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White House loses it as lawmaker demands cognitive test from Trump's doctor: 'Stupid!'

The White House is lashing out at Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) after he sent a letter to President Donald Trump's doctor demanding he submit to cognitive screening, according to MS NOW's Mychael Schnell.

"Lightweight Jamie Raskin is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person," stated White House spokesperson Davis Ingle. "President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the past four years when Democrats like Raskin intentionally covered up Joe Biden’s serious mental and physical decline from the American people."

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‘Kiss of death’: Trump says Tucker Carlson sank GOP Senate hopeful

President Donald Trump on Friday blasted former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, claiming his endorsement helped doom a Republican challenger in South Carolina’s Senate race.

In a post to his Truth Social followers, Trump reacted to news that Paul Dans – a conservative operative and former director of the controversial Project 2025 initiative – had dropped out of the GOP primary contest against MAGA ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

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'Straw that broke the camel's back': Trump now facing deluge of impeachment calls

Democratic lawmakers were starting to rethink their strategy going into the midterms and considering the idea of impeaching President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported on Friday.

Democrats have long thought it would be more important to focus on affordability and the economy heading into the election cycle, but after Trump's threat this week to wipe out the entire Iranian civilization, things have changed. His demands amid the ongoing war in Iran, combined with voter outrage, "have opened the floodgates of Democratic calls for the president’s removal."

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Alleged pipe bomber argues Trump's blanket J6 pardon also applies to him

The man accused of planting the pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6 is arguing in court that President Donald Trump's blanket pardon of MAGA rioters applies to him — but federal prosecutors disagree.

According to Meidas Touch's Scott MacFarlane, prosecutors made a filing on Friday seeking the rejection of Brian Cole, Jr.'s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

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'Inflation's exploding!' Alex Jones yells at Trump ally Roger Stone in Iran war clash

Right-wing host Alex Jones clashed with longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone after the conspiracy theorist called for the 25th Amendment to be used to remove the president of the United States.

In an interview on Friday, Jones spoke to Stone about President Donald Trump's decision to attack him in a Truth Social post over a disagreement about the war in Iran.

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Trump weighs major gift to for-profit insurance indus​try: Medicare privatization

The Trump administration is considering enacting a policy that would automatically funnel seniors into for-profit Medicare Advantage plans—which critics say would set Medicare on the path to full-scale privatization.

Chris Klomp, the Trump administration’s director of Medicare and deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), told STAT last month that enrolling seniors in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by default “is something that we’re thinking through.” MA plans are funded by the federal government and run by private insurance companies such as UnitedHealthcare and Humana, both of which have been accused of improperly denying necessary care to patients and overcharging taxpayers.

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'He failed': GOP chair faces resignation demands after blowout election loss

The chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Brian Schimming, is facing calls to resign after a disastrous performance in the latest state Supreme Court race.

According to Politico, "Tuesday night’s state Supreme Court race saw liberal judge Chris Taylor trounce conservative appeals court judge Maria Lazar by a margin of more than 20 points. The scope of that defeat in the closely divided swing state — the latest in a string of recent GOP losses — is fueling calls from a growing number of party insiders that the affable Schimming, a longtime fixture in local Republican politics, should step down from his post at the top of the party.

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Trump officially proposes dramatic change to DC landmark despite lawsuit

President Donald Trump has officially submitted plans to dramatically alter a Washington, D.C., landmark, even though he is being sued over the potential changes.

In a design proposal sent to the Trump-appointed members of the Commission of Fine Arts, the White House said it would have the Eisenhower Executive Office Building painted bright white. The French Second Empire-style building that houses much of the president's team is currently slate gray.

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Trump admin unveils drawings for massive triumphal arch near Lincoln Memorial

Trump officials on Friday revealed the latest drawings for the proposed 250-foot triumphal arch inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, connecting at the Arlington Memorial Bridge near the Potomac River, according to reports.

The Commission of Fine Arts, the federal design panel, received the renderings, The New York Times reported. President Donald Trump has placed his allies in the group, which will meet next week to discuss the drawings and design from Harrison Design, an architecture group with a Washington D.C. office. It's the president's latest architectural mark on the nation's capital.

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GOP senator cursed out by elections staffer for Trump impeachment vote

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) got a curse-filled chewing out by a staffer from the National Republican Senatorial Committee over his vote to convict President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 impeachment, Punchbowl News reported on Friday.

This comes as Cassidy finds himself in dire trouble in the primary for his re-election, with two candidates, one of whom is endorsed by Trump, running to his right.

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Kacey Musgraves says she saw UFOs following her plane — and pilots confirmed it: report

Kacey Musgraves said she saw alleged UFOs following her plane during a flight, TMZ reported on Friday.

The singer and songwriter described on Instagram stories how she saw light orbs that "just didn't look normal" during her trip from Fort Worth, Texas, to Nashville, Tennessee, with her manager Bobby. She also said the pilots on the flight confirmed seeing the suspicious lights — and not just on this flight but "every single night."

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‘Who is this for?’ Onlookers baffled as Trump admin shares bizarre love-themed ICE video

The Department of Homeland Security left onlookers baffled Friday after publishing a montage video featuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents – often zooming in on their biceps – set to the love song “Diet Pepsi” by Addison Rae, and with the caption “ICE is HOT.”

Shared on social media, the video also featured a link for Americans to apply online to become ICE agents. The bizarre recruitment ad left more than a few observers confused.

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'Quit the rotten carcass': Analysts say Melania just sent husband a shot across the bow

First lady Melania Trump's bombshell denial of ties to Jeffrey Epstein made a major omission, political analysts reported on Friday.

The Bulwark's William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift identified that it was what the first lady did not say — and who she did not name — that was most revealing. The move effectively threw her husband, President Donald Trump, under the bus.

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