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American negotiators reportedly threatened to revoke Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet network if they refuse to give the U.S. access to critical minerals, according to a report.

Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday that Ukraine's access to the network of satellites was raised during talks between officials between the two nations after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected a proposal from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Former Donald Trump administration adviser and Fox News economic commentator Larry Kudlow delivered some ominous words for the president in a segment Friday, warning that key economic indicators signal stagflation could be brewing.

"There could be some short-term, one-off price hikes," said Kudlow on Fox Business. "But at least for now, the economic signals are flashing slower growth and higher inflation. Not good."

Just 48 hours after declaring himself “king,” President Donald Trump, in a highly public display, launched a verbal attack on Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills over his stance on transgender girls in sports. He threatened to cut all federal funding — literally defund the entire state — and vowed to end her political career, in what is being called a “terse” exchange.

“The president directly threatened Mills over the state’s refusal to comply with a recent executive order that would bar transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams,” NBC affiliate NewsCenter Maine reports.

Critics of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pounced on her decision Friday to dismiss the city’s fire chief over her handling of the devastating wildfires that killed at least 29 people and scorched thousands of structures.

Bass said Friday it was “in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety” to remove Kristin Crowley as fire chief. The announcement ended weeks of speculation surrounding Crowley’s fate amid growing tension between the mayor’s office and the fire department head.

Molly Jong-Fast, a novelist and political journalist who has frequently gone to bat against President Donald Trump, is considering a run against Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) for Congress, Politico reported on Friday.

She said she lacks any confidence can continue with his job.

The Supreme Court justices essentially punted Donald Trump's first case in the high court, ruling Friday against Trump's bid to immediately oust Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel.

The court didn't grant or deny the administration's emergecy request but said Trump couldn't immediately carry out the firing.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made a floor speech in the Senate this week after President Donald Trump alleged that Ukraine started the war with Russia.

Russia invaded Ukraine starting in 2014 and continued with a full-scale invasion in 2022.

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was scheduled to appear on CNN Friday to discuss his disastrous town hall the day before.

But according to CNN anchor Jake Tapper, he bailed at the last minute.

President Donald Trump took it upon himself Friday afternoon to call out a White House reporter on live TV for having the gall to ask him a prepared question.

The moment came Friday during a question and answer segment when Trump stopped a reporter mid-sentence to deliver a presidential scolding over how she was asking her question.

A brewing battle pitting MAGA loyalists against traditional Republican defense hawks is brewing on Capitol Hill – and President Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is at the center of the drama.

That’s according to a Friday report in Politico, which detailed the effort inside MAGA world to cast aside individuals whose foreign policy views are more aligned with traditional approaches championed by conservatives.

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Seven federal and state GOP lawmakers from western Wisconsin were no-shows at an event packed with farmers concerned about the Trump administration's impact on their communities and jobs, the Wisconsin Examiner reported on Friday.

"Madison-area U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Black Earth), state Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and state Reps. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) and Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) were in attendance," reported Henry Redman.