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Court loss against familiar foe could bring Trump's Epstein scandal back to life: expert

President Donald Trump's latest court loss could bring his scandalous relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein back to life, according to one expert.

Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," argued during a new episode on Wednesday that the Trump Department of Justice's unsuccessful bid to remove former DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit from federal court is bad news for the administration.

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'Scott, just for a second!' CNN panel gets heated over price of Trump's 'unpopular' war

The panel on CNN's "NewsNight" got heated on Wednesday as the price of President Donald Trump's "unpopular" war in Iran was brought up.

Since late February, Trump's war with Iran has raged with almost no end in sight. The Iranian regime has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent global energy prices skyrocketing, even though the U.S. and Israel have killed multiple of the country's top military and political leaders.

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'Never ever': Ex-mafia prosecutor obliterates Trump's defense for latest legal battle

A former federal prosecutor who prosecuted mafia crime families obliterated President Donald Trump's defense for his latest legal battle.

On Tuesday, the Trump Department of Justice returned a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly threatening Trump's life and for felony interstate communication violations. The charges stem from a picture Comey posted on his Instagram account that featured seashells arranged to read "86 47," which has been interpreted by the Trump administration to mean Trump should be killed.

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MAGA hats disappear as deep red stronghold turns on Trump: 'I challenge you to find one'

MAGA hats are disappearing in one deep red county, a telling sign of how President Donald Trump's support is waning in communities that once supported him, according to a new CNN report.

"For eight years, there were Trump signs on every corner, there were flags. You couldn't go to a grocery store without seeing a red MAGA hat," Chris Anderson, the chair of the Mahoning County Democrats in Ohio, told CNN's John King. "I challenge you to find one."

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Startling possibility exposed as Trump press dinner shooting narrative cracks: analyst

A political analyst flagged a startling possibility as reports indicate the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner may not have happened as it seemed.

On Saturday, reports indicated that a lone alleged gunman, Cole Allen, rushed through security at the Washington Hilton and fired multiple rounds, striking one Secret Service agent, before being apprehended by law enforcement. The rounds allegedly were fired multiple floors below where the press, President Donald Trump, and members of Trump's cabinet were located.

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Fuming Dem armed with bullhorn derails red state legislative proceedings

A Florida Democratic lawmaker interrupted state House proceedings in protest to the approval of a redistricting map that could give the GOP four congressional seats.

"You're destroying our democracy," state Rep. Angie Nixon, who's also running for Senate, could be heard in videos yelling into a bullhorn on the Florida House floor. "This is a violation of the Constitution! It is!"

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Piers Morgan hits MAGA pundits with blistering montage of Trump's own violent rhetoric

Political commentator Piers Morgan cooked up a devastating montage of President Donald Trump's violent rhetoric that he played on Wednesday during a fiery takedown of a MAGA pundit's talking point.

Morgan had MAGA commentator Clay Travis, conservative radio host Ben Ferguson, Democratic strategist Mike Nellis, and liberal YouTuber Cenk Uygur on a new episode of his show, "Piers Morgan Uncensored." During the panel segment, Travis and Ferguson both claimed that the violent rhetoric espoused by Democrats had inspired the alleged shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.

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MAGA lawmaker gets more than he bargained for from CNN host over 'astounding' gas prices

A GOP congressman had to answer for high gas prices after Trump announced an extended blockade of Iran, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came under fire for the impact back home.

CNN journalist Brianna Keilar described the gas prices as "astounding," as the national average price has risen since last week by about 20 cents to $4.28 per gallon. Keilar asked Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) if his constituents would "agree that the price is worth it when it comes to Iran not acquiring a nuclear bomb."

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Trump's latest 'terrifying' admission reveals something dark on the horizon: analysts

A series of leaks that made it into the newspapers on Wednesday about how President Donald Trump talks about himself behind closed doors alarmed a pair of political analysts.

Nico Hines, host of "The Daily Beast Podcast," discussed a new report from The Atlantic detailing how Trump considers himself among history's greatest men, in the same ranks as figures like Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar. Hines noted that Trump has spoken highly of himself in the past, but the remarks captured in the report, which cites "a senior administration official and a longtime Trump confidant," show that his grandiose self-view has reached a new level.

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Rogue MAGA influencer accuses married congresswoman of affair with her ex-boyfriend

A rogue conservative influencer is accusing a married, sitting member of Congress from Florida of sleeping with her ex-boyfriend, whom she only identified as a well-known conservative personality from Tampa Bay.

"To this day, they both insist that nothing happened," influencer Ashley St. Clair said in an X post on Wednesday. The unnamed Congresswoman "got very upset for telling this story because it insinuates that she cheated on her husband."

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Hegseth team blindsided over use of secret messaging apps: 'Going to take that as a yes'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was surprised by a question during a congressional hearing on Wednesday over whether Pentagon officials were using a secret messaging app.

Hegseth appeared to be caught off guard during the House Armed Services Committee hearing when Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA) asked Pentagon officials, including Jules W. Hurst III, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, if they had Signal on their phones.

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'Stop! Stop!' Hegseth accused of 'lying' about Iran war in fiery hearing clash

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got in a fiery exchange during a congressional hearing on Wednesday with a lawmaker who accused him of lying about the number of military service members injured since the Iran war started.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), a West Point graduate and Iraq war combat veteran, spoke to Hegseth at the House Armed Services Committee hearing about the wounded soldiers and what they described from the attack on March 1 at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait that left six Americans dead and more than 30 wounded.

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Smirking Hegseth dressed down as 'immature' to his face over Pentagon firing non-answer

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s evasive and smirking answers to questions about his firing respected military officials at the Pentagon earned him a dressing down Wednesday from Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), a retired Air Force officer.

Under questioning about the Pentagon purge initiated by the former Fox News weekend host, who was tapped by Donald Trump to oversee the Pentagon, the Pennsylvania Democrat focused on the firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, which has also alarmed Republican lawmakers.

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