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President Trump sparked fresh controversy Sunday when, amid turbulence on Air Force One, he joked to reporters that he was “looking for something to grab” and quipped it “wasn’t going to be Karoline,” referring to his 28-year-old press secretary — a remark critics called bizarre and inappropriate as he deflected questions about policy while airborne. Trump’s off-hand comment, delivered with a smile as the jet shook on the return flight from Mar-a-Lago, adds to a string of awkward public remarks about his press aide that have drawn raised eyebrows and online reaction.

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In a provocative and unprecedented social-media stunt Sunday night, President Donald Trump shared a doctored image portraying himself as the “Acting President of Venezuela,” claiming a title that has no legal or international basis and comes after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military operation earlier this month. Trump’s Truth Social post, styled like an edited Wikipedia entry branding him Venezuela’s interim leader as of January 2026, sent shockwaves online and drew widespread criticism for blurring reality with political theater, even as Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice has recognized Delcy Rodríguez as its interim president under the nation’s constitutional succession.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham ratcheted up U.S. pressure on Cuba this weekend by echoing President Donald Trump’s ominous ultimatum — urging the Caribbean nation to “make a deal” or risk dire consequences following the U.S. military’s dramatic capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Graham’s hard-line rhetoric, warning Cuba’s communist regime that its “days are numbered” and implying its leaders should relocate, mirrors the threats lobbed at Caracas just before the unprecedented U.S. attack and takeover, signaling a broader escalation of aggressive U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere and raising fears of new interventionist aims toward Havana.

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President Trump ignited scrutiny and accusations of market manipulation by posting December jobs figures on Truth Social hours before the official release. The chart revealed private sector gains of 654,000 jobs “since January" 2025, numbers normally under embargo until 8:30 a.m. to prevent market disruption. Economists and journalists flagged the unprecedented move, noting no previous White House has leaked such critical economic data, and warned it could have given investors an unfair advantage, highlighting ongoing tensions between policy, transparency, and financial markets.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott escalated GOP election interference by threatening a state takeover of Houston’s elections, drawing attention from Democrats and former Republicans alike. The move follows a complaint about allegedly improper voter registrations and comes as rising Democratic candidates like James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett energize the party’s Senate challenge. Former GOP staffer Kurt Bardella noted Abbott’s actions reveal Texas is “legitimately in play,” signaling a potential shift in the state’s political landscape and a warning to voters about Republican overreach.

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A Democratic strategist is sounding the alarm over President Trump’s latest White House ambitions, claiming that after demolishing the historic East Wing for his $300 million ballroom, the West Wing could be next. The strategist points to Trump’s long-standing desire to reshape the presidential complex and calls for intervention to preserve the landmark building. Critics have already blasted the East Wing demolition for its rushed process, ethical questions about funding, and broken promises about not touching the original structure, raising fears that a West Wing “addition” could further distort the iconic residence.

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A far-right Republican stunned observers by initially voting to advance a Democratic plan to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, joining a small group of GOP lawmakers breaking with leadership. The unexpected move sparked speculation about possible retaliation against Trump—but the lawmaker quickly clarified the “yes” vote was accidental, submitting an “Incorrect Vote Form” to reverse it. The mistaken vote didn’t affect the bill’s passage, underscoring ongoing drama over ACA subsidies and bipartisan negotiations in the Senate.

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MAGA figures Steve Bannon and Jack Posobiec sparked outrage Friday by calling for the arrests of multiple Democratic leaders after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. On his War Room broadcast, Bannon labeled local and state officials “Bolsheviks” who must be “rolled up,” while Posobiec blamed suburban moms for radicalizing the country and claimed Good’s wife was “complicit” in her death. The pair drew a shocking parallel between the deadly incident and ISIS-style attacks, using the tragedy to stoke fear and political division.

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Trump’s push to lure major oil companies into rebuilding Venezuela’s battered industry is faltering, with top firms hesitant and insiders mocking empty promises. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says smaller independent companies are eager, but bigger one are playing it safe, worried about low oil prices and costly risks.

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A fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer is casting a harsh spotlight on President Donald Trump’s frantic push to fast-track 10,000 deportation officers by the end of 2025 — a drive that, according to a bombshell report by The Daily Mail, gutted hiring standards and flooded ICE with dangerously unqualified recruits. Lured by $50,000 signing bonuses, applicants reportedly included people who could barely read or write, failed open-book tests, tested positive for drugs, or had pending criminal charges, gang or white supremacist tattoos, and histories of violent or predatory behavior. With background checks delayed until after hiring, training slashed to six weeks, and HR rubber-stamping applicants in days, insiders described a department in free fall — one now facing deadly consequences as Trump’s deportation blitz collides with reality.

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President Donald Trump’s latest global provocations — from backing the ouster of Venezuela’s leader to threatening NATO allies over strategic leverage — are, a high-profile author says, textbook Trump distraction tactics meant to pull attention away from a growing crisis he can’t spin past: the long-overdue release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. On a recent episode of the Inside Trump’s Head podcast, Michael Wolff argued that rather than resolving the lingering questions about Trump’s relationship with the disgraced financier, the administration’s slow rollout of Epstein documents — with less than 1 % of the estimated 2 million pages disclosed despite a law mandating their release — continues to haunt the White House and will invariably resurface as a political and legal problem Trump cannot outrun.

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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene erupted Friday after reports suggested Trump’s own team suspected she may have tipped off anti-war protesters ahead of a surprise appearance by Donald Trump at a Washington, D.C., restaurant last year—an encounter that reportedly left the former president rattled and ended his pop-in appearances. Greene furiously denied the allegation, calling it a “horrific” and “dangerous lie,” and insisted she had no knowledge of Trump’s schedule at the time, noting the incident occurred months before her public falling-out with him. Instead, Greene accused the White House of retaliating against her for pushing to release Jeffrey Epstein-related files, lashed out at Axios for publishing the report, and questioned why the Secret Service failed to properly secure the restaurant—raising new questions about internal distrust, security lapses, and the chaos surrounding Trump’s inner circle.

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President Donald Trump left viewers stunned during a Thursday night Fox News interview when a discussion about Venezuela and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado veered into an awkward bout of self-congratulation, with Trump claiming he had ended “eight and a quarter” wars. Asked whether he would back Machado as Venezuela’s future leader and told she was willing to give him her Nobel Prize, Trump called the idea “a great honor” before citing unrelated conflicts to pad his peacemaking résumé, a performance that critics blasted as humiliating, unserious, and emblematic of a presidency driven more by ego than diplomacy.

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