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Tiffany Haddish turned President Donald Trump's own hype against him Monday night, unloading a pair of gut-punch one-liners about her bat mitzvah and her DUI trial that had a Jimmy Kimmel Live! audience roaring.Guest-hosting the ABC show, Haddish teed up the bit by reminding viewers that Trump had personally guaranteed his Great American State Fair...
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The Justice Department quietly wiped bank fraud alerts from its Epstein files about a Jeffrey Epstein-owned company that kept moving millions after his death, a new report shows.The alerts are called Suspicious Activity Reports, or SARs — filings banks send to the government when they spot suspicious transactions.TD Bank and Charles Schwab filed...
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The "partisan split” of Americans showed up in a big way at Fourth of July celebrations and backyard barbecues last week, but the media, while noting or even complaining about it, rarely mentions exactly why it's happening.A few weeks ago, Louise and I were having coffee with an old friend who's known us since the early days of the radio show,...
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Vice President JD Vance was put on the spot by veteran journalist Margaret Sullivan on Tuesday as she wondered why he keeps picking fights he will lose and that make him look like he is off his rocker.As Sullivan wrote, in recent weeks alone, Vance has lectured Pope Leo on Catholic theology — picking a fight with one of the world's most beloved...
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John Cameron, a notable participant in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, was widely mocked Tuesday after sharing a lengthy story about his struggles in the dating world, complaining that his "J6 story sends most women running, even the conservative ones.”"I became single for the first time in twenty years when my ex-wife divorced me over J6,” Cameron...
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More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees have signed a letter urging senators to reject Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, a roster of names so long it fills 59 pages.The letter, dated Monday and addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL), was distributed by the...
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A Kentucky historian who has conducted two interviews with former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) in the past six weeks pointed to a telling lack of a boilerplate comment from aides of the ill lawmaker in an interview with The Hill.McConnell was rushed to the hospital on June 14 after what emergency dispatch audio suggests was a cardiac...
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Republicans have a fight on their hands with President Donald Trump's latest demands, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reported on Tuesday.The seeds of the conflict were planted in the dead of night, when President Donald Trump posted his demands for a new budget reconciliation bill on his Truth Social platform, demanding not just a massive new price...
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A year after President Donald Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to cut taxes and slash spending on healthcare and other programs aimed at helping lower income Americans, Democrats in Arizona are sounding the alarm over its impacts on families in the Grand Canyon State.And the ability of people to access public assistance, they said,...
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What likely would have been an ordinary World Cup match between the United States and Belgium on Monday turned into a politically charged flashpoint after President Donald Trump meddled in last week's game, and following a lopsided win, the Belgium team sent Trump a message that left onlookers stunned.Trump and his inner circle pressed FIFA...
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As the Supreme Court issued a slew of decisions before its summer recess, a legal expert sounded the alarm on how corporate influence prevailed in swaying the latest decisions.Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump 84 percent of the time, according to analysis from legal watchdog Court...
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Megyn Kelly used a Monday appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored to unload on Taylor Swift over her star-studded Madison Square Garden wedding, declaring the pop superstar hollow at her core and dismissing her guest list as inflated.Swift, 36, married Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in a ceremony that...
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President Donald Trump has tied his own fortunes to the U.S. men's soccer team and "will surely go down" with them, i Paper political editor James Ball argued in an op-ed Tuesday, hours after Belgium knocked the United States out of the World Cup it is co-hosting.The US lost 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle on Monday night, a defeat that eliminated the...
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A pair of longtime Republican lawmakers went at each other's throats in a text chain over a long-burgeoning dispute about where to host a major international gathering, Semafor reported on Tuesday.Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, lost his patience with Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) "shortly before they arrived at...
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Dogged by record-low approval numbers and a recent series of public-relations debacles, from his Great American State Fair to the chaos at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Donald Trump attempted over the July 4th weekend to change the topic.According to MS NOW's Zeeshan Aleem, the president is leaning heavily upon invoking "communism” to...
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NATO allies admitted they will tiptoe around Donald Trump at this week's summit in Ankara, and they're not even trying to hide it, according to a report from Politico.European diplomats are pulling out all the stops to prevent a Trump "blow-up," using what one called "Trump management." Speaking with Politico, diplomats were upfront about tactics...
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House Republican defense hawks are "deeply skeptical" of the Trump administration's opening terms for a peace deal with Iran, saying Tehran can't be trusted and objecting to a possible $300 billion reconstruction fund for the country, Punchbowl News reported Tuesday.Republicans left the first all-hands administration briefing on the memorandum of...
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The Belgium men's soccer team handily defeated the United States 4-1 Monday night, but not before Belgium players mocked President Donald Trump by imitating his signature dance on the field – capping a politically charged saga that included Trump's involvement in a controversial penalty appeal.As seen in a viral video of the incident and reported...
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The European right is staking out hard boundaries with President Donald Trump, as his few allies on the continent become targets of his ridicule and hostility.According to Politico, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken, a member of the right-wing New Flemish Alliance party, stated that while Europeans should work with Trump on a lot of things...
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A leading government accountability watchdog group on Monday ripped the Trump administration's move to rescind Biden-era rules enacted to protect ranchers and farmers from abuse by meatpacking corporations and boost competition in the key industry.The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the reversal of three Biden administration rules...
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My name is Ray, and I'm still an Amazon user.Whenever I need anything, I automatically order it on Amazon Prime and it's magically at my doorstep the next day. Or within a few hours. Sometimes, it arrives so quickly I swear they're reading my mind and that I only thought about ordering it.I'm so lazy that if I need a roll of aluminum foil or a...
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faces sexual assault accusations, according to a new report.Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old Maine resident, detailed the alleged incident to Politico in three interviews over two weeks. According to reports, Platner entered her rural Maine home uninvited in late 2021 while deeply intoxicated and forced himself on...
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President Donald Trump drew online mockery Monday following a rambling speech at the Rose Garden Club Lunch at the White House, where he had just marked the first day of trading for Trump Accounts. His remarks varied; the President touched on crime in Washington, D.C. and mentioned a conversation with King Charles about William the Conqueror. Trump...
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With the news that Maine's Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has been accused of sexual assault, and facing massive pressure to drop out of the election, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took to Fox News to take a victory lap about Republicans' own ability to choose upstanding candidates."One thing I know about Republicans is...
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has not passed away, at least according to current news reports — but The Hill accidentally published an article clearly intended to be embargoed until he has.The article in question, screenshotted and posted to X ahead of its removal, was titled, "A lookback at Mitch McConnell's time in the Senate," but was prefaced...
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A political guru uncovered the reason behind President Donald Trump's late night Truth Social posting sprees during a podcast interview on Monday.David Rothkopf told Joanna Coles, host of The Daily Beast Podcast, that the president's flurry of posts boasting what he has successes has to do with his self-doubt. Trump's comments about "his...
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President Donald Trump's Fourth of July fireworks display by his nonprofit Freedom 250 launched nearly 850,000 fireworks shells from 10 National Mall sites, including directly above the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.The firework show created significant environmental and health consequences. "Best fireworks show, EVER!" Trump posted on Truth...
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President Donald Trump is not unique among American leaders throughout history in flaunting his corruption, MS NOW's Luke Russert argued on Monday's edition of "The Weeknight" — but he is missing the most essential element that allows corrupt leaders to survive."The reality of the situation is, though, people are what?" Co-anchor Symone...
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President Donald Trump's newest defense of his family's self-enriching cryptocurrency deals didn't go over well with MS NOW's "The Weeknight" gang on Monday evening."Tonight, folks, we're on the corruption watch as Donald Trump prepares to leave for Turkey aboard his brand-new Qatari-gifted jet to attend this year's NATO summit," said anchor and...
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The internet was livid Monday after Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed Democrats for boosting Maine Senate candidate and Democrat Graham Platner — taking swipes at his own party and prominent leaders.Fetterman appeared on Fox News in an interview with anchor Laura Ingraham, as calls were mounting for the candidate to step down from the...
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President Donald Trump used young children as a backdrop in the Oval Office to launch "Trump Accounts," his investment program for kids, during a nearly 90-minute event that tested the children's patience. According to Emily Goodin, a reporter for The New York Post, one child whispered, "When is this over?" midway through, while photos revealed a...
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New information surfaced around President Donald Trump's "intense pressure" to interfere with the Smithsonian, The New York Times reported Monday.Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, authors of "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," reported on "the backstage battle" and inner workings of the conflict between the White House...
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NewsNation's Chris Cuomo pressured former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on X Monday over what he has done to give the public closure over the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case files — and he threw a public meltdown in response.The exchange came after Bongino went on the offensive against far-right former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, who...
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A federal appeals court overturned a victory for three Colorado election deniers accused of sending armed canvassers to voters' doors to intimidate them over the 2020 election.Shawn Smith, Ashley Epp, and Holly Kasun — co-founders of the United States Election Integrity Plan — had won at trial. The Tenth Circuit reversed that ruling on Monday...
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A leaked Treasury Department internal report revealed that seasoned analysts warn of "significant risk" to the entire economic system, despite the Trump administration publicly championing generative AI companies. The report, obtained by NOTUS, indicates AI firms are more deeply entrenched in the U.S. economy than dotcom predecessors and could...
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin can't seem to escape his predecessor Kristi Noem, according to a new HuffPost report published Monday.In an email obtained by HuffPost, Mullin demanded that U.S. Customs and Border Protection pull any lingering PSA-style videos of Noem that are still running in airport security checkpoints or any areas...
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The new sexual assault allegation against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has prompted a response from a key player in the left-wing media ecosystem: streaming giant Hasan Piker.According to Politico's Will Steakin, Piker reacted to the allegations live onstream, and made clear he considered it the end of Platner's ambitions for...
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Donald Trump Jr. fired back at online conspiracists after they spun his appearance at the Charlie Kirk murder court hearing into a sinister theory.Trump Jr. was seated in the gallery Monday at the 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, where prosecutors opened a five-day preliminary hearing — a proceeding to determine if there is enough evidence to...
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Senate Republican leaders are delivering dire warnings about upcoming midterms, as President Donald Trump's approval ratings plummet amid an anti-incumbent wave. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) warned colleagues privately that Republicans are underperforming in the polls, and the president is losing support from all...
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Iowa was supposed to be safe Republican ground, but a closely watched Iowa political analyst said Monday the GOP is worried about holding a Senate seat in a state President Donald Trump carried by 13 points just two years ago.Appearing on Democratic strategist Joe Trippi's "On the Ground" podcast, Laura Belin, who runs the progressive Iowa site...
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President Donald Trump's turn as master of ceremonies for America's 250th birthday drew a scathing review from Steve Schmidt, and the veteran political operative claimed it foreshadows the president's downfall.In a Monday episode of his show "The Warning," Schmidt, a former Republican strategist who co-founded the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, tore...
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Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, unleashed a scathing social media attack on the Trump family's financial gains during their first year back in office, comparing their operations to colonial-era monarchy. The New York Times reported President Donald Trump and his family have made over $2.4 billion during his second term,...
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A future Congress could undo some of the Supreme Court's most consequential rulings from this term, a new Slate opinion piece argues, naming five federal laws an analyst says lawmakers should move to restore.Writing Monday for the outlet's "Opinionpalooza" series, columnist Alexis Romero contends the justices spent the term narrowing, rewriting,...
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With state lawmaker Mallory McMorrow having suspended her US Senate campaign, progressives on Monday were looking ahead to the final weeks of a primary race in which Michigan Democrats have a clear choice to make about who should run in the general election as the party hopes to wrest control of the chamber from Republicans: a candidate backed by...
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Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign was shaken to its core on Monday following allegations he sexually assaulted a woman, throwing his challenge to Republican Sen. Susan Collins into grave doubt.Platner took to X on Monday to deny the allegations — but political observers noticed his careful wording, which appeared...
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The internet was mocking President Donald Trump Monday after he gave a rambling speech at the White House that touched on crime in Washington, D.C. and architecture — among other topics.Trump spoke at the Rose Garden Club Lunch, where he had just rung the opening bell and marked the first day of trading for Trump Accounts. He started talking...
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Members of the "Leaving MAGA" organization shared their reasons for abandoning President Donald Trump's movement in interviews with MS NOW's David Noriega, describing their exits from what they characterize to be a cult-like environment. Ron Kelley previously found acceptance within the Trump-can-do-no-wrong movement. However, he explained, "I...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened to escalate the controversy over President Donald Trump's intervention in a U.S, soccer player's suspension by using an upcoming NATO summit to focus on it.While meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna on Monday, Rubio was asked about Belgium's appeal of FIFA's decision to reverse...
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been accused of sexual assault, according to Politico on Monday.The accuser, "a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, detailed the alleged incident to POLITICO in three interviews over the past two weeks." A man Racicot dated corroborated the incident, as well as "emails between Racicot and her...
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First, full disclosure: I'm not a soccer fan. I'm a football fan, and a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. So, having said that, let's start with a hypothetical.Say the Steelers are heading into a playoff game and their best defensive player just got suspended for a hit the league ruled illegal.Team owner Art Rooney doesn't like the call. So he picks...
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MAGA loyalists were furious Monday after music legend Bruce Springsteen said he was a true "patriot" and called out President Donald Trump.In a PBS special called "Bruce Springsteen: Finding America in Song," the musician talked about fighting for a better America and encouraging others to do the same, Variety reported. Springsteen has been...
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The White House reportedly made a direct call to FIFA's president, Gianni Infantino, requesting the overturning of a red card suspension made on an American player.Folarin Balogun, 25, received an automatic one-game suspension following a red card during the Bosnia and U.S match on July 1. But ahead of the USA's crucial World Cup quarterfinal match...
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A federal judge blocked part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, citing the president's own "preference" for white immigrants.U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the Southern District of Ohio issued the ruling Monday, blocking three U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policies that had frozen green card and work permit...
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Inside sources revealed to Semafor that "The View,” the top-rated daytime talk show on television, succumbed to pressure from the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and "changed [its] programing,” the outlet reported Sunday night.Back in February, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that his agency was investigating...
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The war between House Republicans and their counterparts in the Senate over passing Donald Trump's SAVE America Act shows no sign of ending as the House leadership has attempted to do the president's bidding, resorting to threats. According to MS NOW's Mychael Schnell, one Republican senator whose vote would be needed was curt and dismissive of the...
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Currently, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, West Virginia SNAP recipients are required to volunteer 80 hours a month to maintain food assistance, performing unpaid work at town halls and other facilities. According to West Virginia Watch, Lilly Hall, 59, reports to Delbarton Town Hall for an eight-hour workday. During her unpaid shifts, she's...
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A prominent MAGA figure is demanding answers regarding Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who in mid-June was discovered in his home unconscious and has not been seen publicly since."I think this whole situation surrounding Mitch McConnell just became far more serious,” argued Kylie Jane Kremer, a prominent MAGA activist and organizer associated with...
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President Donald Trump's massive Fourth of July fireworks show fouled the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, choked Washington with record air pollution, and sent dozens to hospitals.Trump's nonprofit Freedom 250 launched nearly 850,000 fireworks shells from 10 sites on the National Mall, including the Reflecting Pool itself."Best fireworks show,...
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Reporting on a Donald Trump press availability on Monday afternoon, where the president addressed the firestorm over his intervention to get US soccer player Folarin Balogun reinstated to play against Belgium in the World Cup despite a disqualifying red card, MS NOW's Vaughan Hillyard said the president only made matters worse.Speaking with host...
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President Donald Trump gathered a group of young children on the Oval Office carpet Monday as the backdrop for the launch of "Trump Accounts," his investment program for kids — and some of them had heard enough."When is this over?" one child whispered about halfway through the nearly 90-minute event, according to New York Post reporter Emily...
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Whether in jest or in earnest, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the remarkable admission Monday that President Donald Trump was responsible for overturning a penalty at a recent FIFA World Cup game, and onlookers were left floored at the brazen admission."Has no one told these idiots that you don't publicly gloat when your corruption succeeds?” asked...
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The White House marked the country's 250th birthday by releasing a 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History of "extreme political activism" and blaming its leaders for erasing the nation's heritage, The Washington Post reported Monday, calling it "yet another escalation."The report, titled "Saving America's...
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Emergency managers in central Kansas say a tornado that tore through their communities on April 13 caught them off guard for one reason: the forecast said clear skies, and they blame staffing cuts under President Donald Trump for gutting the data behind it, according to Politico."The issue is the forecast," said Thomas Winter, emergency manager for...
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JD Vance's ascent as Trump's likely successor is poised to hit a serious snag: the vice president's close friendship with Tucker Carlson, who is now actively antagonizing the president.Vance's recent media blitz and involvement in the Iran peace negotiations have dramatically improved his standing with Donald Trump, Axios is reporting, noting that...
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President Donald Trump took several questions from journalists Monday during an Oval Office press conference, but once the event ended, a hot mic caught him boasting about his handling of the media, as well as seeking validation for his performance."Every question's a kill, you know that, right?” Trump could be heard saying as those in the room...
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A chilling personal ritual of Jeffrey Epstein's has surfaced in the latest installment of Michael Wolff's ongoing diary series.In a post published Monday on his HOWL Substack, Wolff centers the 16th chapter of The Epstein Diaries on a question the accused sex trafficker reportedly asked aloud with unsettling regularity: "Am I having fun?"The phrase...
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President Donald Trump posted an unblurred video of more than a dozen Muslim kindergartners to Truth Social, exposing the children's faces while targeting them for their religion.The video showed students at Gateway Kindergarten in St. Paul, Minnesota, celebrating their graduation in caps, gowns, and hijabs. Trump posted it on Truth Social on...
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Senate Republican leaders have delivered grim new warnings to their colleagues: the midterms are shaping up to be a bloodbath beyond what had previously been predicted.An anti-incumbent wave is sweeping the nation on its 250th anniversary, catching Republicans at their most vulnerable moment. Trump's approval ratings have cratered, and GOP...
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A federal judge dealt Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a new blow Monday, rejecting his bid to close a lawsuit over the Epstein files.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan reviewed Blanche's response to an earlier court order and kept the case alive.Journalist Katie Phang, who sued Blanche for burying documents the law requires him to release,...
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A Trump-endorsed congressional candidate in Arizona is collecting campaign cash from some of the biggest names in sports, according to a report by MeidasTouch's Scott MacFarlane.The candidate is Jay Feely, the former Arizona Cardinals kicker who spent a decade as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports before launching his campaign. Feely, 50, is running in...
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stunned the Oval Office Monday into a brief moment of silence after openly admitting to President Donald Trump's meddling in a FIFA World Cup game – an acknowledgement that later elicited awkward laughter from those in the room.Last week, Folarin Balogun, who plays for the U.S. national team, received a red card, a penalty...
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After progressives, including self-described Democratic Socialists, won numerous primary victories in New York and elsewhere, President Donald Trump launched a whopper of a lie, even by his crazed standards. He declared that the "communist” Democratic Socialists are "the biggest threat to our nation there is, maybe since our founding…. That...
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Donald Trump may not be taking his luxury Boeing 747 home with him.The president has made clear his intention to claim the Qatari-gifted jumbo jet as a parting souvenir when he leaves office, envisioning it as the crown jewel of his planned presidential library in downtown Miami. But that plan is facing serious obstacles—and Democrats are...
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President Donald Trump is facing a fresh round of outrage Monday after new reporting revealed that at least $90 million in national park entry fees had been diverted to pay for the president's Washington, D.C. beautification projects."Just your daily reminder that Trump is looting the Treasury!” wrote independent journalist and historian Lori...
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President Donald Trump is headed to meet with NATO allies in Turkey this week to try to strategize an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine — but CNN data guru Harry Enten has some sobering numbers that should make Trump think twice about whether his presence will do much at all."How much sway does he have with the Ukrainian public?" anchor Sara...
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A Fox News reporter lashed out at the "complete and utter mess" unfolding at the World Cup after President Donald Trump intervened in a FIFA ruling.Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt was reporting live from Lumen Field in Seattle, describing the dispute surrounding FIFA's decision to lift U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red-card...
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The Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship has triggered a wave of extreme proposals from MAGA figures aimed at restricting pregnant women from entering the United States, and one writer argued Monday that the reaction revealed something deeper about the movement's psychology.Sarah Posner, an author and journalist for Talking...
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A three-time Trump voter says it's "insulting" that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's son-in-law is even running for Congress.Meg Ellefson, a Wisconsin podcaster and former drive-time radio host, has lived in the district for 20 years and voted for President Donald Trump three times. Now she's one of the loudest Republican voices against his...
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Vice President JD Vance got a brutal tongue-lashing by James Ball of the British media outlet The i Paper in a new column released Monday."As his boss was trying and failing to hold a spectacular 250th birthday celebration for America," wrote Ball, highlighting the string of disasters that ruined Trump's Great American State Fair, "Vice President...
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President Donald Trump's interference in FIFA to un-suspend red-carded American footballer Folarin Balogun has triggered a firestorm of outrage in the European Union.Generally, a red card, issued for severe misconduct in play, triggers an automatic one-game suspension. However, Trump's behind-the-scenes call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino...
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President Donald Trump's near-decade-long fixation on crowd sizes resurfaced over the weekend as the president inflated attendance at his July 4th address multiple times; however, unlike past instances, his strongest defenders didn't bother rushing to his defense."It's nearly 10 years since Donald Trump had his first meltdown over crowds on the...
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In interviews with MS NOW's David Noriega over why they have abandoned Donald Trump, members of the "Leaving MAGA” organization explained why they got involved in the movement before fleeing what one called a "cult.”Admitting that they found acceptance within the Trump-can-do-no-wrong movement, Ron Kelley stated he left when he removed himself...
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Nobel Prize-winning economist turned political analyst Paul Krugman ran over the latest numbers on just how many people fell for President Donald Trump's self-enrichment scams — and came up with an astonishing figure.This follows a New York Times report that details the losses to investors from Trump's cryptocurrency "meme coin" issued around his...
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LINCOLN — Outgoing Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said he's baffled by a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate a provision in state law that allows U.S. citizens who've never lived in the country to vote in Nebraska elections.Republican National Committee sues Nebraska over state election lawLate last month, a federal judge ruled the Trump...
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The 2026 midterms are still months away, but the fight to land a seat on Congress's two most powerful tax-writing panels is already underway, Politico reports, with dozens of lawmakers in both parties angling for a spot on the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee."A wave of departures" is opening the door, according to the...
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Newly revealed documents show just how badly states were left in the dark about the budget and planning for President Donald Trump's "Great American State Fair" — and how much they had to scramble for answers.This comes after several states simply refused to send delegations to the fair at all, leaving empty booths.According to NOTUS, behind the...
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The online "troll” credited with manufacturing support for Donald Trump is upset that the right-wing discourse on social media surrounding the agreement to end the war in Iran appears to be manufactured — and not by him.Alex Bruesewitz, a 29-year-old social media strategist who now works for one of the president's political action committees,...
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While the Trump administration has gone all in on an emerging technology, a leaked internal report from the Treasury Department revealed Monday that officials are well aware of the "significant risk” it poses, a risk that could "send shockwaves throughout the entire economic system,” NOTUS reported.That emerging technology is generative...
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A disturbing detail emerged from behind closed doors at the Third Circuit Court of Appeals: one of the court's newest judges appointed by Donald Trump was keeping a provocative political image on his phone.Judge Emil Joseph Bove III, who transitioned from Trump's personal lawyer to a high-ranking DOJ appointment to a lifetime federal judgeship in...
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Donald Trump is heading to NATO's summit in Ankara, and European leaders are holding their breath.The president will touch down in Turkey on Tuesday following a grueling week of Independence Day festivities and public relations setbacks, involving his disastrous Great American State Fair. He'll meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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With House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) having sent lawmakers home on recess last week, time is "truly running very short” to enact any of President Donald Trump's remaining priorities, which, due to an ongoing "crisis” within the party, are at risk of imploding, Punchbowl News reported Monday."Republicans are in a state of chaos, unable to open...
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The "cavalry" isn't arriving, and Republicans are freaking out, according to a new report.With the midterm election four months away, GOP candidates and their campaign advisers expressed alarm that Donald Trump shows no inclination to spend the approximately $350 million sitting in his MAGA Inc. super PAC. While the money is there, Trump may not...
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Alicia Keys turned the nation's 250th birthday into a flashpoint over women's constitutional rights on Saturday — and MAGA world erupted.The singer marked July 4th with an Instagram video highlighting that women still "don't have an explicit guarantee to equal rights under the U.S. Constitution.""Can you believe that? I couldn't even believe that...
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took to social media Sunday evening to show off an image of the administration's Trump Gold Card, the visa program for wealthy immigrants, but was soon swarmed with reminders of his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Posting on the social media platform X, Lutnick shared a single image of who appears to be President...
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DELBARTON, WV — On 10 days each month, Lilly Hall reports to Delbarton Town Hall for an 8-hour workday, doing whatever town officials ask. On a given day, she organizes files, takes out the trash or keeps the town's restrooms stocked with toilet paper and paper towels.Hall, 59, doesn't get paid money for her work. She's doing it to keep getting...
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President Donald Trump's inner circle mobilized within minutes of a red card to keep the United States' leading scorer on the field at the World Cup, according to Politico, which reconstructed four days of lobbying stretching from the Oval Office to FIFA's Zurich headquarters.Striker Folarin Balogun was sent off in the 64th minute of the Americans'...
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I've never been much of a gambler. I think it's a waste of time, and I just don't enjoy it. Money has never gotten my pulse up. And if I'm honest, the times I've proverbially thrown the dice, I've always lost.Every time I've sat down at a table telling myself this is the round I get ahead, I've walked away further behind than when I started. So I...
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Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health clinics regained access to Medicaid funding on Saturday after a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, defunding the organizations, expired.The provision depriving Planned Parenthood was touted as a major victory for the anti-abortion movement when the bill was signed on July 4, 2025, but, due...
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