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'Not afraid': Defiant governor fires back at Trump’s border czar after ‘chilling’ threat

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) said he's "not afraid" of the Trump administration after receiving a warning about instructing state employees on how to handle a confrontation with ICE officials.

Evers released a YouTube video Friday to hit back at "border czar" Tom Homan's suggestion that the governor was working to impede ICE arrests.

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Private Trump dinner for meme coin holders leaves Republicans queasy: 'It's the Wild West'

Some Senate Republicans are uneasy as President Donald Trump plans an exclusive dinner and White House tour for top investors in his $TRUMP meme token, according to a NBC report.

A meme coin, or meme token, is a cryptocurrency.

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'Not happy': Marjorie Taylor Greene hits GOP leaders with list of furious complaints

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) expressed her "frustration" on X Friday, warning her party's leadership that she is "upset over the direction of things."

"I represent the base," she wrote on X. "The base is not happy."

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'Not true!' Trump hands gift to fact-checkers with wildly inaccurate brag

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday that gas prices were down to $1.98 a gallon — and it triggered hilarity.

Fact-checkers and online commenters immediately reacted as Trump added that gas prices are $1.88 in three states. “Can you believe it?” he asked.

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'Muslim conquest!' GOP lawmaker melts down over plans for halal restaurant at Capitol

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) is enraged over the planned establishment of a halal food restaurant in the Capitol complex.

On Friday, one of the many changes announced to the dining options in the House campus was the replacement of Steak n' Shake, which first opened in the Rayburn House Office Building in 2019, with a location of CHA Street Food, a popular Northern Virginia chain known for serving Indian and Pakistani cuisine.

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Insider issues 'incredible' warning to avoid critical air hub 'at all costs' over safety

MSNBC correspondent Tom Costello claimed Friday that an air traffic controller who "handles airspace" at the Newark, NJ, airport gave him some "rather concerning and startling information" about public safety.

"He said, It is not safe. 'It is not a safe situation right now for the flying public," Costello said. "Really an incredible statement, unsolicited. He just said that to me, and separately, 'Don't fly into Newark. Avoid Newark at all costs."

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Trump 'completely botched it': GOP insider gives no-holds-barred take on president's move

According to a former adviser to ex-House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Donald Trump will end up paying the price for derailing a U.S. economy that was on the upswing when he took office.

Appearing on MSNBC with host Chris Jansing, GOP insider Brendan Buck hammered the president over his trade war and stated he will have to live with the consequences of the financial instability his tariffs have created.

With Jansing pointing to the new jobs report that shows unemployment stalled at 4.2 percent, she asked her guest, "I wonder if we're going to see the president taking credit for this in the economy, right after claiming it's actually Joe Biden's economy?"

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"Yeah, well, the White House already put out a paper declaring a jobs boom today," the amused Buck replied before quipping, "So yeah, of course. When the GDP numbers go down it's Joe Biden's economy. When jobs numbers look good, it's Trump's economy."

Turning serious, he continued, "Look, I think this shows two things. One, as we discussed, Donald Trump inherited an economy that was ready to take off; he didn't have to do a whole lot to have a really solid economic legacy. But he's completely botched it through this trade policy."

"But I love it when they embrace, you know, a good jobs number like today because I do think the president is going to own whatever happens here for better or worse. And there will be no being able to blame Joe Biden if store shelves are empty."

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'GOP jihad': State Supreme Court Justice says Republicans are trying to 'steal' her seat

A “GOP jihad on voting rights across the country” is happening in and outside of Washington, according to a Rolling Stone report.

Inside Washington, it's happening in the form of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act).

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'Pay for Trump's golf trips': Observers call out 'Orwellian language' in Republican budget

President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget proposal on Friday in a document that says he's cut $163 billion from federal spending so far.

Fox News reporter Edward Lawrence said that this was a "skinny" topline budget request, but it "does not include Medicare and Medicaid spending. Represents an increase of 13.4%, for the military," Lawrence said, according to his colleague Chad Pergram. "That breaks down to $892.6 billion in discretionary defense spending and $119.3 billion in mandatory defense spending. OMB says all departments should expect cuts except the VA and Transportation. The budget request also protects space programs."

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Trump could face pushback over number that's 'very disturbing to Republicans': report

New polling that shows Americans believe president Donald Trump's tariffs have hurt their personal finances, and a congressional correspondent said those numbers were "disturbing" to Republican lawmakers.

A major shipping loophole closed Friday, removing the de minimis exemption that allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less to come into the U.S duty-free, which allowed low-cost Chinese retailers like Shein, Temu and AliExpress to flourish, but a solid majority say the president's trade war has already hurt them financially.

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Family of Jan 6. protester who was killed by Capitol Police reaches settlement: report

A settlement has been reached in the death of Ashli Babbitt, according to a report from Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for POLITICO, Kyle Cheney

“A former attorney for the family of Ashli Babbitt, shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer while climbing through a window near the House chamber on Jan. 6, says a national journalist informed him yesterday a financial settlement has been reached,” Cheney posted on X.

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US weather forecasting in worse shape than experts knew after Trump cuts: report

ABC News reported this week that the U.S. experienced a multi-state tornado outbreak, impacting millions of people. However, behind the scenes of the world of weather forecasters, things are far worse than previously known.

CNN reported Friday that the drastic budget and staff cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) have left a skeleton crew to handle the nation's forecasting agency.

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MAGA 'symbolism' behind national security advisor shakeup can't be ignored: columnist

An MSNBC columnist pointed out the painful "symbolism" represented by President Donald Trump's decision to replace Mike Waltz as national security advisory, a post he held for just over 100 days.

On Thursday, Trump announced that Marco Rubio would take over Waltz's post temporarily, while also serving as Secretary of State.

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