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'Not sure': GOP rep. to find out at Mar-a-Lago if funding bill includes Canada takeover

Rep. Kevin Hurn (R-OK) revealed that he was traveling to Mar-a-Lago to determine if the next government funding bill would include provisions for a U.S. takeover of Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal.

During a Wednesday interview on CNBC, host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Hurn about what President-elect Donald Trump called "one big, beautiful bill" that would fund the government and mass deportations through a unique process that could prevent Democrats from stopping it.

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'We don't get it': Media insiders fear they aren't ready to cover new Trump 'catastrophe'

Media insiders who spoke with The Bulwark are warning that their institutions are not ready to cover what they say will likely be a "catastrophe" of President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

In particular, the sources worried about how their institutions would cover Trump's plans for mass deportations, which they predicted would rip entire communities apart.

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Trump had to be talked out of making Fox News personality Maria Bartiromo his V.P.: book

A new book written by Politico's Alex Isenstadt claims that President-elect Donald Trump gave serious consideration to making Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo his vice-presidential nominee.

As CNN reports, Isenstadt claims that Bartiromo was a "Trump favorite" at the network given her penchant for conducting "numerous softball interviews with him over the years."

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Trump was fed questions ahead of time at Fox News town hall: book

A new book is claiming that someone at Fox News fed President-elect Donald Trump's campaign questions that the network planned to ask him at a town hall before the event took place last year.

CNN reports that a new book written by Politico's Alex Isenstadt claims that, roughly 30 minutes before the town hall began, an internal Fox News source sent images of the questions that hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum were going to ask him, as well as planned followup questions depending on the responses that he gave.

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Donald Trump Jr. gripes about 'Danish fake news' as he flees Greenland after less than day

Donald Trump Jr. quickly left Greenland Tuesday after spending less than a day in the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

The son of President-elect Donald Trump traveled to the island as part of his father's effort to purchase the territory. Representatives from Denmark, however, made it clear that Greenland was "not for sale."

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'Stupid questions!' Marjorie Taylor Greene pitches fit at reporters remembering J6

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed at what she said were "stupid questions" from reporters who she argued should be "held accountable" over their coverage of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

On the fourth anniversary of the riot, Greene expressed frustration to Real America's Voice host Beau Davidson about reporters who had asked her about the occasion.

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'You made me look like my dog!' Rudy Giuliani snaps at sketch artist in contempt hearing

Disgraced New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani accused a courtroom sketch artist of making him look like a dog.

According to a Reuters report on Monday, Giuliani snapped at courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg during a break in a hearing to determine if he should be held in contempt for failing to turn over property to two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million judgment against him for defamation.

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Steve Bannon revels on Jan. 6 anniversary: 'Remember how close we were to pulling it off'

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by remembering "how close we were" to overturning the 2020 presidential election.

On his Monday War Room show, Bannon reminded the audience that he "went to prison" after refusing to testify before Congress about his plot to overturn the election.

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Trump threatens to fire presidential archivist to prevent future classified docs charges

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to replace the Archivist of the United States after taking office to prevent being charged with stealing classified documents again.

In a Monday interview, conservative host Hugh Hewitt told Trump that his "problems in Florida at Mar-a-Lago started because the archivist complained to the DOJ because he hated you."

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​'I'd rather stick needles in my eyes': Melania Trump movie news gets brutal response

It was recently reported that Amazon is putting out a Melania Trump documentary, but many onlookers are looking forward to skipping it.

The Wall Street Journal is among the news outlets that on Sunday reported that Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has officially "licensed what it said was a documentary about former and future first lady Melania Trump." The project is expected to be released in the second half of 2025, according to the report.

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'We have the videos': Newsmax host smacks down Jan 6. denier for downplaying violence

Newsmax host Sarah Williamson contradicted conservative activist David Sumrall for denying that supporters of Donald Trump violently rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

During a Sunday panel discussion, Sumrall predicted that Trump would follow through with a promise to pardon Jan. 6 defendants en masse on the first day of his presidency.

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Dem mocks GOP on Fox News: Trump's 'circular firing squad' will 'blow up the deficit'

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) warned that so-called fiscal hawks in the Republican Party were poised to "blow up the deficit" if they followed President-elect Donald Trump's plan to cut taxes while funding mass deportations.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Mike Emanuel asked Auchincloss about working with Republicans to enact the "Trump agenda" in the new Congress.

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'A disgrace': James Carville drops the hammer on WaPo editor for covering for owner Bezos

Speaking with MSNBC host Jen Psaki on Sunday, longtime political strategist James Carville veered swiftly from attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to calling out the editorial page editor of the Washington Post for covering for owner Jeff Bezos by shooting down an unflattering cartoon.

After calling lawmaker Johnson a 'bald-faced liar," Carville brought up the WaPo controversy that exploded when Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced she had quit her job with the paper after 16 years because op-ed editor David Shipley spiked her latest piece of work.

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