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'I caution Lindsey': JD Vance goes after Sen. Graham by name on live TV

Vice President JD Vance took a shot at one of President Donald Trump's closest allies on live television Monday.

Vance called out Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and Trump's regular golfing partner, by name on ABC's Good Morning America — telling him to stop doubting the newly signed U.S.-Iran deal.

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Senate GOP fed up it can't kill Trump's zombie bill: 'It's like Night of the Living Dead'

Republican senators have been frustrated they can't escape the SAVE America Act — even after multiple attempts to kill the legislation.

For months, the conservative voting bill has pitted GOP lawmakers in a battle over the legislation that would require voters to show photo ID in order to vote, and would change mail-in voting and require proof of citizenship to register to vote, according to a NOTUS report on Monday. The bill doesn't have the votes in the Senate to pass it.

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Military expert appalled by Trump's 'capitulation' to Iran: 'Worse than gaining nothing'

A military expert shredded President Donald Trump's agreement to end his war with Iran as nothing short of capitulation.

The 80-year-old president claims to have reached an agreement confirmed by Iranian officials, but retired U.S. Naval War College professor Tom Nichols published an article for The Atlantic analyzing the details that have been reported so far.

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Rubio and Hegseth face admin threat for opposing new deal: 'May pay a personal price'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's jobs may be at stake if they continue to oppose President Donald Trump's Iran deal, a senior White House official warned.

The threat emerged in a report published Sunday by the right-leaning Israeli daily Israel Hayom, which detailed a bitter internal White House battle over the emerging memorandum of understanding with Tehran.

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NYT editorial board pushes burned GOP Senators to tank 'unqualified' Blanche's nomination

The New York Times Editorial Board issued Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a blistering rebuke Monday in urging the Senate – particularly Senate Republicans whose congressional careers had been cut short by President Donald Trump – to reject his confirmation for Attorney General.

“President Trump has every right to select an attorney general who shares his policy views… But Mr. Trump has no right to expect that the Senate will confirm an attorney general with a track record of disdaining the law and using law enforcement as a partisan weapon,” the Times’ Editorial Board wrote.

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Former official dumbfounded by what Trump gave Iran: 'Worst deal in American history'

A former national security official during President Donald Trump's first term sharply criticized his agreement with Iran to end hostilities.

Miles Taylor, who served as National Security Council chief of staff in the first Trump administration, told MS NOW's Stephanie Ruhle that none of the terms the 80-year-old president had reached with Iran improved the situation from before he decided to launch the war in February.

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Trump 'by no means free' of Iran war chaos as key issue persists: analysis

President Donald Trump celebrated the tentative deal his administration reached with Iran Sunday to end the war, but according to one veteran journalist, the president’s troubles related to the conflict were far from over given the persistence of a key issue that risks reigniting the conflict.

“Let the oil flow!” Trump broadly boasted Sunday after the tentative agreement was reached, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would be accessible to sea vessels immediately.

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Hollywood legend jumps into pivotal Senate race with dire warning: 'Deeply concerned'

One of Hollywood's most legendary voices is lending her star power to a Senate campaign that could help decide control of Congress, and she is sounding the alarm.

In a fundraising appeal sent to supporters Monday, the entertainment icon told readers she is "deeply concerned for our country and the world," warning that the Trump administration and Republicans are "raising costs, undermining our democracy, and putting lives in danger."

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Trump's apathy leaves Republican insiders expecting 'punch to the gut' in midterms: report

President Donald Trump's focus on his legacy instead of GOP candidates has left Republican insiders expecting a "real punch to the gut" in November.

Trump told reporters recently he doesn't care about the midterms. According to a NOTUS report drawing on more than a dozen Republican lawmakers and officials, his party believes him.

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Analyst astounded by Trump's latest hoodwink 'deal' with Iran: 'How lame is that?'

A veteran political analyst rained scorn on President Donald Trump's peace agreement with Iran.

Iranian officials have announced they reached a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. to end fighting on all fronts, and they said the agreement will be signed on Friday, but The Bulwark's Will Saletan joined the chorus of criticism of the terms Trump administration officials had negotiated.

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MAGA rages as UFC champ booted from White House event: 'This is how you lose young voters'

Prominent MAGA figures expressed outrage Sunday night after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Sean Strickland – an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein – was escorted out of the UFC White House event by U.S. Marshalls.

The current UFC Middleweight Champion, Strickland previously claimed he was banned from participating in the White House event for making “fun of Israel and Epstein,” and for claiming “Trump is owned by [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu].” He doubled down on his criticisms of Trump after learning of the ban by calling Trump a “f------ pedophile.”

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Calls to remove Trump from office after he appears to nod off at UFC birthday bash: 'How?'

President Donald Trump appeared to doze off in the front row of his own UFC birthday celebration, handing critics fresh ammunition and reigniting calls for his removal from office.

Footage circulating from UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn shows Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, seated beside UFC chief Dana White with his eyes closed and his head slumping to one side, according to the Mirror and various observers.

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Republicans now believe Trump 'is going to croak' — and are vying to replace him: insider

Republicans have made a dramatic U-turn on the 2028 presidential election, with dozens of contenders now expected to enter the race to succeed Donald Trump as president, an insider told Raw Story.

And while no candidates have officially announced their campaigns yet, Rick Wilson, former Republican operative and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, told Raw Story in an exclusive interview that he was tipped off about the development by strategists.

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