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Jaws drop as new Trump admin Epstein details go public: 'Sheer panic'

The internet was stunned on Wednesday after explosive reporting from two New York Times reporters revealed how the Trump administration panicked as the Justice Department released the Epstein files.

In an excerpt from the upcoming book from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” the reporters detailed what happened behind-the-scenes as former Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly infuriated the Trump team over meeting with right-wing influencers about the Epstein files, while Chief of Staff Susie Wiles believed that the Jeffrey Epstein controversy would eventually pass.

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'What?' Senator stunned as Trump official claims groceries up 'because of the Biden admin'

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told a Senate panel Wednesday that struggling American families can blame Joe Biden for high grocery prices — a claim that left Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) openly incredulous.

"Well, but that's because of the Biden administration," Rollins said flatly during an oversight hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee. "That is the reason."

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Bond set at $1 million for frequently arrested Jan. 6 rioter on new charges

A right-wing influencer who injected himself into a racially charged murder trial was arrested Tuesday and charged with making terroristic threats — his second arrest this month in connection with his activities around the high-profile North Texas case.

Florida-based activist Jake Lang was booked into Dallas County jail after allegedly stating that if the jury did not find Karmelo Anthony guilty he "would take care of it himself," and a judge set his bond at $1 million, reported The Dallas Morning News.

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Trump laughed at on MS NOW over worst 'human being that's ever run for office' rant

An outburst by Donald Trump when asked about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner provoked laughter on MS NOW on Wednesday afternoon after the president tried to smear the Democrat.

During his brief press availability in the Oval Office, where the 79-year-old president once again remained seated, he was asked about Platner’s bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

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Trump wishes 'peace for the world' for his birthday minutes after vow to blow up Iran

In four minutes on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump promised to bomb Iran and wished for world peace.

At 11:50, gathered in the Oval Office for the signing of a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, President Donald Trump turned to reporters with a warning about Iran. "We hit them hard yesterday, and we're gonna hit them again hard today — in case you miss it, in case you don't turn on your television set," he said.

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Trump claims he tanked economy on purpose: 'I love the inflation'

President Donald Trump insisted he loves inflation caused by his war in Iran and claimed he tanked the stock market on purpose.

The 79-year-old president spoke to reporters Wednesday in the Oval Office, where he was asked about year-over-year inflation hitting a three-year high of 4.2 percent last month as his war pushed energy prices higher, and he claimed that was part of his broader strategy for launching the attack in the first place.

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'I was never in on this': Dan Bongino chewed out Susie Wiles over Epstein cover-up

Former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino erupted during a tense Situation Room confrontation with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in front of shocked administration insiders last July, refusing to be scapegoated for the DOJ's catastrophic mishandling of the Epstein files, according to new reporting.

According to New York Times reporting by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman from their forthcoming book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," Bongino was summoned to the White House along with FBI Director Kash Patel to meet with Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Taylor Budowich, one of Wiles's deputies.

The moment Bongino arrived in the room, Wiles accused him of leaking sensitive Epstein information to ABC News, the Times is reporting.

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Republicans dump on 'crybully' MAGA lawmaker after her loss: 'She's not all there'

Nancy Mace's political career came to a crashing end Tuesday as the South Carolina congresswoman finished a distant fifth in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary — and the knives came out almost immediately.

Former allies, ex-staffers and fellow Republicans were immediately lining up to deliver their verdicts on a congressional tenure defined by combustible ambition and self-inflicted wounds in a turbulent political career that appears to have ended in her decisive loss, reported the Washington Post.

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Trump flew off the handle at Charlie Kirk for hosting Epstein 'grievance session': report

Donald Trump called up the late conservative gadfly Charlie Kirk last July and berated him for letting one of his Turning Point rallies spiral into anger and conspiracy rumors about the Jeffrey Epstein files, reports the New York Times.

According to reporting from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, from their forthcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” at the same time that Trump was trying to take heat off of Attorney General Pam Bondi for her handling of the Epstein Files, Kirk was on the road holding rallies that were roiled by the revelations trickling out of the FBI.

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Trump 'sleeping habits' draw warning on House floor: 'Grave national security threat'

A California Democrat took to the House floor Tuesday to declare Donald Trump's tendency to fall asleep in public a "grave national security threat" — and demanded that Republicans join her in forcing the White House to come clean about the president's health.

The speech by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove was first flagged by journalist Aaron Rupar.

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Senator eviscerates Trump judge nominee in clash during hearing: 'You understand?'

A longtime Democratic senator slammed a judge nominated by President Donald Trump for an appeals court vacancy after he refused to answer a direct question about who won the 2020 presidential election.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) asked North Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Mack Traynor, who was testifying before the Senate during a confirmation hearing for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Erika Kirk 'disappoints' wannabe tradwives as she flees event after just minutes: report

Erika Kirk spent less than 20 minutes at Turning Point USA's Women’s Leadership Summit — a three-day event where hopeful tradwives gathered to learn how to land a husband and start a family, according to a report from The Daily Mail on Wednesday.

The quick appearance from Kirk, the wife of former Turning Point leader Charlie Kirk, left many attendees at the San Antonio, Texas conference disheartened, reported Susan Greene, U.S. senior reporter for The Mail. Greene attended the gathering and said it was a more "somber affair" than in the past following Charlie Kirk's assassination in September 2025.

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Trump appointee caused ethics panic over plans to apply for slush fund: report

A senior Justice Department official in charge of relations with Congress wanted to recuse himself from working on the Trump administration's so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund" — because he wanted to apply for money from it.

According to Politico, Patrick Davis, the assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, "raised his plan to file a claim with others at the DOJ in May because he viewed it as a conflict" — but his colleagues were alarmed by this development "in part because he was responsible for communicating the department’s reasons for setting up the fund to lawmakers."

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