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Mockery erupts as RFK Jr. admits snorting 'cocaine off toilet seats'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s revelation Thursday that he wasn't afraid of COVID-19 since he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats" prompted a wave of responses online.

Kennedy recalled during an interview that he had met podcaster Theo Von at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Los Angeles' Westside.

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Trump-backed Republican drops out of pivotal swing state race

A Republican candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump for governor of Arizona is suspending her campaign — but this doesn't mean Trump has no cards to play in the race.

On Thursday, former Arizona Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson posted her withdrawal announcement, exactly a year after she began her campaign.

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'Very sad': Ousted Trump official's tweet storm brutally ridiculed by GOP analysts

A pair of GOP analysts were flabbergasted on Thursday by former Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino's "gross' and "very sad" tweet storm.

Bovino sent off a series of posts on X last night, in which he made strange comments, like asking a reporter covering President Donald Trump's deportation forces to make him a pie and telling an anonymous MAGA account he wanted to try beaver meat. Bovino also admitted to having tried raccoon meat during the tirade.

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Nicolle Wallace mocks DOJ after botched indictments: 'Nothing short of an embarrassment'

President Donald Trump's DOJ got a tongue-lashing on MS NOW's "Deadline: White House" on Thursday as anchor Nicolle Wallace dismantled their botched efforts to criminally prosecute Democratic lawmakers.

"There are signs everywhere that there are, in fact, some checks remaining on the Trump administration's worst impulses and excesses," said Wallace. "We saw it this week with the Department of Justice, when they were handed a resounding defeat by a grand jury, when Jeanine Pirro's office tried and failed to indict six Democratic lawmakers who simply released a video, 90 seconds, urging the men and women of the military to refuse any illegal orders."

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Kristi Noem drowned out by loud protesters at press conference

Protesters surrounded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a news conference in California on Thursday.

It appeared that Noem's voice was nearly drowned out at some points by people yelling and sirens blaring during a visit to Otay Mesa, San Diego, to discuss an update on border security and drug seizures along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Experts aghast as Trump rewards 'billionaire polluters' and makes Americans 'sicker'

Experts were outraged on Thursday after the Trump administration moved to kill a landmark scientific determination that limited the amount of greenhouse gases vehicles can emit.

The determination, known as the endangerment finding, gave the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to limit the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere because they endanger public health and welfare, The Guardian reported. The rule prohibits the government from tracking climate-warming emissions from cars and trucks, which are the country's single biggest source of pollution.

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Pam Bondi hit with new demand to unredact GOP presidential candidate in Epstein email

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to expose the name of a "political figure" who competed against former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) in the Iowa presidential caucuses. The name appeared in an email to Jeffrey Epstein, but was curiously redacted by the Justice Department.

"I saw this email at DOJ today. This is a political figure who shouldn't have been redacted. It's a direct violation of @RepThomasMassie and my Epstein Files Transparency Act," Khanna wrote in a Thursday post on X.

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Trump just put vulnerable Republicans in a bind with 'risky' move: report

President Donald Trump's threats against House Republicans over his unpopular tariffs could have put GOP lawmakers facing tough midterm battles in a tight spot, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday.

Voters have expressed mounting concerns over the high cost of living, and six Republican lawmakers sided against Trump and voted with Democrats to pass legislation pushing for an end to tariffs against Canada.

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Allegations against Jared Kushner surface in bombshell complaint against Tulsi Gabbard

The Wall Street Journal revealed new details Thursday about the classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard — and it involves President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

According to the report, the complaint concerns an intercepted conversation that two foreign nationals had about Kushner, who has held a number of mostly informal roles in White House policymaking and diplomacy, particularly during Trump's first term in office.

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'It's chaos!' Ex-GOP governor warns Trump may cost Republicans more than just the House

President Donald Trump is tearing apart not just the country, but his own base of support, as he threatens retribution against Republicans who oppose his tariffs, former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) told MS NOW's Katy Tur on Thursday.

This drama culminated in a vote on Wednesday in which a small group of Republicans defected to block House leadership's effort to curtail a vote on tariffs, then an even greater number joined Democrats to oppose Trump's tariffs against Canada.

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RFK Jr. says not scared of germs because he 'used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he did not fear COVID-19 because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats."

During an interview on Thursday, Kennedy recalled that he had met podcaster Theo Von at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

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'Sweep up everyone': Lawmakers say DOJ spying part of much larger — and darker — scheme

WASHINGTON — More lawmakers are coming out against Attorney General Pam Bondi's secret surveillance of members of Congress to counter their investigation into how the Justice Department is handling the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files.

In an exclusive conversation with Raw Story, several expressed discomfort with having their work spied on — and warned it's part of something much larger and darker.

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Senate Republican shares not suitable for work story about late-night Trump phone calls

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) revealed that President Donald Trump had a habit of interrupting him when he was having sex.

During a Thursday interview with MAGA influencer Benny Johnson, Mullin claimed that Trump only slept five minutes a night.

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