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Katie Britt shredded for 'Handmaid's Tale'-type proposal to 'register' pregnant women

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) is being ridiculed on social media for a new piece of proposed legislation that, while billed as a child support bill for new moms, is being panned as yet another dystopian intrusion into women's pregnancies.

Britt, who came to the forefront of the political conversation following her heavily-mocked response to President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address, announced the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. The bill would create a registry of pregnant women, who would then be steered to support services that include "crisis pregnancy centers" — usually faith-based groups designed to shame or trick women seeking abortions into keeping their pregnancies anyway.

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'He's coming after you, Jake Tapper': Trump aide warns CNN host about ex-president's goals

Anthony Scaramucci keeps trying to scare CNN about former President Donald Trump.

Trump's former communication director on Friday issued a dire warning to CNN host Jake Tapper that echoed a similar message he gave to Kaitlan Collins.

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'On day one': Trump vows to end protections for LGBTQ students

Donald Trump says the day he enters the Oval Office for a second term he will end anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students implemented by the Biden administration.

Serving up a scattershot series of complaints with the hosts of Philadelphia-based right-wing talk radio show “Kayal and Company” on Friday, Trump compared LGBTQ+ protections to a “cuckoo’s nest.”

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'MAGA meet and greet?' Jokes fly as Steve Bannon's conviction appeal fails

Former Donald Trump adviser and far-right firebrand Steve Bannon lost his appeal of his case for contempt of Congress Friday — and he didn't get a lot of sympathy on social media.

It means that Bannon must now appeal to the Supreme Court or make arrangements to turn himself over to prison, legal analyst Allison Gill pointed out on X.

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Trump's latest 'absurd' attack on Biden hit by wave of mockery

In his latest tirade at the Manhattan courthouse after a week of embarrassing testimony in his criminal hush money case, former President Donald Trump launched a bizarre attack on President Joe Biden — claiming that he was lying about inflation statistics and linking it to his golf game.

"[Biden] lies about everything, including his golf game," said Trump, who has been called out by fact-checkers for a constant string of falsehoods in his post-trial day courthouse step rants. "Because he can't hit a ball. He can't hit a ball 100 yards."

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Steve Bannon moves one step closer to jail after appeals court upholds conviction

Steve Bannon moved one step closer to jail for refusing to comply with a House subpoena during the Jan. 6 investigation.

The former White House chief strategist and right-wing podcaster's conviction for refusing a congressional subpoena to testify was unanimously upheld by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals, but his four-month jail sentence was placed on hold while their ruling is reviewed, reported Politico.

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'BS': Paul Begala shuts down GOP strategist to his face in CNN confrontation

A former spokesperson for ex-President George W. Bush received a brutal smackdown on CNN on Friday morning after he claimed Donald Trump is a greater defender of Israel than President Joe Biden.

Brought on to attack the president's decision to withhold offensive weapons from Israel to halt the Rafah assault, conservative Pete Seat claimed the former president would be doing a better job managing and dealing with the Gaza crisis.

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Measuring the Trump vote: a years-long headache for U.S. pollsters

Can we believe the polls? Six months before the US presidential election, pollsters are scrambling to get an accurate read on the people voting for Donald Trump, a group that has systematically eluded them for eight years and counting.

The Republican's victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 took the United States and the world by surprise. But it the 2020 election, won by Joe Biden, that forced a reckoning for pollsters.

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Haley's 'zombie' White House bid is still haunting Trump

She abandoned her White House ambitions two months ago, yet Nikki Haley is still taking a significant chunk of votes in presidential primary contests -- underlining a persistent refusal among a sizable bloc of Republicans to get behind Donald Trump.

In his latest victory over Haley in Indiana on Tuesday, the polarizing tycoon romped home with 460,000 votes -- but he only notched 78 percent support, an underwhelming tally for a former president essentially seen as an incumbent.

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Republican veepstakes: who will complete the Trump ticket?

It could be a loyal lieutenant, an ex-rival or perhaps a political newcomer, but one thing is certain: all eyes are on White House hopeful Donald Trump as he considers potential running mates.

A shrewd vice-presidential pick could help the Republican tycoon broaden his support base, and a handful of names have emerged as most likely to appear at Trump's side as he limbers for a second showdown with Joe Biden in November.

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No more bear hugs: Biden gives up on Netanyahu embrace

Days after the October 7 attack, Joe Biden walked onto the tarmac in Tel Aviv and offered a warm bear hug to Benjamin Netanyahu, a sign both of solid support for Israel and the US president's long, if not uncomplicated, relationship with the prime minister.

Seven months into the devastating conflict, the gentle approach is over. Biden, who memorably once wrote to Netanyahu "I love you," has for the first time raised the ultimate leverage the United States has on Israel -- military aid, which totals $3 billion a year.

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Jim Jordan is making 'quiet moves' to get more power in 2025: report

Far-right Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is making stealthy plans to position himself to take over as leader of the House Republicans in place of current House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) next year, reported Axios on Thursday.

"Many GOP members doubt Johnson will keep the top job, whether or not the party holds the majority. Jordan is a top ally of former President Trump who would help keep the conference full-on MAGA," reported Juliegrace Brufke and Stephen Neukam. "Jordan privately told colleagues what he would be doing differently than Johnson during the recent fight over foreign aid funding, multiple sources told Axios."

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Trump claims Biden wants 'everybody to be mandated electric car' in rambling debate demand

Former President Donald Trump Thursday demanded a presidential election debate in rambling video statement that saw him create new words, appear to blame auto workers for inflation and claim President Joe Biden wants "everybody to be mandated electric car."

What begins as a demand that the president commit to a debate quickly devolves into an anti-immigration rant, a dire warning to autoworkers, then a pivot back to Biden so fast it's not immediately clear whom Trump is addressing.

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