President Trump on Friday endorsed a potential challenger to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has tussled with the GOP over the last several months. Trump threw his full support behind Ed Gallrein as a contender in Kentucky’s 2026 GOP primary. “I hope Ed gets into the Race against Massie, who is now polling at about 9%…
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Stephen A. Smith on Thursday said he thinks Secretary of State Marco Rubio would best Vice President Vance if the two face off in the 2028 presidential election’s Republican primary. “I got to be honest with you, if this Israel-Hamas deal comes out to be more positive than anything else, I don’t think anybody be…
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The anti-Trump opposition is leaning into its biggest moment so far with the “No Kings” protests that are scheduled across the nation on Saturday. Organizers say the number of planned events has grown to more than 2,700 and that online RSVPs by people hoping to attend have more than doubled in the past week alone.…
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President Trump on Friday said he granted former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) a sentence commutation months after the ex-lawmaker reported to prison. “George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” the president wrote in a statement on Truth Social. “Therefore, I just signed a…
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White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said Friday the Army Corps of Engineers is pausing $11 billion of funding in projects in four states. Democratic-led cities Baltimore, New York, San Francisco and Boston will be impacted by funding halt. “The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers’ ability to…
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and other GOP lawmakers requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate former special counsel Jack Smith on Friday. “Jack Smith was a rogue special counsel on a weaponized witch hunt against Republican Senators,” Blackburn wrote on social platform X. “There must be consequences for this abuse of power.” She sent a…
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized Friday for comments suggesting that President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco, saying he no longer believes it is necessary. “Having listened closely to my fellow San Franciscans and our local officials, and after the largest and safest Dreamforce in our history, I do not believe the…
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President Trump on Friday called for Russia and Ukraine to immediately halt fighting as he renews efforts to settle the more than three-year war. Trump issued the demand on his social media site Truth Social shortly after he finished an “interesting” and “cordial” meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. “But I…
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96 <!– {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment <!– The Big Story Interior eyes layoffs — but is hampered by recent ruling The Interior Department is eyeing staff cuts, although its plan is being partially hampered by a recent court order. © Greg Nash The department said in a Friday court filing that…
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The campaign for Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones announced he raised $500,000 in less than 24 hours after the attorney general debate Thursday, during which Jones’s texting scandal took center stage. “In last night’s debate, [incumbent] Jason Miyares couldn’t defend the 50 times he’s failed to protect Virginians as Donald Trump has fired…
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President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House, part of a renewed push to end Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine. Trump, feeling victorious after securing a ceasefire in the Middle East, projected optimism about ending the war that he once proclaimed he could resolve in one day. “I’m…
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area amid President Trump’s push to send military troops into Democratic-led cities. The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the high court Friday asking the justices to pause a judge’s order blocking Trump from sending hundreds of…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) criticized the Trump administration Friday over the indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton. Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of transmitting and retaining national defense information, making him the latest President Trump critic to be criminally charged. “It’s hard to know what to say about…
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New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani (D) ripped the Trump administration’s order to halt work on the city’s bus system, the latest in a series of orders targeting city infrastructure projects. “The Trump administration is once again seeking to meddle with our streets to make buses slower, worsen congestion and pollute our air,” Mamdani…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday went off on White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt while talking about political violence and recent controversies in connection with the Republican Party. “We’ve already seen a rise in political violence and hatred in America, and then you’ve got swastikas apparently appearing in the offices of Republican…
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President Trump used an expletive Friday to warn Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro against conflict with the U.S., as the administration escalates military action against drug trafficking in the region. “He doesn’t want to f‑‑‑ with the U.S.,” Trump said, speaking from the White House during a lunch meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump said…
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As the race for New York City mayor nears its end, the shrinking pool of undecided voters is being shaped by moral confrontation and identity politics. It is terrain where Zohran Mamdani, the out-of-nowhere Democratic primary winner, excels. It is also where Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor turned independent candidate, risks appearing weak when…
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President Trump during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it is not “easy” for the U.S. to give long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, as Washington needs the powerful munitions in its stockpile also. “It’s not easy for us to give … you’re talking about massive numbers of very powerful weapons,”…
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The ladies of “The View” think Republicans, particularly Republican men, are too afraid of them to come on the show. Seriously! Host Joy Behar made that case during a recent episode, take a look. “I think that we should have more Republicans on the show, but they don’t wanna come on. They’re scared of us,”…
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The latest U.S. military strike in the Caribbean against an alleged drug boat left multiple survivors, with two being detained and held on a Navy ship, according to multiple news outlets. Two individuals were killed in the Thursday strike against the vessel, which was purportedly smuggling illegal drugs, according to Reuters, which first reported on…
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Tensions have risen between critics and allies of the Trump administration as the country approaches the second “No Kings Day” of 2025. Millions of Americans are expected to take to the streets Saturday as part of the more than 2,000 planned demonstrations across the country, according to organizers on the No Kings website. Protests are…
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President Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday for the third time since returning to office in January. The first visit was a train wreck; the second, which involved European leaders, went more smoothly. This time around, Ukraine’s desire for long-range Tomahawk missiles is expected to be a central…
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) criticized the Trump administration following a ProPublica investigation that found more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers this year. “This report is absolutely shocking,” Jayapal, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, wrote on social platform…
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President Trump railed against the increasing renovation cost of the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel project in Colorado, now ballooning to north of $300 million, and called for an investigation into the “mess.” The Cadet Chapel restoration, which started in 2019, is rising in cost and is now expected to be completed in November 2028,…
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A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift an order preventing the deployment of the National Guard across Illinois. The preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel allows for a temporary restraining order against the administration from deploying the National Guard. The panel agreed with Judge April Perry of the Federal…
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