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A former member of Donald Trump's inner circle is decoding the "signals" surrounding the president's recent public breakup with CEO Elon Musk. Trump and Musk have traded barbs since the world's richest man and tech CEO insulted Trump's signature piece of legislation currently working its way through Congress. Someone who might have some idea of...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, was flown back to the United States on Friday to face federal criminal charges. Devlin Barrett, who covers the Justice Department, explains the charges and what may come next for Garcia.
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Elon Musk was "like a rugby player" when he physically attacked a Trump cabinet member outside of the Oval Office, according to a Trump insider.There have been numerous reports about a White House brawl between CEO Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. On Saturday morning, however, the Washington Post came out with perhaps the most descriptive...
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On May 8, President Donald Trump fired Dr. Carla Hayden — the first African-American women to head the Library of Congress — via e-mail. And four days later, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would be taking over the position. Trump's critics argued that Blanche was picked for one reason:...
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Donald Trump is currently dealing with "tons of unintended consequences" from his latest actions, and that could ultimately backfire on the president, according to one political commentator.Reporter Molly Jong-Fast appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where she serves as a political commentator.Jong-Fast, who frequently comments about Trump, was...
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When the relationship between President Donald Trump and Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader Elon Musk went sour, it did so very quickly. Trump and Musk stood side by side in the White House on Friday, May 30 when the president held a media event to thank Musk for his work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). And Trump told reporters that...
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The wife of U.S. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is making waves online after the Wall Street Journal reported on her controversial tattoo on the inside of her lip.WSJ Friday released a report on Katie Miller, who also made headlines when she departed the White House to work for the richest person in the world, CEO Elon Musk."Those...
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on a recent podcast appearance that President Donald Trump "nearly took a bullet" at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The moment on Theo Von's podcast is notable because it stokes conspiracy theories online that Trump wasn't actually struck by a bullet during the assassination attempt, with some saying he was...
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Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Republican candidates who are purportedly peddling a false endorsement from the president.Trump over the weekend took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to issue an alert about "a very important Primary coming up on Tuesday" in New Jersey."Get Out and Vote for Jack Ciattarelli, who has my Complete and...
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Let me cut to the chase. Even if there were a "cover up” of the previous president's infirmity, that's not why Donald Trump won.Yet that is the allegation hiding in the subtext of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's new book. The sin in Original Sin is evidently the sin of pride, as in: Joe Biden was just too damn proud to let go of power. And due to...
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Officials at both NASA and those working at the Pentagon reacted with "alarm" over Elon Musk's stunning falling out with Donald Trump on Thursday and started sending out feelers to alternative companies who may need to step into the void if both the president and the billionaire make good on their threats.According to the Washington Post, dueling...
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According to one of Donald Trump's many former lawyers, the initial skirmish between the president and billionaire Elon Musk is far from over and likely to grow more vicious.In a second segment with MSNBC host Ali Velshi on Saturday, former Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen doubled down on an earlier prediction where he stated, "...what Trump is actually...
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The war between Donald Trump and Elon Musk showed no signs of cooling off on Saturday after the president spoke with NBC News and and warned the billionaire to keep his nose out of any upcoming elections.According to NBC's Kristen Welker who got Trump on the phone, the president said his relationship with Musk is over and he has no interest in...
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A comment by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Solomon Jones as he battled with conservative Scott Jennings ended up angering CNN's normally unflappable Harry Enten on Saturday morning.During a discussion on CNN's "Table for Five" over the Donald Trump administration's use of antisemitism as a pretext to continue his assault on higher education,...
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US Jewish groups are unified over the need to fight mounting anti-Semitic incidents across the country, but many are bitterly opposed to how President Donald Trump is seeking to counter the scourge.A string of incidents has targeted Jews in the United States in recent weeks. Two Israeli embassy workers were murdered in Washington, Molotov cocktails...
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CNN conservative contributor Scott Jennings was put on the spot on Saturday morning as colleague Harry Enten teased him over Elon Musk's messy break up with Donald Trump that has spiraled into ugly accusations and roiled MAGA-land as conservatives choose sides On Saturday morning's "Table for Five," host Abby Phillip brought up the messy divorce...
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While the world's economies are still reeling from Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs that are the centerpiece of his trade war with U.S. allies and enemies alike, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is proposing one of his own.And it is not being well received.According to a report from Politico, the South Carolina Republican is pushing a sanctions...
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What happens when the sun and a star both decide they're the center of the universe? A supernova of petty tweets, wounded pride, and threats involving space rockets and federal contracts.In a breakup messier than a Kardashian divorce, Trump and Musk—once mutual sycophants exchanging awkward praise and backroom favors—have gone full scorched...
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In a series of phone calls made by Donald Trump after his feud with billionaire Elon Musk went public on Thursday, the president attempted to rally the troops and assure allies by phone that he is the hero in the latest Trump White House drama.According to a report from the Washington Post, during a round of phone conversations,Trump engaged in...
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A decision by members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to hook the White House communications system up to Elon Musk's Starlink internet service was done over objections from Donald Trump's own communications experts.According to a report from the Washington Post's Joseph Menn, three insiders claim that no one working on...
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Prior to starting his second term, Donald Trump's inner circle began creating a "stash" of presidential executive orders and proclamations to not only dramatically alter how the government runs, but also for use when he needs to distract voters or change the narrative when he doesn't like what the press is reporting.That is according to a report...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who the Trump administration admitted was mistakenly deported back to his home country, has been returned to the U.S. to face two federal criminal counts that were detailed in an unsealed indictment. Nicole Sganga has details.
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Billionaire Elon Musk continued his battle with Donald Trump late Friday with a post on X where he once again invoked the Jeffrey Epstein files -- then deleted it a short time later.The break-up with the president has been raging since Thursday after Trump took shots at Musk during a press availability with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with...
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Federal district courts are pushing back against the Trump administration, and at least so far they're holding. During May, as reported in Democracy Docket, federal judges dealt Trump an embarrassing 96% loss rate, agreeing with plaintiffs who challenged his overreach in 26 of 27 cases. Federal judges across the ideological spectrum concur that...
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President Donald Trump has adopted a peculiar and dangerous pattern in his second term, wrote Amanda Shendruk and Catherine Rampell for The Washington Post in an analysis published on Friday: moving to "delete" entire categories of people he doesn't like or want to acknowledge from federal data whenever possible."For example, when the Defense...
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A federal appeals court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a partial victory in his effort to block the Associated Press from covering him inside key presidential spaces – a move that drew swift cheers from Trump's MAGA base throughout social media.The victory lap came after the appeals court reinstated parts of Trump's ban on AP journalists...
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The tax and spending bill that started the breakup between President Trump and Elon Musk can pass Congress with simple majorities in the Republican-controlled House and Senate. So how do Democrats get their voice back? "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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Does it sometimes feel as if our politics has us all backed into ideological corners? Does it seem as if insults and name-calling have taken the place of civil dialogue – that incivility has gone viral? It may not just be manners that seem threatened these days; it may be our very notion of democracy. Martha Teichner talks with New York Times...
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David Huerta, the president of the California division of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), was injured and detained during a public protest against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Los Angeles on Friday, Spectrum News reported."Early Friday afternoon, a throng of federal agents amassed at what appeared to be an...
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Kash Patel's live interview with Joe Rogan Thursday afternoon took an unexpected twist as the FBI director – and podcast host – learned in real time that Elon Musk had just accused President Donald Trump of being listed in the notorious Epstein files.The shock came as Rogan and Patel were deep in conversation about conspiracy theories tied to...
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The escalating fight between President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk has been framed as a clash of titans — but in reality, Philip Bump wrote for The Washington Post, Trump is the inevitable winner, because he has a card to play that Musk will never have.That card, Bump said, is the fact that the Republican Party will always side...
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President Donald Trump downplayed his fiery feud with Elon Musk that exploded this week, telling reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday that he wasn't giving the tech billionaire much thought – even as their public split made international headlines.But behind closed doors, the president is actively asking aides about Musk's recent behavior,...
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President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday it was bringing Kilmar Ábrego García to the U.S. after being deported to a brutal El Salvador prison without a trial. Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke in a press conference where she was asked why Ábrego García was being charged now after a 2021 traffic stop and what had changed between...
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President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday it was bringing Kilmar Ábrego García to the U.S. after being deported to a brutal El Salvador prison without a trial.Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke in a press conference where she made a number of allegations about Ábrego García but said that he was only being charged with the transport...
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President Donald Trump's senior officials have marshaled taxpayer resources to the tune of $1 billion, just on various projects to keep Trump personally happy, Rolling Stone reported on Friday.This comes after the president has already received widespread criticism for the self-aggrandizing aspects of his Cabinet meetings, including having them all...
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A Chinese tech executive with ties to a Communist Party advisory body was given VIP access to a Trump-hosted cryptocurrency dinner and White House tour, raising new questions surrounding national security and ethics in the White House, the New York Times reported Friday.The buyer, He Tianying, is a delegate of the Chinese People's Political...
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In this preview of an interview to air on "Sunday Morning" September 2, former senator and Secretary of State John Kerry talks with CBS News' Margaret Brennan about the current political climate, what Democrats might need to do to regain power, and whether he is planning a presidential run in 2020.
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Battle over the Supreme CourtCorrespondent Martha Teichner looks back at Anita Hill's testimony during the confirmation hearing of Clarence Thomas, and talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg and historian Jon Meacham about how Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation fight, and the sexual assault allegations against him by Christine Blasey Ford, demonstrate that...
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Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward has covered nine White Houses going back to President Richard Nixon and Watergate. His latest book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," is revelatory in its look at chaos and discord within the current administration as witnessed by those inside the West Wing. In his first TV interview for his new book, Woodward...
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NPR's Scott Simon looks back at the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where violence on the streets reflected the division within the party during their nominating convention for president. Simon talks with Bill Daley, son of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley; Bill Jaconetti, who was a rookie police officer on the front lines...
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Fifty-two-year-old South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is the only African-American elected to the U.S. Senate from the Deep South in more than a century, and the only African-American Senator who is a Republican. Martha Teichner visits the North Charleston neighborhood where Scott was raised, and talks with the senator about the influences of his...
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MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace contrasted Attorney General Pam Bondi's statement about Maryland migrant, Kilmar Ábrego García and his indictment, with previous government statements — and found conflicts. After the announcement on Friday that the Justice Department was charging García with the illegal transport of undocumented migrants, a panel of...
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Michelle Goldberg, opinion columnist for The New York Times, issued a stark warning to business leaders to thoroughly consider President Donald Trump's musings that he might well terminate Elon Musk's "governmental subsidies and contracts" over a lack of fealty.Trump made the threat on Truth Social "at the height of the juvenile flame war on...
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The spat between President Donald Trump and Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk – his top 2024 campaign donor — has quickly escalated into a very public feud. And Trump is apparently waging war against Musk through the media.On Friday, Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin tweeted that the 47th president of the United States "has been calling news...
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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a freeze on federal funding to the state of California — but Gov. Gavin Newsom has hit back with a threat of his own."Californians pay the bills for the federal government," wrote Newsom in a post to X on Friday. "We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it's time to cut that...
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Since civics was dropped from school curriculums, awareness of our constitutional government (and our participation in it) has gone downhill. (Only about 25% of Americans can name the three branches of government, and 10% think that Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court,) Mo Rocca talks with Supreme Court Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil...
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Correspondent Tony Dokoupil looks at the historical under-representation of women in elected office, and the spike in female candidates in 2018. Interviews include two-time presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic Congressional candidate Jahana Hayes (Teacher of the Year from Connecticut) and GOP Congressional candidate Kimberlin...
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At 74 the Vietnam veteran who became an anti-war protester, senator and secretary of state continues, as he says, to "invest in citizenship." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan interviews John Kerry, who has penned a new memoir, "Every Day Is Extra," and who talks about the current political climate, the need for Democrats to regain political...
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At the National Cathedral in Washington Saturday, mourners from across the political spectrum gathered to pay tribute to Arizona Senator John McCain, who died August 25 at age 81. Speaking at his memorial were his daughter, Meghan McCain, and former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Lee Cowan reports.
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Four years after losing his re-election bid to Bill Clinton, President George H.W. Bush was profiled by Paula Zahn for "Sunday Morning." While fishing, he talked – for the first time publicly – about how he processed the loss, and of making the transition from U.S. president to private citizen.
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Rita Braver looks back at the life and career of President George Herbert Walker Bush, who spent most of his life in service to his country, and who is remembered for his sense of honor, decency and fair play. In addition to reviewing highlights from his years as a World War II Navy pilot, businessman, Congressman, diplomat, Vice President and...
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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, approximately 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent were transported to concentration camps, including one at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, where young Norman Mineta, a Boy Scout, was sent with his family. There he met another Boy Scout from Wyoming, Alan Simpson, and the two forged a friendship that endures...
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The new movie "The Front Runner" focuses on how, in 1987, the presidential campaign of Colorado Senator Gary Hart was upended by a newspaper story raising allegations of an extramarital affair. In a rare television interview, Hart talks with Rita Braver about his eventful career; about "the worst week of his life," now dramatized by Hugh Jackman;...
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Richard Schlesinger looks back at the hard-fought race for the presidency in the turbulent year of 1968, when President Johnson withdrew from seeking re-election, and Richard Nixon – following losses in runs for the White House and the California Governor's Mansion – won the Republican presidential nomination and, ultimately, the presidency....
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Zac Mayo and Lucy Rogers are Republican and Democratic candidates aggressively competing for a State House seat in Vermont. But this highly-competitive race took a dramatic turn when the two recently ended a debate by joining together in harmony. Steve Hartman reports.
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The New Republic reports White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ragged U.S. judges for interfering with President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration policies Thursday night.Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the wife and five children of a man charged in a firebombing attack against peaceful protesters in Boulder, Colorado,...
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Five leaders of the far-right paramilitary group the Proud Boys filed a $100 million lawsuit against the federal government on Friday, claiming violations of their civil rights.Four of those leaders, Enrique Tarrio, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean, and Joe Biggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the...
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President Donald Trump's administration is finally announcing the return of wrongly-deported Maryland father Kilmar Ábrego García from an El Salvadoran megaprison back to the United States, where they are charging him with a conspiracy to illegally transport unauthorized immigrants.It's a major reversal from the administration's monthslong...
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Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general and an advocate of RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement, admits that her money-making ventures as an online influencer can appear "messy," according to The Associated Press.In an article about Means's online money-making schemes, the AP quoted the unlicensed doctor as...
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Seven months past the November election, Donald Trump's supporters are still talking a big game about an electoral "mandate.” Justifying their actions under Trump's largely unconstitutional executive orders, cabinet members sing a constant chorus about a November "landslide” and voter "blowout.” Trump's spokes-child repeats the phrase,...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of allowing DOGE to access sensitive Social Security information, according to CNN's Joan Biskupic. In a 6-3 ruling Friday afternoon, the court lifted a block on DOGE's access that was imposed by a lower court. "You know, the Social Security Administration has so much personal information on all of us; our...
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Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and a contributing editor for the Atlantic, says that if President Donald Trump can succeed with his voluntary state of emergency created to take funds for his border wall, he is setting the table for something much more dangerous.
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