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Trump book boom goes bust as sales plummet in second term

Americans appear to be growing tired of reading about President Donald Trump as new data shows sales for books about the president have fallen dramatically during Trump’s second term when compared to his first, Politico reported.

“[Trump] is so familiar to everyone by now, and people are less shocked by new revelations because it enforces their own ideas about who he is or they just don’t care,” an author of a recent Trump book told Politico Tuesday.

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Trump's spy chief accused of using position to 'sabotage our own government'

President Donald Trump's intelligence chief no longer seems to be working in the best interest of America, according to one analyst.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was one of Trump's most controversial cabinet picks. Not only does she have no direct intelligence experience, but she has also held clandestine meetings with former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, publicly supported people who leaked classified military information, and has ties to shady religious groups.

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Karoline Leavitt 'not sure' if Trump told Johnson to close Congress early over Epstein

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said she was "not sure" if President Donald Trump or anyone in his administration communicated with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) before a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents was scuttled by canceling the final day of Congress before summer break.

Although the House was scheduled to hold votes on Thursday, Johnson moved to cut the week short as many members indicated that they would push to force the Trump administration to release files on the convicted sex offender.

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Trump dumps renowned international organization for being 'at odds' with 'America First'

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce explained Tuesday that the United States has withdrawn from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, because it's not "aligned with" President Donald Trump's "America first" values.

By definition, UNESCO "promotes cooperation in education, science, culture and communication to foster peace worldwide," not strictly to meet American objectives.

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Trump’s ‘feral cunning’ kicking in — because he knows he’s in danger: Ex-GOP strategist

Former Republican strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson couldn't help but notice that President Donald Trump is acting differently lately, and he thinks he knows why.

Speaking with a panel of political analysts on Tuesday, MSNBC host Katy Tur remarked that she was trying to understand Trump's motivation around the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal.

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‘Emotionally destroyed’: Calls grow to free reporter held 5 weeks after ICE arrest

Press freedom and immigrants' rights advocates are calling for the release of an Atlanta journalist from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after he was arrested last month while filming an anti-Trump protest.

Mario Guevara, a native of El Salvador, has lived in the United States legally for more than two decades, where he became renowned as one of the Atlanta area's most trusted immigration reporters.

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Obama fires back after Trump accuses him of ‘treason’ in 'bizarre' post

Former President Barack Obama has responded to President Donald Trump's allegations that he invented Russian intrusion in the 2016 election.

Trump and his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, both allege that there was no Russian hacking of the election. There were never allegations that Russians hacked voting machines; rather, the allegations were that content farms backed by Russia supported Trump's 2016 election.

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'I watched a baby die!' MAGA rep shrugs as reporter tells of post-Trump Afghan horror

CNN correspondent Isobel Yeung confronted Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), a hardcore Trump supporter in Congress and an outspoken voice about canceling foreign aid to Afghanistan, over the consequences of his actions.

Yeung witnessed a baby die in front of her while reporting on the effects of U.S. foreign aid cuts in that country — and told him about what she witnessed. But he didn't bat an eye as he repeatedly told her it wasn't his problem.

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Florida AG urges women to report ex-boyfriends 'in the country illegally'

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged women to report ex-boyfriends who are "in the country illegally."

In a Tuesday post on X, Uthmeier explained that his office had recently handled the case of an "abusive" ex-boyfriend.

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'Embarrassing': Mike Lee torched after posting fake Jerome Powell resignation letter

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was caught posting (and then deleting) what turned out to be a fake resignation letter from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. It was then promptly shared by others on the right as a bombshell. The problem, however, is the letter was clearly a phony.

Some mocked Lee for being clueless, but others pointed to obvious tells, such as typos and fake seals.

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‘House is paralyzed:’ GOP shelves major MAGA priorities fearing one of their own

House Republicans have effectively “been paralyzed” out of fear of inter-party dissent on Jeffrey Epstein, and have left key GOP priorities on the cutting room floor ahead of a congressional recess, CNN’s Lauren Fox noted Tuesday.

“You have some conservatives who are very frustrated with the fact that they feel like this is a campaign promise,” Fox said.

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'Oh no!' Mockery abounds after judges refuse to save Alina Habba's job

Former interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment was stalled in the Senate, and the only way she was going to keep her job was to have judges step in to save her. Instead, they stepped in to hand her job to someone else, and it's leading to chuckles across social media.

Habba was only able to stay in the post as an interim U.S. attorney for 120 days. Once that timeline has ended, if there is no person confirmed by the Senate, the judges can appoint someone who will remain until a person is confirmed by the Senate.

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'Liars on notice!' Trump issues ominous threat as he collects millions in settlement

U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media Tuesday to rub salt in the wounds of CBS News by announcing he has now received the $16 million settlement amount agreed to earlier this month.

"BREAKING NEWS!" the president wrote. "We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our Historic Lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount. Just like ABC and George Slopadopoulos, CBS and its Corporate Owners knew that they defrauded the American People, and were desperate to settle."

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