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Members of the conservative Republican Study Committee are slated to hold a news conference Monday afternoon marking the first anniversary of the assassination attempt against President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa. Sunday marked one year since Trump was bloodied in the assassination attempt, which served as a turning point for Trump both politically and…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will hold a news conference Monday afternoon. Earlier this month, Jeffries commandeered the chamber floor to deliver a marathon speech hammering away at the GOP’s tax and spending cut bill. He stalled passage of the sprawling package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities for several hours. The Jeffries news…
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A majority of voters gave President Trump’s immigration policies high marks, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday.  Sixty percent of voters surveyed said they support Trump’s efforts to close the border, including 89 percent of Republicans, 55 percent of independents and 34 percent of Democrats.  Seventy-five percent of respondents also said they support…
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said in a CNN interview on Monday that recent State Department layoffs affecting hundreds of people were probably seen as good news by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I think the folks who are celebrating this decision are our adversaries — China is going to be celebrating; Vladimir Putin is going…
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(NewsNation) — With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers being pressed by the White House to arrest thousands of migrants each day, how they are carrying out their mission remains under scrutiny amid complaints the agency is shrouded in secrecy. Democrats are pushing legislation that would require federal immigration officers to identify themselves properly…
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President Trump on Monday ridiculed former Energy Secretary Rick Perry and blamed him for suggesting the 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that eventually led to Trump’s first impeachment. “I told that secretary, who wasn’t the smartest bulb — Rick Perry. You don’t want him on your debate team, let me put it…
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The U.S. faces yet another clear and apparent danger. Since Jan. 20, the Trump administration has eviscerated what should be the president’s most important decision-making body: the National Security Council. Indeed, today’s National Security Council should be renamed the “non-security council.”   Established by the National Security Act of 1947, along with an independent U.S. Air Force and the CIA, President…
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European Union officials warned on Monday that countermeasures are still on the table if they cannot reach a trade deal with the United States to avoid the 30-percent tariffs that President Trump announced over the weekend would take effect on Aug. 1. The EU, which negotiates trade deals on behalf of 27 member states, responded…
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At his second inauguration, President Trump announced the start of “the golden age of America” and “a thrilling new era of national success.” Six months later, how has that momentum continued? What actions have we seen from the Republican-controlled Congress? What are the top priorities for Democrats? Where does the White House go from here?…
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More than two-thirds of California’s power grid is now fueled by clean energy sources — marking a new milestone for the Golden State, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday, noting that fossil fuel alternatives were the only energy sources used “nearly every day this year for some part of the day.” “As the federal government…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday he does not support merging his electric vehicle (EV) company with his artificial intelligence (AI) firm, xAI, after the idea was floated last week by a prominent analyst.  In response to a user on his social platform X who asked Tesla investors whether they backed a merger, the tech…
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Speaking for a 6-3 majority in Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court case involving birthright citizenship, Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that while the “executive has a duty to follow the law, the judiciary does not have unbridled authority to enforce this obligation.”   That sentence should strike fear into the heart of every American. And it was the…
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President Trump is scheduled to participate in a White House Faith Office luncheon Monday afternoon. Trump signed an order establishing the office, part of an effort to empower faith-based entities, in February. Monday’s event is scheduled for noon EDT. Watch it live in the player above.

Political commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson blamed Attorney General Pam Bondi in a new interview for the intense scrutiny the Trump administration has faced over its handling of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the NBC News interview published Monday, Carlson said he doesn’t believe the Department of Justice…
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Donald Trump talks like a man of the people but leads like a brand ambassador for dysfunction.  Sure, the president dominates headlines, social media feeds and MAGA merch stands. But for the everyday Americans who handed him power out of desperation for change and an alternative to the Biden administration, Trump is starting to look…
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President Trump said the U.S. would impose “severe” tariffs on Russia if Moscow did not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine in the next 50 days. “We’re very, very unhappy with [Russia], and we’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in about 50 days,” Trump said during a…
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I’ve been a fan of Superman for a long time, so I have been eagerly awaiting his newest movie incarnation. And I must say, it is strange to see this iconic American hero targeted by people who call themselves patriots. There’s a lot to like about Superman. He fights fascism and bigotry. He uses his power to defend the powerless. He is…
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A hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages to the official social media account representing the beloved “Sesame Street” character Elmo on Sunday. The pirated posts on the Muppet’s X account, which has nearly 650,000 followers, also included expletive-laced commentary about President Trump and the ongoing fight among some Trump allies over documents related to Jeffrey…
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President Trump on Monday morning is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The meeting comes after Trump announced plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine. It was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch it live in the player above.

President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan ripped into a heckler who interrupted his address during a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) gathering in Florida on Saturday, saying the unidentified man doesn’t have the “balls” to be an immigration or border officer. “This guy lives in his mother’s basement — the only thing that surprises me, you…
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Former President Obama’s message to Democrats is to “just toughen up” amid frustration with the political landscape under President Trump. “I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions. And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up,” Obama said in remarks…
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“President Donald Trump says there’s a TikTok buyer that he’ll reveal in ‘about two weeks,’” read a June 29 CNN headline. The phrase “about two weeks” has become a hallmark of Trump’s communication style — an ever-moving deadline that signals action is imminent but never quite arrives.  Roughly two weeks before that TikTok claim, Trump…
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, who was a surrogate for former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign, criticized Democrats’ approach to political messaging and urged them to move beyond just blaming President Trump. “We pick the wrong pressure points,” Cuban said in an interview on Crooked Media’s “Pod Save America.” “It’s just, ‘Trump sucks.’ That’s the…
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Far-right activist Laura Loomer, who is a staunch ally of President Trump, said Sunday night there should be a special counsel to examine the handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Loomer, who has bashed Attorney General Pam Bondi for her handling of Epstein documents, told Politico’s Playbook newsletter that a special counsel…
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President Trump is touting a “major” announcement on Russia ahead of a meeting Monday morning with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The meeting comes a day after the president announced the U.S. would sell Patriot missiles to European allies, who could then pass those arms to Ukraine. Trump on Sunday again expressed disappointment with Russian President…
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