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Trump demands the Supreme Court rehear birthright citizenship case

President Donald Trump is demanding the Supreme Court rehear and reverse its 6-3 decision upholding birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment in Trump v. Barbara.

Georgetown law professor Steve Vladeck notes the Court hasn't reheard a case since 1965 and has reversed itself only once after a rehearing in 1957.

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Former MAGA influencer declares Turning Point USA 'dead in the water'

Former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair declared Turning Point USA a "disaster".

"Turning Point is dead in the water," St. Clair said. "I think it's a disaster, I really do."

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Analysis reveals how Don Jr. profited from his father's presidency

Donald Trump Jr. has monetized his father's presidency through a spokesman position and a 300,000-share stake in online gun retailer GrabAGun, according to a Salon analysis.

"It’s pretty clear this is just another Trump family grift, and that it will likely have lethal consequences," wrote Columnist Heather Digby Parton. And argued Trump Jr. was hired ostensibly for supporting Second Amendment issues.

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Judge denies Trump DOJ's attempt to ban Olympian from Reflecting Pool

A D.C. judge rejected a government request to bar three-time Olympian David Hearn, 67, from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after he pleaded not guilty to a felony destruction of property charge.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro brought the charge following problems with President Donald Trump's $14 million pool renovation, including peeling paint and algae blooms, according to AP.

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Iconic DC fountain turned brown after Trump's renovation

Meridian Hill Park's iconic cascading fountain turned a thick, opaque brown this week, just months after the National Park Service completed a full restoration.

President Donald Trump had previously bragged about spending $16 million to renovate the site, also known as the Malcolm X Park

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Analysts fact-check the President's latest claims about the U.S. economy

Political analysts fact-checked President Donald Trump's claim in a NATO press conference held Today in Ankara, Turkey.

Trump alleged the U.S. attracted "$19.2 trillion with a 'T'" in investments during his second term to build plants and equipment nationwide.

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Elon Musk attacks the wrong Tom Holland in tirade against 'woke' movie

Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, mistakenly targeted the wrong person while continuing his criticism of Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey," (2026).

Nolan's retelling of the Classic has already drawn right-wing backlash over its diverse cast, including Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy.

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Mike Johnson seeks to appease MAGA with a controversial bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is preparing to introduce controversial legislation banning "birth tourism", or when a pregnant woman enters the U.S. to secure citizenship for their children.

According to Politico, Johnson plans to introduce the bill to mollify far-right caucus members he angered.

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Trump alarms analyst as war against doctors intensifies

President Donald Trump's administration is intensifying its attacks against American medical professionals and scientists, particularly those associated with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

With each prosecution, the White House advances the lab-leak theory, or the claim the Coronavirus Pandemic originated in a Chinese laboratory, argues The Atlantic's senior editor Daniel Engber.

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MS NOW argues Trump's Qatari jet story was a cover-up

MSNBC anchor Katy Tur and a panel of experts challenged President Donald Trump's explanation for abandoning the $400 million Qatari-gifted jet after flying it to the NATO summit in Turkey, instead returning on the original Air Force One.

Trump had hyped the aircraft for weeks before announcing it would be flying to an English base for American troops to tour on Truth Social.

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Olivia Rodrigo partners with voter-registration organization, Head Count

American singer and songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, 23, is leveraging her platform to encourage voter registration.

After the Department of Homeland Security paired her songs with footage of ICE officers detaining immigrants, Rodrigo responded by partnering with HeadCount.org, reports the Irish Star. The voter-registration organization targets younger voters through music.

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Lindsey Halligan made a startling revelation at MAGA July 4 bash: report

Lindsey Halligan, the controversial Trump appointee whose 2025 appointment as U.S. Attorney in Virginia was ruled unlawful by a court, attended an exclusive "MAGA elite" Independence Day party at Washington D.C.'s Executive Branch club on July 4.

There, she claimed President Donald Trump plans to appoint her as the "number three" at the Department of Justice, or DOJ, according to The Daily Mail.

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Trump insults Zelensky to his face during NATO meeting

At the NATO summit in Turkey Wednesday, President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "difficult character" directly to his face, then laughed awkwardly at his own comment.

During brief remarks before media questions, as he pointed to Zelenskyy, Trump said, "We've settled a lot of wars, and this one is the one that I thought maybe would be the easiest, but Putin's a difficult character, and this guy's a difficult character!"

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