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Trump issues ‘chilling message’ to foreign ally in shocking call to Fox News: journalist

President Donald Trump issued what Axios’ Barak Ravid called a “chilling message” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday during a call to Fox News, one that carried a stunning implication.

Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House later on Tuesday and will reportedly brief the president about supposed efforts by Iran to re-establish its nuclear program. According to the Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu is expected to show Trump supposed evidence of Iranian activity around an underground nuclear site near Pickaxe Mountain.

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Dissatisfied MAGA pundit calls out Mitch McConnell on CNN after latest proof-of-life photo

A former Republican congressional staffer called out Sen. Mitch McConnell's lack of transparency as his mysterious absence stretches into its sixth week.

The 84-year-old senator's office issued a second photo Monday showing McConnell seated in a hospital bed alongside his wife, Elaine Chao, and explaining that he was undergoing "intense physical therapy" on a doctor's orders, but Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear expressed doubts about his claims and demanded more clarity.

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‘Reacher’ star loses it when asked to let go of Trump hate: 'The White House is in ruins'

The star of Amazon's "Reacher" refused Monday to dial down his anger at President Donald Trump when a podcast host asked him if he could.

Alan Ritchson, 43, appeared on Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" on Monday, where Shepard pushed him to let go of his resentment toward the president. The action star wasn't having it, launching into his second lengthy tirade about Trump in a week.

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Bessent says Americans won't need retirement savings: 'Elon's so far ahead of the curve'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night that he agrees with Elon Musk's prediction that artificial intelligence will produce so much abundance that Americans won't need to save for retirement.

The exchange, flagged online by journalist Aaron Rupar, came when Hannity asked Bessent whether he believed Musk's claim that AI-driven wealth would make traditional retirement savings unnecessary.

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Jon Stewart ridicules Trump after dinner jokes throw allies into 'existential crisis'

President Donald Trump's awful jokes at the White House Correspondents Dinner last Friday earned him a sharp rebuke from comedian Jon Stewart on a new episode of "The Daily Show."

Trump's speech at the dinner has been widely remembered for the ill-fated jabs he threw at CNN's Kaitlan Collins over her looks and over her choice to smile. But several other remarks seemed to send Trump's allies in the crowd into an existential crisis, Stewart noted.

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Kaitlan Collins dishes 'most surprising' part of Trump's latest barbs to Jon Stewart

CNN's Kaitlan Collins revealed the "most surprising" part of President Donald Trump's most recent attack against her during a new interview with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."

Collins was the subject of some of Trump's jokes at the make-up White House Correspondents Dinner last Friday, where he jabbed her for "not smiling" and said she looked like Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender celebrity who came under fire from MAGA fans over a Bud Light commercial series. Stewart invited Collins to appear on his show on Monday to respond to Trump's barbs.

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'Must be grave': Ominous letter demanding answers on McConnell's health alarms analyst

A Democratic strategist was alarmed on Monday by an ominous letter from Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear demanding answers about Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health.

Paul Begala, former chief strategist for the Clinton administration, told CNN's Boris Sanchez on "The Source" that Beshear's letter seemed to signal that something is seriously wrong with McConnell. The senator has been hospitalized for more than six weeks after suffering a fall and then contracting pneumonia, according to his office.

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'Someone should have told the president!' CNN anchor busts Trump over mail-in ballot claim

A CNN anchor busted President Donald Trump's chops on Monday over a claim he made about mail-in ballots during a recent rally.

Trump spoke to a crowd at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, on Monday, where he defended his record on the economy despite recent polling showing that the cost of living is a top-of-mind issue for most voters heading into the midterm election. During the rally, Trump also made mention of asking the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms, calling them "inherently corrupt."

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Trump's strange parental boast draws startling comparison from MS NOW panel: 'Weird stuff'

President Donald Trump made an eye-popping boast at his Michigan rally on Monday — and it left a panel on MS NOW's "The Weeknight" flabbergasted.

"We're 99 days away, and he's all over the place," said anchor Luke Russert, speaking to Media Matters chief Angelo Carusone. He then played a clip of Trump speaking at the rally.

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Grim warning uncorked as Pete Hegseth's 'unforgivable' acts pile up: 'Days are numbered'

A retired military commander on Monday unfurled a laundry list of misdeeds by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a grim warning about the cabinet member's future.

Retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner sounded off on Hegseth to CNN's Erin Burnett on "OutFront" over Hegseth's management of the Iran war, citing reports that American munitions and missile stockpiles have reached critically low levels. He also called Hegseth's sanity into question over a recent initiative to test the testosterone levels of military members.

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'We're going to have chaos': Expert sounds the alarm after Trump DOJ's election appeal

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice may be angling for a quiet victory at the Supreme Court with its latest bombshell move, according to one expert.

Elie Honig, CNN's senior legal analyst and a former federal prosecutor, sounded the alarm on Monday's broadcast of "The Lead" after the DOJ appealed a lower court order blocking the administration's efforts to severely limit mail-in ballots with less than 100 days to go before the midterms.

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'Dead on arrival': Legal expert floored by Trump's 'extraordinary' Supreme Court bid

A legal expert was stunned Monday as the Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to give President Donald Trump the path forward to alter mail-in ballot voting in the United States.

Michele Goodwin, professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University, told CNN that the Trump administration's move to push to restore an executive order after the Supreme Court ruled to block Trump's move to tighten rules for mail-in voting was "absolutely unprecedented."

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Trump injecting 'real poison' into the midterms puts GOP 'in a weird spot': analyst

President Donald Trump is facing a huge problem in November, The Bulwark's Sam Stein told MS NOW's Jonathan Lemire on "The Moment" Wednesday.

The problem, he noted, is compounded by Trump's inability to course-correct in a simple way that most candidates facing a huge backlash for their party would.

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