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Republicans mock Fox News for 'embarrassing' and fawning Hegseth birthday post

Fox News posted a glowing birthday tribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday — complete with a saluting photo and celebratory graphics — and the mockery from conservatives was swift.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth turns 46 today," Fox News wrote. "From serving in Iraq and Afghanistan to leading the Pentagon, Hegseth has spent decades advocating for America's warfighters and national defense."

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Bush admin implicated in bombshell claim on Epstein’s 'secret' plea deal: report

The Bush administration’s Justice Department (DOJ) may have played a key role in the unprecedented and “secret” plea deal offered to Jeffrey Epstein in 2007, according to an explosive report from the Miami Herald.

The Herald’s Julie K. Brown, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose reporting helped lead to Epstein’s arrest in 2019, spoke with former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter over the course of several months, and on Saturday, had a profile on the veteran law enforcement official published in the Herald that included previously unreported details.

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Trump's niece baffled by excuse for his many brain tests: 'Never heard anything so absurd'

A stated reason for President Donald Trump's repeated cognitive testing is falling apart within his own family.

The testing has been explained by his own health czar as something the president simply enjoys — but Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, isn't buying it.

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'Lie. I was there': White House correspondent fact-checks Mike Johnson's Jan. 6 claim

House Speaker Mike Johnson described January 6 insurrectionists as "people who were just there and happened to be walking through the building" — and a White House correspondent who was present that day had a blunt response.

"LIE," wrote Brian J. Karem, the veteran journalist and former Playboy White House correspondent. "I was there. They were walking through the building, destroying property, spreading feces on the walls, stealing things, rioting and threatening to kill the Vice President. But other than that . . ."

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Trump nemesis uses Don Jr.'s 'nauseous' attack to his advantage in key Senate race

The thought of Alex Vindman winning a U.S. Senate seat makes Donald Trump Jr. physically ill — and Vindman is betting that's good news for his campaign.

The retired Army lieutenant colonel, who blew the whistle on Trump's 2019 Ukraine phone call and is now running for Senate in Florida, is highlighting a string of attacks from Trump world in a new fundraising push. Trump called him "human scum." Trump Jr. labeled him the "Deep State architect" and said thinking of him in the Senate makes him "nauseous." Elon Musk said he should be arrested and prosecuted for "treason" — with the implied penalty being death.

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GOP Senator sounds alarm over clone candidate who could catapult Dem to red state win

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising alarms about an 11th-hour Republican challenger who shares his exact name, accusing Democrats of orchestrating a scheme to confuse voters and hand the seat to Democrat Mary Peltola.

Sullivan, speaking exclusively with CNN's Manu Raju on Inside Politics, said the challenger — Dan Jay Sullivan — is not a genuine Republican but a plant designed to split his vote in Alaska's open primary, where the top four finishers advance to November regardless of party.

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Iran says Trump just cleared the way for major attacks on US bases: 'Our forces are ready'

The United States was issued a dire threat Sunday after a wave of Israeli airstrikes pounded Lebanon’s largest city earlier the same morning with supposed backing from the Trump administration, threats that may materialize as major attacks on U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.

As Washington and Tehran continue to negotiate terms to end the ongoing Iran war, a key sticking point has been Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, which since early March has killed more than 3,400 Lebanese and injured over 10,200. Iran has demanded that Israel halt its bombardment as a condition to end hostilities.

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'You will be disbarred': Congressman issues blunt threat to Todd Blanche

The man who Donald Trump wants to be his attorney general is in for a rude awakening, according to one lawmaker.

Rep. Ted Lieu is done being subtle about Todd Blanche.

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CBS legend spills on 'jaw-dropping' meeting before firing: 'Accuses me of physical abuse'

Scott Pelley, the veteran broadcast journalist who was controversially fired by CBS News last week, revealed new “jaw-dropping” details Sunday about his last meetings before his ousting, one that included, he claimed, false accusations of physical abuse.

CBS Executive Producer Nick Bilton – who was hand-picked by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and reportedly vetted by David Ellison, a strong ally to President Donald Trump whose company owns CBS – met with Pelley and proceeded to do “something absolutely jaw-dropping,” Pelley told The New York Times in its report Sunday.

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'Texas BBQ spots are shutting down' as Trump's war contributes to beef shortages: report

Texas barbecue restaurants are closing at an alarming rate as beef prices surge to historic levels — and economists say the Iran war is one of the factors making it worse.

The U.S. cattle supply has dropped to a 75-year low, according to the Department of Agriculture, sending beef prices soaring and forcing beloved Texas institutions out of business. Closures have already hit Kirby's BBQ in New Caney and Brett's BBQ Shop in Katy, and industry leaders say many more are coming, according to an ABC News report published this week.

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Spencer Pratt buried in fact checks after pushing new election conspiracy theory

Spencer Pratt, the reality television personality running as a Republican candidate for Los Angeles mayor, posted a meme over the weekend suggesting that he couldn't understand how votes get counted in the city — and the internet was happy to explain it to him.

Pratt posted a photo of a man staring at a chalkboard covered in complex equations, captioning it: "Me trying to figure out how votes get counted in LA."

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'I've had enough!' Furious Trump storms out of interview when pressed on false claims

President Donald Trump abruptly ended his interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker that aired on Sunday after being pressed on his false claims that the 2020 election had been “rigged,” removing his microphone and leaving the set in a rage.

“You’re a one-sided, crooked network!” Trump shouted at Welker after being told no evidence existed to support his false claims of widespread election fraud. “Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough! Thank you, darling, have a good time!”

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‘There'll be no Kristen’: Trump tells NBC host she’ll be ‘blown up’ if war objective fails

President Donald Trump told NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an interview that aired Sunday that she would be blown up should his administration fail to achieve its stated war objective.

In an episode of “Meet the Press,” Trump was being pressed on his deeply unpopular war against Iran, which, despite the president having claimed it would be resolved in a matter of weeks, has dragged on for well over three months.

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