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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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Pete Hegseth met with Netanyahu during unannounced trip to Israel - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 PSTWASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel this week, an encounter that comes as the Trump administrations weighs new strikes against Iran after November’s midterm elections. Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with Hegseth on Monday, a day after…

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CNN threatens lawsuit against Trump administration as Air Force One ban continuesCNN threatens new legal action after being denied access to Air Force One four times, despite a federal judge's ruling against the White House ban.

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