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'He is lying': Trump slammed after 'incredible' boast about his mental fitness

President Donald Trump boasted Thursday that he earned a "perfect score" on a recent cognitive exam, a remark that observers slammed on social media.

Trump made the comments during a press conference in the Oval Office. He claimed that the test was "risky" and said other presidents like Barack Obama and George Bush refused to do it.

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'Total joke': Legal experts trash DOJ prosecutor who brought 'bogus' charge against NY AG

Legal analysts were appalled by the report that President Donald Trump's Justice Department had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The indictment was for "bank fraud" and involved a box that James checked, indicating which property was her primary residence.

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'Million reasons it may go wrong': Conservative urges caution on Trump's peace deal

A conservative analyst urged observers to be cautiously optimistic about a peace deal brokered between Israel and Hamas that some reports indicate could be signed on Thursday.

President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had accepted the "first phase" of a peace deal that would end the more-than two-year war that has decimated Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to think the deal is insubstantial. A U.S. official told Axios that the Israeli leader told Trump that the deal "is nothing to celebrate, and that it doesn't mean anything."

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CNN anchor can't help but laugh as Trump Cabinet member brutally mocked by official

A Portland City Council member made a CNN anchor chuckle Thursday after calling Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem a "renowned puppy killer" who is "afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes."

Angelita Morillo, a Portland City Council member, had CNN's Boris Sanchez laughing with her comments about the visit with DHS official Noem, as city and state leaders have blatantly told the Trump administration that they do not want the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.

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New York AG Letitia James indicted in Trump's crusade against his political opponents

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury, as part of President Donald Trump's push to bring legal charges against his political opponents, CNN reported on Thursday.

This follows charges being brought against former FBI Director James Comey under similar circumstances, with Trump having to oust the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and replace him with his former defense lawyer to bring that case.

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‘Unfolding rapidly’: Expert warns Trump will 'stoke violence' to invoke Insurrection Act

Robert Reich, a former Secretary of Labor and a professor of public policy, is sounding the alarm — warning that President Donald Trump plans to invoke the Insurrection Act, and detailing the steps he may take to make it happen.

Reich, the author of 20 books, said on Thursday: “Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act, to punish anyone who opposes him.”

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Deep red gov rips TX for sending troops to Chicago: 'Oklahomans would lose their mind'

A deep red state governor slammed Texas for sending National Guard troops to Chicago, saying "Oklahomans would lose their mind" if Illinois were to do the same to his state.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, chair of the National Governors Association, said the move is overstepping state rights in a New York Times interview on Thursday. His comments "marked the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections."

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Trump says he wants ally expelled from critical defense pact: 'Throw them out'

President Donald Trump casually suggested that Spain should be thrown out of the NATO alliance while speaking with the President of Finland at the White House on Thursday.

The remark came while Trump was boasting about how he made most other NATO member states commit to paying 5 percent of their gross domestic product on defense, with Spain being an exception.

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'Idiotic!' Mike Johnson and House Republicans slammed for going MIA during shutdown

Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman was animated, speaking to MSNBC on Thursday about Republican members of the U.S. House being missing in action during the government shutdown.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has argued that there's no reason for the House to be on hand to negotiate on healthcare subsidies because the House already passed its portion of the measure that would continue to fund the government.

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Irate MAGA activists plan to host their own Super Bowl halftime show to snub Bad Bunny

A notorious far-right youth organization is planning to host its own "Super Bowl halftime show" in protest of the real one being given to Puerto Rican singer/rapper Bad Bunny.

According to Axios, Turning Point USA's event "capitalizes on MAGA outrage over the NFL's selection," as Bad Bunny is critical of President Donald Trump and has skipped certain shows in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. In addition to uproar from Trump voters, Republican lawmakers have jumped in to complain as well, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) calling the performer "demonic" and complaining that the performance will be in Spanish.

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Dominion Voting Systems sold to Republican-run company pushing paper ballots

A company run by a former Republican election official has purchased Dominion Voting Systems, according to a report.

Dominion was sold to Missouri-based Liberty Vote for an undisclosed sum, Axios reported.

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'Ominous answer': Trump admin hearings leave analysts taken aback

Portland, Oregon, and the state of Illinois went to court with President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in an effort to block the federal government from deploying any state's National Guard troops to handle crime in their cities.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also told the president that she wants to purchase additional facilities for ICE to use amid the alleged siege in Oregon. She stated that the facilities are necessary because she lacks trust in the local officials. She went on to call the mayor, superintendent of the highway patrol, and chief of police liars.

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'Disappeared': Professor fleeing MAGA alarmed as flight reservation mysteriously cancelled

A history professor who claims he was targeted by the conservative group founded by the late MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk says he was alarmed Thursday after his flight was suddenly "cancelled," adding, "I don't think it's a coincidence."

Dr. Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” was leaving the U.S. at Newark Liberty International Airport for Spain on Wednesday night, just hours after President Donald Trump had announced a crackdown on "left-wing" groups during a roundtable, Salon reports.

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