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'Don't like it': Republican 'concerned' as GOP blocks probe into embattled Trump official

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters Tuesday that he would not allow a vote on whether there should be a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mounting Signal scandals. In a vote that same day, Republicans approved a rule that would block Democrats calling for a probe into Hegseth,...

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'We’ll take care of you, Scott': CNN hammered after conservative joins Trump on stage

President Donald Trump added to the chaos of his fiery Michigan rally on Tuesday by unexpectedly calling up CNN conservative Scott Jennings – and the internet immediately took notice.“He defends me really well, but he can’t go too far because if he goes too far, he’ll get fired,” Trump told a crowd ...

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‘Unbelievably stupid’: Trump skewered online after '100 days' interview backfires

Donald Trump’s exclusive new interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran quickly lit up social media – and not in a positive way for the president as he marked his 100th day of his second term on Tuesday.The Oval Office sit-down delivered a series of viral moments – from defiant outburst to doubling down o...

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'He turned them into winners!' CNN analyst stunned as Trump foes see popularity soar

President Donald Trump's tumbling polls are doing more than hurting the Republican Party domestically, CNN data analyst Harry Enten told anchor Erin Burnett on Tuesday evening — they're even causing left-leaning foreign parties to surge in allied nations that are fed up with Trump's antics.A clear e...

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The Stars Align for Trump’s Troop Withdrawal From Syria - Truthdig

It probably won't lead to the violence and humiliation of other botched departures, including from the same region in 2019.

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'Are you dumb?' Trump AG roasted after bizarre claim she saved 119M American lives

President Donald Trump's attorney general, Pam Bondi, made an astonishing claim about the administration's anti-drug trafficking efforts on Tuesday afternoon."Today is Fentanyl Awareness day," Bondi posted to X. "In President Trump’s first 100 days we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, ...

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Chuds on Parade: Meet Trump's Cabinet - UNICORN RIOT

President Trump’s cabinet is riddled with Klan-like nationalists, conspiracy theorists and xenophobes.

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'You're being dishonest': Trump blasts 'fake questions' over Putin 'raining missiles'

President Donald Trump's combative interview with ABC News that aired late Tuesday stayed the course when the MAGA leader was pressed on whether he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace.The contentious segment featured Trump and interviewer Terry Moran talking about Russia's invasion ...

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‘You’re not being very nice!’ Trump snaps at ABC reporter over 'photoshopped' migrant post

Donald Trump grew visibly frustrated during a heated interview exchange with ABC News' Terry Moran, whom the president accused of not being “very nice” after being pressed on whether a White House photo of a migrant with MS-13 tattoos was digitally altered.The testy back-and-forth came after Moran c...

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Federal judge slams Border Patrol: 'You can't just walk up to people with brown skin'

A federal judge in California issued an injunction on Tuesday preventing the U.S. Border Patrol in that district from making most warrantless arrests.According to Cal Matters, "The ruling came in response to an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit filed after the El Centro Border Patrol traveled t...

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Trump Expands His Assault on the Press - Truthdig

In his drive toward authoritarianism, the president won’t be deterred by 250 years of constitutional precedent.

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'Stupid question': Trump lashes out at reporter in new exclusive interview

President Donald Trump didn’t hold back his frustrations with a journalist during a heated moment in an exclusive ABC News interview, where he refused to say whether he had “100% confidence” in his embattled defense secretary.The tense exchange came in a new interview with ABC’s Terry Moran, who pre...

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'Why are they involved?' Insiders 'nervous' as USPS tapped to hunt down migrants

An unlikely institution is being pressganged into assisting in President Donald Trump's war on immigrants: the U.S. Postal Service.According to The Washington Post, "The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a little-known police and investigative force for the mail agency, recently joined a Department of...

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'Thought it was a guy!' Trump mocks 'lunatic' heckler at rally

President Donald Trump encountered a heckler during his 100-day celebration rally in Michigan, and went off ranting about the person before confusedly correcting himself on their gender. "What's the problem over there? Is that a radical left lunatic?" said Trump in response to the heckling. "He's j...

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Department of Education's Anti-DEI Campaign Hits a Roadblock - Truthdig

The Education Department had given states until Thursday to certify compliance with its controversial interpretation of civil rights law. Federal judges complicated that effort hours before the…

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2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes Winners and Finalists - Poynter

In 2024, the Poynter Institute will award The Poynter Journalism Prizes, honoring the best in American journalism. These awards previously were run by the News Leaders Association, which voted to tran...

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DOGE aide involved in slashing agency owns stock in companies that could benefit from cuts

A federal employee who is helping the Trump administration carry out the drastic downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, a ProPublica investigation has found. Gavin Kliger, a 25-year-old Department of Gove...

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U.S. Citizen Children Are the Latest Casualty in Trump’s Immigration War - Ms. Magazine

They have already begun targeting unaccompanied immigrant children. U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrants are deported by Trump's ICE.

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'Souring': Analysts warn Trump moves risk alienating key new GOP voting bloc

President Donald Trump's mass deportation program is testing the limits of his constitutional authority and breaking up his MAGA coalition.Naturalized immigrant voters played a key role in Trump's return to the White House, picking up on gains he made in his losing 2020 race, with surveys showing he...

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'Nothing will stop me': Trump 'hopes' Supreme Court will back him — but makes grim vow

President Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his hardline MAGA agenda – and he made that crystal clear during a fiery rally in Warren, Michigan, as he marked the 100th day of his second term in office.Ripping into what he called “communist, radical-left judges,” Trump warned rallygoers that courts...

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CBS owner moves toward possibly settling with Trump in Harris interview lawsuit: report

The parent company of CBS News is preparing for mediation in President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the network — and may be open to settling, according to a new report in The New York Times.Lawyers for Trump and Paramount plan to begin mediation on Wednesday over the lawsuit, brought by Trump acc...

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World’s Top 111 Corporations Have Caused $28T in Climate Damages, Study Finds

Study authors seek to attribute climate damages to individual corporate polluters in order to hold them accountable.

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Amazon Won't Display Tariff Costs After Trump Whines to Bezos | Common Dreams

Amazon said it would not display tariff costs after U.S. President Donald Trump's call to the company's founder, Jeff Bezos.