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Donald Trump’s renewed fixation on occupying Greenland—complete with hints of military force—was eviscerated on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, where co-host Joe Scarborough flatly called the idea “insane” and warned it would shatter decades of U.S.-led global order. Citing Wall Street Journal criticism, Scarborough argued that even floating an invasion of a NATO ally would undercut the alliances that cemented American military, economic, and diplomatic dominance after World War II. He blasted billionaire backers and administration defenders for indulging what he described as 19th-century imperial fantasies, even as China races ahead on the global stage.

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A fiery Fox News exchange took an unexpected turn when a Democratic senator reminded host Martha MacCallum that President Donald Trump once promised to release the Epstein files, prompting an audible gasp as she tried to steer the conversation back to Venezuela. The senator tied Trump’s willingness to consider “boots on the ground” abroad to a broader pattern of broken campaign pledges, including lowering costs, improving public health, and avoiding foreign wars, underscoring mounting criticism that Trump has failed to deliver on some of his most public commitments.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing fresh trouble corralling his caucus as at least one Republican signals opposition to leadership’s latest “minibus” funding maneuver meant to keep parts of the federal government open. A minibus spending bill is a single legislative package that combines funding for multiple federal government agencies and departments into one measure, rather than passing separate appropriations bills for each. Rep. Tim Burchett said he’s leaning against backing it, underscoring growing rank-and-file frustration as the GOP’s already razor-thin majority shrinks further due to recent vacancies. With Republicans increasingly divided and little margin for error, the latest funding strategy risks becoming another whip-count nightmare that could push the House closer to yet another shutdown fight.

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Tuckernuck, a popular D.C.-area fashion brand, is quietly expressing discomfort as Trump administration figures and MAGA allies—including Karoline Leavitt, Kristi Noem, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders—adopt its designs, The Daily Beast reports. While the company insists it is apolitical, some staff privately scoff at seeing their fundraiser-season maxi dresses become political uniforms in the White House and right-wing media. Employees say MAGA world's wearing of the brand conflicts with their personal values, highlighting tension between corporate image and the unexpected role of dressing a political faction.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan inadvertently helped former special counsel Jack Smith deliver damaging testimony against Donald Trump by holding his deposition behind closed doors. Speaking to Nicolle Wallace, Raskin said that the format allowed Smith to lay out evidence suggesting Trump attempted to defraud the United States, disrupt federal proceedings, and violate voting rights during the Jan. 6 attack. Raskin emphasized that Trump’s ability to avoid consequences has relied not on innocence but on manipulation of the courts and levers of power, while Smith’s closed-door testimony made clear the overwhelming evidence against him.

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President Donald Trump’s ambitious oil-backed takeover of Venezuela faces a major “wild card” in Diosdado Cabello, the powerful interior minister and de facto head of Venezuela’s security forces whose influence over militias and rejection of U.S. demands could upend Washington’s strategy after Nicolás Maduro’s capture, The Wall Street Journal reports. Cabello has publicly vowed the Bolivarian revolution will endure and even promised Maduro’s return, while U.S. officials have warned him to cooperate or risk becoming a target as Trump pushes for control over Venezuelan oil and political transition—highlighting how the regime’s armed loyalists remain a formidable obstacle to U.S. objectives in the country.

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) unleashed a blistering response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to censure him and initiate proceedings that could strip him of his retired Navy rank and cut his military pension, a rare and politically charged escalation tied to a video Kelly made urging service members not to follow unlawful orders. Kelly denounced Hegseth’s actions as “outrageous” and “un-American,” saying decades of military service—including combat missions and space flights—earned him his rank and that the threats are meant to intimidate critics of the Trump administration’s policies. He vowed to fight the move “with everything I’ve got,” framing it as an attack on free speech and a chilling message to veterans and all Americans who dissent.

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President Donald Trump stunned Republicans at a closed-door House GOP retreat by openly musing about canceling the 2026 midterm elections, a move experts have long warned he might entertain. Speaking at the Kennedy Center on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Trump complained about facing Democrats at all and suggested elections should be scrapped — before insisting the “fake news” would call him a dictator if he announced that seriously. The remarks came as Trump fretted about the historical pattern of presidents losing midterms and warned that failure to hold Congress would invite yet another impeachment, underscoring fresh concerns about his willingness to undermine democratic norms to cling to power.

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President Donald Trump’s offhand reference to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro “trying to imitate my dance” during a recent press moment has sparked fresh buzz, with one Democratic analyst calling it a “stunning confession” about Trump’s motivation for ordering last weekend’s dramatic raid and capture of Maduro. The comment appeared to echo New York Times reporting that Maduro’s public dancing—seen by some in Trump’s circle as mocking Washington—helped push the administration toward its unprecedented military operation to seize him. Trump’s bizarre framing has become a focal point in broader debates over the legality and geopolitical consequences of the U.S. action in Venezuela.

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Grammy-winning banjoist Béla Fleck sparked a political firestorm after withdrawing from an upcoming performance at the Kennedy Center, saying the venue had become “charged and political” and should instead be focused on celebrating art. His decision triggered an angry response from Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed overseer of the Kennedy Center, who accused Fleck of caving to a “woke mob” and insisted the institution welcomes audiences of all political stripes. Critics quickly pushed back, noting the irony of the administration lecturing artists about politicization after affixing Trump’s name to the cultural landmark. Former GOP Rep. Justin Amash called the move performative, while CNN’s Jim Acosta derided the episode as a “debacle,” arguing the controversy has turned a national arts institution into a partisan embarrassment.

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Department of Homeland Security officials erupted online after Hilton Hotels refused to house ICE agents in Minneapolis, accusing the hotel chain of deliberately undermining federal law enforcement. In a fiery post on X, DHS claimed Hilton “maliciously” canceled reservations made with official government emails and rates, prompting the agency to suggest—without evidence—that the company was siding with violent criminals. Emails from Hilton management confirmed the decision, bluntly stating that the property would not allow ICE or immigration agents to stay and instructing staff to cancel such reservations. While hotels are legally permitted to refuse service, the move ignited outrage from DHS, highlighting the growing tension between immigration authorities and private businesses distancing themselves from enforcement operations.

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A Trump-backed White House renovation project is being framed by critics as a glaring symbol of corruption, with former impeachment counsel Norm Eisen denouncing the planned White House ballroom as a “corruption tumor on the White House grounds.” Speaking to The New Republic, Eisen warned that Trump’s insistence the project is funded by private donors—including oil companies—underscores a payback culture linking foreign policy, including aggression toward Venezuela, to benefactors’ interests. Eisen argued the ballroom is less a functional upgrade than a vanity project reflecting Trump’s failure to “drain the swamp,” instead deepening it through quasi-official fundraising that could give corporate donors influence over national landmarks, even as public frustration grows over rising healthcare costs and what Eisen described as Trump’s historic unpopularity.

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White House insiders say President Trump’s rejection of Maria Machado as Venezuela’s interim leader may have been driven less by politics than by personal spite over the Nobel Peace Prize. Despite Machado’s alignment with U.S. interests and her praise for Trump, she accepted the award last fall—a prize Trump coveted. Sources told The Washington Post that this “ultimate sin” blocked her from leadership after Maduro’s capture, with insiders claiming that had she declined the prize, she might now be Venezuela’s president. The episode highlights how personal vendettas may shape U.S. foreign interventions.

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