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Historian flags signs 'MAGA is coming apart'

Historian Heather Cox Richardson warned President Donald Trump's political coalition is falling apart.

In her latest video, Richardson cited mounting evidence of weakness both domestically and internationally.

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'Is there a smell?' Trump biographer confronts rumor that comes up 'all the time'

A biographer for President Donald Trump addressed a rumor that he's frequently asked about, related to the president's hygiene.

During an episode of Inside Trump's Head, author Michael Wolff spoke about the rumor that Trump uses adult diapers and revealed that he's asked "all the time" whether it's true.

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Kaitlan Collins traps Scott Jennings with one line about the Trump job he won't deny

CNN's in-house conservative commentator Scott Jennings was chided about being the frontrunner to replace the outgoing White House press secretary.

During a Thursday evening appearance on CNN, Jennings was again asked directly whether President Donald Trump or his administration had reached out to him about taking over for Karoline Leavitt, who announced on Wednesday that she's leaving her role as White House press secretary.

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WSJ squashes MAGA conspiracy theory — with Trump admin's own words

MAGA activists and even some U.S. senators are now pushing a bogus figure claiming that COVID vaccines caused an 82 percent miscarriage rate — and that former public health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci somehow covered this up.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board tore down this conspiracy theory on Thursday, in part by citing the Trump administration's own words.

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Elizabeth Warren names 'darker shadow' behind Trump's 'calamitous' food safety mess

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called out the alleged corruption that led to the Trump administration's "calamitous" response to the cyclosporiasis outbreak.

In a Thursday letter, Warren slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration's handling of "the biggest outbreak of cyclosporiasis in U.S. history" and questioned if changes leading up to it had to do with political contributions made by Taylor Farms, the company whose lettuce allegedly spread the parasite.

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Jared Kushner criticized on social media for 'magical thinking'

Jared Kushner drew sharp criticism Thursday after sharing a post on social media.

"Six years ago, President Trump launched the Abraham Accords and opened a new chapter of peace, partnership, and prosperity in the Middle East," Kushner began.

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Alarm bells ring after 'sobering' swing state poll shows MAGA leading

Political analysts sounded the alarm on Thursday after a new poll about a critical swing-state Senate race was released.

A recent Fox News poll conducted in Michigan found that MAGA candidate Mike Rogers has a slight lead over progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has recently been criticized for campaigning with the controversial streamer Hasan Piker. Rogers polled at 51% support among registered voters compared to 47% for El-Sayed, according to the poll.

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Reagan speechwriter names the 'real fear' pushing 'restless' Trump to the brink

President Donald Trump's anxiety is mounting as he faces a post-Trump age and could respond with a fresh crisis, warned a Wall Street Journal columnist.

In an opinion column published on Thursday, conservative columnist and former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan argued that Trump has a "real fear of boredom," and his restlessness could push him to generate conflict.

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'Flummoxed' Trump official has his words thrown back in his face: 'Doesn't sound like it'

President Donald Trump's Secretary of Energy Chris Wright got more of a grilling than many might expect on Fox News Thursday evening.

Wright emphasized the administration is committed to bringing national average gas prices down to $3 a gallon — but struggled to answer any basic follow-up questions.

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Leavitt's resignation may be tied to Todd Blanche's surprise memo: expert

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she is abandoning her official role to become an informal adviser to President Donald Trump.

The move raised concerns during an MS NOW’s “On The Line” panel discussion with host Alicia Menendez on Thursday.

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Judge slaps ICE with stinging bill after detainee hauled across state lines in chains

A federal judge in Washington state ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay more than $16,900 in sanctions and legal fees after the agency twice defied a court order by secretly transferring a detained immigrant to facilities in Arizona and New Mexico — chaining him for hours each time.

U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright ruled that ICE willfully violated her earlier order requiring at least 48 hours' notice before moving detainee Armando Benitez Chavez out of Washington's Northwest ICE Processing Center. Just one day after the order was issued in October, ICE shipped Benitez to Arizona anyway, with agency lawyers admitting they simply sat on the court order for more than 24 hours before passing it along internally.

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Senator reveals the comfort 'worth its weight in gold' trapped sailors are being denied

CNN anchor Erin Burnett called the conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln "shocking" during a live broadcast on Thursday as new details emerged about dire troop morale.

Burnett spoke with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who sits on the Armed Services Committee. The lawmaker wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asking for information about the troops on naval ships and pushed back on Hegseth's claims.

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Another attempt to hold fake electors accountable falls apart in court

Nevada's yearslong criminal case against six Republicans accused of submitting a fake electoral certificate for President Trump was tossed out Thursday, marking the fourth such prosecution nationwide to fall apart.

A judge dismissed the case against the group, which includes Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald and former Clark County Republican chair Jesse Law, after they pleaded not guilty to forgery and filing false documents, the Associated Press reported. The six had gathered outside Nevada's Legislature in a broadcast ceremony after the 2020 election, signing a certificate awarding the state's six electoral votes to Trump despite Joe Biden winning Nevada by more than 30,000 votes.

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