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‘It’s crazy’: GOP rebel declares war on Republican leadership

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) committed to block House floor proceedings unless House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) inserts the SAVE Act into a must-pass piece of legislation, Punchbowl News reported on Friday.

Luna has pressed for the SAVE America Act – a bill that mandates voter ID and citizenship checks while adding new restrictions on mail-in ballots – to be folded into the annual defense policy bill.

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Trump humiliates supporters by killing deal he touted as his 'best': Ex-GOP operative

An ex-GOP operative flagged how Trump is killing what he once touted as his "best" deal at the expense of his supporters.

During an episode of The Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller described Trump's plans concerning the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Trump negotiated and boasted about during his first term.

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Critics pile on after MAGA lawmaker stands up for being 'racist': 'Certainly a choice'

A MAGA congressman's attempt to defend his wing from accusations of racism backfired after online critics laid into him.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) took to X with a post that featured a picture of him with a serious expression and one of his quotes pulled and in bold.

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GOP podcaster ridiculed on CNN panel as his defense of Trump sons collapses

A CNN panel had a good laugh as a GOP pundit twisted himself in a "pretzel" defending the Trump family.

While discussing recent revelations about how much money Trump and his family made since returning to office last year, conservative podcaster Ben Ferguson had everyone around him in stitches.

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'Simply staggering': Eyes widen as Jack Smith blows the whistle on 'American Gestapo'

Former special counsel Jack Smith stunned online viewers by revealing how he prepared for prosecution by the Trump administration.

During an appearance on MS NOW, Smith spoke about hiring lawyers when he left his job as a federal prosecutor because he led two criminal investigations into Donald Trump, including for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the discovery of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

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'Chilling': Security expert sounds the alarm as Trump DOJ ramps up election probe

A security expert warned about the impact of Trump's latest move to send hundreds of FBI analysts to Georgia.

CNN law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller broke down Trump's decision to send 260 intelligence officials to Georgia to investigate the 2020 election results. Miller said the move is "very concerning," especially as Trump pushes the Save America Act, a voter-proof-of-citizenship law.

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Bizarre moment at Trump's state fair baffles Jen Psaki: 'Don't know what I watched there'

MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off "The Briefing" Thursday night with a rundown of the utter failure of President Donald Trump's "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall — and highlighted one moment in particular she thought was incredibly bizarre.

"This was the scene on Tuesday, when there were actually more in the band on stage than there were in the crowd watching them," said Psaki, showing footage of the fair. Crowds did not improve as the week progressed, she noted, "thanks in part to the absolutely bizarre entertainment choices the Trump team booked for the affair."

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Trump firework plans trigger emergency air pollution warning across the D.C. area: report

Trump's plans for a massive fireworks display on July 4 triggered an emergency air pollution warning, according to a new report.

According to MeidasTouch News, an emergency warning went out across Northern Virginia alerting the public about health impacts from Trump's upcoming fireworks show for the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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Author claims Melania Trump is trying a 'preposterous' new way to silence him

An author who has written four books about President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that first lady Melania Trump has concocted a "preposterous" new way to try and silence him.

Michael Wolff, co-host of the "Inside Trump's Head" podcast with Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast, said during a new episode that Melania Trump's legal team has moved to sanction the lawyers representing Wolff for bringing a frivolous lawsuit against her. A federal judge threw out Wolff's anti-SLAPP lawsuit against Melania Trump in May, which he filed after she threatened to bring a $1 billion lawsuit against Wolff for his claims about the Trump family's ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump Jr. stands to reap financial windfall with plan to legalize guns-by-mail: report

Donald Trump Jr. has a stake in a company that stands to profit massively from a potential federal rule change by the Trump administration to allow guns to be sold entirely over the internet, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

The issue involves the company GrabAGun, an online firearms retailer that has billed itself as "the Amazon of Guns," and seeks to dominate the firearms retail space.

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'This guy's not doing well': Trump's library 'rant' sparks fresh health concerns

President Donald Trump's "rant" and the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday sparked fresh health concerns for one political analyst.

David Pakman, host of "The David Pakman Show" on YouTube, said in a recent video that Trump's speech at the opening ceremony for the new presidential library raised all kinds of red flags. Not only did Trump appear physically exhausted, but he also made some quizzical claims that made Pakman wonder about the state of Trump's mental health.

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'Smells really bad': Legal expert flattens Jeanine Pirro's latest prosecution attempt

A legal expert pulled apart the Trump administration's prosecution of a U.S. Olympian accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.

During an appearance on CNN, Ryan Goodman, a former Pentagon lawyer and the editor-in-chief of Just Security, said that the case, led by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, "smells really bad."

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Trump's latest fighter jet sales tease alarms WSJ critics: 'Should be a nonstarter'

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board is alarmed by President Donald Trump's hints he'll give F-35 fighter jets to the Turkish government — which, despite being a NATO ally on paper, has disconcerting ties to Russia.

This comes after Trump recently said that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a notorious autocrat who has cracked down on freedom in his country, “is a strong member of NATO. I’m going to probably do something that’s going to make him very happy. He’s a respected man, a respected leader, and he’s been a friend of mine.”

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