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Trump donor declares war on admin with ‘most explosive’ recording yet: ‘October Surprise!’A major Donald Trump donor is threatening to unleash what he claims is a devastating recording that could bring down the president’s administration — and potentially derail the political futures of some of its biggest names. Eric Deters made the extraordinary claim in a video that began circulating Thursday, promising to release a 16-minute phone…
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Kristi Noem quietly removed from Trump envoy role amid admin reshuffling: reportKristi Noem is no longer serving in the diplomatic role President Donald Trump gave her after removing her as Homeland Security secretary, CBS News reported Thursday. Her designation as a special envoy for the Shield of the Americas expired last month, a State Department official told the network. She remains in the MAGA administration, working on the…
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Florida Dem turns the tables on racist caller's horrifying rant: 'Say it with your chest'Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon posted a voicemail to X on Thursday, showing a caller raging at her in an obscene and racist tirade. "Anyway, f--- you Angie, you f------ piece of dog s---, that's coming from me, and you'll get yours," the furious caller said at one point. Above the recording, Nixon wrote, "Hey there. If you're going to…
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Ex-Trump lawyer’s letter exposes pardon push for convicted sex traffickers: legal expertA legal expert says a letter from a former Trump lawyer reveals what it may cost convicted sex traffickers to chase a pardon. Former prosecutor Katie Phang said in a video for her YouTube channel "Katie Phang News" on Thursday that Alan Dershowitz , who defended President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial, billed the family of convicted sex…
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Zacharia's 'lawyer' defense raises disturbing issue for GOP analyst: 'Not a good sign’Conservative political analyst Jonah Goldberg raised concerns Thursday about new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s decision to defend her disputed legal credentials in an interview with a far-right conspiracy theorist. Appearing on CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt,” Goldberg questioned why Zacharia turned to right-wing commentator Jack…
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White House 'money laundering operation' exposed by ex-DOJ pardon attorney: 'Shady'After records revealed the donors behind President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, former Justice Department pardon attorney Liz Oyer called the project “basically a money laundering operation.” Oyer made the charge Thursday in a YouTube video reacting to a Washington Post investigation published that morning. The Post obtained an internal…
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Trump pal fired after ‘cartoonish’ feud with Marco Rubio’s deputy: reportA longtime friend of President Donald Trump who spent months warring with a top State Department official has learned his fate. Paolo Zampolli , the former modeling agent who introduced Trump to First Lady Melania Trump, has been dismissed from his State Department post, ABC State Department reporter Shannon Kate Kingston reported via a post on X on…
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‘Something is up’: Ex-GOP operative alarmed as shady Trump deal points to Ukraine blackoutFormer Republican strategist Tim Miller says several recent developments, taken together, suggest closer coordination among President Trump, Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin heading into the midterms. He stressed he isn’t alleging a plot or speculating beyond what he sees — but that the timing of everything is suspicious. On a podcast for The Bulwark ,…
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Trump candidate implodes when asked about his district: 'I don't know, ask Grok'A Republican House nominee endorsed by President Donald Trump could not name the largest city in the district he wants to represent, telling a reporter, “I don’t know, ask Grok.” Anthony Constantino, who is running in New York’s 21st Congressional District, made the remark in an interview with journalist Jake Lahut published Thursday in Lahut’s…
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‘Jealousy!’ White-hot Trump turns on Fox News regular trying to take down Ken PaxtonPresident Donald Trump unleashed an angry tirade Thursday against longtime Republican strategist and Fox News regular Karl Rove, accusing him of undermining Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign. “Sadly, and very stupidly, John Cornyn, and his Liddle’ Buddy, Super RINO, Karl Rove, are doing everything possible to make it hard for Ken…
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Trump operatives caught torching his ‘Golden Goose’ in misleading attack mailer: reportPresident Donald Trump's own political operation is quietly attacking Democrats over an industry the president has spent months hyping as a windfall. No Going Back PAC, an offshoot of Trump's super PAC MAGA Inc ., sent out a mailer targeting Jamie Ager, the Democrat running in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, for being "open to large AI data…
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Former GOP heavyweight spots Trump habit that highlights ‘accelerating’ declineGeorge Conway says Donald Trump’s mental decline is speeding up, and he pointed to one habit he believes gives it away. “It’s disinhibition,” Conway, the lawyer and longtime Trump critic, said on The Bulwark’s flagship podcast with host Tim Miller. Miller opened the conversation by reading a recent post Conway wrote on X: “I’m just going to say it. I…
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Trump officials’ ‘bad weather’ excuse threatens to blow scandal wide open: ex-DHS officialA former Trump administration official says a flimsy excuse from U.S. officials could crack open a new scandal over President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. In a Thursday column , Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security in Trump’s first term, argued that a string of events over the past week amounts to…
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Kash Patel dragged into court as his 'beer-chugging' comes back to haunt himFBI Director Kash Patel’s beer-chugging celebration with Olympic hockey players is resurfacing in a new lawsuit accusing him of firing employees to salvage his standing with President Donald Trump. Nine former FBI employees sued Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche and their agencies Thursday, alleging unconstitutional retaliation for their assigned work…
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Zacharia doubles down on 'lawyer' claim as she dismisses 'inconsequential' bar examWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia called her bar exam results “somewhat inconsequential” while defiantly insisting that she can still call herself a “lawyer.” Zacharia made the remarks Thursday in an interview on “Human Events Daily,” the Real America’s Voice show hosted by Jack Posobiec, days after she started the job. A senior administration…
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Alarms blare over Trump DOJ's new demand for California elections: 'Real escalation'An elections expert sounded the alarm over the Justice Department's new legal assault on California's mail-in voting system. According to Democracy Docket, the new DOJ lawsuit alleges that California sent around 20,000 ballots to noncitizens who are not eligible to vote — and demands that California set aside these ballots pending an investigation of…
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