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Melania Trump gets shot across the bow over Epstein questions from president's biographer

Michael Wolff, journalist and President Donald Trump biographer, warned that first lady Melania Trump should be concerned about his questions for her about her relationship with the late financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Wolff, who has written four books about the president, has expressed that he has important questions for Melania and accused the Trump family's attorneys of "llegal stonewalling" in an interview with The Daily Beast's Joanna Coles, chief creative and content officer, and opinion piece for The Beast and recent Substack essay. At the center of his questions is whether Melania was involved in the recruiting or operations of a modeling agency that reportedly connected young girls to Epstein.

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'Bleeding from the ears': Ex-Trump official laughs over alleged use of 'sonic weapon'

Conservative commentator KT McFarland, an alumni of both the Reagan and Trump administrations, took to Fox Business Monday to support the Trump administration’s alleged use of a secret “sonic weapon” in Venezuela, and laughed as she described its victims “bleeding from the nose [and] ears.”

The claim comes from pro-Trump radio host Mike Netter, who shared an alleged transcript of a Venezuelan security guard who claims to have fallen victim to the sonic weapon attack carried out by the United States on Jan. 3. According to the transcript, the security guard described a “very intense sound wave” that made them feel like their “head was exploding from the inside,” and caused bleeding and vomiting.

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Trump hits major roadblock as senior Senate Republican vows to block nominees

A Republican lawmaker has vowed to pushback on any of President Donald Trump's nominees after the Department of Justice announced a probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) dropped a "damning statement" on Sunday calling out the Trump administration for its latest move, The Daily Beast reported. Tillis is a member of the Senate Banking Committee and does not plan to seek reelection in November following a public battle with Trump.

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Trump ally openly cheers starving neighboring country as negotiation tool

Following President Donald Trump’s threatening demand to Cuba for its leaders to “make a deal” with his administration, his former deputy national security advisor KT McFarland boasted Monday that the president was in a solid negotiating position thanks to the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela, which she excitedly cheered would starve Cubans ‘in about a week’s time.”

After the U.S. attack and takeover of Venezuela, which saw the capture of President Nicholas Maduro, the Trump administration has set its sights on Cuba as its next target, with a number of Republicans feverishly taunting Cuban officials over what they warn is their impending demise.

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MAGA goes to war with Trump inner circle over 'sick' military bloodlust: 'Horrible people'

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon lashed out at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of President Donald Trump's closest allies, after he called on the U.S. military to "kill the leadership" in Iran.

On Monday, Bannon spoke out against Graham's push for war in that country as protesters took to the streets to demand change.

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House GOP now headed for a 30-seat midterm bloodbath: veteran NBC expert

An announcement by former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) that she will challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) for his seat in the Senate representing Alaska led former NBC host Chris Matthews to point out that Democrats now have an increasingly better chance to flip both chambers of Congress in November.

Speaking with MS NOW host Jonathan Lemire, Matthews, a longtime political observer, suggested the Democrats are putting together an exceptional team of candidates for the midterms who could rein in Donald Trump’s excesses.

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'Those poor fools': ICE shooter's supporters told they 'blew it' with video leak

The release of video from ICE agent Jonathan Ross’s cell phone as he confronted 37-year-old Renee Good before shooting and killing her as she attempted to drive away was a massive misstep that only made the shooting look worse for the Department of Homeland Security.

That is the opinion of “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, with Scarborough claiming supporters of the agent and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem “blew it” if they thought it would help their case.

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Trump gets warning Noem is dragging him down as 'out-of-shape' ICE goes out of control

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was accused of “lying about her lies” on Monday morning as Donald Trump was warned that she has become a huge drag on his approval numbers.

Following a weekend where the embattled Noem hit the talk show circuit and insisted the shooting of 37-year-old Minnesota mother Renee Good by an ICE agent was completely justified, and that she personally has been correct on the details since day one, the co-hosts of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” claimed she has become a liability for the president.

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'There's no way': Kristi Noem's 'ridiculous' interview on CNN stuns ex-GOP speechwriter

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem went on CNN on Sunday morning to try to justify the murder of a 37-year-old mother by an immigration agent last week, and some of her comments left one ex-GOP speechwriter stunned.

Noem joined CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" on Sunday morning, where the two discussed the recent killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Tapper confronted Noem about several claims she made about Good in the aftermath of her death, including that she had weaponized her car against the agent who shot and killed her, Jonathan Ross, and that she was on scene to agitate the immigration agents who were conducting a raid.

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'Constitutional crisis in a nutshell': Lawyer calls out JD Vance's latest 'lie'

A prominent voting rights lawyer slammed Vice President JD Vance on Sunday for his latest "lie" about the lethal shooting in Minneapolis.

Last week, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good as she was in her car trying to leave the scene of an immigration raid. Good's killing sparked protests across the country and increased calls for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached.

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'Nobody wants you here!' Border Patrol chief hounded at Target during bathroom break

A shocking video circulating on social media on Sunday appeared to show protesters, activists, and some shoppers at a Target in St. Paul, Minnesota hounding Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and a caravan of agents after they stopped by the store for a bathroom break.

The video was published by Ford Fisher, editor-in-chief of News2Share, and showed Bovino quickly exiting the men's restroom in Target and making his way to the exit. He was surrounded by Customs and Border Patrol agents, one of whom was also recording the interaction. Along the way, Bovino and the agents were berated with comments like "F--- you!" and "You're a f------ coward."

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'You're victim blaming': Dem skewers Fox News host over ICE shooting claims

A House Democrat clashed with a Fox News host on Sunday over claims about who is to blame in the deadly shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week.

Last week, a 37-year-old mother named Renee Good was gunned down by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent named Jonathan Ross while Good was trying to leave the scene of an immigration raid. Good's killing sparked protests across the country and increased scrutiny of President Donald Trump's administration over its deportation practices.

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Shocking video appears to show ICE agent 'accompanying female detainee into porta-potty'

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is demanding answers after the release of a shocking video that appears to show a federal immigration agent “accompanying a female detainee into a porta-potty” in Minnesota.

Published on social media Saturday night by X user “Molly Ploofkins,” an influential political commentator with more than 135,000 followers, the video was allegedly captured in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

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