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'Be afraid': Analyst issues red alert warning that 'Javanka' has eyes back on White House

What's more terrifying than a celebrity couple portmanteau? A celebrity couple portmanteau with Oval Office aspirations.

That's the opinion expressed by the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi in her latest red alert warning Wednesday about Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's political aspirations.

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'Vials of blood' at RNC headquarters spurred building lockdown: reporters

A lockdown at the Republican National Committee headquarters Wednesday morning was reportedly spurred by a gory discovery: vials of blood.

Rep. Rich Hudson (R-NC) said in a closed meeting that HAZMAT teams were sent to the RNC's Washington D.C. office because "vials of blood were sent," Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman reported.

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'He said your bill was ludicrous': CNN anchor throws Trump's words in GOP senator's face

A Republican senator who appeared on CNN to criticize Democrats for "playing politics" over proposed legislation found himself instead fielding tough questions about former President Donald Trump's efforts to sink his bill.

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) faced off against anchor Kaitlan Collins Tuesday night when the pair debated who exactly was to blame for his failed border control policy package that died in February and is predicted to die again next week.

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'He never trusted this guy': Michael Cohen's lawyer slams controversial Trump witness

Former President Donald Trump's courtroom "gambit" to put Robert Costello on the witness stand in his criminal hush money trial did not impress the attorney for the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen, she said in an interview Tuesday night.

Cohen's lawyer Danya Perry appeared on the cable news network to discuss with anchor Kaitlan Collins two chaotic days in court the saw Justice Juan Merchan clear the court so he could criticize Costello.

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'Peerless propaganda': Analyst says Trump rally attendance numbers were inflated

The actual number of supporters who filed into a recent rally for former President Donald Trump is in dispute after an editorial writer accused the fourth estate of faltering on the tally.

Bob Hennelly's new article for Salon — "Trump's MAGA rallies are getting an inflated boost from the press" — takes a closer look at Trump's New Jersey rally and the number of people the Associated Press said were in attendance.

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'Crimes on top of crimes': Internet erupts over classified docs found in Trump's bedroom

Former President Donald Trump had even more classified documents hidden away in his bedroom — four months after the FBI executed their search at Mar-a-Lago.

The revelation, spelled out in newly-released court filings, caused an eruption from observers on social media.

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Prosecutor sets stage for explosive Hunter Biden trial with ex-wife and ex-girlfriends

Federal prosecutors this week outlined some of the evidence they will use against Hunter Biden, son of the U.S. president, in a case alleging he made false statements and was addicted to drugs when he purchased a gun in 2018.

According to court documents filed on May 20, 2024, by Special Counsel David C. Weiss, Biden allegedly lied on a federal form while buying a gun in 2018, claiming he was not an unlawful drug user. However, prosecutors assert that Biden was actively using crack cocaine at the time.

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Dan Patrick shouts down journalist at trial: 'Donald Trump is not the ruling class!'

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) showed up at Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York on Tuesday and shouted down a journalist who suggested the former president was part of the "ruling class."

After the prosecution and defense rested their cases, a group of Trump surrogates, including elected officials, spoke outside the courthouse.

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Imprisoned Peter Navarro plans to speak at the Republican National Convention

Disgraced former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is making plans to speak at the Republican National Convention in July despite serving a prison sentence for contempt of Congress.

While serving four months in prison, Navarro spoke to Semafor about his plans.

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'Hard to believe': Chuckling Arizona AG fact-checks Rudy Giuliani's court summons claim

Rudy Giuliani was the subject of a swift and comical fact check Monday from the Arizona attorney general who successfully subpoenaed him to appear in court.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes detailed the many ways her office attempted to serve Rudy Giuliani before issuing the court summons at the former New York City mayor's 80th birthday in Florida.

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'Trump is the real cancel culture — emphasis on cult': Jon Stewart slams MAGA woke whining

The Daily Show Host Jon Stewart Monday skewered far-right media pundits over what he described as a hypocritical condemnation of victimhood culture in which they paint themselves as the biggest victims.

Stewart lashed out at Fox News hosts such as Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham for their repeated and public rants against "woke cancel culture" he argued had nothing on them.

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'Echoing Nazi Germany': Biden campaign slams Trump for ​slogan embedded in MAGA video

Former President Donald Trump faced condemnation Monday after sharing a video in support of his reelection campaign in which appear the words "Unified Reich."

President Joe Biden's campaign shared posted Monday night a screen shot of the video that appears to be a Truth Social post from Trump.

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Lindsey Graham slams Samuel Alito: 'You are still a Supreme Court justice'

After the New York Times reported last week that an upside-down American flag flew outside of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home following the January 6 insurrection, several lawmakers have urged the justice to recuse himself from any case related to the attack.

While US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) isn't calling for Alito's recusal, the South Carolina GOP leader is criticizing the MAGA justice's actions.

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