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CNN analyst Harry Enten warned that congressional Republicans are sabotaging themselves by ceding influence to Donald Trump. While GOP voters remain energized by the president, support for Republican lawmakers has plummeted, with only 50% now “extremely motivated” to vote in the 2026 midterms compared to 66% of Democrats. Enten noted that Trump’s dominance in policymaking through executive orders has left Republicans in Congress appearing ineffective, eroding voter confidence and enthusiasm. This shift could spell trouble for the GOP in upcoming elections, as Democratic voters are expected to turn out in higher numbers and outperform baseline expectations, giving them a substantial advantage in competitive districts.

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Kyle Rittenhouse faced a wave of online ridicule Wednesday after suggesting he might travel to Minneapolis amid ongoing anti-ICE protests armed with a military-grade minigun capable of firing 6,000 rounds per minute. The 23-year-old, infamous for killing two men during 2020 unrest in Kenosha involving Black Lives Matter protests, posted a photo of himself with the weapon on X, asking for “thoughts.” Critics, including former MAGA supporters and prominent commentators, slammed him as desperate and dangerous, with some calling him a “useful idiot” and mocking his attempt to intimidate, highlighting that even his right-wing base is recoiling from his latest stunt.

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In a stunning rebuke of federal immigration enforcement, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley and other Minneapolis‑area law enforcement leaders accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of widespread civil‑rights violations — including racially profiling citizens and even stopping off‑duty police officers of color, demanding proof of citizenship and drawing guns during routine encounters. Bruley said his department has seen “endless complaints” about these aggressive tactics amid the Trump administration’s massive Operation Metro Surge, which has already drawn protests over the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent and sparked calls for greater oversight and accountability of federal agents in Minnesota.

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CNN’s Harry Enten reported that President Donald Trump’s Greenland takeover obsession is polling even worse than his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. While public interest in the Epstein files has waned, Trump’s push to acquire the Arctic territory has spiked attention—but in a politically disastrous way. Enten noted Greenland is now “40 points below water” in approval, surpassing even Epstein-related controversies in unpopularity. Though no direct link exists between the two issues, the data suggests Trump’s Greenland gambit may be one of the most unpopular moves of his political career, generating massive attention but little public support.

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President Donald Trump appeared unprepared and visibly irked during Tuesday’s White House press briefing, delivering an 80-minute ramble touching foreign policy, the economy, and past elections — with a recurring gripe about the Nobel Peace Prize. CNN reporter Kristen Holmes noted Trump seemed “snubbed” by the Norwegian committee, repeatedly arguing he deserved the award for allegedly “settling eight wars,” including conflicts that are ongoing or that never fully escalated. Analysts say his claims are misleading, and Holmes observed that Trump relied on a single packet of notes, offering no formal prepared remarks, underscoring the improvisational and combative tone of the briefing.

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Donald Trump’s attempt to claim Greenland has alarmed global observers, with commentator Sabrina Haake arguing that the former president’s rhetoric is empowering authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin. Writing on her Substack, Haake warned that Trump’s threats against Greenland and disregard for NATO undermine the “rule-based global order,” giving Russia leverage in its war against Ukraine and emboldening other rogue actors. She said Trump’s actions send a signal that sovereignty and international law are negotiable, weakening decades-long alliances across Europe and NATO and creating real-world consequences far beyond Greenland — with Ukrainians already paying the price for the precedent Trump set.

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Former Obama economic adviser Robert Wolf forcefully shut down a Fox News host and conservative economist Stephen Moore after they lavished praise on Donald Trump’s economy without, Wolf argued, any grounding in reality. Cutting through repeated interruptions and attempts to pin current problems on Joe Biden, Wolf pointed to hard data showing manufacturing jobs down nearly 100,000 over the past year and warned that Trump’s tariff strategy is backfiring on U.S. consumers and businesses. As Moore tried to shift the discussion to stock market gains, Wolf snapped back that tariffs function as a consumer tax — a point Moore himself has previously acknowledged — accusing Fox of “gaslighting” Americans while glossing over the real economic costs of Trump’s policies.

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A three-star Navy admiral ousted during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s controversial leadership shakeup is now mounting a high-stakes political comeback, announcing a Democratic run for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Nancy Lacore, a 35-year Navy veteran and former Chief of Navy Reserve, says she was removed from her post “without cause” and is channeling that experience into a campaign focused on continued service. Her firing came alongside the removals of other senior military leaders, raising eyebrows in Washington and energizing Democrats eager to flip the GOP-leaning Charleston-area seat. With early backing from EMILYs List and a history of surprise Democratic wins in the district, Lacore’s entry adds fresh intensity to an already crowded and closely watched race.

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Donald Trump is facing mounting legal and political fallout over his controversial move to rename the Kennedy Center after himself, with a federal lawsuit alleging the change inflicted serious financial, cultural, and reputational damage on the iconic arts institution. Former White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen, who is challenging the move, said the losses extend far beyond new signage, citing harm to performers, audiences, arts education, and the center’s mission. Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty is seeking a court order to restore the original John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts name after Trump-installed board members pushed the change through, while insiders describe a toxic, funereal atmosphere that has driven away longtime fixtures like the Washington National Opera. A Guardian columnist wrote it was like a "funeral parlor - there's a deathly pall over the place." House Democrats have now introduced legislation to reverse the renaming outright, with Rep. April McClain Delaney blasting the move as authoritarian, arrogant, and narcissistic.

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The journalist behind a sweeping analysis showing judges overwhelmingly rejecting a Trump administration immigration policy pushed back forcefully after a senior White House official attacked his findings. Politico’s Kyle Cheney reported that more than 300 federal judges — including dozens appointed by Trump himself — have ruled the administration’s “mandatory detention” policy illegal or unconstitutional, a margin that has now grown to more than 2,100 cases nationwide. Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown, dismissed the rulings as judicial lawlessness, prompting Cheney to clarify that courts across the ideological spectrum are rejecting what they see as an unprecedented and unlawful interpretation of immigration law. Cheney noted that the losses have become so routine judges are issuing near-identical rulings, even as the policy persists through piecemeal litigation that makes a nationwide injunction difficult, leaving migrants to bear the brunt of a strategy critics say is designed to exhaust them into giving up.

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Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman argues that Donald Trump’s hold on power is far more fragile than it appears, contending that just eight Republican defections in Congress could effectively neuter his agenda. Writing on Substack, Krugman said four House Republicans and four GOP senators caucusing with Democrats would be enough to flip control of Congress, unleash oversight, and halt many of Trump’s most extreme policies. The problem, he wrote, isn’t numbers but nerve, as many Republicans who are privately appalled by Trump continue to enable him out of fear or self-interest. Krugman warned that Trump’s power ultimately rests on these enablers — a mix of ideologues and opportunists — and that reclaiming democratic guardrails would require a small number of lawmakers willing to risk Trump’s wrath and act, in his words, like patriots.

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A Minnesota police chief warned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been illegally stopping U.S. citizens — including off-duty police officers of color — at gunpoint and demanding proof of citizenship, raising alarming civil rights concerns. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said his department and others have received a surge of complaints describing traffic stops and street encounters with no legal cause, during which federal agents allegedly boxed in vehicles, drew weapons, and blocked attempts to record the interactions. Bruley said multiple off-duty officers were targeted, and in one case agents abruptly fled once the individual identified herself as law enforcement, offering no explanation or apology. If officers trained in constitutional law are being singled out, he warned, the scope of harm facing ordinary community members is likely far worse — and must be stopped.

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A political analyst says President Donald Trump’s aggressive actions — from the controversial military operation in Venezuela to his pursuit of Greenland — could trigger serious political consequences if Democrats regain control of Congress. As voters grow restless over economic pain and foreign policy overreach, polling suggests Trump’s focus abroad may hurt Republicans in the 2026 midterms, potentially empowering Democratic lawmakers to launch a wave of subpoenas and investigations into his use of executive power and unresolved scandals like the Epstein files. Should Democrats flip one or both chambers, impeachment, accountability measures and deeper scrutiny of Trump’s actions that bypassed congressional approval could quickly shift from theoretical threats to real political pressure.

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