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'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper

The conservative Washington Examiner newspaper this week lambasted Republican House members for failing to fully implement former President Donald Trump's demands. Namely, an editorial published by the website complains that Republicans have failed to impeach President Joe Biden.

“Nearly a year and a half after initial investigations began, the effort to impeach Biden appears to be fizzling out," the report explains.

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'History-making gaffe': Observers stunned after Trump trashes key swing-state city

Former President Donald Trump shocked politicos Thursday with his reported comment that Milwaukee — the major swing state city he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020 that will also be hosting the Republican National Convention next month — is a "horrible" place.

"A history-making gaffe to insult the convention host city," commented White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates. "No nominee has ever done it."

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'That’s none of your damn business': Ted Cruz snaps over question about Pride month

At the halfway point of Pride Month, an assortment of Republican lawmakers were asked by a reporter how they were personally celebrating it, but a follow-up question to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) seemed to get under his skin.

According to a report from Pablo Manríquez writing for the New Republic, the majority of conversations with Republicans who were questioned resulted in various levels of awkward responses with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) bringing up the ongoing war in Gaza and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) seemingly confused by the question.

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Jealous Trump still complaining about Taylor Swift endorsing 'dope' Biden: report

Former President Donald Trump was on Capitol Hill Thursday to speak to Republican Party lawmakers, and he is still talking about pop star Taylor Swift.

A news report earlier this week revealed Trump's shock that Swift was not a fan of his, a long-held opinion of hers that surfaced during the 2020 election cycle. According to a new book by Variety editor Ramin Setoodeh, Trump couldn't understand why a "country" star wouldn't support him. Swift evolved from country music to pop with her album in 2014, a New York Times report explained.

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Russia sends U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich's case to trial

Russian prosecutors sent U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich's case to court on Thursday, paving the way for him to be tried on espionage charges denied by his employer and the White House.

The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March 2023 while on a reporting trip to the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and has been held in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo prison since.

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'Horrible city': Trump caught slamming RNC host Milwaukee in closed-door meeting

Former President Donald Trump Thursday called the most populous metropolis of a key swing state hosting the Republican National Convention next month a "horrible city," according to a new report.

Trump insulted Milwaukee to House and Senate Republicans who gathered for a policy discussion on Capitol Hill Thursday, the first of such meetings since January, 2021, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports.

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'I'll lose the debate on purpose': Trump tries to lower expectations for Biden showdown

Former President Donald Trump claimed that he might intentionally lose the first presidential debate of 2024 in an effort to keep President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket.

During an interview that aired Thursday on Real America's Voice, Trump sought to lower expectations for his debate performance. He argued that Biden should take a drug test before the event.

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Trump enlisting GOP to 'act as his legal shield' after conviction: conservative

Donald Trump is headed to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers, but a former GOP congressional staffer doesn't expect them to talk much about policy and instead will focus on keeping their presumptive presidential nominee one step ahead of the law.

The former president will return to the U.S. Capitol for the first time since the Jan. 6 insurrection, and political adviser Amanda Carpenter told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Trump likely hopes to extract assurance from congressional Republicans that they will help him escape legal consequences for provoking that attack, as well as the other cases in which he's been indicted or already convicted.

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New survey shows U.S. Senate race in Florida is getting closer


The Florida Democratic Party is extolling a new public opinion survey that shows Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, their likely candidate to challenge U.S. Sen. Rick Scott this fall, just 2 percentage points behind the Republican incumbent.

But Florida Republicans immediately denounced the survey as far out of line with every other poll published about the race.

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Morning Joe busts Paul Ryan for wishy-washy opposition to 'authoritarian' Trump

Paul Ryan rebuked Donald Trump in a Fox News interview, but MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out his opposition as insufficient.

The former House speaker and current Fox Corporation board member questioned Trump's character and fitness for office, calling him an authoritarian and a drag on other Republican candidates, but the "Morning Joe" host lambasted Ryan for stopping short of saying he would vote for President Joe Biden and saying he would instead cast a write-in vote.

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'Integrity and morality' key factor as Trump bleeds support among key GOP demographic

Seniors, historically, have been a crucial demographic for the Republican Party, and GOP strategists and organizers often go into damage-control mode whenever there is reporting on Republican plans to cut Social Security or Medicare.

According to Newsweek's Kate Plummer, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be losing support among older voters.

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Trump's 'trigger point' could turn his debate performance into a 'trainwreck': expert

With the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump two weeks away, one GOP campaign consultant said both candidates have "trigger points" that they both need to rise above if they hope to come out on top.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Way Too Early," with host Jonathan Lemire, Susan Del Percio said she expects Biden to get under Trump's skin, which could be disastrous for his bid to return to the Oval Office.

"I think what both men have to do is realize what their trigger points are and know to keep them in check. That's much easier for President Biden who has shown an ability to control himself, unlike the former president," she told the host before laughing.

"But they each have points where they really know how to — they get prickly, if you will," she continued before elaborating, "It will be Donald Trump going after President Biden's son, most likely, and the president has to have that response there. Donald Trump, I do believe that President Biden will go after Donald Trump as a convicted felon, as well he should. But I think this is definitely working to Biden's benefit because he knows how to hold his tongue a lot better."

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‘Getting Jeffrey Dahmer for littering’: Gaetz, MTG want more Biden family pain

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden all but unraveled, but you wouldn’t know that from talking to House Republicans this week.

They’re out for Biden family blood more than ever.

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