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Judge rips Trump DOJ lawyer to his face over ‘sad’ push for White House records: NYTA federal appeals panel appeared deeply doubtful Friday of the Justice Department’s argument that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, with one judge calling the government’s position “sad,” The New York Times reported on Friday. The 1978 law, a post-Watergate measure, treats White House records as government property that must be saved and…
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ICE pursuit takes bizarre turn as agency’s explanation faces 'jaw-dropping' challengeAn immigration enforcement operation that left a Houston man seriously injured has taken a stunning turn after a family recognized the photograph of the person federal agents claimed they were pursuing. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said agents were attempting to arrest Jose Mendoza Cervantes on Oct. 10 when Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, fled from a…
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Trump’s ‘most-feared man in government’ torched by his own old ‘chilling’ warning: analystPresident Donald Trump's top communications regulator is being haunted by words he wrote just a few years ago. In a column published Friday by The Bulwark, critic Sonny Bunch zeroed in on a February 2021 statement from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr condemning Democrats for sending letters to cable providers and other regulated…
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Recount reveals Michigan town had the wrong mayor in office for a yearA recount has suggested that the winner of last year's mayoral election in Hamtramck, Michigan was actually the other candidate all along. Mayor Adam Alharbi was declared the winner of the 2025 election by 11 votes, WDIV reported . Thirty-seven ballots turned up in the city clerk’s office right after the vote and remained in dispute. A judge recently…
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James Carville predicts reckoning for MAGA governor who halted election mid-voteVeteran Democratic strategist James Carville thinks a Trump-allied governor's day of reckoning is closer than many expect after a stunning election move. On Friday's episode of "Politics War Room," Carville and co-host Al Hunt fielded a listener question about Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry , a Republican who suspended the state's congressional primaries…
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'Tone deaf' Republican buried in mockery for plea to 'give us a little gas money!'Yet another Republican who voted to support President Donald Trump's war in Iran has been caught imploring supporters to chip in gas money for their campaign bus. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), currently running for Senate against Democrat Josh Turek, joins a list of several other Republicans who have made this request of their supporters, including Sens.…
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‘They got him cold’: Trump teases mysterious new scandal during Georgia rallyPresident Donald Trump interrupted his own remarks at a Georgia rally Friday to hint at an explosive new scandal involving former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter — but offered few details about what happened. The moment came as Trump was attacking Biden during his speech in Dalton when he suddenly brought up the former president’s family. “Oh, did…
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Little-known law sets ticking time bomb for Trump officials who send ICE to polls: reportAny Trump official who sends armed federal agents to polling places this November could be walking into a trap that springs years later. Federal law bars "troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held," and the crime carries a five-year statute of limitations, The Bulwark's Adrian Carrasquillo reported Friday. That leaves…
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Trump trashed his press secretary as talentless behind her back before firing her: reportPresident Donald Trump privately tore into his short-lived White House press secretary before her abrupt exit , according to a new report. Trump told attendees at an earlier meeting, which Katie Zacharia did not attend, that she had no talent and should not be on television, one White House official told Politico on Friday. The revelation came as…
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Contempt threat pries loose FBI notes on Trump sex abuse allegation DOJ fought to withholdAttorney General Todd Blanche’s Justice Department turned over to a federal judge FBI notes in which a woman says President Donald Trump sexually abused her as a child after sex offender Jeffrey Epstein introduced them, under threat of sanctions. The Justice Department said in a court filing Friday that it hand-delivered a binder of the notes to the…
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Trump stops cold to cheer MAGA fan who confronted protesters: ‘Slapping the guy around’President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, took a chaotic turn Friday when protesters interrupted his speech, prompting boos from the crowd and an unusual response from the president. Trump was in Dalton to campaign for Rep. Mike Collins , the Republican nominee challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), as early voting got underway in Georgia.…
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‘They both lied. Ukrainians died’: Musk under fire after explosive Starlink reportElon Musk’s attempt to wash his hands of a decision Ukraine says proved deadly blew up in his face after a new report tied him to it, and critics wasted no time pouncing. The Telegraph reported Friday that Musk brought President Donald Trump the idea of slowing Ukraine’s access to Starshield , the military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite…
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Irked Republican sics lawyers on billboard boasting of his Trump endorsementTexas Republican congressional candidate Eric Flores is demanding the removal of a Brownsville billboard that highlights his President Donald Trump endorsement and support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The Washington Sun reported on Friday, though his campaign says its objection is to the sign’s look rather than its message. In an Oct. 12…
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Damning report claims Musk didn’t tell the whole truth on Ukraine’s ‘night of carnage’SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pitched President Donald Trump on slowing Ukraine’s military Starlink service before publicly blaming him for it, The Telegraph reported . Four people familiar with the talks told the British newspaper that the idea of throttling the system, which crippled Ukraine’s drone defenses, came from Musk. One said Trump “agreed,” after which…
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‘Absolute chaos’: Ex-Trump press secretary issues ominous warning about president’s futureFormer White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is predicting even more chaos from President Donald Trump, saying his increasingly unpredictable behavior could make it difficult to find anyone willing to serve as his next spokesperson. Grisham made the prediction Friday on CNN’s “News Central” with Brianna Keilar, discussing the abrupt departure of…
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‘Key part’ of MAGA’s crusade to take down Ilhan Omar could blow it all up in court: lawyerThe question of why Republicans want to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of her citizenship would matter a great deal to any court that takes up the case, even though it isn’t the legal issue itself, California-based attorney Dilan Esper wrote in a thread posted to X on Friday. Omar, a Somali-American lawmaker who came to the United States as a child…
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Dark Trump-Hannity 'Code Red' theory emerges after ouster of beleaguered press secretaryA surprisingly tough interview on Fox News has prompted one media reporter to wonder whether President Donald Trump had a hand in the downfall of his embattled White House press secretary. Media journalist Justin Baragona raised the possibility Friday after Sean Hannity grilled Katie Zacharia over her disastrous first press briefing , which lasted just…
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