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'Appointed by George W. Bush': Leavitt corrected after calling judge 'Democrat activist'

NBC correspondent Garrett Haake pointed out that Republican President George W. Bush initially appointed U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked him as a "Democrat activist."

Leavitt made the remarks after Boasberg issued a restraining order on President Donald Trump's use of an 18th Century law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.

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Popular campsites in crucial swing state shuttered due to Elon Musk: report

Hundreds of popular camping sites in the crucial presidential swing state of Pennsylvania have been shuttered thanks to cuts enacted by billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that cuts at Raystown Lake, which is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, mean that there will no longer be enough staff to maintain campsites.

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'The poorest people': W.V. Republican rips GOP gov. for snubbing impoverished voters

West Virginia state Sen. Rupie Phillips (R) jabbed Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) and smeared him as "the gentleman from New Jersey" after he refused to meet with a group of impoverished voters wanting lower utility prices.

During a Senate floor speech on Wednesday, Phillips explained that he had asked the governor to meet with a group of "some of the poorest people."

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'Sinister': Rape crisis center says White House guest trying to 'launder' his reputation

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre wrote to the U.S. embassy in Ireland to discuss concerns about a meeting President Donald Trump had with mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Monday's St. Patrick's Day.

The Guardian reported Wednesday that the group's chief executive Rachel Morrogh pointed out McGregor was found liable for rape in an Irish civil court four months ago.

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'They will be completely annihilated!' Trump lashes out against foreign actors in new post

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday that Iran must stop supporting the war with "Houthi barbarians."

"Reports are coming in that while Iran has lessened its intensity on Military Equipment and General Support to the Houthis, they are still sending large levels of Supplies," Trump wrote with random capitalizations.

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GOP budget plan would take from the poorest 40 percent and give it to the rich: Yale

The budget plan being contemplated by congressional Republicans would represent a massive transfer of wealth from the poorest 40 percent of Americans to the richest 1 percent of the country, according to a new analysis from Yale's Budget Lab.

As explained by researchers Harris Eppsteiner and John Ricco, the GOP budget under consideration would include $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over a ten-year window.

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'You're doing it again!' GOP lawmaker dismisses CNN anchor's question on Medicare cuts

Republican Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) took issue Wednesday with the way CNN anchor Pamela Brown repeatedly asked about possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

"I'm just telling you what Americans are concerned about," Brown said. "We're hearing that in town halls, as well, across the country. And it is a fact that that is what the [Congressional Budget Office] said, that there would have to be substantial cuts to Medicaid to reach that $880 billion in cuts that Republicans would need."

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Police swarm CIA after gunman makes 'threats' amid release of JFK files

Police in Washington, D.C., reportedly swarmed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters after a gunman fired shots outside the building.

According to The U.S. Sun, there was a "massive" police presence outside CIA headquarters, where SWAT teams shut down nearby roads around the campus.

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'Naïve and gullible' Trump just got   outfoxed by Putin again: conservative outlet

Add longtime National Review columnist Jim Geraghty to the list of observers who watched Donald Trump boast about how well his negotiations with Vladimir Putin are going only to see the Russian strongman hours later prove otherwise with his actions.

On Tuesday, the U.S. president took to his truth Social platform to announce to the world, "... we agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine.”

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'Bleeding to death in the dust': Reporter says maternity hospital Musk closed saved lives

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is being schooled about the impacts of his foreign aid cuts that one reporter says have already killed people.

When he came into office, President Donald Trump created the "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)" by executive order and tasked Musk with the responsibility. That initiative has been behind the upheaval and dismantling of government agencies. Websites, grants, programs, and employees have been cut or frozen under the promise that Trump will save taxpayers trillions.

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Trump claims he aligned 'both Russia and Ukraine' after calls with Putin and Zelensky

President Donald Trump claimed that he had aligned "both Russia and Ukraine" after holding calls with both of the countries' presidents.

Following a Tuesday call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said he spoke to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday.

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Colorado GOP blames 'radical leftists' as hotel backs out of hosting Steve Bannon speech

A hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado has backed out of hosting a dinner that was to feature of keynote speech by convicted criminal podcast host Steve Bannon.

As the Denver Gazette reports, Colorado Springs restaurant The Antlers cancelled a reservation for the Bannon dinner as the Colorado Republican Party blamed "radical leftists" for creating an uproar online that supposedly forced the business to back out of the ordeal.

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'I want this thing to be successful': Leaked recording reveals Trump's Kennedy Center plan

The New York Times obtained a leaked recording of President Donald Trump that spelled out his unique ideas for the world-famous center for the performing arts, as well as the annually-televised Kennedy Center Honors.

Trump visited the center this week, after "replacing all the Biden appointees on the board of the once bipartisan institution and having himself elected chairman," according to the piece.

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