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White House fumes over Trump appointee's 'self-inflicted' mess — Mike Johnson 'furious'

President Donald Trump's hand-picked head of the Veterans Administration has infuriated White House insiders and House leadership by creating a mess out of a GOP-sponsored benefits bill, according to a new report.

Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) is alienating his former colleagues and the White House in his new role taking care of the nation's many military veterans, Politico reported Wednesday.

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Trump's FEMA mocks blue states struck by the 2026 blizzard

Trump administration officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, made derisive jokes Wednesday about the deadly blizzard that struck New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

The record-breaking snowstorm hit the East Coast Feb. 22.

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'Tough guy:' Sen. shamed for silence on daughter's abuse claim after curse-filled tantrum

A Republican senator faced a public shaming Wednesday after he dropped an expletive on Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) became enraged as the infectious disease expert repeatedly pleaded the Fifth Amendment in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has long accused Fauci of a coronavirus cover-up.

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Trump lackey begs for 'more time' amid intelligence community purge: report

With the confirmation of Jay Clayton to serve as President Donald Trump's Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte's acting services should be done — but he's reportedly begging for "more time."

A White House official told Politico's Playbook Wednesday that Pulte is lobbying Trump "to delay Clayton’s swearing-in, or at least trying to stay in the job longer."

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'World Cup for sale?' Ivanka Trump in-law's looming FIFA deal sees boycott threats spike

FIFA is facing backlash after announcing it will seek outside investors to fund a newly formed commercial arm that would control operations for future World Cup tournaments.

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'Surprising accusation' reveals RFK Jr's Trump days are numbered: analysis

President Donald Trump is reportedly growing frustrated with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a key issue, and that suggests his time in the administration is running short.

The Wall Street Journal reported the president is running out of patience with Kennedy's probe into the supposed link between vaccines and autism, and MS NOW's Hayes Brown argued that may be putting the notorious vaccine skeptic on thin ice.

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​Fuming MAGA senator hurls curse at Fauci: 'Answer for your crimes'

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) erupted Wednesday at Anthony Fauci during an explosive Senate hearing, blurting out an expletive while accusing the former government health official of being guilty of grave “crimes.”

Fauci was compelled to testify Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to answer questions related to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last weekend, portions of his personal diary were published, which a number of Republican senators seized on during the hearing.

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'You don't get to do that!' Rand Paul scrambles to defend ejecting Fauci lawyer

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) fumed Wednesday after a Democratic colleague shamed him for throwing Dr. Anthony Fauci's lawyer out of a Senate hearing.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered the rebuke at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing — the same session where Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions.

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US troops brace to surrender phones after deadly attack video sullied Trump: report

U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East are bracing for the seizure of their phones after a viral video of a deadly Iranian attack left President Donald Trump answering for the deaths of two soldiers, according to a new report.

The top U.S. commander for the Middle East warned troops in a July 28 letter that cellphone videos shared online were helping Iran assess the damage from its own strikes, Reuters reported.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene gets married in Vegas

Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene married her longtime boyfriend in Las Vegas.

TMZ reported that Greene wed retired conservative broadcaster Brian Glenn and then celebrated afterward by playing craps in her wedding gown at a casino.

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‘Fake historian’ exposed as mastermind behind Trump’s Smithsonian obsession: report

President Donald Trump's moves to discredit the Smithsonian Museum of American History are being driven by a notorious Christian nationalist "fake historian," according to a new report.

According to Judd Legum's Popular Information, Trump's "Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution" executive order, which requires signs be placed outside the museum disclaiming its exhibits as "inaccurate" and anti-American, closely mirrors the claims made by David Barton, a prominent far-right activist who has gained prominence in both GOP and Christian nationalist circles.

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'Buckle up': Legal expert says Trump lackey torpedoed her own attack with a single tweet

A Trump administration lackey only has herself — and a single tweet — to blame for the epic smackdown she received in court last week, a legal expert said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's civil rights chief at the Justice Department, Harmeet Dhillon's recent demand were rejected by a federal judge last week because of her own public commentary, legal expert Liz Dye wrote for Public Notice.

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'Ignorance is deadly': Rand Paul buried for removing Fauci lawyer amid 'inquisition'

Sen. Rand Paul’s demand to have Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorney forcibly removed from a Wednesday Senate hearing faced immediate blowback.

The Kentucky Republican, chairing a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, grew visibly frustrated that Fauci, who led the COVID pandemic response under President Donald Trump, repeatedly pleaded the 5th Amendment in an attempt to avoid what legal experts are calling a “perjury trap.”

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