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Judge hits Trump with severe rebuke as admin ordered to return slavery exhibit to museum

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to return an exhibit on slavery to Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park.

In a 40-page ruling on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia Rufe compared the Interior Department and Secretary Doug Burgum to George Orwell's "Ministry of Truth."

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'Rattled' Trump now super dangerous — and 'reaching for the accelerant': Ex-GOP insider

Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson has anticipated that President Donald Trump will lash out further as his MAGA coalition weakens.

In his Substack Monday, The Lincoln Project co-founder pointed out that while Trump, who has always wanted to appear a "strongman," loses his base, he could become more desperate than ever to try and maintain his power.

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FBI officially refuses to give local investigators any evidence in Minneapolis shootings

The FBI has officially notified Minnesota officials that it will not provide evidence from the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti to local law enforcement.

In a statement on Monday, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said the FBI had contacted it about three shootings by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents.

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Right-wing news network faceplants as bid to suck up to Trump with big name hire blows up

An attempt to curry favor with Donald Trump and his administration is off to a rough start for right-wing network Nexstar as the hiring of a former Fox News personality looks like a failed experiment.

According to Oliver Darcy's "Status" newsletter, Nexstar's flagship news network NewsNation is undergoing significant programming changes to align with Trump administration preferences. The network has shifted from presenting itself as an unbiased news alternative toward more ideologically conservative content to assist in it's multi-billion effort to merge with Tegna.

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Mike Lindell says he will 'absolutely' blow more campaign cash on his book

MyPillow CEO and candidate for Minnesota governor Mike Lindell (R) said he would "absolutely" continue to spend his campaign funds on his own memoir because he negotiated a "very good price" for copies of it.

During a Sunday interview on NewsNation, Lindell was asked why he had spent more than half of his campaign donations on his book.

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'Bodies of children': MAGA hopeful's silence hammered after ghoulish Epstein link revealed

Don Huffines, an overtly pro-Trump millionaire and real-estate mogul running for Texas comptroller, has remained active on social media since being identified as the mystery buyer of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch but has yet to acknowledge the revelation, prompting critics of all stripes to hound him relentlessly.

First reported on Friday, Huffines was revealed to have purchased Epstein’s Zorro Ranch – a sprawling 7,600 property in central New Mexico – in 2023 using a limited liability company he created just weeks before the purchase.

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'Can't get it out of my mind': Columnist sickened by Trump crew's 'repellant circus'

Attorney General Pam Bondi's sneering performance in a congressional hearing drew widespread condemnation — and a veteran columnist piled on Monday.

President Donald Trump's attorney general fired off insults and shouted down lawmakers during last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing, and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni lamented the practiced contempt she showed to congressional representatives who dared challenge her.

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Amazon execs pray that new scheme wins 'Melania' viewers after disastrous box office crash

After a second disastrous weekend drop in ticket sales for the much-maligned “Melania” movie, executives at Amazon Studios are pinning their hopes on new Prime Video sign-ups when the box office disaster becomes available for streaming.

The controversial documentary, which has been viewed by tens of thousands of empty seats in three weeks of release, came in a dismal 15th place with an estimated $886,000 over the Valentine's Day weekend on 1,204 screens, far behind new release ‘Wuthering Heights,” which made an estimated $34,800,000 in three days.

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MAGA host tears into Pam Bondi for ignoring Epstein 'Satanism': 'Got to be investigated'

Pro-MAGA host Gina Loudon lashed out at Attorney General Pam Bondi for refusing to investigate "Satanism" within the files on the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.

"Attorney General Pam Bondi says every document required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act has now been released, all of it, including a massive list of more than 300 high-profile names," Loudon announced Monday on Real America's Voice. "The DOJ insists nothing was withheld to protect any political figures' reputations, and that any redactions were strictly to shield victims or active investigations."

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Even deep red states are blocking Trump DOJ's aggressive voter push

The Donald Trump administration's aggressive push to obtain sensitive voter registration data has encountered unexpected resistance from Republican-led states, revealing fissures within GOP ranks over federalism and election security.

While the Justice Department has sued 25 mostly Democratic states for voter roll information, at least six Republican-led states have quietly refused to comply with demands for confidential data including Social Security numbers, driver's license IDs, and current residences, reported CNN.

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International rebellion as Canada's PM leads 40 nations in plan to buck Trump: insider

An economic plan from world leaders could reduce the impact of Donald Trump's tariff policy worldwide, insiders say.

The president's economic plan, which he implemented during his second term, has caused disruptions domestically and internationally. World leaders are now seeking a way through the economic spiral, and Canadian PM Mark Carney is believed to be at the helm of this plan. Insiders, speaking to Politico, confirmed there are nearly 40 countries interested in the talks.

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'Make America Great' billionaire slammed as he moves to offshore factory jobs to China

One of Donald Trump's earliest Wall Street backers is planning to move his Ohio manufacturing operation to China — and workers are calling on the president to save their jobs.

Workers are furious at hedge fund billionaire John Paulson — who has publicly praised Trump's tariffs as necessary to protect domestic manufacturing jobs — after he told union officials he intended to offshore most of the work at Conn Selmer by June, reported The Guardian.

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Grifter 'wannabe journalists' covering Guthrie disappearance ripped by AZ Dem: 'Go home'

As state, local and federal officials continue to come up empty-handed as they try to find out what happened to Nancy Guthrie, the elderly mother of television personality Savannah Guthrie, a local Democratic lawmaker pounced on YouTubers and influencers who have flooded the community trying to make names for themselves.

In a post on X and an appearance on CNN, State Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-Tucson) lashed out and claimed outsiders pretending to be journalists are making the jobs of investigators more difficult as they spread rumors and provide uninformed speculation about what appears to be a kidnapping.

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