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Expert shares startling prediction for Trump's new 'mindless' Middle East peace plan

An expert in Middle East affairs shared a startling prediction about President Donald Trump's latest peace plan for the region during a new podcast interview on Thursday.

Trump has demanded that more Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East sign on to the Abraham Accords, a bilateral agreement the first Trump administration struck with some Middle Eastern countries in 2020, as part of the peace deal for the war in Iran. Reporting from Politico suggests that the idea has been met with "laughter, dismissal and, often, silence" from leaders in Middle Eastern countries.

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ABC swipes at Brendan Carr over free speech 'assault' in license applications: report

While applying to renew its licenses, ABC dug into a Trump official for his "assault" on speech and TV stations, per a new report.

ABC filed applications for eight TV stations and blasted an order by Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to begin an early license renewal process for ABC, according to reporting by Politico.

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Group working on Trump's 'war on fraud' is run by accused fraudsters: report

The Trump administration's supposed "war on fraud" is benefiting from the support of a group of alleged fraudsters, according to new reporting.

Cuts to Medicaid and raids on daycare centers are part of the president's stated crackdown on fraud, which has been backed by a nonprofit called the State Financial Officers Foundation, according to reporting by The Lever.

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Fox News segment goes off the rails after host gets challenged on Trump's health

A Fox News segment about Jill Biden's bombshell debate admission took a sharp turn Wednesday when Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) pushed back hard on host Martha MacCallum's attempt to draw a contrast between Joe Biden's fitness and Donald Trump's.

The segment opened with MacCallum pressing Coons on Jill Biden's revelation to CBS News that she feared her husband was having a stroke during his disastrous June 2024 debate against Trump.

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'Not in our schools!' Arizona Republican faces calls for censure after giving Nazi salute

A school board official in the Deer Valley neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona is facing outrage and calls for censure after she protested the direction of a meeting by giving a Nazi salute.

According to local news station 12 News, Kimberly Fisher "held up a Nazi salute and said 'heil' at the end" of the meeting on Tuesday night. She then doubled down when she "took to Facebook after ... and expressed her displeasure with how the end of the meeting was handled, even calling the board president a 'dictator.'"

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White House's silence on Trump's health disturbs ex-GOP analyst: 'Hiding something'

The White House still has not released the results of President Donald Trump's three-hour medical and dental exam this week at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, as political and medical experts have raised questions about whether the Trump administration has concealed information about his current health, according to NBC News.

Trump, 79, was scheduled for the appointment on Tuesday, and a White House official anticipated "a readout in the next day or so." This was his third visit to the medical center since his inauguration, NBC reported.

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Brett Kavanaugh's surprise ruling in racial justice case astonishes expert

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is not usually seen as a champion for racial justice issues — mere weeks ago, he joined the majority in a controversial decision weakening the racial gerrymandering protections of the Voting Rights Act. But there's one racial issue on which the Republican justice has proven keen to buck most of his right-wing colleagues, and he proved this on Thursday, with a landmark ruling in Pitchford v. Cain.

Specifically, Ian Millhiser wrote for Vox, Kavanaugh strengthened protections against racial bias in jury selection — and he did so using the same logic he wrote in an essay all the way back in law school on the very same subject.

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CNN's Kaitlan Collins silenced as she demands Scott Bessent address 'struggling' Americans

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got testy at the White House briefing Wednesday when CNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed him on the Trump administration's push to put the president's face on a $250 bill — eventually cutting her off mid-question.

Bessent was filling in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave, when Collins went after him on a Washington Post report that two of his political appointees had been pushing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a note featuring Trump's portrait — potentially in violation of federal law, which prohibits living people from appearing on U.S. currency.

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GOP frontrunner's top aide vowed to have notorious Holocaust denier freed from prison

The chief of staff for the GOP frontrunner in the Georgia Senate race asked federal law enforcement to release a Holocaust denier from prison, according to a new report.

Kip Talley, who works for Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) and was deputy chief of staff at the time, tried to leverage his position to free Holocaust denier Charles Johnson, according to text messages reported on by Slate.

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'Sad, pathetic little man': Lindsey Graham's latest Trump grovel appalls onlookers

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was ridiculed on Thursday after he suggested that the Nobel Peace Prize be renamed the Trump Prize after President Donald Trump, according to reports.

Graham shared the idea on Fox News during a Wednesday night episode of "Hannity."

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Stephen Miller dealt 'hard punch in the mouth' by uncensored Dems: Ex-GOP operative

Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson described how a social post knocked down one of President Donald Trump's longest and closest advisers — and sent MAGA into a rage this week.

The co-founder of the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, revealed in a Substack post Thursday that, after Miller delivered a bigoted attack on Democratic Texas Senate hopeful Rep. James Talarico, the Democrats swung back.

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60 Minutes in throes of 'bloodbath' as new head's appointment shocks onlookers

Fears that controversial CBS News head Bari Weiss would dismantle the network’s venerable “60 Minutes” news magazine at the conclusion of the most recent season grew on Thursday.

According to reports from the New York Post and the New York Times, another newcomer with no traditional broadcast news background, like Weiss, was tabbed to be the show's new executive producer, with several longtime staffers and executives from the show being shown the door.

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Students for Trump co-founder arrested for domestic violence: 'Do you want to die today?'

Ryan Fournier, the co-founder and chairman of Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday in Washington, D.C., on domestic violence charges — the second time in less than two years he has faced accusations of assaulting a woman.

The Metropolitan Police Department charged Fournier with simple assault and attempted threats to do bodily harm after an incident late Monday night at the Apartments at CityCenter.

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