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Killed airman's dad claims Hegseth lied in war brag about son

The father of a slain service member denied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's account of their private conversation.

The Pentagon chief said Thursday that he had met the day before with the families of six military service members killed in the Iran war, and he said they told him to "honor their sacrifice" and "finish the job." But the father of an Air Force crew member killed in a crash characterized their exchange differently, reported NBC News.

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Trump's big plan to boost Americans' 401Ks now threatens to sink savings: report

President Donald Trump’s plan to bolster Americans’ 401Ks by expanding access to private market investments is reaching its final stages, but according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) it may have come at the “worst possible moment” — and could end up sinking Americans’ savings, Politico reported Friday.

Trump signed an executive order last August designed to allow working-class Americans to more easily invest in markets not historically available to them through their retirement accounts, notably the private credit market, which involves loans made outside of traditional banks.

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Epic demotion delivered to Trump in emasculating Morning Joe putdown

President Donald Trump has become little more than a sidekick to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a pundit on MS NOW's "Morning Joe."

The 79-year-old president decided to join Israel in a military operation against Iran nearly three weeks ago, but his justification and goals for the strikes have shifted — and Americans are skeptical of their necessity. Journalist Anand Giridharadas said Trump's deference to Netanyahu was uncharacteristic for him.

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'Sick to my stomach': Hit show The Pitt applauded as it takes direct aim at ICE

Viewers of HBO's hit hospital drama The Pitt are full of praise as the show took on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in its Thursday episode.

The show, which has picked up five Emmy Awards and 13 nominations, featured ICE agents as a crucial plot point in episode, as they bring in a suspiciously injured woman detainee for treatment.

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Jon Stewart delivers personal blow as ugly battle with Elon Musk goes public

Jon Stewart got into an ugly — and very public — battle with Elon Musk as the two hurled insults at each other, and the comedian delivered a personal blow to finish it off.

The dispute began after Stewart aired a segment on "The Weekly Show" examining X's impact on democracy. He criticized the Tesla head's focus on undocumented voting, stating, "Musk has pushed this idea that undocumented, non-citizen voting is rampant, it is sowing the seeds of our destruction, and we cannot do it."

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Observers blown away as Trump proves he 'paid attention to nothing' war advisors told him

Two political experts were blown away on Thursday after President Donald Trump proved he "paid attention to nothing" that his war advisors are telling him.

Joanna Coles, chief content officer at The Daily Beast, and Michael Wolff, a journalist who has written four books about Trump, discussed how Trump's war in Iran is progressing on a new episode of their podcast, "Inside Trump's Head." Since Trump's coordinated bombing campaign with Israel began in late February, the Iranian regime has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for 20% of all energy trade.

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'Oh boy!' Jen Psaki beside herself as 'biggest grift' in Trump admin unearthed

MS NOW's Jen Psaki was beside herself on Thursday as she reported on two blockbuster stories about corruption in the Trump administration.

NBC News reported that former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's top lieutenant, Cory Lewandowski, asked federal contractors to pay him in exchange for growing their contracts with the agency. One company highlighted in particular was the private prison company, GEO Group.

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Trump enrages MAGA as he privately admits he went too far on marquee campaign vow: report

President Donald Trump has privately conceded that his aggressive mass deportation campaign went too far, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, according to sources familiar with recent conversations between the president, his wife and top White House officials.

In closed-door meetings, Trump expressed concern that his administration's hardline immigration policies have created chaos in American cities and damaged his political standing ahead of the midterms. Voters dislike the phrase "mass deportation," Trump's advisers warned him.

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Lawyer floored as Trump's 'voter suppression spaghetti' meets its match in court

A legal expert was floored on Thursday after Fulton County, Georgia's lawyers filed a motion to quash President Donald Trump's attempts to keep the voter data his administration recently seized during an FBI raid.

Fulton County's lawyers argued in the court filing that the Trump administration's attempts to conceal evidence from the judge is "arbitrary and capricious," given that the government's case relies on the testimony of the witness. In this case, the government is seeking to limit what an FBI agent testified to under oath when they helped secure the warrant that authorized the raid on Fulton County's election office.

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'What jobs?' Trump's buddy sparks firestorm as new plot for robot takeover revealed

One of President Donald Trump's corporate allies sparked a firestorm on Thursday after his plans to lead a robot revolution in manufacturing were revealed.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon's Jeff Bezos is in talks to raise $100 billion to acquire manufacturing businesses and automate them with artificial intelligence. The report was published at a time when economic experts at the Federal Reserve had expressed concerns about the "almost zero" job growth over the previous year.

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Chris Hayes dumbfounded as Trump exposes himself as a 'sociopath' for all to see

President Donald Trump just revealed himself as a "sociopath" for the world to see, according to MS NOW's Chris Hayes.

Hayes opened his show, "All In," on Thursday with a blistering message to viewers.

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Sobering warning issued about America's 'ticking time-bombs' Trump may soon detonate

An economics expert issued a sobering warning on Thursday about the impact President Donald Trump's war in Iran could have at home.

Catherine Rampell, economics editor at The Bulwark, argued in a new article that the war in Iran could cause a few "ticking time-bombs" that already existed in the U.S. economy to finally explode. She mentioned the artificial intelligence bubble, the long-term displacement of white-collar workers, and the collapse of fragile "private credit" markets.

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ICE accused of misleading tiny school district's police chief as secret deal emerges

A small Oklahoma public school district with its own police force became the first school in the nation to have an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the agency’s records.

But just as quickly, the agreement disappeared from ICE’s website, and school officials deny entering into it.

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