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'Get out of the way': CNN legal expert rips Trump over DC ride-along stunt

President Donald Trump announced he was going to "go out" in Washington, D.C. on Thursday night, marking one of the few times he has left the White House for an evening on the town outside his own properties. Details of Trump's ride-along haven't been disclosed, so it's unclear whether he'll go to high-crime neighborhoods or posh ones like Georgetown. One resident, and CNN legal analyst, couldn't help but ridicule the president.

"If the president truly cared about public safety in the District of Columbia, he could get out of the way of law enforcement and let them do their jobs," said former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams.

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'Gavin Derangement Syndrome': California Dem trolls Republicans in floor speech

California Assemblyman Marc Berman (D) mocked his Republican colleagues by accusing them of "Gavin Derangement Syndrome."

During a Thursday floor debate, Berman suggested that Republicans were suffering from the condition because Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was pursuing redistricting in California. Republicans have often accused Democrats of having "Trump Derangement Syndrome" for opposing President Donald Trump's agenda.

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Man charged with assault for tearing down anti-Trump signs

A man accused of tearing down placards from a Des Moines, Iowa bridge that read “Trump = Hitler" now faces charges of assault and fifth‑degree criminal mischief.

The Des Moines Register reported Thursday that the man was seen on video during rush‑hour traffic earlier this month. According to the report, it shows the individual leaving the roadway and stepping onto the pedestrian walkway of an overpass above Interstate 235.

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Violent J6er hit with threat by ex-aide: 'I have the receipts to destroy you in 5 seconds'

A Texas man who was convicted for violently assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has ended his Texas campaign for Congress.

In a video posted to X this week, Ryan Nichols blamed his wife and "dirty Jews" for ruining his campaign.

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Trump and Republicans have a 'normie voters' problem as lawmakers head back to DC: analyst

House Republicans who are headed back to Washington, D.C., hoping the cloud hovering over the Jeffrey Epstein files might have dissipated while they were in their extended summer break, are in for a rude surprise.

That is the opinion of Politico’s Jonathan Martin, who explained on MSNBC that all signs point to the Epstein files and Donald Trump’s involvement with the convicted pedophile will continue to dog the GOP and not just due to critics of the president and far-right conspiracy obsessives.

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Trump fraud case 'will continue' after judges have 'profound disagreement' on major ruling

An appeals court has thrown out the massive penalty against President Donald Trump in his civil fraud case, but "profound disagreement" among the judges who decided the ruling means their decision won't likely be the final word.

CNN's Kara Scannell reported that the five-judge panel tossed the nearly half-a-billion-dollar judgment against Trump imposed by New York Judge Arthur Engoron in a case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the president of fraudulently inflating the value of his real estate holdings to obtain better loan terms from banks.

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Court tossing Trump fraud penalty is 'anything but' a total victory for president: experts

A panel of appeals court judges decided Thursday that while President Donald Trump was found to have broken the law and guilty of felonies, the panel thought that the civil fraud penalty was "excessive" at $464 million.

Legal experts complained about the decision, noting that the penalties aim to stop the unlawful behavior.

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'Oh my god!' MSNBC panel incredulous as they see Trump admin sprinting towards socialism

A proposal by Donald Trump’s commerce secretary that tech industry giant Intel should hand over an equity stake to the U.S. government in exchange for CHIPS Act funds set off laughter and incredulity on MSNBC on Thursday morning.

On Tuesday, Trump appointee Howard Lutnick made the suggestion during an appearance on CNBC, where he proposed, “We should get an equity stake for our money. So we’ll deliver the money, which was already committed under the Biden administration. We’ll get equity in return for it.”

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'My goodness gracious': Data guru stunned as Newsom's new trick 'shows signs of working'

Gavin Newsom is trying to beat President Donald Trump at his own game online, and CNN's Harry Enten said his strategy appears to be working.

The California governor has taken to mocking the president's social media posts by imitating his bombastic insults, which has baited Fox News hosts into underlining his point by criticizing them as unserious, and Enten told "CNN News Central" the effort has raised Newsom's profile as a presidential contender.

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'They're worried': Texas Republicans admit they may have screwed up redistricting plan

Less than 24 hours after Texas Republicans shoved the redistricting plan across the finish line over Democratic objections, some GOP lawmakers are having a bit of buyer's remorse that they may have gained some seats in U.S. House of Representatives but put others in play.

According to conservative journalist David Drucker, the plan was to give Republicans a shot at picking up an expected five House seats in the 2026 midterms, but the map, as now written, may put some other districts in play.

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'Very strange': Lawmaker flags most 'revealing' part of Trump's 'hot mic moment'

A Democratic lawmaker revealed her concerns about a comment by President Donald Trump about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. president's whispered comments to French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week were unwittingly picked up on a nearby microphone, and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) told "CNN News Central" what worried her about Trump saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin would agree to end his invasion of Ukraine to hand him a victory – "as crazy as it sounds."

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'So many questions': Legal expert baffled by 'important movement' in Epstein-Trump case

The Department of Justice went 0-for-3 in requests to release grand jury testimony and evidence in the Jeffrey Epstein case, and a legal expert explained what could come next as the public clamors for more information about the notorious sex offender's crimes.

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the DOJ's efforts to unseal the transcripts and exhibits, finding the government itself was the “logical party” to release the files and describing its motion as a "diversion," and CNN legal analyst Elie Honig analyzed the court decision.

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JD Vance's 'sounding crazy' diatribe on Fox News blows up in his face

JD Vance’s attempt to push back at the social media war that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is waging, during a Fox News interview, got a swift beatdown on MSNBC on Wednesday morning as the hosts reminded Donald Trump’s vice president of similar comments he made about the president before becoming his running mate.

After the co-hosts laughed wildly at a selection of memes coming out of Newsom’s communication team that have taken social media by storm, and left Trump’s White House sputtering, a Fox News clip of Vance –– mocked by Newsom as "Just Dancing" –– was shown where he accused the California governor of “sounding crazy.”

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