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Mexican embassy bashes Trump ally's claims about cartel operation: 'This post is false'

The Mexican Embassy in the U.S. bashed a Trump ally on Sunday over her "false" claims about a recent operation to capture a cartel leader.

On Sunday, the Mexican army killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during an operation to try and capture him, according to reports. Mexican officials said the operation was conducted with aid from U.S. intelligence officials. The operation set off "several hours of roadblocks" that included burning vehicles in Jalisco and other states, PBS News reported.

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'Just read the files!' Dem lawmaker scolds irate host over Trump-Epstein ties

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) held her own in a recent interview with NewsNation’s Leland Vittert in defending her calls for accountability with respect to President Donald Trump and the serious allegations leveled against him involving Jeffrey Epstein.

Stansbury was confronted Friday by Vittert over a social media post she made last week that referenced the recent arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was briefly jailed over his past ties to Epstein.

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'Literally a lie': Economist thrashes Trump's 'best story' about the economy

A prominent economist thrashed President Donald Trump's "best story" about the U.S. economy during a new interview on Sunday.

Last week, Trump claimed that he had "won affordability" during a speech in Rome, Georgia. But that claim appears to contradict the latest economic data released by his administration, which showed that U.S. economic growth slowed to 2.2% in 2025 from 2.8% in 2024, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Meanwhile, inflation increased more than expected in December, Reuters reported.

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Conservative ex-GOP staffer makes major prediction about Trump: 'Removal from office'

A former congressional staffer for Republicans made a series of predictions about what will happen in 2026, culminating with Donald Trump's removal from office.

It started with a report from Newsweek. The outlet reported that, "President is underwater in every swing state, with disapproval topping approval – as deep red and blue states stay entrenched."

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Supreme Court’s tariff decision may have dealt GOP a midterm death blow: report

The Supreme Court’s stunning ruling Friday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs were unlawful may very well have set the Republican Party up for failure in the upcoming midterm elections, a Wall Street Journal report published on Saturday suggested.

Within hours of the court’s ruling, Trump vowed to pursue alternative methods for imposing his so-called reciprocal tariffs on other nations, and less than 24 hours later, hiked global tariffs from 10% to 15%. And, while Trump has yet to provide full details as to what those “alternatives” may look like, the Journal noted that all options available to him would set his trade policy “on a collision course with the midterm campaign season.”

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Economist calls out Trump while dropping stark warning about US dollar: 'Will happen soon'

An economist said on Sunday that Donald Trump was wrong to claim he "can destroy the economy of any foreign country" using various trade embargos.

Peter Schiff, a financial commentator and radio personality who has been raising alarms about America’s affordability crisis, weighed in over the weekend. Previously, Trump himself went nuclear when Schiff did an appearance on Fox News.

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Trump's ambassador ignites international firestorm with 'deranged' new remarks

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee ignited an international firestorm this weekend after appearing to endorse the idea of Israel taking control of the entire Middle East, remarks that prompted a swift response from more than a dozen Arab nations, including the United States’ own allies.

Huckabee sat down with conservative media figure Tucker Carlson recently for a lengthy interview that was published on Saturday, during which, Carlson pressed the former Arkansas governor on specifically what regions in the Middle East he believed Israel to be Biblically entitled to.

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'No thanks': ​Greenland leader gives icy reception to Trump's bizarre hospital ship plan

President Donald Trump’s bizarre plan to deploy a hospital ship to Greenland drew a chilly response Sunday from Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederick Nielsen, who politely told the president “no thanks” to his unusual proposition.

On Friday, Trump made the strange announcement that he would be sending a “hospital boat” to Greenland on an apparent humanitarian mission, which he said would help “take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there.” There is no documented health crisis in Greenland, and its citizens are all entitled to universal health care.

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GOP congressman pounces after Alex Jones accuses him of Epstein cover-up

MAGA podcaster Alex Jones accused a Republican congressman of a Jeffrey Epstein cover-up, and the lawmaker hit back on Sunday.

Jones, known for spreading right-wing conspiracies online, lashed out at Thomas Massie, who has been at the forefront of the Republican effort to expose files related to the deceased convicted child sex abuser. Specifically, Jones asked Massie to release unredacted Epstein file names he's privy to as an active congressman.

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Trump takes aim at Obama's library in petty rant: 'The neighborhood is angry as Hell'

President Donald Trump took aim Sunday at former President Barack Obama’s Presidential Center and library in a furious outburst on social media, insisting that the ongoing project was sparking outrage among members of nearby communities.

“Illinois is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in trying to BAIL OUT Obama’s badly delayed, and tremendously over budget, ‘Library,’” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “The neighborhood is ANGRY AS HELL. It is a total disaster!”

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Listeners think C-SPAN caller ranting about Supreme Court is Trump: 'This cannot be real'

On Friday, an individual identifying themselves as “John Barron” phoned into C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but by Sunday, a prominent political commentator suggested that the mysterious caller was none other than Trump himself.

Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had acted outside his authority when imposing his so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” a C-SPAN host introduced the next caller to the network as “John in Virginia, Republican.”

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Outrage as Trump 'demands firing' of corporate board member: 'This is how dictators act'

Donald Trump threatened Netflix over the weekend, saying the streaming giant must fire a former Obama insider from its board or face "consequences," and analysts immediately sounded the alarm.

The president took to Truth Social Saturday to share a comment made by fringe MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, known for her close ties to Trump.

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Nicki Minaj dogpiled after bragging about 'sacrilegious' Trump gift: 'I cannot fathom'

Musician Nicki Minaj, who in recent months has become a prominent ally of President Donald Trump, was hammered by critics Sunday after boasting about what she called “one of the most meaningful gifts” she’d “ever received” – a Trump Bible, signed by the president himself.

“One of the most meaningful gifts I’ve ever received in my entire life,” Minaj wrote Saturday evening in a social media post on X to her more than 26 million followers, alongside a photo of the Bible.

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