sea ice opened a path for a Canadian research icebreaker to sail through this part of the country for the first time ever.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey put out a lengthy message to the Somali diaspora community in his city, reassuring them in the Somali language that the city would stand with them amid the mounting attacks from President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement — and immediately, far-right activists pounced on him.But another attack came from conservative...
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The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report on Tuesday night, revealing the infamous incident that led President Donald Trump to kick disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago Club. Trump has previously acknowledged that Epstein was a Mar-a-Lago member at one time, and that he was kicked out for being rude to guests. The...
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board is not happy with President Donald Trump's latest plan to try to squeeze down the price of prescription drugs — an issue that has become popular in both parties in recent years, but that businesses are leery of.Indeed, argued the board, Trump's new policy represents a betrayal of companies that made a deal...
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Firebrand Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) went scorched earth on President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he vetoed a water project in her state.According to a statement Boebert's office shared with journalist Kyle Clark, the Trump administration unilaterally vetoed a "non-controversial, bipartisan bill" for a pipeline project that would have...
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A former federal prosecutor was left aghast Tuesday at the Trump administration's "twisted" new legal move to go after one of the president's perceived foes.Glenn Kirschner took to his YouTube channel to discuss Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed judge known for her controversial decision to throw out former special counsel Jack Smith's criminal...
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The CIA reportedly has a bone to pick with President Donald Trump after he let slip details of a secret strike on a dock in Venezuela.The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that some CIA officials expressed unhappiness that Trump publicly discussed an operation typically meant to be kept secret and with no obvious ties to the U.S....
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is testing the waters with his social media followers on whether Attorney General Pam Bondi should be impeached.According to Newsweek, Massie "asked his followers on X whether or not they support impeaching Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein files — tens of thousands responded saying they support the...
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President Donald Trump appeared to get his birds mixed up on Tuesday when he made a snide social media post about wind energy. On Truth Social, Trump posted a picture of a dead bird in a field of wind turbines. "Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!" the caption reads. It was amplified by the White House and viewed millions of...
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President Donald Trump was handed another court loss on Tuesday after a federal judge temporarily halted his bid to strip 300 South Sudanese nationals of protected status, according to a new report. The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts issued an order prohibiting the administration from...
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With college students returning to class after the New Year, international students face heightened uncertainty in Virginia, as ongoing federal actions — including visa bans and disruptions to application processing — have led to a projected $23 million revenue loss for the commonwealth compared to last fall.Virginia received $893.5 million...
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The Trump administration is clamping down on federal funding for child care programs in Minnesota.The announcement came from Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O'Neill, who posted the specifics to X on Tuesday evening."We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota," he wrote. "You have probably read the serious...
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President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager shaded her ex-husband on Fox News on Tuesday during a strange rant about a Hollywood star who's in a spat with the president. Kellyanne Conway ranted about former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during an appearance on Fox News' show "The Five" on Tuesday. During her rant, she paused...
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Two Democratic leaders in the US Senate revealed Tuesday that they're demanding answers from the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, about her access to federal files on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and whether she's involved in their "bungled and potentially illegal partial release.”President Donald Trump had a well-documented...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly removed a post she made to X on Tuesday that purported to tout the success of the Trump administration's anti-drug efforts — but instead accidentally revealed how much progress on combating overdoses was made by the preceding Biden administration.The original post showed a graph tracking overdose deaths...
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Outgoing mayor of New York City Eric Adams may have planted a Trump-themed time bomb that could be almost impossible for newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani to undo, according to a new report. The New York Post reported on Tuesday, citing "sources" and "insiders," that Adam is planning to "hand-pick" another independent Charter Revision Commission...
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A pro-Trump candidate for governor of Florida claimed on X that he "protected" the state from red light traffic cameras — then quietly deleted and rephrased his post after people pointed out he clearly had done no such thing.Red light cameras monitor drivers for potential signal violations and can issue tickets automatically. They are supported...
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With Donald Trump privately conceding that a third term is off the table, the MAGA spotlight is shifting to Vice President JD Vance — a reluctant heir struggling to win over his own party. While betting markets and early New Hampshire polls give Vance a clear edge, reporting from the Los Angeles Times, CNN, and The New Republic paints a shakier...
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This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas' free newsletters here.DALLAS — After months of laying the groundwork to hand-count thousands of ballots in the March 3 primary, the Dallas County Republican Party announced on...
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Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President Donald Trump's aggressive revocation of legal immigration.It's the most rapid loss in legal status for immigrants in recent United States history,...
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A prominent reporter in the Jeffrey Epstein case floated a startling possibility on Tuesday that powerful donors could be leaning on President Donald Trump to quash any damning information from being released by his Justice Department. Julie K. Brown, an investigative reporter with the Miami Herald, joined former GOP operative Tim Miller on a...
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Hollywood star George Clooney sounded off on Trump's MAGA-fied America in a new cover story for Variety Magazine published on Tuesday as he announced that he's leaving the country to live in Europe. The interview was published after Clooney and his family were granted French citizenship, according to reports. Clooney spoke to Variety about the...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi took to X on Tuesday afternoon to brag about the Trump administration's efforts in combating drug deaths — but there was just one problem with her claims."Since day one, the Trump Administration and this Department of Justice have been fighting to end the drug epidemic in our country," she wrote, posting a graph of drug...
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The Social Security Administration is in crisis, with backlogs surpassing 6 million and basic services grinding to a halt, according to The Washington Post. Cuts by the Trump-era Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and constant staff reassignments with minimal training have left employees overwhelmed and customers stranded. Regional offices...
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Democratic New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's inauguration on Thursday will feature luminaries of the left, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who will gather to swear in the democratic socialist in a location befitting a candidate who ran on a transit-forward platform.Mamdani will be officially sworn by...
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A MAGA candidate for California governor had to fend off a tough question from a MAGA TV host on Tuesday over his previous support for the social justice movement following the death of George Floyd in 2020. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco joined MAGA TV host Eric Bolling on his eponymous show on Tuesday to discuss the California governor's...
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President Donald Trump is carrying some large foreign policy "baggage" into 2026, according to a new Politico piece flagging the biggest items still hanging in the balance.Trump kicked off his second term by self-describing himself as a "peace president" dedicated to ending global conflicts. As 2026 dawns, he's saddled with a sprawling foreign...
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Conservative writer Mona Charen tore into President Donald Trump in an open letter arguing that his obsession with being "respected” is built on a fundamental misunderstanding of power. Writing for The Bulwark, Charen said Trump mistakes fear and forced flattery for genuine respect, warning that people who shower him with praise privately despise...
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Trump Media & Technology Group, a corporation majority-owned by the president, launched five new investment products aimed at the "America First" crowd on Tuesday, according to a new report, a move that created a roughly $67.7 million hole in Trump's pocket. Barron's reported on Tuesday that Trump Media launched five new "America First"- themed...
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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's son took to X on Tuesday to lash out at Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech businessman turned Department of Government Efficiency adviser who is now running for governor of Ohio as a Republican with President Donald Trump's endorsement.Both Haley and Ramaswamy are American-born citizens of Indian ancestry, and...
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Comedian Jon Stewart is facing backlash after joking about people who continue to wear masks for COVID safety on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. Stewart mocked mask-wearers in progressive workplaces, prompting criticism from medically vulnerable viewers who say his jokes "punch down” on marginalized populations. Critics highlighted the...
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By Alexander Lowie, Postdoctoral associate in Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, announced in November 2025 that he will relaunch the group after it disbanded following his prison sentence in 2023.Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious...
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An in-depth report published by the Washington Post on Tuesday offers new details about the damage being done to the Social Security Administration during President Donald Trump's second term.The Post, citing both internal documents and interviews with insiders, reported that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is "in turmoil” one year into...
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A senior Democratic senator lambasted President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday after a judge handed the administration its latest loss in a high-profile immigration case. On Tuesday, Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. of the Middle District of Tennessee handed down a ruling that found Trump prosecutors were conspiring with people in Washington,...
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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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Tatiana Schlossberg, a member of the Kennedy family who gained prominence in recent months following her diagnosis with acute myeloid leukemia and her subsequent public advocacy work, has died. She was 35.As an environmental reporter, Schlossberg examined climate challenges and human responses to ecological threats. Her work centered on...
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Former Scientologist Leah Remini warned that President Donald Trump's administration has been "infiltrated" by members of the secretive church.Conservative broadcaster Erick Erickson noted on Tuesday that at least five Scientologists had been seen with Trump in the last few days."Lot of Scientologists hanging out in the President's orbit lately,"...
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., delivered a sharp rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting its reasons justifying cutting off the agency's funding.Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote that the agency can keep receiving funding from the Federal Reserve, even though the Fed has...
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As the New Year approaches, a group of Peruvian shamans has gathered in the capital city of Lima for an annual prediction event — and according to The Daily Beast, they are urging the United States to brace itself for President Donald Trump's health to decline in 2026."The United States should prepare itself because Donald Trump will fall...
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MAGA supporters lost it on social media after Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov dismissed a viral right-wing YouTube video claiming $110 million in Minnesota child care fraud. The video, posted by Nick Shirley, surfaced amid broader outrage over social services funding and Epstein-related revelations tied to Trump. Tarlov told viewers the alleged...
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Despite a right-leaning change in management at CBS News, the network disputed claims made by MAGA influencer Nick Shirley about alleged fraud at Somali daycare facilities in Minnesota.Shirley's video investigation, which was viewed tens of millions of times on YouTube and X, suggested that the facilities were taking funds from the government...
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The rapidly ascending pop star Chappell Roan walked back her tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot after discovering the French icon's troubling far-right political legacy.Roan initially honored the famed actress and animal rights advocate with a respectful post-mortem tribute.The 27-year-old artist had referenced Bardot in her 2023 hit "Red Wine...
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones threatened to surround the White House with 5,000 people to convince President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel and replace them with people who will indict members of the so-called deep state.During his Tuesday broadcast, Jones claimed sources had told him that Bondi feared...
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President Donald Trump began his second term flexing unprecedented power as Republicans fell in line and critics looked demoralized, but that dominance has rapidly eroded, according to BBC correspondent Katty Kay. Speaking on MSNBC, Kay said the turning point came with November's off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey, which confirmed...
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Since Donald Trump came down his escalator in 2015 and successfully launched a hostile takeover of the Republican Party in the U.S., there have been 16 competitive races for Congress in Nevada. Republicans have lost all of them.Yes, Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei was reelected every time over those years. But this is a look at competitive...
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A recent opinion by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which has all of the appearances that he wants the expression "Kavanaugh stops” to fade into obscurity, was panned by Slate legal analysts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern on Tuesday.At issue was Kavanaugh, appointed to the nation's highest court by Donald Trump in 2018 despite...
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A political analyst says a holiday visit home delivered a gut punch when he discovered his grandmother had been scammed by people posing as the Trump campaign. Writing for The Bulwark, Andrew Egger described how relentless, Trump-branded fundraising texts tricked his conservative grandmother into handing over personal information and signing up for...
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A failed Donald Trump administration appointee to the Department of Homeland Security, whose nomination to head up the Office of Special Counsel was scuttled due to his well-documented racist past, ended up with a lesser job at the General Services Administration, where he has been greeted with nothing but loathing, reports Politico.Paul Ingrassia,...
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Since January, the Trump administration has reduced the federal workforce by roughly 10 percent – some 249,000 jobs – and one New York farmer is warning of what he said could be catastrophic consequences."We're just going to see a huge amount of farms going out of business this year because of the mayhem,” said Wes Hillingham, a veteran...
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Vladimir Putin has towered over politics in Russia since ascending to the country's top office, initially as president for eight years, then as prime minister until that pesky thing called the constitution could be altered to allow him to run again.
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Visitors to an American military cemetery in the Netherlands are pushing back following the removal of plaques honoring Black veterans of World War II, according to an NBC News report, seemingly done as part of Donald Trump's anti-diversity crusade.Per the report, "visitors have filled the guestbook with objections" since the plaques came down...
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Conservative host Mark Levin, an occasional adviser to President Donald Trump, lashed out at Megyn Kelly as "the queen of the modern Klan."After Kelly entertained conspiracy theories that Jews could have played a role in Charlie Kirk's assassination, Levin blasted the former Fox News host on Tuesday."Meg Kelly, whose ratings were so bad on NBC she...
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President Donald Trump's effort to stamp his name on the Kennedy Center is already backfiring, as artists quietly bolt rather than perform at what critics deride as his latest monument to himself. The New York Times reports that Doug Varone and Dancers scrapped a two-night April run — walking away from $40,000 — calling the decision...
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Americans hoping for the chaos sparked by President Donald Trump's trade war to settle next year are out of luck, according to economist Josh Lipsky, who on Tuesday predicted 2026 would closely mirror the president's "Liberation Day” that sent markets into a nosedive."Some bank economists say the effects of the levies will 'fade into the...
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President Donald Trump's falling-out with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may have carried a chilling message for Jeffrey Epstein's victims, according to one analyst. After Greene revealed Trump urged her to oppose releasing the Epstein files because it would "hurt his friends,” political analyst Jack Hopkins argued the moment stripped away any...
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Expanding on her bombshell report that Donald Trump's foot-dragging on administration appointments led to Tom Homan being elevated to border czar despite being caught up in a bribery investigation, MS NOW's Carol Leonnig reported on-air that FBI Director Kash Patel and now-federal Judge Emil Bove were not happy about the situation.Leonnig reported...
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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles found herself facing questions after she revealed that President Donald Trump was on a flight manifest for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's jet.In a letter to Wiles on Tuesday, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) demanded to know how Wiles had the authority to access information in the Epstein...
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Taking up the prospect that the members of Congress could file charges of inherent contempt against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her slow-walking the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance warned she is putting her legal career at serious risk.On her Substack platform, Vance explained that inherent contempt is an...
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Fox News host Lara Trump defended his father-in-law's latest decision to blow up Venezuelan boat loading facilities by insisting strikes on foreign territory were "what the American people voted for."After President Donald Trump confirmed the strike on a Venezuelan port, Lara Trump spoke Tuesday with "Fox & Friends" co-host Lawrence Jones about the...
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President Donald Trump's shaky relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was on full display Monday as the two meet to continue peace talks amid the ongoing Russian invasion, and one former Defense Department official is pointing to what they say is the root cause of Trump's tumultuous relationship with the Ukrainian leader.Trump's...
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The Trump administration is again under fire for targeting historic Washington, D.C. landmarks, this time seeking emergency approval to demolish 13 buildings at the St. Elizabeths federal campus, according to The Washington Post. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cited vague security risks to justify the fast-tracked move, but preservation...
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An ethics board are asking "what happened" under Elon Musk during his brief time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE was established early into Donald Trump's second term as president, but Musk, who headed up the department tasked with cutting government waste, left the administration by the end of May. Citizens for...
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Pro-MAGA hosts Gina Loudon, Emily Finn, and Brian Glenn pointed out that President Donald Trump has a lower approval rating than that of the musical artist Bad Bunny.During a Tuesday segment on Real America's Voice, the hosts noted that Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and most members of...
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An "under pressure" Donald Trump was spotted "freezing" up in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Body language expert Judi James, speaking to The Mirror US, believes the encounter at Mar-a-Lago had an unexpected pause that caught Trump and Netanyahu off guard. Trump was spotted freezing momentarily as he spoke with Israel's...
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One of the most notable characteristics of 2025 has been the shamelessness of the billionaire class and the conspicuousness of its corruption.For many years, whenever I've warned that an increasing portion of the nation's wealth is falling into the hands of an ever-smaller number of people, the moneyed interests have responded: "But that's just the...
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A conservative columnist attempted to explain the difference between respect and fear in an open letter to President Donald Trump.The Bulwark's Mona Charen noted a comment the president made earlier this month in an Oval Office address that touched on his longstanding obsession with being respected, but she said that Trump fundamentally...
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The Republican gubernatorial primary in Florida has gotten off to an ugly start.GOP candidate James Fishback has fired off some odious smears against front-runner Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman and MAGA ally of President Donald Trump, whom he slurred as a "slave" to "corporate interests," and he refused to apologize when confronted over...
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The Republican Party is waiting for Donald Trump to "quit or die," according to a political analyst who believes the party will struggle next year. The 2026 midterms could be a blowout for Republican candidates, with many dropping out of the race before it really starts. Abrupt resignations and shock retirements throughout the GOP, including...
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A top Justice Department official is continuing her multi-day social media tirade as she continues to fend off online attacks from critics, including many from President Donald Trump's own base of supporters.Harmeet Dhillon, who Trump tapped to help lead the DOJ's Civil Rights office as its assistant attorney general, launched into a vulgar tirade...
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A former federal judge laid into the Supreme Court'st conservative majority on MS NOW on Tuesday morning for allowing the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, to run roughshod over the Constitution.Former judge Nancy Gertner expanded on an opinion piece she wrote for The Atlantic, where she argued, "Much of what...
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Not long after its demolition of the historic East Wing of the White House, the Trump administration is now looking to expedite the demolition of more than a dozen historic buildings in Washington, D.C. – and leading preservation organizations are fighting back.According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, Homeland Security Secretary...
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Donald Trump's obsession with all things Donald Trump has Republican Party lawmakers realizing that they can expect little to no help from the White House with the midterm election looming and GOP fortunes collapsing along with the president's polling numbers.Using a column from former White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove penned for the Wall Street...
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The Department of Justice tried to warn Donald Trump's transition team in the days before his inauguration that one of the president-elect's allies was not suitable for a senior government position, but those detailed and specific concerns were apparently ignored.A small group of career DOJ lawyers felt an urgency to notify the transition team that...
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Lara Trump got fully behind the idea of imposing at least one year of mandatory military service for every American during an appearance Tuesday on Fox News, comparing it favorably to Israel's own conscription policy."You look at Israel, every Israeli citizen has to dedicate themselves to serving their country,” said the president's daughter in...
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A GOP rebellion could be brewing against Donald Trump, according to a Nobel Prize winner. Paul Krugman believes there could be a push against Trump in the new year, with some non-MAGA Republicans facing off against "extreme corruption and bigotry" in the party. Writing in a post to his Substack, the award-winning economist believes there could be...
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President Donald Trump keeps posting content from a fake X account for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, although the X account is clearly marked as parody.The 79-year-old president has been sharing screenshots from @WHLeavitt on his Truth Social account, despite the account's name being "Fan Karoline Leavitt" – albeit with "fan"...
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WASHINGTON — Republicans from Austin to the White House have been snickering since viral progressive phenom Jasmine Crockett announced her bid for one of Texas' two U.S. Senate seats."It's going to be very entertaining,” Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX) told Raw Story through a hearty laugh.Democrats are laughing too — at today's increasingly...
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Since the Trump administration took office in January, the Social Security Administration has experienced significant deterioration following cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Caseload backlogs have swelled to over 6 million, and applicants now face substantial obstacles in obtaining basic information.According to a Washington...
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A Republican Party strategist has questioned where Donald Trump's "energy" has been for key issues in the first year of his second term as president. Trump has failed to weather the storm of criticism over his administration's economic and healthcare plans, and his focus on foreign policy in the last days of 2025 has angered an anonymous insider,...
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The Department of Justice's release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents has been chaotic, disorganized and suspect, but nonetheless has done what such disclosures always do: pull familiar names back into view and remind us who associated with the late financier and sex offender.Among those recurring characters are the former Prince Andrew and...
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Donald Trump is converting the White House into Mar a Lago, according to a political commentator who broke down the president's biggest blunders this year. Mikey Smith, writing in The Mirror, believes the president is "fighting the old wars of 2020" and attempting to convert as much of the White House as he can into a place that more closely...
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Donald Trump's niece has suggested the president is "insecure and afraid" and has been for much of his second term in the White House.Mary Trump believes the frequent changes in government and administration blunders from cabinet members has caused strain on the president, who is now coming apart. In a video uploaded to her YouTube channel, Mary...
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Donald Trump is pushing the MAGA "personality cult" across the world with one key change, according to a political analysist.CNN correspondent Stephen Collinson believes the Trump administration has been all too obvious with their spread of MAGA beliefs on the world stage. The president, he argues, "doesn't bother with pretense" when it comes to...
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