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JD Vance Forced to Acknowledge Trump Doesn’t Really Like Him

Vice President JD Vance isn’t so sure that the president will have his back in the 2028 election. The 42-year-old is theoretically supposed to be Donald Trump’s right-hand man and political successor. Yet nearly two years into Trump’s second administration, the two still aren’t on the same page. In a sit-down interview with conservative commentator Mark…

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FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme: ReportThe FBI investigated whether South Carolina's late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) and Rep. James Clyburn (D) were involved in a bribery scheme in connection to Hawaiian naval defense contractor Navatek acquiring federal contracts in their home state, according to a report published by ProPublica on Tuesday. The report states that Graham met with two executives...

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Vance warned to 'tune in' to Trump hearings after he blows off corruption accusationsAfter stating in a second interview in a week that he sees no evidence of Donald Trump personally cashing in on his presidency, Vice President JD Vance was warned he may want to rethink his defense. In an interview with Mark Halperin, Vance stated, “What I would say is I don't think there's evidence that the Trump family has become enriched by politics .…

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Trump’s FBI Killed Bribery Probe Into Two Top Members of CongressThe FBI was investigating South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Representative Jim Clyburn for a massive pay-to-play bribery scandal involving a Hawaiian naval defense firm. Then the FBI eliminated the team working on the case upon President Trump’s return to office. New reporting from ProPublica details the dealings of the…

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Secret Pentagon network risks retaliation to help states prep for nightmare Trump scenarioElection officials around the country are rehearsing what to do if a federal agent shows up at a polling place demanding access to ballots or voting machines. About 10 current and former Defense Department officials, some of whom previously focused on countering authoritarianism abroad, have been quietly warning states and lawmakers that President Donald…

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6 bombshells unearthed as squashed FBI congressional corruption probe comes to lightA bombshell report from ProPublica published Tuesday shed light on a previously unreported FBI corruption probe into several lawmakers, one that unearthed several stunning revelations involving a bipartisan group of congressmen. Here are six of the most significant discoveries from ProPublica’s reporting. 1. Lindsey Graham allegedly demanded $40,000 for…

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Beijing monitoring US warship near disputed shoal in South China SeaChina on Tuesday accused the U.S. military of “illegally” entering waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, saying it had sent its own forces to watch a Navy ship. China has claimed roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea as its own territory, leading to disputes with the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam...

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Tlaib Calls to Arrest Commander of IDF Unit Accused of Killing Hind Rajab as He Travels the USUS Rep. Rashida Tlaib called Monday for the US Department of Justice to arrest the commander of the Israel Defense Forces unit believed to have killed 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza back in 2024. Maj. Sean Glass, who commanded the “Vampire Empire” Company of the 52nd Armored Battalion in the 401st Armored Brigade, is traveling in the United States,…

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CNN Threatens New Legal Action Against Trump Over Media BanCNN is threatening to file another lawsuit against the Trump administration for continuing to deny it access to the Air Force One press pool. “These efforts to retaliate and discriminate against CNN based on the content of its news coverage are mistaken, counterproductive, and unlawful,” Ted Boutrous, the network’s outside counsel, wrote in a letter to…

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Netanyahu’s Agenda Will Survive Whether or Not He Wins ElectionThe Jewish state’s longest-serving leader risks losing this month’s election, but Netanyahu has already reshaped Israeli politics in his image. The security doctrine he champions — opposition to a Palestinian state, stifling Iran’s nuclear ambitions, stationing troops in neighboring countries to neutralize perceived threats and the insistence that peace…

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