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President Donald Trump's endorsement in Georgia's Republican Senate primary runoff has triggered sharp anxiety within the state GOP, and party strategists are warning that could cost them a crucial seat this fall.The 80-year-old president endorsed Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) days before Tuesday's primary runoff against Derek Dooley, the former...
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President Donald Trump stunned onlookers Tuesday after casually suggesting that the United States abandon a key demand he's made throughout the duration of the U.S. war against Iran.While attending the Group of Seven conference in France, Trump spoke with reporters about the freshly signed tentative peace deal his administration reached with Iran...
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As President Donald Trump takes victory laps after having secured a tentative peace deal with Iran, he's also reached what Punchbowl News described Tuesday as "perhaps the most critical moment of his presidency” – a "potential pivot point” that could ultimately save – or sink the GOP this November, the outlet reported."This may be the last...
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Internal contractor estimates reveal that President Donald Trump's East Wing replacement project carries a price tag far exceeding what he has told the public – with taxpayers footing most of the bill.The Washington Post obtained a project summary prepared for the White House by contractor Clark Construction in early March that estimated the...
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More than 24 hours after the conclusion of Donald Trump's controversial White House UFC fight, high-profile sponsors of the event are staying conspicuously silent about a vulgar smear of former First Lady Michelle Obama that was broadcast on Paramount+.On Sunday, as part of the president's birthday celebration that culminated in a cage fight on the...
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Despite President Trump's Iran war peace deal, suspiciously announced on the weekend of his birthday, Republican campaign consultants and candidates are still bracing for a GOP midterm disaster, convinced that voter economic anxiety has hardened beyond repair before voters head to the polls.GOP insiders close to the White House openly acknowledge...
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a gubernatorial candidate, was widely mocked Monday after a video clip of him preaching the importance of literacy went viral – for all the wrong reasons."Our kids have to be prepared to hit the ground running on day one, and being able to master reading is at the core of that,” Donalds said at a recent event after...
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Panelists on "CNN This Morning" were left momentarily speechless by President Donald Trump's assessment of his relationship with Israel.The 80-year-old president discussed his Iran peace agreement Tuesday from the G7 summit in France, and he commented on Israeli leadership's apparent objections to the terms of the deal."Without the United States,...
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Jimmy Kimmel was not about to let a jaw-dropping flub from President Donald Trump's White House UFC event slide.During the UFC Freedom 250 broadcast on the South Lawn, an announcer mistakenly referred to Melania Trump as "First Lady Ivanka," mixing up the president's wife with his daughter Ivanka Trump. The moment came after lightweight Justin...
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CNN's Audie Cornish cut off a MAGA guest for airing unverified allegations against Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California's governor.Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that he and his wife were under federal investigation and accused President Donald Trump of weaponizing the Justice Department against his family for political reasons, and...
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The pieces are all in place for President Donald Trump and his allies to upend the November midterms by falsely claiming that the elections were rigged.When Trump angrily insisted on NBC's "Meet the Press” that the Los Angeles mayoral primary was "rigged” after his favored candidate Spencer Pratt lost, it unleashed a stampede of echoed claims...
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MS NOW's "Morning Joe” cut off live coverage of Donald Trump speaking in France after he heaped praise on Iran's Revolutionary Guard leadership for agreeing to a temporary peace deal that remains a mystery to US lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. According to co-host Joe Scarborough, Trump was humiliating himself and the US.While sitting with...
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FBI Director Kash Patel claimed on Tuesday that his agency, in partnership with other law enforcement partners, foiled an apparent "explosive-drone plot targeting the White House” Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on Sunday."On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event...
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Key Republican lawmakers are expressing alarm and frustration over President Donald Trump's refusal to share details of his Iran peace agreement, particularly after Vice President JD Vance revealed the entire deal consists of just one and a half pages.According to Politico reporter Jordain Carney and Connor O'Brien, GOP lawmakers—especially Iran...
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President Donald Trump is taking a big risk by overselling what he describes as an agreement to end his war in Iran, according to a veteran of the State Department.The 80-year-old president and Iran's lead negotiator have signed an agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz, but the specific terms of the deal have not been publicized and Israel does...
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was booted from the role in 2023 by hardliners within the GOP House caucus after a historically short tenure, will be releasing a book next week that Punchbowl News described Tuesday as "a pretty juicy read” – and it's already causing "much angst” among GOP leaders."It dives deep into former...
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PARIS — Les services de renseignement intérieur français vont rompre leur contrat avec l'entreprise technologique américaine Palantir, a annoncé mardi matin le Premier ministre. "La société française ChapsVision a été retenue aujourd'hui par la DGSI, la Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure, qui dépend du ministre de...
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Donald Trump is already telling us he's going to try to steal the 2026 election, and the fact that he's saying it now, months in advance, is the whole tell.Back in February, he stood up and declared that "Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,” floated taking over the vote in 15 states his party doesn't control, and returned to the lie he's...
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As world leaders gather at the G7 summit - what’s Keir Starmer’s top priority? With tensions in the Middle East, a trade dispute with China, a continuing war in Ukraine and Russia’s apparent involvement in arson attacks on homes and a car linked to Keir Starmer, the PM has his hands full. Sam Coates and […]
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The fight over the EU's next seven-year budget is heating up. European affairs ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today to discuss the cash pot. Last week, the Cypriot presidency came up with concrete figures … but the backlash was almost immediate. Zoya and Ian discuss the main sticking points. Next, one of the most useful […]
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President Donald Trump ran two brazen schemes during the "UFC Freedom 250" event at the White House over the weekend, leaving one political analyst aghast. Trump hosted the "UFC Freedom 250" event at the White House as part of his 80th birthday celebration, which raised conflict-of-interest concerns. A lawsuit was filed by the Public Integrity...
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Political analysts and observers were astounded on Monday night after Vice President JD Vance's interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News. Vance appeared on Hannity's eponymous show, where he was asked about the ongoing negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranian regime to end the nearly 17-week-old conflict that has roiled the...
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Political experts raised concerns about President Donald Trump's health and stamina after observing him travel from Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House directly to France for the G7 Summit to discuss Iran deal negotiations. At age 80, Trump's appearance at Évian-les-Bains with French President Emmanuel Macron prompted critical...
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A foreign policy expert argued on Monday that President Donald Trump's "sham" deal with the Iranian regime reveals the president is really looking to "turn the page" on a war he started without resolving all of the hard problems he's left behind. Over the weekend, Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the U.S. and Iran...
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Rachel Maddow kicked off her MS NOW segment on Monday with a deep dive into one of the most bizarre and sketchy side sagas of the Trump administration's second term: his refusal to allow the Gordie Howe Bridge between Canada and the United States to open."The big, beautiful new bridge that Trump is not allowing us to use is that bridge that crosses...
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A legal expert was taken aback on Monday by reporting that revealed how Trump administration insiders pushed back on an extreme attempt to suspend habeas corpus. Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor, argued in a new Substack essay that new reporting from Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times about an administration lawyer...
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President Donald Trump was flattered by Middle East leaders into agreeing to a framework to end the war with Iran in a simple and very egotistical way, MS NOW's Chris Hayes agreed in a conversation with Iranian political analyst Trita Parsi.Specifically, Trump was persuaded into believing that he had persuaded Iran to take a deal better than the...
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Political analysts and observers swiftly fact-checked President Donald Trump on Monday after he made a false claim about the recent deal he struck with the Iranian regime that could lead to a future peace agreement. Trump posted on Truth Social that reports of the U.S. "paying Iran 300 million Dollars is Fake News, put out by the Dumocrats!!!" That...
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One of the Trump administration officials who went all-in on President Donald Trump's far-fetched scheme of taking over Greenland pitched it as a bizarre way to rescue the Red Lobster restaurants, the New Yorker reported on Monday.Trump has been obsessed with the idea of the United States buying or possibly annexing Greenland, a territory of the...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed Monday that the Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation into him and his wife, characterizing it as politically motivated retaliation. According to The New York Times, multiple federal investigations are underway. These are said to be examining the governor and his wife's finances, initiated by...
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One of President Donald Trump's former spokespersons said during a CNN interview on Monday that the president's silence after former first lady Michelle Obama was verbally attacked during the "UFC Freedom 250" event on Sunday raises several red flags. MMA fighter Josh Hokit spoke during a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan and shouted the false...
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FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged personal use of government aircraft is now even starting to enrage some prominent Republican influencers.In particular, it has fueled new conspiracy theories from far-right personality Candace Owens, who is now suggesting, without any basis, the FBI might have had something to do with the murder of Turning Point...
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Georgetown Law professor and former senior Department of Justice official Marty Lederman argued Chief Judge James Boasberg has sufficient evidence to order a criminal contempt trial against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche without further investigation. "The evidence the judge has already elicited is more than sufficient," Lederman wrote.The...
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked outrage on Monday after he announced his department was investigating why a peer-reviewed medical journal pulled a study about vaccines leading to sudden infant deaths. Kennedy posted a letter on his professional X account, arguing that the study was "of great interest to me." Kennedy cited the study...
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An economist flagged a gobsmacking detail about the recent deal President Donald Trump's administration struck with the Iranian regime over the weekend that had largely been overlooked. Henrietta Treyz, director of economic policy at Veda Partners, told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead" that the Trump administration seemed to be hurrying toward a...
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Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) had nothing but contempt for the new reports of President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding to end the Iran war he started — noting on MS NOW's "Deadline: White House" Monday that he is leaving the United States and its allies in a considerably worse position than they were before, and even Republicans...
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Vice President JD Vance took aim at late Pope Francis and the Vatican in his new book, describing the meeting with the Roman Catholic Church's leader who died roughly 24 hours after the conversation, according to The Washington Post.Vance described the meeting as "'unsettling' as the officials uttered what he describes as 'trite platitudes' and...
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President Donald Trump's administration came under fire on Monday after a new report revealed that it railroaded antitrust lawyers into approving a MAGA media deal that some observers said could harm consumers. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Trump administration lawyers were leaning toward challenging Paramount Skydance's proposed...
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A pair of Democratic lawmakers are expanding their investigations into the use of presidential pardons in the Trump administration, demanding that Justice Department officials turn over records related to a series of controversial clemency decisions."Trump has a documented history of destroying Presidential Records, and it's vitally important to...
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Five Michigan Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Haley Stevens, sent a letter Thursday to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin opposing a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Romulus, Michigan. The bipartisan opposition includes Stevens, Debbie Dingell, Hillary Scholten, Kristen McDonald Rivet, and...
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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced fresh energy sanctions on Russia and a deal to supply Ukraine’s nuclear plants for the next two years, as he meets partners at the G7 summit. The U.K.’s latest package of measures is expected to target Russia's illicit shadow fleet, following the first interception of a […]
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A Republican lawmaker's comments about the Iran agreement during an interview with Fox News on Monday drew laughs online.Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), an Army veteran and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, defended the Trump administration's reported move to give Iran billions of dollars, saying it was good and that the taxpayer-funded...
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President Donald Trump has touted the framework to end his war with Iran as a great deal for the American people, and he and his officials have insisted Iran won't "get a dime" until they follow through on their obligations. But new reporting suggests Iran has already received money under the table.According to a report from Israel Hayom, a month...
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President Donald Trump's attack on Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, could have unexpected repercussions, a CNN conservative columnist said on Monday.S.E. Cupp described how Trump's move could backfire on the Republican Party ahead of the 2028 presidential election. And for Newsom, who has considered...
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HOUSTON — To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion's den.But he made the decision to attend the Republican Party of Texas Convention to confirm for himself that he had a place in the GOP, even as members of the party have railed for months about the urgency of ending Sharia Law and the so-called "Islamification”...
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MS NOW host Joe Scarborough highlighted reporting from New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's forthcoming book "Regime Change," detailing unconstitutional proposals by Trump administration officials. Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller proposed suspending habeas corpus to accelerate mass deportations. Furthermore, both...
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President Donald Trump's Justice Department gave the green light last week to a controversial mega-acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN, by Paramount Skydance, a media giant with a Trump-friendly CEO. But reports suggest they may have rushed the process and ignored the opinions of career officials.According to the Wall Street...
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Todd Blanche refused to say Monday whether President Donald Trump's Justice Department is investigating Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom — hours after Newsom went public with the probe.The moment came during a photo op ahead of Blanche's confirmation meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. When reporters pressed...
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) got a bit of good news on Monday as an Alaska elections official formally disqualified a candidate who had filed to run against him named Dan Sullivan.However, the Battle of the Dans may not quite be over.The decision, by Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, was already signaled late last week, but came down...
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A law enforcement K-9 sniffed out a live explosive device inside a package at a Cleveland Homeland Security office complex.Seven buildings at 925 Keynote Circle in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, were evacuated Monday after the dog alerted investigators to a box containing the explosive, according to sources who spoke with the Fox 8 I-Team. No injuries...
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Dr. John Gartner, a former Johns Hopkins assistant professor, warned President Donald Trump is the sickest individual he has encountered in 40 years of clinical practice, displaying extreme symptoms suggesting dementia combined with malignant narcissism and sadism. During a new episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" with host Joanna Coles, Dr....
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress went down on takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base, with emergency crews responding and the situation ongoing.The crash was reported at about 11:20 a.m. at the base in California's Mojave Desert, roughly 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Edwards Air Force Base confirmed the incident and said crews had immediately...
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Former Trump administration White House attorney Ty Cobb was not at all shocked on Monday to hear reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is under federal investigation — but was saddened at the state of the Justice Department."I'm not surprised that [Newsom] would announce it," Cobb told MS NOW's Katy Tur, responding to the official video...
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The internet fired off reactions on Monday after California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the Department of Justice launched an investigation targeting him and his wife.Newsom claimed that federal agents — under President Donald Trump's orders — have contacted people and organizations connected to California's first lady, Jennifer...
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Experts were raising questions about President Donald Trump's health after photo and video footage showed the now octogenarian traveling between back-to-back events across the ocean.Trump went from Sunday night's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House to France for the G7 Summit to discuss the next steps in the deal with Iran to stop the military...
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A Fox News host faced backlash after he said it was "remarkable" that President Donald Trump could walk during a G7 event in France.John Roberts, co-anchor of "America Reports" on Fox News, remarked live Monday as Trump arrived at the Group of Seven summit in Évian-les-Bains — hours after footage circulated of the president apparently nodding...
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Vice President JD Vance confirmed in a CBS interview, Iran could access a $300 billion reconstruction fund as part of the U.S. and Iran peace agreement, funded by the Gulf Cooperation Council Coalition. Vance argued, Tehran hard-liners would emphasize benefits while downplaying required concessions on nuclear programs and oversight. The revelation...
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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Monday called on President Donald Trump to condemn a UFC fighter's false insult against former first lady Michelle Obama. The vocal Trump supporter said he found the comments from Josh Hokit on Sunday night at the White House lawn inappropriate."There was one moment I do think Trump has to denounce and...
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Yet another of President Donald Trump's plans to transform Washington, D.C., in his own image has been hit with a lawsuit by preservation groups — this time over his plans to transform West Potomac Park, an area that includes several memorials, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.Trump has plans to create what he calls a "National...
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The Trump administration has opened a criminal probe into California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, the governor announced on Monday.According to The New York Times, a source close to the probe "said there were multiple federal investigations underway related to the governor, including one looking at his wife's finances," and that federal law...
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President Donald Trump engaged in "serious” discussions about suspending a key right enshrined in Article I of the Constitution in the early months of his second term, The New York Times revealed in a report published Monday, and to such an extent as to compel top White House officials to issue a "blinking red warning light.”That constitutional...
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The increasingly barbecue-centered Texas Senate race has taken an oddly specific turn as each candidate tries to prove their regional food bonafides.Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged his Democratic opponent, state Rep. James Talarico, to prove he likes barbecued meat as much as he claims, reported Chron."Let's meet at a barbecue...
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Five Democratic U.S. Representatives from Michigan sent a letter on Thursday to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin to oppose the development of a planned ICE detention facility in Romulus.Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham led the letter and was joined by Reps. Debbie Dingell of Ann Arbor, Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids, Kristen...
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A federal judge already has enough evidence to order a criminal contempt trial of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — and needs no further investigation to do it.That's the conclusion of Marty Lederman, a Georgetown Law professor and former senior Justice Department official, writing Monday for Just Security.Chief Judge James Boasberg of the...
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Shortly after arriving in France Monday for the Group of Seven summit, President Donald Trump revealed that he may not show up to Friday's signing ceremony cementing the tentative agreement reached between the United States and Iran to end the war.His reason, he explained, was a pre-planned dinner event."Hey sir, are you gonna try to attend the...
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Piñata makers have been busy crafting a specific style of punchable candy-stuffed characters — ICE agents, LA Material reported.After aggressive immigration sweeps under the Trump administration hit Southern California over the last year, ICE agents have become one of the most requested and popular piñatas in Los Angeles' Piñata District.Karla...
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Shane Gillis made it clear that he wasn't a fan of UFC fighter Josh Hokit insulting former First lady Michelle Obama while President Donald Trump had a different reaction.The right-leaning comedian was leaving the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House Sunday night when TMZ asked him what he thought about the false and offensive remark from the...
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EGOT-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand lent her star power to retired Army lieutenant colonel Alex Vindman's Democratic Senate campaign in Florida.During a fundraising appeal, Streisand warned the Trump administration is "raising costs, undermining our democracy, and putting lives in danger." The legendary performer framed the contest as...
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Jeffrey Epstein paid a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy cash and Disney tickets for favorable jail treatment, his former assistant told Congress, per a new report.Sarah Kellen, a longtime personal assistant to the convicted sex offender, testified before the House Oversight Committee on May 21, per a transcript reviewed by the Miami Herald.Kellen...
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Vice President JD Vance backed down on a "boneheaded" remark that came back to haunt him on the campaign trail in 2024.The vice president admitted to making a mistake by slandering Kamala Harris and other Democratic women as "childless cat ladies" during a 2021 appearance on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show, according to his forthcoming memoir,...
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