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Fox News cuts feed in panic after guest lobs Trump-Epstein claim: 'Always back to Trump!'

Fox News host Trace Gallagher prematurely cut a guest's feed Thursday after President Donald Trump was called a pedophile and linked to Jeffrey Epstein live on air.

The guest was Oliver Larkin, a union organizer running as a Democratic Socialist to unseat Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) in Florida's 25th Congressional District primary on August 18.

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Trump suffers double blow in court as 'the dam has broken'

The Trump administration suffered two losses in one day, with a Trump appointee delivering one of the blows, per a legal reporter.

According to Politico senior legal affairs correspondent Kyle Cheney, the Trump administration's "unprecedented mass detention policy" aimed at immigrants suffered its fifth straight appellate court loss hours before a Trump appointee handed it a sixth.

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Suspicion builds as insiders now 'optimistic' Todd Blanche will be confirmed

Insiders were optimistic on Thursday that Todd Blanche would be confirmed as attorney general and that a standoff between two Republicans and the Trump administration could be winding down, according to CNN reporters.

President Donald Trump signaled he could withdraw the nomination for Blanche, current acting attorney general and his former personal lawyer, and instead wait until Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) were out of office. The two Republicans have threatened to withhold support for Blanche over the president's IRS settlement and anti-weaponization fund.

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State Department blames unnamed staffer for 'unfortunate' map at global AIDS conference

The Trump administration State Department is issuing a mea culpa for using a bizarre map of Africa that mislabeled every country that was highlighted.

"A video of the presentation given at the AIDS 2026 conference in ⁠Rio de Janeiro ... shows the errant map displayed halfway during a presentation about the State Department’s new health agreements," reported The Guardian, noting the original image was caught by Reuters.

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'What could possibly go wrong?' Trump's new veterans initiative draws swift ridicule

President Donald Trump boasted about a new program to transition veterans into truck driving, prompting the internet to question his remarks.

Trump announced Freedom Haulers, a new initiative to open pathways for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers, during a White House event. Standing next to a large commercial truck, he announced the new plan and claimed it would be a speedy process to replace "unqualified migrant truck drivers."

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'Republican on Republican violence': GOP civil war threat after Todd Blanche vote derailed

WASHINGTON — A Republican civil war is emerging over President Donald Trump’s stalled attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche.

President Donald Trump is now threatening to pull Blanche’s nomination until next year after retiring Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) continue to demand to see in writing Blanche’s promise that the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion weaponization fund is dead.

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GOP lawmaker caves after backlash to horrifying allegations reaches fever pitch

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) dropped a domestic violence case against his ex-wife amid growing backlash over allegations he scalded her with hot water and held a gun to her head.

A Cuyahoga County judge formally dismissed the case Wednesday against Emily Moreno, daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), after Miller moved to drop it in May.

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Red flags fly after conservative harassment network targeting teachers exposed: 'Chilling'

A shadowy network of conservative activist groups, backed by Koch-linked dark money, is deploying hidden cameras and mass public-records requests to hunt down and destroy the careers of college professors and administrators — and it's working.

An investigation from Columbia's Tow Center found that right-wing groups including Accuracy in Media, the Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project, and the "pink-slime" news network Metric Media have flooded universities nationwide with Freedom of Information Act requests demanding syllabuses, emails and course materials containing words like "diversity," "queer" and "Indigenous." Metric Media alone filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states in a single year, disguising the campaign as accountability journalism through sites masquerading as local news outlets.

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Lawyer rips Epstein adviser's 'gross' claim about 'American hero': 'Shame on her'

An attorney for several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein said he was "appalled" on Thursday after a high-powered corporate attorney who advised the late child sex offender told lawmakers that she did not view Virginia Giuffre as a "credible witness."

Attorney Arick Fudali, who represents 11 Epstein survivors, told CNN anchor Boris Sanchez he was stunned to learn about the comments from attorney Kathy Ruemmler, the former Goldman Sachs general counsel, who was questioned behind closed doors by the House Oversight Committee earlier this month about her relationship with the financier.

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MAGA men lured by influencer's yoga pants and 'unusual' pose: 'She isn't subtle'

A MAGA influencer has blended politics with OnlyFans, using the adult platform to court right-wing male followers in a striking new way, according to a report Thursday.

Will Sommer, senior reporter at The Bulwark, detailed how Savanna Cannon has emerged as a new MAGA personality, sharing her views on TikTok and Instagram. She's referred to people who disagree with her as "braindead" and wears a Charlie Kirk "Freedom" shirt. In her videos, she "looks and sounds like she came straight out of the Turning Point USA or PragerU conservative influencer pipelines."

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'Roadkill Ratatouille': RFK Jr's new cooking show buried in mockery

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nauseated the nation Thursday when he launched a cooking show critics feared would likely include roadkill.

"The Real Food Show" launches Thursday on his department's website and will feature celebrity chefs helping to prepare meals like "Crispy Salmon Cakes with Apple, White Bean & Green Salad" and highlighting some personal favorites like kimchi, yogurt and sauerkraut, reported USA Today.

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Trump judge caught in pardon scandal after vacation with convicted fraudster

A Trump-appointed federal judge has been drawn into a pardon scandal after photos surfaced of her on the balcony of George Cottrell, a British fraudster seeking a presidential pardon.

U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, appointed to the bench by Trump in 2018, is the widow of former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. She sits on the Phoenix court that oversaw Cottrell's 2017 wire fraud conviction, the Arizona Republic reported.

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Epstein pal lobs veiled threat at lawmakers over probe: 'Very dangerous road to go down'

Lawmakers investigating the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and a high-powered corporate lawyer ended up on the receiving end of a veiled threat.

Based on transcripts from a closed-door meeting between members of the House Oversight Committee and attorney Kathy Ruemmler, the former Goldman Sachs general counsel gave her questioners an earful.

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