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The U.S. military carried out a raid in northwestern Syria on Friday, killing a senior Islamic State (ISIS) leader and two of his sons in the Aleppo area, according to the United States Central Command (CENTCOM).  CENTCOM said on Friday that U.S. forces killed Dhiya’ Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, a senior ISIS leader, along with his…
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Earlier this month, the Senate voted 99-1 to remove a ban on state AI laws from the “big, beautiful bill.” Despite this, the White House now plans to meddle in state efforts to govern AI.  Teen suicide, self-harm, isolation and the sexual exploitation of minors have been linked to platforms like Character.AI, Meta AI chatbots and Google’s Gemini. These…
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David Schoen, a former Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein lawyer, said Attorney General Pam Bondi and other officials “jumped the gun a bit” in overhyping the Epstein files. Schoen in an interview with BBC Newsnight on Thursday said there is no Epstein “client list” that would highlight connections between the disgraced financier and wealthy individuals. “If…
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The Kremlin ruled out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before achieving major progress on a peace deal, raising doubt on ending the war before President Trump’s 50-day deadline. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said peace proposals drafted by both sides are “diametrically opposed.” When asked if a meeting between…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) blasted the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late Thursday following its approval of a mega merger between entertainment giants Paramount and Skydance. “The appearance of this ‘wink wink’ deal basically lets every other company and every other billionaire [know] that Trump is open for business,” Warren said in a video posted to…
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Three former Justice Department (DOJ) employees hit the Trump administration on Thursday with a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination. The effort was led by former federal prosecutor Michael Gordon, who worked on top cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The complaint was also signed by Patricia Hartman, a former public affairs…
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President Trump departed Friday for a five-day stay in Scotland, where he is expected to meet with British and Scottish officials and visit his properties there. The White House has described the trip as a “working visit,” pointing to planned discussions with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about a trade agreement between the U.S. and…
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President Trump’s auto tariffs have riddled Volkswagen, which said it was hit with a $1.5 billion profit dent after the onset of the new U.S. trade policies.  Volkswagen said the “decline in Operating Result [is] primarily due to high costs from increased U.S. import tariffs (EUR 1.3 billion), provisions for restructuring at Audi, Volkswagen Passenger…
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A CNN legal analyst and former federal prosecutor suggested Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s ongoing discussions this week with convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell may just be an effort to “appease the critics.” “This is not realistically — given her credibility problems, given her past — going to result in DOJ in signing…
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching digital ads targeting a dozen Republican-held House districts, calling for the release of files related to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  One ad features Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) calling the controversy a “serious issue” and saying that the highest volume of calls to her office…
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When I arrived in New York City two years ago — a Russian journalist fleeing my country after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — I was routinely asked: “Do all Russians support Putin?” A good question, perhaps, but I’m unable to provide a fact-based answer.  When a regime like Russia silences the press, takes control…
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Public confidence in the Supreme Court has ticked up slightly since it plummeted after the nation’s highest court overturned federal abortion rights protections in 2022, according to a new survey. The AP-NORC Research Center poll, unveiled Friday, found that 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. remain wary of the Supreme Court — chiefly driven…
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A documented Venezuelan migrant, deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador, filed an administrative claim to the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday over what he describes as his illegal removal from U.S. territory.  Neiyerver Andrián Leon Rengel was sent in March to the infamous CECOT prison under the Alien Enemies Act, along with 17 other…
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The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is beyond the world’s “worst fears,” Australia’s government said Friday, as reports of mass starvation and disease across the war-torn enclave persist. “The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world’s worst fears. The position of the Australian Government is clear: every innocent life matters,” Australian Prime Minister…
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Former President Clinton was among the famous and wealthy individuals who penned notes to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Journal previously reported that President Trump wrote a “bawdy” note for the leather-bound birthday album given to Epstein three years before the disgraced financier was first…
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Democratic political strategist James Carville weighed in on the pressure from President Trump’s MAGA base for the Justice Department (DOJ) to release more files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying Trump losing “even 10 percent” of his supporters would be a “political catastrophe.” In an appearance Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Carville outlined potential political…
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Democratic strategist James Carville ripped Columbia University for agreeing to pay $221 million to President Trump’s administration to restore the school’s federal funding.  “You were talking about Paramount and how they collapsed. The biggest cavers in the world is Columbia University,” Carville said during a Thursday night appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Waters Primetime.”  “I’ve…
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President Trump late Thursday took another job at Democrats over the furor around his administration’s handling of the files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, calling the controversy a “con job.” “The Radical Left Democrats are doing everything in their power to distract and obfuscate from our GREAT six months of service to America, results…
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President Trump should not fire Jay Powell. The Fed chairman is likely to hold rates steady again at next week’s meeting, which is almost certainly a mistake. But if unemployment begins to creep higher and the economy softens, Trump can then blame Powell. His own appointed Fed leader can become a useful fall guy. Speculation…
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The New York Times also published a photo of Trump and the sex offender financier posing with singer James Brown.

Six months into his second term, President Trump and Republicans are in better shape than eight years ago. Unquestionably, President Trump remains a divisive political figure. However, he has expanded his base and continues to hold it. In contrast, Democrats have been unable to capitalize on Trump’s political vulnerabilities and have lost ground compared to…
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is sowing the seeds for MAGAs next Jeffrey Epstein moment and perpetuating a dangerous retaliatory cycle. She has accused former senior government officials of directing a treasonous conspiracy to undermine President Trump’s 2016 campaign.  Nothing Gabbard has released proves that assertion, including the 2017 House Intelligence Committee report questioning the intelligence community assessment that Russia…
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The president’s employees may be stuck, but fortunately for you, there are work-savvy and even legal strategies you can use to fight back.

More than half of all registered voters say they disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a new poll found.  The Emerson College Polling survey, released Friday, found 51 percent said they disapprove of the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, while 16…
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The crypto lobby rapidly expanded its presence on Capitol Hill in recent months as lawmakers took their first bite at legislation to regulate digital currency, according to disclosures filed this week.  At least 27 crypto companies or advocates filed their first-ever lobbying disclosures this year across some 20 firms, reflecting an increasing appetite for influence…
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