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Yet another law firm caves to Trump threats

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that yet another major law firm has caved to his threats and has agreed to perform $100 million in pro bono work on behalf of his administration.

Writing on his Truth Social page, Trump revealed that Milbank LLP not only agreed to do the free work, but it had also agreed to "not engage in illegal DEI discrimination and preferences."

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'He needs to listen': GOP pollster urges Trump to stop blowing off warnings

Republican pollster Frank Luntz issued a warning to Donald Trump just hours before the president was set to announce his "liberation day" tariffs that experts say threaten to drain Americans' bank accounts as they shop for everyday items.

Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told CNBC Wednesday that Trump's sweeping tariffs "will throw the global economy into turmoil and leave Americans holding the bag." But Trump appeared to be plowing full steam ahead.

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'Disturbing': Once-skeptical analyst now fears Trump's Greenland vow is more than threat

MSNBC columnist Michael A. Cohen once believed that President Donald Trump's stated desire to take over Greenland was all hot air — but now he's not so sure.

In his latest column, Cohen — who is of no relation to the former Trump attorney of the same name — points to new evidence that the president is deadly serious about acquiring the large island nation, which would possibly require him to invade a NATO ally to get the job done.

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'Disgusting': Conservative judge slams new colleague after Wisconsin Supreme Court win

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley said she is “not looking forward to working with” Judge Susan Crawford, who was elected Tuesday to serve on the state Supreme Court.

"I think the way Judge Crawford ran her race was disgusting...I'm not looking forward to working with her," Bradley told reporters on Tuesday night following the special election.

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Schumer bill would require remedial training for Trump officials on security procedures

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is proposing security training for president Donald Trump's administration officials.

The New York Democrat is introducing the Operational Security (OPSEC) Act of 2025 on Tuesday to establish a new office to train Trump officials in security protocols and to identify counterintelligence operations after national security adviser Mike Waltz inadvertently invited a reporter to a group chat to discuss sensitive military plans, reported Axios.

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Elon Musk 'being driven visibly insane' by anti-Tesla protests: analysis

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly raged in recent weeks about the protests being lodged against his flagship electric car company, and Mother Jones writer Timothy Murphy believes that the demonstrations have been successful beyond their organizers' wildest dreams.

Murphy in particular points to a recent rant from Musk demanding that billionaires whom he baselessly suspects of funding the protests to be arrested.

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'Just plain dumb': Trump ridiculed after latest anti-Canada rant

In a late-night tirade against top Senate Republicans, President Donald Trump—repeating a claim he made earlier in the week—insisted that smuggled fentanyl can be subjected to tariffs, drawing widespread ridicule, including from conservatives. He offered no explanation for how such a policy would work, nor did he clarify whether traffickers are expected to declare illegal drugs at the border.

Just before 1 AM, the President blasted former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and his fellow Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, along with Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Maine’s Susan Collins, for supporting legislation that would remove the tariffs the President is imposing on the nation of Canada, one of America’s largest and oldest allies and trading partners. The Constitution grants Congress, not the President, the power over tariffs.

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'What in the world?' Farmers left bewildered by Trump demand

U.S. farmers who are desperately awaiting congressionally appropriated funds to pay their bills have been told by the Trump administration that they first need to remove "diversity aspects or make other revisions to better align" their clean energy projects "with President Donald Trump’s agenda."

A new report in The Washington Post said farmers received the confusing demand in a letter from the Agriculture Department last week urging farmers to make the changes in exchange for quicker payments.

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'Garbage': Karoline Leavitt lashes out at report about Elon Musk leaving the White House

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed a report that said President Donald Trump told his cabinet that billionaire Elon Musk would soon be stepping back from his role as DOGE administrator.

Politico's Rachel Bade first reported that Trump "told his inner circle & members of his Cabinet that [Musk] will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role."

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'Measles? I’m against them': GOP struggles to find coherent message on RFK Jr's plans

Republicans are having a hard time cobbling together a coherent message on the Trump administration's response to the measles outbreak spreading across the country.

Health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other administration officials have tried to downplay the escalating outbreak, which has killed a child and infected nearly 500 people in 19 states, and GOP lawmakers haven't united around a message except to say they support the administration, reported NOTUS.

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'Feeling the pressure': Critics pounce on Trump telling insiders Musk is on his way out

Hot on the heels of billionaire and Donald Trump confidante Elon Musk suffering a humiliating defeat in Wisconsin after sinking a reported $26 million into getting a conservative elected to the state Supreme Court which turned into a massive flop, Politico is reporting Donald Trump is assuring insiders Musk will be out of their hair soon.

According to the bombshell report from Politico's Rachel Bade, "The president remains pleased with Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency initiative but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return to his businesses and take on a supporting role, according to three Trump insiders who were granted anonymity to describe the evolving relationship."

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'Susan Crawford did not win!' Mike Lindell says he's investigating Wisconsin election

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell vowed to launch an investigation into the Wisconsin Supreme Court election a day after Judge Susan Crawford, a candidate backed by Democrats, won the race.

During a Wednesday appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room program, Lindell suggested that the race's outcome was fraudulent.

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Ex-Trump aide: Elon Musk's failure 'could get in the way' of his relationship with Trump

Last night, the biggest loser in Wisconsin wasn't Brad Schimel, the far-right conservative running for the state Supreme Court seat, the co-hosts of "The View" argued on Wednesday. The biggest loser was tech billionaire Elon Musk, who spent over $25 million trying to elect Schimel, Newsweek calculated.

"You know inflation is out of control when you can't buy an election for $20 million," joked Joy Behar.

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