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Sean Duffy’s daughter blasts TSA as unconstitutional after 15-minute airport pat-down

Evita Duffy-Alfonso, the daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, sparked backlash after declaring the TSA “unconstitutional” when a 15-minute wait for a pat-down nearly caused her to miss a flight. In a social media rant, Duffy-Alfonso said, after she declined a body scanner due to being pregnant, agents were rude and coercive. She later aimed her frustration at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, insisting her father would dismantle the agency if he had authority over it — a complaint critics noted echoed broader conservative hostility toward airport security while highlighting the everyday realities most travelers routinely face.

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Coldplay kiss cam woman speaks out after viral clip triggered threats and harassment

The woman at the center of the viral Coldplay kiss cam moment says a fleeting Jumbotron clip spiraled into months of relentless public shaming, doxxing, and death threats, prompting her to finally tell her side of the story. In her first interview since the TikTok exploded to 100 million views, Kristin Cabot told the New York Times how she was turned into an internet punchline, fielding hundreds of harassing calls a day, enduring paparazzi outside her home, and absorbing a torrent of misogynistic abuse after being filmed with her married boss. While acknowledging her mistake and the career cost she paid, Cabot said the punishment far exceeded the offense, stressing that no personal failing justifies threats of violence — and that she wants her children to see accountability without dehumanization.

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Gavin Newsom mocks Trump after White House adds self-written boast to portrait plaques

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is openly ridiculing a White House update after confirmation that President Donald Trump personally wrote some of the new presidential portrait plaques, including one declaring that he “saved America.” Trump-era additions reportedly reference his own reelection and attack former President Joe Biden, while even plaques for past presidents mention Trump. Newsom’s press office fired back with a viral mock plaque parodying Trump’s tone and obsessions, drawing laughs — and fresh criticism — as commentators questioned why the president is spending time rewriting history in bronze amid rising economic anxiety.

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Trump touts low inflation, but economists warn data gaps cloud the picture

President Donald Trump hailed a dip in inflation to 2.7 percent shown in latest government data, the lowest since July, but economists caution the figures may be misleading. Data gaps caused by the federal government shutdown left key categories like food, housing, and medical care unreported for October and November. Analysts note that the limited data collection, skewed by mid-November sales, may understate inflation trends, suggesting the apparent improvement could be temporary or incomplete.

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Profile digs up Katie Miller’s hardball college scandal long before Trump White House fame

An in-depth Slate profile traces Katie Miller’s political trajectory back to her time in student government at the University of Florida, highlighting a controversy that marked a turning point in her early ambitions. Before becoming a visible figure in Trump-world as a podcast host and the wife of adviser Stephen Miller, Miller was active in campus politics and aligned with a dominant governing party. That involvement ended after a 2012 incident in which she and another student were accused of discarding hundreds of copies of a student newspaper ahead of an election. Former classmates described the episode as a source of tension and lingering resentment, offering context for Miller’s early political experiences long before her rise in national Republican circles.

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GOP lawmakers cringe as Trump’s White House address fuels fears he’s out of touch

Donald Trump’s primetime White House address drew quiet backlash from within his own party, with multiple Republican lawmakers telling MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire they were alarmed by the president’s delivery and message. Lemire said Trump appeared to “lose his battle with the teleprompter,” racing through the speech while shouting and leaning heavily on backward-looking grievances and blame-shifting toward Joe Biden. Rather than reassuring voters, he argued, the address reinforced concerns that the administration’s agenda has veered off course and that Trump is disconnected from the economic pain most Americans are feeling

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WSJ slams House GOP as ACA subsidy fight exposes Mike Johnson’s grip slipping

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board blasted House Republicans for splintering over Affordable Care Act subsidies, arguing Democrats baited the GOP into a damaging political trap as Speaker Mike Johnson’s control frays. After Johnson blocked a vote on a clean extension of the enhanced subsidies, four vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats on a discharge petition, forcing a showdown the GOP then delayed — even as premium hikes loom. The board said the revolt reflects a party scrambling as Donald Trump’s approval sinks, accusing the defectors of knowingly handing Democrats a potent campaign issue and undercutting their own leadership in the process.

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New audio reveals Trump coached Georgia GOP on overturning 2020 election loss

Newly obtained audio clips published by The New York Times show Donald Trump explicitly coaching Georgia Republicans on how to overturn his 2020 election loss, pressing them to call a special legislative session based on debunked fraud claims. In a recorded call with late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, Trump urged lawmakers to declare “massive fraud” and move to flip the state despite losing by roughly 12,000 votes, repeating conspiracy theories about ballot stuffing in Atlanta.

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Trump threatens NBC license after Warnock interview, urges FCC crackdown

President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the press by threatening NBC’s broadcast license after the network aired an interview with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), unleashing a Truth Social rant accusing the network of bias, smearing Warnock with personal allegations, and questioning the separation of church and state. Trump suggested the Federal Communications Commission should step in, complaining that networks use public airwaves “at no charge” and should be forced to pay or face consequences. The outburst came just hours after FCC Chair Brendan Carr told senators he has the authority to shut down broadcast networks over satirical speech.

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Vanity Fair editor recounts awkward clashes inside Trump White House photo shoot

A Vanity Fair editor offered a revealing behind-the-scenes account of a tense White House photo shoot tied to the magazine’s bombshell reporting on Donald Trump’s chief of staff, describing sharp elbows, dark humor, and flashes of entitlement from top officials. Global editorial director Mark Guiducci recounted Vice President JD Vance’s crude jokes, self-aware jabs about his own image, and a moment when an aide to Susie Wiles abruptly shut down access to parts of the White House by declaring them “the president’s spaces.”

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ICE agents pelted with snowballs after witnesses say pregnant woman was pinned down

Federal immigration agents sparked chaos outside a Minneapolis mall after witnesses accused ICE officers of forcing a pregnant woman face down on the ground during her arrest, prompting an angry crowd to intervene. According to local reporting, bystanders shouted that the woman couldn’t breathe as agents restrained her, before dragging her away in handcuffs while people hurled snowballs and screamed for her release.

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NC senators set to block Trump’s ambassador nominee for religious freedom

President Donald Trump suffered a setback as North Carolina Republican Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis signaled opposition to his nominee for Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, former Rep. Mark Walker. Under Senate tradition, both home-state senators must approve a nominee via the “blue slip” process, effectively halting Walker’s confirmation. Walker urged support on social media, while Trump blasted the procedure as a barrier to approving Republican nominees for key positions.

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Johnson warns GOP against backing Democrats on ACA subsidy extension

House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back at swing-district Republicans considering support for a Democratic discharge petition to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. On CNBC, Johnson framed the move as circumventing GOP control, insisting Republicans will pursue their own health care reforms and blaming Democrats for broken coverage.

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