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A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding.

President Trump said Monday he spoke to the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia after the two nations agreed to a ceasefire ending five days of fighting in the region. “Just spoke to the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand and Prime Minister of Cambodia. I am pleased to announce that, after the involvement of President…
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe is stepping into the fray, backing up claims by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Russiagate’s origins can now be tied directly to a coterie of intelligence officials and also to former President Barack Obama. Obama allegedly directed those officials — James Comey, John Brennan and James Clapper — to…
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The Rev. Al Sharpton early Monday pushed back on President Trump’s claim that he was paid to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential bid, saying he neither received money from the campaign nor formally endorsed the Democratic ticket. “Absolutely not,” Sharpton said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when asked if he was…
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A senior State Department official with a history of incendiary comments and who was fired as a speechwriter during President Trump’s first term has been appointed as acting leader of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Darren Beattie, the senior official in public diplomacy, was appointed acting head of the USIP, an independent, nonprofit think tank funded…
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The president rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there’s “no starvation” in Gaza.

“Superman” isn’t the only summer film I’ve been looking forward to. “Freakier Friday” hits theaters on Aug. 8 and I can’t wait — and not only because I’m expecting it to be a lot of fun, but because I think our country needs a dose of good-hearted humor, the same way we needed Superman reaffirming the values…
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Comedian Jay Leno bemoaned increased partisanship and political humor on late night shows, saying comics who opt for political jokes are making a mistake. “I love political humor, don’t get me wrong,” the former host of “The Tonight Show” said during a recent interview. “But it’s just what happens when people wind up cozying too…
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In 2022, I identified two rising stars who could redefine America’s political future: Wes Moore and Kari Lake.  I was half-right.  In 2022, Lake was the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona. She was a well-respected television journalist with high name identification, and great communication skills. She seemed poised to win, but her campaign violated…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Vice President Vance would be a “great nominee” for the Republican Party in 2028, should he decide to run for the White House. In an interview on Fox News’s “My View with Lara Trump,” Rubio sidestepped a question about his own presidential ambitions when asked by the president’s…
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President Trump is a 79-year-old lame-duck president, approaching a difficult midterm in which he is likely to lose his Republican House majority. To add to that is the hardball political reality behind his failing effort to hush the scandal surrounding the decased sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein: The right-wing talking heads with the biggest audiences are starting…
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of “hiding behind” the argument of protecting victims as it faces calls to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The Department of Justice says they will not be releasing further Epstein material in order to protect what they say is…
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe said he made referrals to the Justice Department for former Obama administration officials following the release of intelligence information about the 2016 election. Ratcliffe said that former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper, and former FBI Director James Comey could all face charges relating to…
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President Trump’s first-term ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, brushed off concerns on Sunday about higher prices for Americans following news of the U.S.-EU trade deal, which set tariffs at 15 percent on European goods. In an interview with CNN’s Jessica Dean, Sondland was asked to respond to folks who see the 15 percent…
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The “Last Week Tonight” host returned from a break to finish Trump’s call for Republicans to change the subject.

The “undeniable proof” during his round at Trump Turnberry in Scotland brought out some “caddie” remarks.

Last month, a Quinnipiac University poll asked voters to identify their biggest concerns six months into the second Trump presidency. The pollsters asked about nine specific issues, ranging from the health of democracy to President Trump’s performance on immigration, the economy, climate change and crime.  However, the most important issue wasn’t on the list. It’s…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) weighed in on talk of a possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, saying the 20-year sentence she received for conspiring with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors was not harsh enough. Johnson said during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” that it’s up to President Trump…
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Opinions on President Trump’s budget cuts to institutions like the Department of Education, NPR and PBS tend to differ along partisan lines. But the intent behind these actions is clear: to dismantle longstanding ideological bias within publicly funded educational and media institutions. However, if the administration’s objective is genuinely to root out institutional bias, its…
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President Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for “wide-ranging talks” on Monday. Trump and Starmer are expected to discuss the implementation of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal, agreed to in May, the prime minister’s office said Sunday. The struggle to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, along with the hunger crisis in…
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These divides don’t seem poised to dissipate over the August recess.

President Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for “wide-ranging talks” on Monday in Scotland. Fresh off Trump’s trade deal with the European Union, announced Sunday, Trump and Starmer are expected to discuss implementation of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal, agreed to in May, the prime minister’s office said Sunday. The struggle to reach…
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s document releases about the Obama administration’s review of the 2016 election are leading President Trump to call for prosecution of former officials, including his predecessor. But many Republicans in Congress aren’t ready to go quite that far. While Trump’s GOP supporters in Congress have united in expressing outrage, they…
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The “Daily Show” correspondent may have found the CNN commentator’s real goal.

Critics tore into the president after an unexpected digression against a familiar target.