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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Tuesday urged residents to document local interactions with federal agents after the governor said President Trump plans to deploy 100 National Guard soldiers to the state. “People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out — record what you see,” Pritzker wrote in a post on…
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President Trump rattled many members of the military on Sept. 5 when he signed an executive order changing the Department of Defense back into the Department of War. But to be honest, that was probably the right thing to do, because under Trump, that’s what the department has become: a war machine.  Whatever the crime…
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Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) on Monday decried the clashes between soldiers and citizens in the Chicago area after the Trump administration ordered 100 troops to The Prairie State.  “Moments ago the Illinois National Guard received word that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sent a memo to the Department of War, seeking the deployment…
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“They came after me like I was a dog,” the Trump scion fumed before delivering his allegation.

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) weighed in on criticism surrounding a video shared by President Trump on Monday, which used artificial intelligence (AI) to poke fun at Democrats’ “ridiculous” demands to avert a government shutdown. “I tell you, I think it’s said in jest,” Marshall told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during an appearance Monday on “The Source.”…
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) this week asked the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to the Pelican State. Landry’s office, in a press release, said the governor submitted a request for federal assistance to the Defense Department, calling for up to 1,000 Louisiana National Guard personnel to be activated. “Since taking office, we…
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President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak to military generals and admirals in Quantico, Va., on Tuesday morning. Hegseth called for the rare last-minute gathering of military leaders earlier this month, which has raised some alarms. It is very rare for such a large meeting of top officers in person in one location…
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Hamas officials said Tuesday that the Palestinian militant group will take time to study President Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza and consult allies before issuing a response, The Associated Press reported. The 20-point plan, outlined by the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, garnered early support from many Arab…
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The FBI director’s plastic 3D-printed replica pistols for police and spy bosses were illegal to possess under local gun laws.

This one small word the president likes to use offers a key window into his worldview.

“You know the second the government shuts down, President Trump is going to be like…” the “Tonight Show” host teed up the gag.

Sen. Roger Marshall inadvertently dissed the president for his bigoted AI video featuring Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.

The newspaper made a damning prediction, too.

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth head to Quantico, Va., this morning to address military leaders from posts around the globe at an unprecedented gathering. Hegseth, who has routinely emphasized prioritizing a “warrior ethos” within the Pentagon, last week abruptly ordered generals and admirals to attend the event, which quickly raised questions about what…
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The New York City mayoral candidate promised to do one thing.

The “Late Show” host tried to make sense of the president’s latest conspiracy theory.

The audience erupted as the late night host fired back at the vice president.

The White House’s response to criticism from the pop star included a mocking reference to one of her most deeply personal songs.

The “Daily Show” host mocked the president over his “telling” response to the Oregon governor’s reality check.

The “Late Night” host named what’s “truly scary” about the president peddling the conspiracy theory on social media.

The president posted an AI-altered video of two Democratic leaders who met with him at the White House earlier in the day.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, defended his politics in a Monday interview in response to President Trump repeatedly labeling him a “communist.” CNN’s Erin Burnett played a compilation of clips of Trump calling Mamdani a communist and asked Mamdani directly, “Are you?” “No. I’m a democratic socialist,” Mamdani said.…
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Tim Miller argued that the president may see an “opportunity” in the city after he shared plans to deploy federal troops there.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a moderate Republican, raised questions on Monday about the independence of the Justice Department, pointing to the “political pressure from the White House” that preceded former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment. “The Department of Justice has long been insulated from presidential administrations to protect public trust in the rule of law,”…
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The network’s data chief said the president has faced “clear political ramifications” with similar moves.