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MAGA lawmaker openly defies Trump — and pushes a foreign nation to do the same

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), a fierce supporter of President Donald Trump’s, broke ranks with the president Sunday night after openly defying his foreign policy agenda – and urging a foreign nation to do the same.

On Sunday, Israel pounded Lebanon’s largest city amid its ongoing occupation of the Middle East nation, which has sparked a humanitarian crisis and killed more than 3,400 Lebanese since early March. Trump claimed he was “not happy” about Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, which risked jeopardizing ongoing peace talks between Washington and Tehran.

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'Stop right there': MS NOW host pinpoints exact moment Trump interview flew off the rails

MS NOW's Mika Brzezinski analyzed a contentious interview by NBC's Kristen Welker that ended when President Donald Trump stormed out after a flurry of lies about his 2020 election loss.

The pre-recorded interview aired Sunday on "Meet the Press" and showed the 79-year-old president lashing out at Welker when she pushed him to provide evidence of election fraud, calling her "crooked" and "stupid," and he eventually stood up, yanked out his earpiece and patted her on the shoulder as he walked off.

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Ex-Israeli official decodes Trump's early morning demand: 'Not my war anymore'

A former Israeli diplomat reacted in real time to a social media post by President Donald Trump on the latest developments in the Iran war.

The 79-year-old president demanded "Israel and Iran must immediately stop 'shooting,'" and former Israeli consul general Alon Pinkas appeared minutes later on CNN to offer his analysis of the extremely short Truth Social post.

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Global trade faces 'two-front crisis' as Trump's war sparks second strait blockade

The Yemeni Houthis announced early Monday they would impose a “complete ban” on Israeli sea vessels from passing through the Red Sea, a partial blockade that risks hitting global trade with a “two-front crisis” as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, several outlets reported.

“We declare a complete ban on enemy navigation in the Red Sea and we consider any Zionist movements to be military targets for our forces,” said Houthi spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Al Saree in a televised statement released on Monday, according to the United Arab Emirates news outlet The National.

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Trump begs Israel, Iran to 'immediately stop shooting' as ceasefire crumbles in real time

President Donald Trump publicly pleaded with Israel and Iran to halt their fighting early Monday as the two countries traded their worst strikes since the April truce, threatening to collapse the peace deal Trump had declared was days away from completion.

"Israel and Iran must immediately stop 'shooting,'" Trump posted on Truth Social at 5:36 a.m. Eastern. "President DONALD J. TRUMP."

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MAGA melts down as Dem overtakes Spencer Pratt in LA mayoral primary: 'This is egregious'​

Fans of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement melted down on Sunday after reality TV personality Spencer Pratt fell out of his second-place spot in Los Angeles's mayoral primary race.

Pratt, who ran as a Republican, had held a strong lead against Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a Democrat, in the primary race until Sunday. The Los Angeles Times reported that mail-in ballots were the key reason why Raman was able to make such a large comeback, and the trend seems likely to continue as the state allows mail-in ballots to be counted for several days following an election.

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Dem strategist floored by ex-MAGA podcaster's blistering rebuke of Trump

A Democratic strategist was floored on Sunday after hearing a former Make America Great Again podcaster's blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump.

Tim Dillon, a popular comedian who boosted Trump on his podcast during the 2024 general election, claimed during a recent episode of his podcast that Trump's schtick is "not cute anymore" as Americans struggle to afford basic necessities and the Trump administration "sells the government for parts."

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Trump planted a bomb that is set to blow up in Republicans' faces: GOP pollster

President Donald Trump is planting a bomb that is sure to explode in Republicans' faces during the midterms as he seeks to get Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed for the full AG role, according to one long-time GOP pollster.

Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, argued during a new episode of her podcast, "Illegal News with Sarah Longwell," that confirming Blanche as Attorney General could be difficult because of the Republicans' narrow majority in the Senate. She added that Blanche's confirmation may spark a bitter intra-party fight among Republicans over some of the baggage Blanche is bringing.

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Legal expert appalled by report on Trump's DHS chief: 'We'll see how long this lasts'

Markwayne Mullin may have been brought in to straighten out the Department of Homeland Security following former Secretary Kristi Noem's tenure, but a new report shows that Mullin may be more of the same, according to one legal expert.

The Independent reported in late May that Mullin regularly uses a controversial $70 million Gulfstream jet to fly home to Oklahoma on Thursdays and doesn't return to work until Monday afternoon, meaning he works at most three days a week in Washington, D.C. The aircraft includes a queen bed, a bar, and showers, according to the report. It was one of nine jets the Trump administration approved to purchase with funds meant for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it added.

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Iran says peace deal with Trump 'no longer feasible' after latest attacks: report

Iranian officials involved with the peace negotiations between the regime and the United States said on Sunday that the peace deal with President Donald Trump is "no longer feasible" following the latest round of attacks, MS NOW's Inzamam Rashid reported on "The Weekend: Primetime."

"An Iranian official linked with the talks between the U.S. and Iran has sent me a message this evening — and remember, it's early in the morning out here in the region — and they've said to me that a deal with President Trump is no longer feasible at this stage," Rashid reported.

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Trump seems eager to ignore 'major political problem' hiding under his nose: analyst

President Donald Trump seems to be eagerly ignoring a major political problem right under his nose, according to one political analyst.

David Pakman, host of the liberal "David Pakman Show" on YouTube, said in a new reaction video on Sunday that Trump's handling of the U.S. economy could come back to bite him and the Republican Party as the midterms approach. Pakman argued that the economy was the central reason why so many people voted for Trump in the first place, and his seeming reluctance to acknowledge the economic challenges many Americans face could prove disastrous.

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Analyst flags 'massive failure' by Trump that is impeding peace in Iran

President Donald Trump appears to be scrambling for a peace deal to end the war in Iran, but some of the president's "massive failures" are preventing that deal from materializing, according to one analyst.

Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday about finding a way to deescalate tensions between Iran and Israel. The call happened after Iran fired multiple missiles into civilian areas of Israel for the first time since the war started in late February.

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Lawmaker floored by horrifying conditions inside notorious ICE facility: 'Deep breach'

A Democratic Senator revealed the horrifying conditions inside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, New Jersey, during a new interview with Mother Jones.

Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) visited ICE's Delaney Hall over the weekend, where he was given a guided tour of the facility. Inside, Kim said he witnessed women trying to get one of their friends help while the person was having a medical episode. Kim added that the guards at the facility seem to have little regard for the rights of the immigrants who are locked up there.

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