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Trump just reached a 'moment of demarcation' that signals the end is near: biographer

President Donald Trump has reached a "moment of demarcation" that signals the end of his presidency is near, according to one of the president's biographers.

Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, noted during a new episode of "Inside Trump's Head," a podcast he co-hosts with Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast, that Trump has had a "rough couple of weeks" as his losses continue to pile up. Wolff pointed to issues such as Congress curtailing his war powers in Iran, and his seeming inability to escape the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

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Trump stuns analyst during 'pathetic moment' in the Oval Office: 'All completely untrue'

President Donald Trump stunned a political analyst on Thursday during a "pathetic moment" in the Oval Office.

Trump held a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday, where he announced a new $700 billion initiative to boost coal production using the Defense Production Act. One reporter asked Trump about communism during the press conference, a topic that Trump seemed excited to discuss because he had just written a Truth Social post about it, according to David Pakman, host of the liberal political commentary show "The David Pakman Show."

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More bizarre antics resurface about Trump's controversial pick for spy chief: report

Trump's pick to temporarily take over as the country's top spy chief had a bizarre past, according to reports that dug up his old antics.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte used to host an event where people were slapped with sex toys, according to reporting by The Daily Beast. He was also accused of influencing Trump's posting of a Christ-like image of himself earlier this year, The Beast added.

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Disgraced ex-congressman accused of threatening reporter over inside trading report

Disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is now accused of making threats against a reporter who broke the story that he is under investigation at the Justice Department for insider trading.

The allegation is that Santos publicly announced he would attend President Donald Trump's most recent State of the Union Address, then placed a large bet on the gambling platform Kalshi that he would not show up, and ultimately did not show up. Kalshi froze Santos's accounts after detecting suspicious trades and referred the matter to the DOJ and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which the Trump administration uses as the regulator of choice for so-called "prediction markets."

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Staunch Trump ally resigns from Georgia's election board: report

One of President Donald Trump's staunch allies on the Georgia State Election Board resigned on Thursday, according to a new report.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Janice Johnston, who helped push Trump's election conspiracies in an effort to change state voting laws, resigned because of "family and personal responsibilities.” Johnston was a key ally as Trump spread the narrative that he had won the 2020 general election, speaking out against employees at the Fulton County Election Board.

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Trump's DOJ staring down another loss in a high-profile case against foe: expert

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice may be staring down another loss in a high-profile case against one of his political foes, according to one expert.

On Thursday, CNN reported that John Bolton, the first Trump administration's national security advisor, had entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors over a case stemming from classified information that was contained in his memoir. Tom Dupree, a former deputy assistant attorney general, told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that the Trump DOJ will likely see the case as a loss because Bolton will likely avoid serving time and may only be punished with probation.

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Trump suffers another staggering rebuke as House passes Ukraine measure he opposed

President Donald Trump's grip over the House of Representatives continued to loosen on Thursday, as 18 Republicans broke ranks to pass a foreign military aid measure his administration doesn't support, a new report revealed.

According to Politico, the measure, which was also opposed by House GOP leadership, is a "strong show of support for Kyiv and the first time a standalone aid package has passed either chamber during Trump’s second term."

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted over Iran war during hearing

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became defensive when Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) challenged his claims about the Iran war being over.

During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Schneider asked Bessent whether Iran still poses threats to Israel and Gulf allies, given their nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact.

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Gretchen Carlson claims 'no way in hell' Todd Blanche becomes AG — unless he does this

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has almost "no way" of securing the permanent AG job, according to a former Fox News anchor.

On CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," Gretchen Carlson weighed in on the idea of Blanche continuing in his post at the head of the Department of Justice after his confirmation hearing.

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Pam Bondi created a headache for Todd Blanche that he 'can't run and hide from': analyst

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi created a headache for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that he may not be able to run and hide from, according to one legal analyst.

Last week, Bondi told House lawmakers that Blanche was the one in control of how the Jeffrey Epstein files were being released, according to newly released transcripts. Elie Honig, CNN's senior legal analyst, said on "Anderson Cooper 360" that the statement could prove problematic for Blanche as he seeks Senate confirmation for the full role of Attorney General.

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Judge orders The Kennedy Center to remove Trump's name from its venue by June 12

The Kennedy Center is moving to comply with a federal court order to remove President Donald Trump's name from the iconic Washington arts venue.

The center's general counsel instructed staff to immediately change email signatures, letterhead, and documents to reflect the original name — the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — with interior and exterior signage to be changed by June 12, according to reports by CBS News.

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'Give me a break!' Lawmaker busts out laughing on MS NOW over Pam Bondi's scapegoat tactic

House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) was completely unimpressed with former Attorney General Pam Bondi's efforts to pin all the flaws in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on her erstwhile deputy Todd Blanche, and told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez that members of Congress ought to call her bluff.

Menendez confronted Garcia with Bondi's testimony this week, in which she claimed it's "100 percent incorrect' to say she's blaming Blanche for shortcomings in the Epstein probe, but then turned around and said "he managed this investigation. And it was a Herculean task with very little error."

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Ex-Trump official derides president's pet project on CNN: 'Couldn't be more tone deaf'

One of the pet projects that President Donald Trump likes to tout the most was mocked as 'tone deaf' on CNN.

GOP analyst Sarah Matthews, a former Trump White House deputy press secretary, spoke about the president's obsession with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after a montage of him calling the landmark "a swimming pool on steroids" and saying about its controversial renovation, "nobody's ever seen anything like it."

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