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Rubio and Hegseth face admin threat for opposing new deal: 'May pay a personal price'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's jobs may be at stake if they continue to oppose President Donald Trump's Iran deal, a senior White House official warned.

The threat emerged in a report published Sunday by the right-leaning Israeli daily Israel Hayom, which detailed a bitter internal White House battle over the emerging memorandum of understanding with Tehran.

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NYT editorial board pushes burned GOP Senators to tank 'unqualified' Blanche's nomination

The New York Times Editorial Board issued Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a blistering rebuke Monday in urging the Senate – particularly Senate Republicans whose congressional careers had been cut short by President Donald Trump – to reject his confirmation for Attorney General.

“President Trump has every right to select an attorney general who shares his policy views… But Mr. Trump has no right to expect that the Senate will confirm an attorney general with a track record of disdaining the law and using law enforcement as a partisan weapon,” the Times’ Editorial Board wrote.

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Former official dumbfounded by what Trump gave Iran: 'Worst deal in American history'

A former national security official during President Donald Trump's first term sharply criticized his agreement with Iran to end hostilities.

Miles Taylor, who served as National Security Council chief of staff in the first Trump administration, told MS NOW's Stephanie Ruhle that none of the terms the 80-year-old president had reached with Iran improved the situation from before he decided to launch the war in February.

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Trump 'by no means free' of Iran war chaos as key issue persists: analysis

President Donald Trump celebrated the tentative deal his administration reached with Iran Sunday to end the war, but according to one veteran journalist, the president’s troubles related to the conflict were far from over given the persistence of a key issue that risks reigniting the conflict.

“Let the oil flow!” Trump broadly boasted Sunday after the tentative agreement was reached, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would be accessible to sea vessels immediately.

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Hollywood legend jumps into pivotal Senate race with dire warning: 'Deeply concerned'

One of Hollywood's most legendary voices is lending her star power to a Senate campaign that could help decide control of Congress, and she is sounding the alarm.

In a fundraising appeal sent to supporters Monday, the entertainment icon told readers she is "deeply concerned for our country and the world," warning that the Trump administration and Republicans are "raising costs, undermining our democracy, and putting lives in danger."

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Trump's apathy leaves Republican insiders expecting 'punch to the gut' in midterms: report

President Donald Trump's focus on his legacy instead of GOP candidates has left Republican insiders expecting a "real punch to the gut" in November.

Trump told reporters recently he doesn't care about the midterms. According to a NOTUS report drawing on more than a dozen Republican lawmakers and officials, his party believes him.

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Analyst astounded by Trump's latest hoodwink 'deal' with Iran: 'How lame is that?'

A veteran political analyst rained scorn on President Donald Trump's peace agreement with Iran.

Iranian officials have announced they reached a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. to end fighting on all fronts, and they said the agreement will be signed on Friday, but The Bulwark's Will Saletan joined the chorus of criticism of the terms Trump administration officials had negotiated.

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MAGA rages as UFC champ booted from White House event: 'This is how you lose young voters'

Prominent MAGA figures expressed outrage Sunday night after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Sean Strickland – an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein – was escorted out of the UFC White House event by U.S. Marshalls.

The current UFC Middleweight Champion, Strickland previously claimed he was banned from participating in the White House event for making “fun of Israel and Epstein,” and for claiming “Trump is owned by [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu].” He doubled down on his criticisms of Trump after learning of the ban by calling Trump a “f------ pedophile.”

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Calls to remove Trump from office after he appears to nod off at UFC birthday bash: 'How?'

President Donald Trump appeared to doze off in the front row of his own UFC birthday celebration, handing critics fresh ammunition and reigniting calls for his removal from office.

Footage circulating from UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn shows Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, seated beside UFC chief Dana White with his eyes closed and his head slumping to one side, according to the Mirror and various observers.

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Republicans now believe Trump 'is going to croak' — and are vying to replace him: insider

Republicans have made a dramatic U-turn on the 2028 presidential election, with dozens of contenders now expected to enter the race to succeed Donald Trump as president, an insider told Raw Story.

And while no candidates have officially announced their campaigns yet, Rick Wilson, former Republican operative and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, told Raw Story in an exclusive interview that he was tipped off about the development by strategists.

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Trump caught smiling after UFC fighter drops shocking remark about Michelle Obama: report

President Donald Trump was captured on video “smiling” Sunday after an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter dropped a shockingly "offensive” and false remark about former First Lady Michelle Obama during the UFC event at the White House, CNN reported.

Mixed martial artist Joshua Hokit, 28, defeated his opponent Derrick Lewis Sunday night at the White House UFC bout, and after his victory, shouted an inflammatory and false claim targeting the former first lady.

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White House 'melting down' over 'clearly illegal acts' being exposed in new book: MS NOW

MS NOW's Joe Scarborough highlighted new reporting about the inner workings of President Donald Trump's White House that will likely become the subjects of criminal prosecutions.

New York Times correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported that Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller proposed suspending habeas corpus to speed up mass deportations, and both he and Vice President JD Vance pushed the president to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, and the "Morning Joe" host said those actions were plainly unconstitutional.

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JD Vance 'glitches out' in 'embarrassing' Fox News interview: analyst

Liberal commentator David Pakman ridiculed Vice President JD Vance in a video published Sunday over a recent Fox News interview with Jesse Watters, calling it an "embarrassment" that exposed Vance's inability to carry the Republican torch after President Donald Trump leaves office.

Vance was asked by Watters to comment on the recent Democratic Senate nominations of Texas state Rep. James Talarico and Graham Platner in Maine. Before uttering a word, Vance belted out a loud laugh, one that Pakman described as “completely disingenuous.”

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