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Military vet files federal lawsuit to stop 'deeply corrupt' White House UFC plan

A Virginia political organizer and a military veteran filed a federal lawsuit Sunday seeking a court order to halt UFC Freedom 250, the upcoming mixed martial arts event planned for the White House South Lawn and Lincoln Memorial on June 14 — a date that is simultaneously the 250th anniversary of American independence and Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

The suit, reported by CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, calls the arrangement a corrupt transfer of public resources to a private business ally. "This plan is deeply corrupt," the complaint states. "The President is giving White and his company what none have enjoyed before: unfettered access to the White House and Lincoln Memorial to stage a private, for-profit sports event, with all the promotional and branding opportunities that accompany such access."

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Major issue flagged as new Epstein investigation kicks off: 'Fox guarding the henhouse'

While a New Mexico legislative committee began its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling compound known as Zorro Ranch last week, one veteran journalist warned that the effort is analogous to “the fox guarding the henhouse,” flagging what they described as a major “conflict of interest.”

Established in February by the New Mexico Legislature, the New Mexico Truth Commission was afforded $2 million in spending and granted subpoena power to investigate the potential criminal activity at Epstein’s New Mexico property, the site of which multiple women have claimed to have been sexually abused as minors.

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JD Vance triggers backlash — including from fellow Republican — by 'exploiting' death

Vice President JD Vance used the murder of an 18-year-old British student to deliver a sweeping attack on European immigration policy, drawing sharp criticism from across the political spectrum — including from a Republican who noted that Vance's own wife is of South Asian descent and that the killer was British.

Henry Nowak, a finance student, was stabbed five times by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton, England in December 2025. Digwa, a British citizen, was convicted of murder on May 28 and sentenced to life with a minimum of 21 years. The case drew widespread outrage in Britain after police handcuffed Nowak as he lay dying from his wounds, despite him telling officers nine times "I can't breathe" and four times that he had been stabbed.

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Boebert uncorks expletive-filled response to Fox News reporter's affair question

Rep. Lauren Boebert had a blunt message for a Fox News Digital reporter who asked her about affair allegations Saturday: "F--- you, first of all."

The Colorado Republican was asked about unverified allegations from Cynthia West, described as the ex-girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie, claiming an encounter between Boebert and Massie shortly after his wife's death in 2024. Massie, a Kentucky Republican and frequent Trump critic, lost his primary race last month after Trump backed his opponent.

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Even Elon Musk in disbelief over 'unprecedented' GOP proposal: 'Is this accurate?'

Tesla CEO and Trump administration ally Elon Musk expressed disbelief Saturday regarding a GOP proposal to reshape the U.S. military in an “unprecedented” fashion, going as far as to flag his own generative artificial intelligence chatbot for verification.

“Congress is hiding the U.S.-Israel military relationship in the defense bill,” wrote Democratic congressional candidate Ethan Wechtaluk in a social media post on X. “There is a second bill that goes further. It makes it law that a president can't pull intelligence sharing back without clearing a legal hurdle, even if you elect one who wants to.”

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Republicans rebel against 'braindead' Trump official's 'terribly dangerous' fighting words

Ed Martin, the former Trump Justice Department official who served as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington and later led DOJ's "weaponization" working group before being removed from that role earlier this year, posted a message over the weekend that drew sharp pushback from Republicans and journalists alike.

"They killed Charlie. They shot President Trump. They put hundreds into the DC gulag by lying," Martin wrote on X. "It's not a battle of ideas — they want us dead. Know the fight we are in."

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Trump's big promise to financially 'benefit' Americans implodes in real time: report

President Donald Trump vowed back in January that his administration’s takeover of Venezuela would “benefit” Americans, and yet, just over six months later, that promise appears to be imploding after key players have reportedly gotten cold feet, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

In the immediate aftermath of the unprecedented U.S. attack on Venezuela earlier this year, the Trump administration took control of the nation’s oil revenue, which Trump claimed at the time would be “used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States.” The Trump administration had hoped U.S. companies would invest $100 billion into the South American nation’s energy infrastructure.

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Hegseth hammered for his 'disrespectful' D-Day speech in Normandy: 'Shameless'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the 82nd anniversary of D-Day to compare migrants crossing the Mediterranean to the Nazi invasion of Europe — and the backlash was immediate and bipartisan.

Speaking at the Normandy ceremony, Hegseth departed from solemn remembrance to deliver an anti-immigration political statement. "Sadly, today different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies," he said. "In Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?"

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Trump accused of putting our 'own troops in danger' with move that's baffling experts

A former U.S. official offered a bizarre explanation as to why the Trump administration has yet to sign off on a deal with Ukraine on a “major drone production agreement” that the two nations have actively discussed since at least last September, a holdup that may very well be “kneecapping the U.S. military,” The Hill reported Sunday.

Last August, President Donald Trump was hammered by two of his own officials for making “one of the biggest tactical miscalculations” of his presidency – turning down an offer from Ukraine to accept a package of interceptor drones, a package that could have significantly helped the United States combat Iran’s drones, which posed a “bigger problem than anticipated” to Trump’s war effort.

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Latest Trump retreat leaves Todd Blanche holding the bag as he faces disbarment: analyst

President Donald Trump's decision to abandon his $1.8 billion IRS settlement didn't defuse the legal crisis surrounding it — it just shifted the target, according to a federal trial attorney who has been tracking the case.

Sabrina Haake, a 25-year federal litigator and political analyst who writes the Substack newsletter The Haake Take, argues that Trump dropped the so-called anti-weaponization fund not because of political pressure ahead of the midterms, but to avoid forcing the appointment of a third attorney general. The real threat, she writes, came from an extraordinary intervention by 35 retired federal judges.

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Ex-GOP operative brutally mocks glaring hole in Ivanka's island story

Ivanka Trump's story about how she and Jared Kushner seemed to stumble upon the Albanian island where they want to build their $1.4 billion resort has a glaring hole, according to an ex-GOP operative.

Steve Schmidt couldn't help but laugh during his podcast and sing "Albania! Albania!" while he broke apart Ivanka's story about discovering the island while swimming in the Mediterranean Sea and then walking ashore to explore it.

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Pollster reveals fight flying under radar that's enraging swing voters

Pollsters are finding that swing voters are increasingly worried about a trending issue that's being overlooked.

Sarah Longwell, a Republican pollster and the publisher of The Bulwark, revealed in a podcast that swing voters are sharing a long list of concerns about AI data centers with pollsters.

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MAGA world sent into frenzy over 'bombshell' news on Trump shooter's emails to cop

The release of heavily redacted FBI records showing that a sheriff's deputy exchanged emails with would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks before the July 13, 2024 shooting — as Raw Story reported — sent MAGA world into overdrive this weekend, with commentators across the political spectrum demanding answers about what those emails said and why the documents remain concealed.

MeidasTouch, the liberal political media outlet, reached nearly 500,000 views with a post summarizing the Judicial Watch release, noting that "the records remain heavily redacted, concealing the nature of the communications."

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