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Trump reveals what role lawyer Alina Habba will serve in new administration

Donald Trump on Sunday announced the position his attorney and spokesperson Alina Habba will serve in the president-elect's upcoming administration.

The former and incoming president took to Truth Social over the weekend to announce a slew of new appointments, including that of Habba, who made some headlines during Trump's civil defamation trial.

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'Undergrad level of knowledge': Reporter dismantles claim perpetuated by House Republicans

Politico reporter Jonathan Martin on Sunday dispelled a claim — perpetuated by House Republicans — that President-elect Donald Trump "dragged" the Senate "into the majority," as GOP infighting takes center stage leading up to Trump’s second term.

CNN on Sunday reported a rift between Senate and House Republicans over the “sequencing” of Trump’s agenda. Meanwhile, Trump is trying to push a slate of controversial Cabinet picks through the U.S. Senate.

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) on Thursday tweeted a “message to GOP senators who don’t want to confirm Trump’s nominees.”

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“Trump took a bullet to the head and then dragged you into the majority,” Burlison wrote on X. “The American people sent a mandate and the American people are watching.”

That message was boosted by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), who claimed Burlison’s assessment was “spot on.”

But as Martin explained Sunday, while “Trump should get credit for helping pick up" Pennsylvania for Republicans, “the bottom line is if Trump had longer coattails,” the president-elect’s nominees “would be a lock.”

Indeed, while Trump claimed an “unprecedented and powerful mandate” after his 2024 victory, “Trump’s margins — both in raw votes and in percentages — were small by historical standards, even for the past quarter century,” PolitiFact reports.

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'That claim is false': Trump's 'biggest lies' from his 'Meet the Press' interview ranked

Donald Trump lied about a variety of subjects in his latest NBC interview, according to a report from Rolling Stone.

Trump has largely avoided in-person news interviews since he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. But the president-elect ended that streak with a well-publicized interview in which NBC host Kristen Welker pushed back on Trump after he claimed that gangs of immigrants were "taking over."

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'Bring it on': Ex-GOP lawmaker who Trump threatened with jail issues challenge of his own

Donald Trump said a former Republican lawmaker belongs in jail, but that man isn't backing down against the president-elect's threats.

Trump recently said members of Jan. 6 committee that investigated him during the final days of his first term "should be jailed," according to the Washington Post.

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'Gross': Onlookers stunned as Trump uses Jill Biden photo to 'sell his tacky fragrances'

Donald Trump on Sunday posted a new advertisement for his fragrance line, sparking outrage among critics.

Trump used a photo of President Joe Biden's wife, Jill Biden, to advertise his "Trump Perfumes & Colognes."

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'Clients suffered real injuries': Trump served notice he's 'not off hook' in civil suits

Although Donald Trump's re-election win all but assured that all of his federal criminal trials will go away, he still faces an onslaught of civil trials related to his actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

With the courts already ruling civil actions may proceed against Trump, Politico's Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney noted the once and future president is "not off the hook" when it comes to court dates.

According to the report, "Trump is likely to be fighting eight civil lawsuits — from members of Congress and injured police officers — deep into his second term. They may be the last form of legal redress Trump faces for his role in spurring the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021."

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Joseph Sellers, an attorney representing multiple clients from both sides of the political aisle, explained, "These cases, unlike the criminal case, will not be affected by the election. Our clients suffered real injuries that entitle them to relief, but also I think are seeking some measure of accountability given President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 events and the events leading up to it.”

Noting that Trump and his army of lawyers are still awaiting a ruling on whether his presidential immunity will extend to civil suits, the report states an adverse ruling could leave him facing "tens of millions of dollars" to be paid out to the victims of the violence he allegedly incited.

According to Sellers, "This is something that should be brought to trial during the second administration of President Trump," adding, "We’re not suggesting that the president be treated like any other defendant, but that should not stop the cases from proceeding to trial.”

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'A potential for clashes' as 'big egos' in Trump's Cabinet begin to maneuver: report

According to a report from Politico, Donald Trump's decision to nominate a slate of high-profile conservatives to fill out his Cabinet has the potential to create an excess of drama at the White House as they position themselves to remain close to him with an eye on their own political futures.

Unlike Trump's first administration, the president-elect has stocked his second one with multiple GOP lawmakers who likely would like to assume the MAGA mantle from him after four years and they will have to walk a tightrope to stay in his good favor –– a major problem for some first term conservatives who were in and quickly out of the first Trump White House.

As former Trump administration official Matthew Bartlett put it, "This has the potential to turn right back into a New York City soap opera. With all these personalities, there’s an opportunity to remake some of the workings of government and make it work better for the people — but that’s not necessarily a given with everyone’s different perspectives and how they came to be.”

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According to Politico's Megan Messerly, "The memories of Trump’s first term — and what happened when Cabinet officials tried to go against the president — should be fresh enough that incoming Cabinet officials are clear-eyed about what they’re getting into. Or have outsized hope that round two may be different from round one," with the report noting that Elon Musk may already be pushing his luck by constantly being by Trump's side.

"Most people figure out over time, the more time you spend with the president usually works to your disadvantage," one Trump transition official pointed out.

Noting Trump's nominees may have their own agendas, Messely wrote, "That sets up a potential for clashes, particularly as those within the Cabinet work to define themselves within the contours of Trump’s vision as they eye their own future political aspirations. [J.D.] Vance, Rubio, Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, Elise Stefanik and Vivek Ramaswamy are all among the list of possible 2028 hopefuls."

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'Pasteurized milk only': Fox News doctor calls raw milk 'a danger' as RFK Jr. promotes it

Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Mark Siegel urged viewers not to drink raw milk despite a push by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of health and human services.

Siegel made the remarks Sunday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered testing of the nation's milk supply over concerns about bird flu contamination.

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'No idea what he's talking about': Mary Trump nails 'deeply ignorant' Trump NBC claim

After watching a clip of Donald Trump promising to eliminate birthright citizenship during an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker that was broadcast on Sunday morning, his niece, Mary Trump, shot down his argument on while appearing on MSNBC.

Speaking with fill-in host Charles Coleman Jr, the president's niece came right out of the gate claiming her uncle has no idea what is in the Constitution.

"Look, let's be very clear here –– it's despicable," she began. "Also, he doesn't know what he's talking about. I think that's the first time he's ever heard any part of the Constitution in his life."

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"He's a deeply ignorant, cruel man who seems to forget that his father was a first-generation American," she elaborated. "So, if it hadn't been for birthright citizenship, my grandfather probably wouldn't have been allowed to stay here."

"Obviously, the immigrants Donald hates are people of color," she accused. "What he also doesn't understand is the reason why we have the 14th Amendment was because we enslaved an entire race of people, and it was to ensure that after the Civil War was over and they were freed, they were, in short, protected by citizenship being conferred upon them. So, it's a power grab. I don't think there is any mechanism by which he can make it happen, but this is another instance in which we are in the unfortunate position of having to rely on Republicans to do the right thing and protect American citizens."

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Lara Trump worried about Biden setting 'bad precedent' with preemptive pardons

Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump said over the weekend she was concerned President Joe Biden would set a "bad precedent" by issuing preemptive pardons to people who might be unfairly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration.

Appearing Sunday on Fox News, Lara Trump responded to reports that the Biden administration was considering pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 riots.

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'Let's not get self-righteous': CNN commentator confronts Scott Jennings after Biden rant

During the closing panel segment on CNN's "State of the Union," commentator Jamal Simmons admonished conservative Scott Jennings after his rant calling President Joe Biden a "disgrace."

With host Jake Tapper bringing up the pardon of Hunter Biden, Jennings, who has assumed the role of defender of Donald Trump on the cable network, grew agitated and lashed out about the pardon while others at the table took a more understanding view regarding the president protecting his son from incoming Trump officials who have vowed revenge.

"It was a total disgrace," Jennings said of the pardon. "He's leaving office in disgrace because of this pardon. And it's not just the pardon, it's the lying to the American people. According to NBC News, he and his top aides hatched a plan to lie to the American people. and then this week, he didn't even have the guts to go out to the White House podium and take questions about it."

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He added, "The media, the people who cover this White House, ought to be absolutely livid at the gaslighting and then the continued gaslighting and the hostility towards the idea of transparency," before insisting "He's going out of office as one of the least liked and most divisive presidents we've ever had."

That led Simmons to jump in with, "Let me just say this: let's not get too righteous, self-righteous about this, right?"

"If you walk into a boxing match and you find out the person you're fighting is an MMA fighter, sooner or later you got to take the gloves off and get into the fight," he explained. "I think what they have discovered in the White House is that everyone else is playing by these very pristine rules, while Trump is doing whatever he wants to do, whatever the heck he wants."

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Kevin McCarthy: Matt Gaetz tricked Trump into AG nomination for 'excuse' to quit Congress

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) claimed that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) tricked President-elect Donald Trump into nominating him for attorney general so he could resign from Congress before an ethics investigation exposed alleged sex crimes.

During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo asked McCarthy to react to Gaetz withdrawing as the nominee for attorney general after reports said that the House Ethics Committee heard testimony that the former congressman had sex with a 17-year-old girl.

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Trump vows end to birthright citizenship on 'day one' — including changing Constitution

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his promise to end birthright citizenship on his first day in office despite constitutional protections.

In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC, host Kristen Welker pressed Trump on his campaign promise to do away with birthright citizenship.

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