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'Unconscionable': Trump skewered on CNN after ignoring key issue during Mamdani meeting

President Donald Trump was skewered on CNN's "NewsNight" with host Sara Sidner over his reluctance to address a key issue during his meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani and Trump met at Gracie Mansion on Monday for a closed-door meeting. During a brief press conference afterward, Mamdani revealed that he and Trump did not make headway on extending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants in the U.S., an issue that has caused a lot of strife in immigrant communities.

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Kaitlan Collins corners Mike Waltz during fiery bit on Trump's press ban: 'Did it not?'

Things got testy on CNN's "The Source" as host Kaitlan Collins fact-checked Mike Waltz, the Trump administration's ambassador to the United Nations, about the president's reasoning for banning select media outlets from the White House.

On Friday, Trump revoked the press credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico because of what he described as "fake news" coverage of his economy and the war in Iran. During the segment, Waltz claimed that Trump was right to invoke "national security" in his ban because those outlets have published stories relying on anonymous sources, especially about the U.S.'s munitions supply in the Middle East.

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Trump just took an axe to his 'obsession' as press ban fallout intensifies: expert

President Donald Trump just took an axe to one of his obsessions with his attempt to fight back against media coverage that he doesn't like.

Last Friday, Trump revoked the press credentials of CNN, MS NOW and Politico, citing negative news coverage of his economy and the war in Iran. The fallout of that move continued to ripple on Monday, as the major news networks banded together and refused to send pool reporters to the White House. The result was an embarrassing incident during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the White House, where cameras could not hear the president speaking because of the noise.

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Demand for 'basic clarity' about Mitch McConnell swirls amid health speculation

A doctor's recent speculations about Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health caused one political analyst to demand "basic clarity" about the senator's condition.

McConnell sparked controversy a few months ago when he suddenly vanished from the Senate. He has since explained that he fell at home and was briefly unconscious before he was taken to a hospital, where he developed a mild case of pneumonia. McConnell has since returned to work briefly, and video of his colleagues having to nudge him on how to vote on a bill alarmed many analysts.

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Ex-DHS lawyer stuns with 'incredibly disturbing' assessment of ICE shooting

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor Verónica Cardenas offered a chilling explanation to MS NOW's Antonia Hylton Monday evening why ICE keeps shooting people.

The latest such incident took place in Austin, where a suspect was wounded by federal agents, triggering widespread protest.

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White House insiders quietly reeling after Trump's 'embarrassing' media ban: CNN

President Donald Trump's latest attack on the media that covers him critically has some of his closest aides reeling, according to CNN's Alayna Treene.

Treene reported Monday on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that people close to the president realized he embarrassed himself during his helipad ribbon-cutting celebration because no microphones from the press pool were there to broadcast his remarks. That could create extra problems for the president this week as he meets with global leaders at the United Nations, Treene added.

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Conservative judge sounds the alarm as 'trapped' Trump senses the 'walls are closing in'

Conservative former federal Judge Michael Luttig had a blunt assessment of President Donald Trump's political situation, speaking to MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Monday.

Trump is near the end of the road, he said — but all the more dangerous for it.

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Trump claims 'obligation' to ban press during New York visit: 'It's always negative'

President Donald Trump doubled down on what he called his "obligation" to ban press outlets from the White House that don't run positive stories about him.

Last week, Trump said he was revoking the press credentials of journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico because of their coverage of his administration. Vice President JD Vance claimed that "92%" of stories about the president were negative, although it is unclear where he got that number. The outlets have since filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration, and the case was assigned to a Trump-appointed judge who previously ruled that Trump's revocation of ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta's press credentials was illegal.

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'Hilarious and depressing': Disbelief as Trump's ribbon-cutting drowns in static after ban

President Donald Trump's ribbon-cutting for the new White House helipad went out to the public with no usable audio, leaving journalists unable to hear a word he said.

Trump cut the ribbon Monday afternoon on the South Lawn beside Marine One, the White House announced on X. The administration's own feed provided the only live video. The television networks that normally film the president had suspended that coverage earlier in the day.

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Newsmax admits Trump’s media ban ‘backfiring’ as network airs near-silent live remarks

The Trump-friendly news outlet Newsmax was forced to admit that the president’s ban on three major news outlets from the White House was “backfiring” after a subsequent television network blackout against Trump triggered significant gaps in the network's own coverage.

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were banned from the White House. In response, the nation’s major television networks launched a targeted media blackout against Trump, vowing not to cover events “designated as pool coverage of the President.” “Pool” refers to the small rotating group of journalists who are assigned to cover the president.

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'I mean, wow': Lifelong Republican's '60 Minutes' confession becomes a lightning rod

A lifelong conservative Republican drew accusations of privilege after telling 60 Minutes that a data center is the first issue in his adult life to directly affect him.

Dave Lowe lives beside a proposed 800-acre data center campus in Red Oak, Texas. He spoke to correspondent Norah O'Donnell for a 60 Minutes report that aired Sunday.

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'Maddest I've seen farmers in a long time': Trump's beef gambit ignites GOP farm rebellion

President Donald Trump's chaotic handling of the economy is testing the loyalty of one of the GOP's most reliable voting blocs: farmers, according to The Washington Sun.

Ryan Marquardt, vice president of the Iowa Farmers Union, was working a booth at the Iowa State Fair when word broke that the U.S. would import hundreds of thousands of tons of below-market-priced beef from Argentina and Brazil. The reaction was instant. "I've never seen farmers more p---ed," Marquardt told the Sun. "That was the maddest I've seen farmers in a long time."

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JD Vance insists Trump is 'not banning media' — as he rages 'I am banning' press outlets

Vice President JD Vance insisted President Donald Trump is "not banning media outlets," three days after the president literally said that he was "banning" three of them.

Vance took questions from reporters Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, shortly before leaving for a campaign stop in North Carolina. The White House rapid response account posted a clip of the exchange on X at 10:47 a.m., stacking the vice president's denial directly above a screenshot of Trump's announcement.

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