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JD Vance shares 'lesson' learned after Susie Wiles slammed him as 'conspiracy theorist'

Vice President J.D. Vance fired back at White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after she called him a "conspiracy theorist" in an interview with Vanity Fair.

While speaking in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, a reporter from The Washington Post asked Vance about Wiles's remarks.

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White House melts down at CNN — for reporting on White House meltdown

The White House had a meltdown on Tuesday after CNN reported on its reaction to President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' bombshell Vanity Fair interview.

White House insiders were reportedly managing a clean-up operation over the information Wiles revealed about the reality inside Trump world when a Trump insider texted CNN anchor Dana Bash, who was live on air, telling her to correct a chyron that said "White House aides reeling over Susie Wiles interview."

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Top Trump official profits from theories demeaning murder of 'own brother': ex-official

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick was fiercely scolded Tuesday over his financial ties to Rumble, the video platform popular among the far-right and a hotbed of conspiracy theories, including some that “demean” the memory of Lutnick’s own brother who was killed in 9/11.

Lutnick was the CEO of the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald until his appointment in the Trump administration earlier this year when he handed off the company to his sons. Lutnick has continued to promote projects that financially benefit Cantor Fitzgerald, which has deep business ties to Tether Limited, a financial technology company.

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'You have no friends': WSJ finds Nancy Mace's home GOP shunning her in governor contest

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) faces significant challenges in her bid for the South Carolina governorship, struggling to secure endorsements from state GOP establishment figures despite her high name recognition.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Mace's volatile personality and history of public confrontations have created reluctance among local party officials to support her candidacy. Her gubernatorial race includes competition from Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Rep. Ralph Norman, and Attorney General Alan Wilson. While Mace leads in name recognition among the field, she simultaneously carries the highest unfavorability ratings in recent polling.

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Susie Wiles throws Trump 'under the bus' by 'contradicting' Epstein denial: analyst

Media figures were left stunned Tuesday after the publication of a “wild” interview with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, which included quotes from the top official that directly contradicted President Donald Trump’s denials around Jeffrey Epstein.

“Susie Wiles throws Trump under the bus by contradicting him on the Epstein Files,” wrote The Independent's White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg Tuesday in a social media post on X.

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'This friggin' video!' Lindsey Graham loses it as reporters press on Trump's boat strikes

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lashed out Tuesday after reporters asked him if Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should release a controversial video of the U.S. military's strike on a small boat near Venezuela that critics say could show war crimes.

Following a meeting with Hegseth, Graham complained that the Trump administration did not have a clear plan for removing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Epstein girlfriend's diary reveals rare glimpse of disgraced billionaire: 'A little boy'

Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend revealed a rare glimpse inside the late financier and convicted child offender's life — and how he manipulated women "for connections, for money and for social capital."

Patricia Schmidt, who was a 23-year-old working at Bear Stearns, shared pages from her diary with The New York Times Magazine and, for the first time, spoke publicly about her relationship with Epstein. Schmidt first interacted with Epstein after her boss sent her to his home in 1987.

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Data guru startled as 'ballooning' numbers show GOP 'on track to lose'

Republicans are on the wrong track for holding onto their congressional majorities, according to a new data analysis.

CNN's Harry Enten crunched the numbers on a series of new polling that found Americans are concerned about the direction the country is headed, and the data analyst said they seem to be in the mood for a change in leadership heading into next year's midterm elections.

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MAGA hammers Trump for 'humiliating' assault on states’ rights

President Donald Trump was hit by pushback from some MAGA Republicans —including "War Room" host Steve Bannon — for an executive order limiting states' ability to regulate artificial intelligence technology.

The Hill's Alexander Bolton on Tuesday wrote, "Trump is trying to avoid an open fight with Republicans who want to rein in the titans of AI by reaching out to GOP lawmakers to make the argument that state regulation of the industry could cripple its growth. But Republicans who warn that unregulated AI poses a serious threat to intellectual property, American jobs and children's safety aren't happy the president did an end-run around Congress — even if they're holding back from criticizing the president directly."

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'I can't even face you!' MAGA anchor storms off set as co-host floats president choice

Pro-MAGA host Terrance Bates literally walked off camera when his co-host, David Brody, floated Stephen A. Smith's name as a presidential candidate.

During a Tuesday discussion on Real America's Voice, co-host Emily Finn argued that California Gov. Gavin Newsom "has a shot" to be the Democratic presidential nominee.

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Trump pardon will free Tina Peters because he 'can interpret' Constitution: Mike Lindell

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, predicted that Colorado election-denier Tina Peters would be freed from prison by arguing that President Donald Trump could pardon state charges.

Lindell made the claim during an interview with Alex Jones this week, soon after Trump issued a pardon for Peters despite not having the power to grant clemency for state crimes.

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Trump’s tanking popularity may give Dems 'surprise victory' in deepest red state: analyst

A monumentally shocking upset could be heading to Alabama as the deepest of red states shows signs it's turning on Donald Trump, an analyst wrote Tuesday.

Salon's Heather Digby Parton wrote Tuesday, "With President Donald Trump and the GOP's declining poll numbers, the stage appears to have been set for Democratic wins in the 2026 midterms — and possibly including surprise victories."

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Susie Wiles spins out over bombshell interview: 'Disingenuously framed hit piece'

President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles disputed a Vanity Fair article based on hours of interviews she gave to an author.

Wiles spoke 11 times to Christopher Whipple, who has written a highly regarded book on other White House chiefs of staff, and the magazine published the first of two parts of an article based on those conversations that shocked many readers with claims about the president and other high-ranking administration officials.

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