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'This is a big deal': Expert warns GOP hasn't given up after 'blockbuster' court loss

A prominent election lawyer blasted President Donald Trump during a podcast interview on Tuesday after the Trump administration suffered a loss in court.

Last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., permanently halted Trump's efforts to require people who file federal voter registration forms to prove they are U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly argued that such a directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers, according to a report by PBS News.

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FBI warns of attempted kidnappings and rapes at hands of fake ICE officers

Immigrant rights and human rights activists have warned for months that federal agents covering up their faces have created a number of problems, including the impersonation of officers.

WIRED reported Tuesday that last month, the FBI acknowledged that when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot be identified and confirmed as legitimate, it gives license to people to pose as officers and nab people.

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Meet the rich conservatives bankrolling a major fight against Trump

On Wednesday, November 5 — the day after the United States' 2025 off-year elections — the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, a case involving President Donald Trump's ability to unilaterally impose tariffs via executive order under the Emergency Powers Act of 1977.

Many Democrats are hoping that the High Court will rule against Trump in the case, but opposition is coming from the right as well — including a group called the Liberty Justice Institute.

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Republicans launch bid to impeach 'radical' judge who sent Trump a stern message

A Republican lawmaker is pushing to impeach President Donald Trump's latest enemy — a "radical activist" judge the DOJ has previously targeted — but failed after a clerical error put a stop to the attack.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) announced Tuesday in a social post that he filed articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg and his alleged role in the FBI's "Arctic Frost" investigation under former special counsel Jack Smith. Boasberg reportedly issued nondisclosure orders in Smith's investigation.

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GOP secretly scrambling fearing repercussions of voting against health care: report

Some Senate Republicans are reportedly scared of the consequences of voting against legislation to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies to millions of people — and are trying to work out a way to survive the optics of it.

The extension of ACA subsidies, without which some people could see their premium costs double or triple, is the sticking point behind the weeks-long federal government shutdown, with Democrats refusing to commit the votes to continuing funding for the government without a deal on the matter.

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This 3-time Trump voter is leading fight against him

A woman who voted for President Donald Trump three times is now leading the challenge to his sweeping tariffs, saying Trump has exceeded his authority, according to The New York Times.

Sara Albrecht heads the Liberty Justice Center, a right-leaning legal organization representing an "ideologically diverse" coalition of businesses that has sued over the legality of Trump's tariff policy.

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Nancy Mace brutally trolled by opponent after meltdown at TSA and airport officers

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is on day five of her war against the Charleston Airport, issuing several threats of lawsuits, though she hasn't clarified if the suit will be against the police or against the airport and what she intends to sue them for specifically.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has trolled Mace during her anti-CHS war, referring to it as an "entitled temper tantrum." But on Tuesday morning, Wilson delivered food to the airport police and TSA agents who continue to face the congresswoman-turned-candidate for governor's online ire.

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Kash Patel hit with 'rare' and blistering rebuke from FBI agents org

MSNBC News reporter Carol Leonnig posted a "rare" rebuke of the director of the FBI from the agents' own association.

In a statement on Tuesday, the FBI Agents Association addressed the ongoing "chaos" under the leadership of Director Kash Patel.

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'If you interrupt me': Judge snaps at DHS lawyer over Stephen Miller's secret orders

A judge humiliated a Department of Homeland Security lawyer, saying "If you interrupt me one more time..." after he tried to shut down the judge's questions about Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller's involvement in ICE operations and secret commands he may have handed Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, according to reports Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis got testy with Justice Department attorney Sarmad Khojasteh last week in the case examining use of force by immigration agents in ICE's "Operation Midway Blitz," according to court records obtained by The Chicago Tribune.

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'He will blow them up': Fed-up Trump ready to go 'nuclear' on his own party

President Donald Trump has signaled a rampage is in store if Republican senators don't kill the filibuster — and he's "ready to go nuclear," according to a new Axios report Tuesday.

The president has indicated he will make life a "living hell" for GOP loyalists who don't follow his command and posted about it multiple times on his Truth Social platform. He appears to be frustrated with lawmakers and the shutdown. And it's starting to bother him.

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Karoline Leavitt makes wild health claim while dodging on Trump's curious MRI

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump was in "optimal physical health" after CNN's Kristen Holmes noted that patients do not typically undergo MRI procedures during routine health screenings.

"Why did President Trump get an MRI?" Holmes asked during Tuesday's White House press briefing.

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Mike Johnson tells food stamp recipients to come ‘home’ to Republican Party

After the Trump administration was ordered by the federal courts to pay SNAP recipients during the federal government shutdown, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is urging Americans using food stamps and other social services to join the Republican Party.

Congressional Republicans slashed over $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP in President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

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'Immoral and cruel': Trump under fire after latest shocking threat

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened not to fund SNAP benefits until the government shutdown ends — despite two federal court orders that his administration is required to — prompting a slew of responses online.

Trump shared on his Truth Social platform on Election Day: "SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly 'handed' to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"

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