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Congress 'scrambling' as it faces pressure to stand up to Trump: ex-NYPD commissioner
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Congress 'scrambling' as it faces pressure to stand up to Trump: ex-NYPD commissioner
Chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller told CNN that it's "highly unusual" for the federal government to ice out state investigators doing their own probe into a crime. In Minneapolis this week, ICE agents shot and killed a woman who was partially blocking a one-way street near a...
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'Double whammy' revealed in Trump jobs report: policy expert
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'Double whammy' revealed in Trump jobs report: policy expert
The December jobs report brought unwelcome news for many American households: the job market is cooling, and health care remains one of the few sectors still hiring — as medical costs continue to strain budgets.“The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, capping off one of the weakest years ...
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GOP in denial over Trump’s 'biggest self-inflicted political wound'
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GOP in denial over Trump’s 'biggest self-inflicted political wound'
As Donald Trump expresses frustration over his meager approval ratings despite claims of "unprecedented success," a report from The Dispatch found the GOP lawmakers remain in denial over the political cost of tariffs, "like the GOP’s biggest self-inflicted wound."During a Tuesday address to House GO...
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MAGA’s scheme to give Trump Nobel Peace Prize just fell apart
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MAGA’s scheme to give Trump Nobel Peace Prize just fell apart
After U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transported him to a federal detention center in New York City, U.S. President Donald Trump gave his support to Vice President Delcy RodrĂguez — not opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado. RodrĂguez, an ally of Maduro and the late Ve...
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about 2 hours ago
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Self-professed 'full-time Trump-speak interpreter' downplays president’s bluster
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Self-professed 'full-time Trump-speak interpreter' downplays president’s bluster
Former Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who served as a diplomat to the European Union on behalf of the United States, continued to promote his "mad man" defense of President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN Friday morning. "So you have in the past kind of defended the sort of mad men defense of Tru...
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Washington Post ignores facts to side with Trump over Jack Smith
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Washington Post ignores facts to side with Trump over Jack Smith
The Washington Post Editorial Board is standing up for President Donald Trump, arguing that the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol falls under his First Amendment rights. And the board, in its argument, adopted many of Trump's own talking points. Writing on Friday, the Post walks through questio...
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France changes G7 summit date so it doesn’t interfere with Trump’s MMA cage fighting match
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France changes G7 summit date so it doesn’t interfere with Trump’s MMA cage fighting match
French President Emmanuel Macron and other G7 partners are discussing the option of moving the June summit, Politico EU reports. According to Politico, Macron didn't directly confirm that the members had to accommodate President Donald Trump's MMA cage fight on the White House lawn, but the event is...
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'Flashing red warning' as Trump’s blue-collar promises 'completely fall to pieces'
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'Flashing red warning' as Trump’s blue-collar promises 'completely fall to pieces'
Donald Trump is facing a "flashing red warning" with the voters who helped reelect him, according to a new analysis from MS NOW, as his promise of a "boom" in blue-collar jobs has "completely fallen to pieces."Trump spent considerable time and energy on the 2024 campaign trail working to appeal to b...
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Trump White House reached out to Secret Service about Marjorie Taylor Greene: report
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Trump White House reached out to Secret Service about Marjorie Taylor Greene: report
White House officials contacted the U.S. Secret Service about then-U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after Code Pink protestors confronted President Donald Trump at a Washington, D.C. restaurant that the Georgia Republican lawmaker had recommended. The visit had not been announced to the press.Accord...
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about 5 hours ago
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Oil execs playing 'dodgeball' over Trump’s Venezuela demands
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Oil execs playing 'dodgeball' over Trump’s Venezuela demands
With leftist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro having been captured by U.S. forces and sent to a federal detention center in New York City, U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring oil companies to invest their resources in the troubled South American country. But their CEOs, according to reporti...
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about 6 hours ago
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GOP lawmakers sound alarm over Trump officials’ response to Minneapolis shooting
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GOP lawmakers sound alarm over Trump officials’ response to Minneapolis shooting
President Donald Trump's allies, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President JD Vance, are aggressively defending the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, January 7. But while N...
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Trump’s Greenland obsession stems from how big it appears on maps: White House insider
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Trump’s Greenland obsession stems from how big it appears on maps: White House insider
Donald Trump's longstanding obsession with annexing Greenland for the US might have a much more basic motivation than any he has given thus far, as one author who had close access to him wrote for The New Yorker, and it all has to do with how big the island territory looks on a map.Susan B. Glasser ...
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Why a broken Trump campaign promise is getting 'robust Republican support'
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Why a broken Trump campaign promise is getting 'robust Republican support'
In three U.S. presidential elections in a row — 2016, 2020 and 2024 — Donald Trump campaigned on a non-interventionist America First platform that was greatly influenced by paleoconservative Patrick Buchanan. But Trump's foreign policy is now drawing scathing criticism from former MAGA Rep. Marjorie...
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Killing Renee Good just wasn't enough
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Killing Renee Good just wasn't enough
The first thing that should be said about the fatal shooting in Minneapolis is that the victim’s name is Renee Nicole Good. Good, 37, was a mother, a wife, a poet and fervent Christian. Her mother, Donna Ganger, told the local newspaper that her daughter and her partner were not involved in protests...
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about 8 hours ago
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Republican says Trump admin 'cannot b trusted' to investigate Epstein
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Republican says Trump admin 'cannot b trusted' to investigate Epstein
The congressmen behind the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Thursday asked a federal judge to appoint a “special master and/or independent monitor” to ensure that the Trump administration actually releases the documents from the trafficking case against deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as req...
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Republicans willingness to ignore this threat is the real problem
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Republicans willingness to ignore this threat is the real problem
When Louise and I lived in Germany in the 1980s, we visited Neuschwanstein Castle, the fantasy palace perched on a Bavarian cliff that looks like it escaped from a fairy tale. Tour guides will tell you about its beauty and its role as an inspiration for Disney, but they’ll also share a more unsettli...
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Almost as chilling as this cold-blooded murder
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Almost as chilling as this cold-blooded murder
In Minneapolis yesterday, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. The shooting occurred on a residential street in south Minneapolis (less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020).Trump claimed that Ms. Good “violently, willfully, and viciousl...
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'Don't you want to know?' CNN host grills GOP rep over Trump's lack of plan for Venezuela
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'Don't you want to know?' CNN host grills GOP rep over Trump's lack of plan for Venezuela
An interview between CNN host Brianna Keilar and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) grew contentious when Van Orden was asked to defend President Donald Trump's lack of clear details about his long-term plans for Venezuela.Keilar began the Thursday segment by playing a clip of Van Orden criticizing the...
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about 17 hours ago
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'It's hard to breathe': CNN reporter tear-gassed by federal agents during live segment
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'It's hard to breathe': CNN reporter tear-gassed by federal agents during live segment
Editor's note: This headline has been updated.While reporting from the scene of a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, CNN correspondent Laura Coates suddenly began coughing uncontrollably after saying there was "something in the air."During a Thursday live report from Minneapolis, Coates noted that s...
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about 17 hours ago
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New details emerge about federal agent who killed US citizen in Minneapolis
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New details emerge about federal agent who killed US citizen in Minneapolis
The Intercept reported the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot a Minneapolis, Minnesota mother of a six year-old in the face and killed her Wednesday is Jonathan Ross, a deportation officer based out of the agency’s St. Paul field office.“According to court documents from a...
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about 18 hours ago
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'Do not invite': Trump intentionally excluded his spy chief from Venezuela planning
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'Do not invite': Trump intentionally excluded his spy chief from Venezuela planning
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard was intentionally excluded by President Donald Trump as officials helped plan a military operation in Venezuela last weekend.Bloomberg News reported Thursday that the administration appeared not to have confidence in her in the months of planning...
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about 19 hours ago
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Trump melts down at 5 Republican senators who voted against him in 'very rare rebuke'
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Trump melts down at 5 Republican senators who voted against him in 'very rare rebuke'
On Thursday morning, January 8, five Republican senators — Maine's Susan Collins, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, Kentucky's Rand Paul, Missouri's Josh Hawley, and Indiana's Todd Young — joined Senate Democrats in voting to advance a resolution to block President Donald Trump from using military force agai...
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about 20 hours ago
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Supreme Court might not rescue the GOP in time for the 2026 midterms
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Supreme Court might not rescue the GOP in time for the 2026 midterms
The GOP's hope that a key Supreme Court ruling might arrive to give them an edge in the coming midterms is starting to evaporate, according to a report from Politico, as election deadlines approach with no ruling in sight.The court — weighted 6-to-3 in favor of conservative justices and known for re...
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about 20 hours ago
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Mike Pence gives ominous warning about Trump's fate after midterms
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Mike Pence gives ominous warning about Trump's fate after midterms
Former Vice President Mike Pence offered a grim outlook for his one-time running mate, Donald Trump, should things go poorly for the GOP, per a report from the Daily Beast, echoing the president's own recent predictions.Pence previously served as vice president during Trump's first term and ran for ...
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about 21 hours ago
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Foreign leaders slam Trump’s 'breakdown of values'
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Foreign leaders slam Trump’s 'breakdown of values'
Foreign leaders are lashing out at President Donald Trump for turning the world into a "robber's den." Both French President Emmanuel Macron and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sounded the alarm that the rules-based international order was at risk, reported The Guardian. Over the weekend, T...
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Accused J6 pipe-bomber argues for his release due to Jeanine Pirro's incompetence
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Accused J6 pipe-bomber argues for his release due to Jeanine Pirro's incompetence
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped the ball on the accused Jan. 6 pipe-bomber, Brian Cole, failing to indict him before the Washington, D.C. grand jury went home for the holidays. Coles' lawyers say that this is why he should be released from jail "without prejudice to the case against him under th...
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about 22 hours ago
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House Republicans preparing 'significant rebuke' of Trump
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House Republicans preparing 'significant rebuke' of Trump
As President Donald Trump issues increasingly challenging demands, loyal Republicans on Capitol Hill appear ready to at least start pushing back in what is being deemed a “Trump loyalty test.”In an extremely rare move, the House will vote on Thursday on legislation to override two Trump vetoes in wh...
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about 23 hours ago
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'Neo-royalism': Expert reveals what’s driving Trump’s 'violence and corruption'
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'Neo-royalism': Expert reveals what’s driving Trump’s 'violence and corruption'
President Donald Trump invaded Venezuela to capture leader Nicolás Maduro and has spent the better part of the week threatening the remaining leaders in the Maduro administration. The aftermath has brought comments about a $100 billion U.S. investment into Venezuela infrastructure and a possible pur...
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Trump’s oil policy could 'decimate' a 'key backer of the president'
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Trump’s oil policy could 'decimate' a 'key backer of the president'
During a two-hour interview with the New York Times, U.S. President Donald Trump was asked how long he expected the United States to be in Venezuela following the capture of leftist President Nicolás Maduro — who is being held in a federal detention center in New York City while facing drug charges....
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Ex-Secret Service agent explains why they don’t fire on moving vehicles
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Ex-Secret Service agent explains why they don’t fire on moving vehicles
Jonathan Wackrow, a former agent with the U.S. Secret Service and a CNN law enforcement analyst, questioned claims that an ICE agent who killed a woman on Wednesday needed to fire on her car.CNN host Sara Sidner played two videos of the incident in Minneapolis that left 37-year-old mother Renee Nico...
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DHS officials privately express shock at agency statement on Minneapolis shooting
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DHS officials privately express shock at agency statement on Minneapolis shooting
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, January 7 is drawing a wide range of reactions. While some right-wing media figures are defending the shooting as self-defense, many other people believe the age...
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Senate votes to curtail Trump in 'historic' rebuke
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Senate votes to curtail Trump in 'historic' rebuke
The U.S. Senate has advanced a resolution that would require President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval for any further military action or additional U.S. troops in Venezuela — “a rare and notable rebuke of the president,” according to Axios, and a rare assertion of the Senate’s constitut...
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President Donald Trump appears to be backtracking after he watched the video of the ICE agent shooting and killing a Minneapolis woman with reporters.
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Trump appears to backtrack on Minneapolis claim after reporters watch the video with him
President Donald Trump appears to be backtracking after he watched the video of the ICE agent shooting and killing a Minneapolis woman with reporters.
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Federal government purchased a tool to track phones without a warrant
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Federal government purchased a tool to track phones without a warrant
President Donald Trump's government has purchased a new tool that allows federal agents the ability to monitor the phones and social media of a neighborhood or city block without a warrant. 404 Media reported Thursday that it had materials showing ICE recently purchased two surveillance systems: Tan...
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Oil investors demand guarantees from Trump as insiders fear policy change by 'random tweet'
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Oil investors demand guarantees from Trump as insiders fear policy change by 'random tweet'
Fearing policy dictates via "random" social media posts, oil investors are said to be demanding "serious guarantees" from the federal government in exchange for their investment in Venezuela, according to the Financial Times.Donald Trump has made it clear since the capture and removal of President N...
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Trump’s Greenland obsession 'the ravings of a degenerate monster': analysis
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Trump’s Greenland obsession 'the ravings of a degenerate monster': analysis
Donald Trump's obsession with annexing Greenland for the US reemerged bigger than ever in the wake of his military raid in Venezuela, but a scathing new analysis from The American Prospect argued that this would be "conquest for its own sake" that would achieve "nothing," slamming Trump's bluster as...
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Conservative Scott Jennings rebuts Kristi Noem’s statement on Minneapolis shooting
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Conservative Scott Jennings rebuts Kristi Noem’s statement on Minneapolis shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is being criticized for her quick announcement that a woman shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday was a "domestic terrorist."Before any investigation had been done, Noem, who was in Texas at the time, announced that the agents seen driving down a one-...
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'Going to be wild': Investors brace themselves for 'market-moving' chaos from Trump
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'Going to be wild': Investors brace themselves for 'market-moving' chaos from Trump
With the United States' 2026 midterms 10 months away, Democratic strategists are forcefully attacking President Donald Trump's economic policies — which, Democrats argue, are bad for both businesses and consumers. But Trump and his allies are claiming that his policies are great for investors. And o...
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'Likely scenario': Congressman says Trump is starting wars in hopes of cancelling midterms
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'Likely scenario': Congressman says Trump is starting wars in hopes of cancelling midterms
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called it an absolute possibility that President Donald Trump could attempt to cancel the midterm elections. Moulton spoke with the Daily Beast's Joanna Coles about Trump's previous threats and said that, behind closed doors, Republicans say they would be outraged if a De...
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'Jimmy Carter disaster': Here are 5 major takeaways from Trump’s 2-hour NY Times interview
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'Jimmy Carter disaster': Here are 5 major takeaways from Trump’s 2-hour NY Times interview
Although U.S. President Donald Trump rails against the New York Times relentlessly and often attacks their reporting as "fake news," he granted several Times reporters for "nearly two-hours" an early January interview — which came at a time of considerable turmoil both at home and aboard. And the re...
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Ex-national security officials fear Trump is 'sinking deeper into a dementia'
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Ex-national security officials fear Trump is 'sinking deeper into a dementia'
Former U.S. national security officials were unsparing in the criticism of Donald Trump's military operation, per a Wednesday report from HuffPost, shredding him for "ineptitude and recklessness," with one reiterating concerns that he is "sinking deeper into a dementia of some sort."Over the weekend...
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Trump has taken a 'very risky gamble': historian
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Trump has taken a 'very risky gamble': historian
The United States military recently carried out a covert operation to capture and then remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, transporting them from Caracas to New York. The pair is accused of narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering.President Donald Trump...
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The Founders never imagined this
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The Founders never imagined this
When Donald Trump and the buffoons who surround him invaded Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro, they broke with almost a century of American-led respect for the international rule of law and, instead, nakedly embraced the Putin Doctrine.There was a brief, shining moment when Russia was a democrac...
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The people sucking up to Trump
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The people sucking up to Trump
While Trump and his henchmen are stripping Americans of our constitutional rights and illegally taking over other nations, America’s supposed leadership class is silent. Or worse, they’re helping Trump.Too many university presidents are silent or caving to Trump’s demands. Too many senior managers o...
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'I'm sick of stupid': Republican senator sends direct message to Trump admin
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'I'm sick of stupid': Republican senator sends direct message to Trump admin
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis blasted the Trump administration over its continued, escalating push to acquire the autonomous territory of Greenland, denouncing the advice the President has received from a top advisor while emphasizing that the U.S. Senate is a co-equal branch of the U.S. government.The R...
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Jeopardy host Ken Jennings calls on Democrats to prosecute Trump admin 'at every level'
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Jeopardy host Ken Jennings calls on Democrats to prosecute Trump admin 'at every level'
More Americans are eager for accountability following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday, This also includes Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings.In a Wednesday afternoon post to his official Bluesky account, Je...
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MS NOW host confronts Republican official over Noem's Minneapolis statement
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MS NOW host confronts Republican official over Noem's Minneapolis statement
MS NOW host Katy Tur took a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisor to task for calling out the wrong people jumping to conclusions after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot someone in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday.“I have to just push back a little...
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Johnson walks away when asked if Trump has authority to take over Greenland
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Johnson walks away when asked if Trump has authority to take over Greenland
The White House has said that all options are on the table — including military force — for President Donald Trump to decide how he wants to acquire Greenland. But when asked if the Commander in Chief would need congressional authorization to take Greenland by force, Speaker Mike Johnson declined to...
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MAGA influencers in Trump-friendly Pentagon press corps failing 'first big test': analysis
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MAGA influencers in Trump-friendly Pentagon press corps failing 'first big test': analysis
The Pentagon's newly installed right-wing "influencer" press corps is "failing" its "first big test" with President Donald Trump's Venezuela operation, according a new analysis from WIRED, choosing to focus on showing loyalty to the administration and creating "countless memes" over actual reporting...
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Minneapolis mayor goes on profanity-laced tirade against Trump admin on live TV
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Minneapolis mayor goes on profanity-laced tirade against Trump admin on live TV
Minneapolis, Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey (D) unleashed on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a statement that a woman fatally shot by an ICE official was a "domestic terrorist." The description of the incident from DHS, which is out of Washington, D.C., describes a scene that flies in the ...
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