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GOP lawmaker demands Unilever CEO air more Dove soap ads in confusing House rant

A House hearing with industry leaders on advertising Wednesday took a bizarre turn when Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH) demanded to know why the CEO of Unilever wasn't airing more ads for Dove soap.

The hearing was meant to gather evidence for a Republican conspiracy theory that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), a division of the World Economic Forum that works to mitigate harmful digital content, is working to censor conservatives.

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'Biden is right': Trump's former defense secretary warns CNN about ex-boss's second term

Mark Esper, the former secretary of defense under Donald Trump, warned that foreign leaders are "concerned" and "bracing" for his one-time boss's return to office.

During a Wednesday interview on CNN, Esper explained why President Joe Biden was "right" about foreign policy and national security.

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Watch: Dem lawmaker cuts apart Lauren Boebert rant in just 30 seconds

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attacked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan for supposedly violating the U.S. Constitution, only to be quickly cut down by Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) in a congressional hearing Wednesday.

Boebert asked Regan whether he would stop implementing environmental regulations she falsely claimed the U.S. Supreme Court declared "unconstitutional" when it overturned the so-called "Chevron doctrine" that gave deference to executive branch agencies over courts when it comes to interpreting regulations passed by Congress.

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'We found some receipts': Eric Swalwell busts Ben Shapiro for downplaying Project 2025

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) called out conservative host Ben Shapiro for a history of anti-LGBT speech during testimony about Project 2025.

At a hearing on media "collusion" on Wednesday, Swalwell asked Shapiro about his support for the controversial right-wing plan known as Project 2025, which aims to reshape the country with conservative values if former President Donald Trump is reelected.

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'A dangerous effort': Jim Jordan fact checked by Jerry Nadler at media 'collusion' hearing

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) threw cold water on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) after he claimed the media was "colluding" against conservatives.

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Jordan contended that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media had conspired with its members to avoid advertising on conservative outlets.

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'Utterly un-American': Ex-GOP lawmaker lays down the law on Trump's Project 2025

Former Tea Party congressman turned anti-Trump activist Joe Walsh raised the alarm about Project 2025 on CNN Wednesday morning with anchor Sara Sidner.

Project 2025, a policy blueprint crafted by the ultra-right-wing Heritage Foundation with the help of people who previously served in the Trump administration, calls for the total replacement of the federal civil service with an ideological army that will do the GOP's bidding, along with the enshrinement of Christian nationalism in law and the abolition or defunding of a wide range of federal programs, from Social Security and Medicare to military family benefits to public transportation grants.

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'Time is running short': Pelosi still not sold on Biden staying in the race

President Joe Biden remained defiant this week by insisting that he was not going to drop out of the 2024 presidential election.

However, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) still does not appear to be sold.

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‘Wow,wow,wow!’ MSNBC Mika’s jaw drops as she runs clips of dueling Trump and Biden events

“Wow, wow, wow!"

MSNBC”s Mika Brzezinski was left staggered as she ran clips comparing dueling Tuesday events between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Wednesday.

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Dem operative scolds media for ignoring Trump's health because he's 'tanner and louder'

Former Hillary Clinton adviser Philippe Reines on Wednesday scolded the mainstream press for obsessively focusing on the mental acuity of President Joe Biden while giving a pass to former President Donald Trump, who is only three years younger and who regularly goes off on meandering tangents about shark attacks.

During an appearance on CNN, Reines argued that there was seemingly nothing that President Biden could do to change the media narrative about his age short of "being on stage for four hours doing pushups."

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'Terrified' and 'vulnerable' Democrats feel they're in a bind with defiant Biden

A New York Times congressional correspondent gave an eyebrow-raising answer when asked on CNN how "terrified" Democrats in contested areas are preparing for an election season with President Joe Biden atop the ticket this November.

Annie Karni spoke with CNN's Abby Phillip on Tuesday night about reporting that some fearful Democrats are feeling "boxed in."

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Trump gives back-handed defense of ex-NJ gov: 'Chris Christie is not fat!'

Former President Donald Trump appeared to rib his former New Jersey primary opponent during a rally Tuesday at Doral golf club in South Florida.

Trump started to share a story in which he said a waitress walked up to him — "a beautiful waitress" he noted, adding he "never like(s) talking about physical [appearance].

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'Lobsters in a boiling pot': Ex-GOP lawmaker warns MAGA plot for violence is taking shape

Former President Donald Trump's loyalists are laying out an agenda for violence, warned former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) on Tuesday's edition of MSNBC's "The Beat" — and American voters need to wake up and wipe them out up and down the ballot.

This comes shortly after Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation and the overseer of Project 2025, proclaimed America is on the brink of a second revolution, which will be "bloodless" only if the left doesn't stand in their way.

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Trump's team 'learned from humiliating errors' and is ready to fight: expert

Democracy Docket leader Marc Elias is fresh off a Wisconsin Supreme Court win where he fought to keep drop boxes for ballots in the upcoming election.

However, as word spreads about "Project 2025," Elias warns that the pro-Donald Trump team at the state and federal levels is preparing to fight to implement their strategy. This time, he cautions, they're more prepared. Project 2025 is an effort by the Heritage Foundation crafted by Trump allies for the second administration.

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