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Vance raises eyebrows with answer on UFOs: 'There are things out there we can't explain'

Vice President JD Vance raised a few eyebrows on Wednesday with remarks in a new podcast interview proclaiming himself a big believer in UFOs and unexplained phenomena.

The comments were made during an interview with New York Post columnist Miranda Devine on a Pod Force One podcast.

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Republican stumbles when confronted with GOP senator's remarks undercutting Trump claim

A House Republican stammered Wednesday when he was confronted with a Republican's remarks undercutting President Donald Trump's claim about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as the program is just days away from losing funding amid the ongoing government shutdown.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper was interviewing Rep. John Rose (R-TN) when the GOP lawmaker paused to try and respond to a question about how Congress could extend the multibillion-dollar pool used for emergencies to fund SNAP, including government shutdowns.

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'Should be very scared': Fox News host issues grave warning about Trump's Asia trip

Fox News host Jessica Tarlov issued a grave warning Wednesday about President Donald Trump's Asia trip during a new broadcast of "The Five."

Trump is traveling in Asia this week, where he is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to negotiate a trade deal over rare earth minerals that are used to build semiconductors. Tarlov warned that Trump may allow China to purchase powerful semiconductors from NVIDIA in exchange for China purchasing more soybeans from American farmers.

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State police slam Trump’s ICE agents after tear gas hits officers

Oregon state police are shredding President Donald Trump's ICE agents after officers "suffered exposure" from tear gas during a protest outside an ICE facility in Portland earlier this month.

Judge Karin Immergut said she would decide on whether to hold the government in contempt and determine whether the government violated a temporary restraining order when officials refused to pause National Guard soldiers going into Portland, Oregon.

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'Orwellian': DOJ stuns as memo erased detailing pardoned J6 rioter's dangerous act

NBC News investigative reporter Ken Dilanian was flabbergasted as President Donald Trump's Justice Department moved to eliminate a sentencing memo for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who went to former President Barack Obama's house in 2023 with illegal guns and ammunition.

The rioter, Taylor Taranto, livestreamed video of himself near Obama's house shortly after the address was posted by Trump on his Truth Social platform. Taranto also created a false hoax that he was on a "one-way mission" to blow up the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and was arrested during his stream.

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Trump hit with shockingly low grade from right-wing conspiracist on big MAGA goal

President Donald Trump's administration earned low marks from Alex Jones, a high-profile conspiracy theorist, on Wednesday over Trump's actions to accomplish one big goal for the MAGA movement.

Trump campaigned on a promise to end the so-called "deep state," something that MAGA personalities like Jones and Steve Bannon, host of the "War Room" podcast, have regularly talked about with their audiences. On Wednesday, Jones joined Bannon on a new episode of "War Room," where the duo discussed Trump's progress to fight the deep state.

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4 Senate Republicans break with GOP to rebuke Trump over Canada tariffs

Senate Republicans sent President Donald Trump a "symbolic" rebuke on Wednesday by voting to end the national emergency he declared in February, justifying his increase in tariffs on Canadian goods, according to a new report.

The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the Senate voted 50-46 on the bill to end the national emergency. Four Republicans joined with Democrats to end the emergency. Those Republicans are Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Susan Collins (R-ME).

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RFK Jr admits he doesn't have 'sufficient' evidence for his own wild claim

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted on Wednesday he has no "sufficient" proof of a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism, The New Republic reported — even as he affirmed his belief there was such a link.

Kennedy, a conspiracy theorist who has spent years promoting the antivaccine movement with deadly consequences, endorsed the idea earlier this year, despite very limited evidence for the claim, and despite the fact that Tylenol use in pregnancy has actually decreased as autism diagnoses rose.

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Stephen Miller's ominous comment flagged by ex-Trump aide: 'Read into that what you want'

Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor has become one of President Donald Trump's targets after spending the better part of five years speaking out. Now he's taking another big step.

Taylor announced on MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace that he was founding his own club of anti-Trumpers, and connecting all anti-Trump groups together in one place over a common goal.

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Appeals court pumps brakes as Border Patrol boss told to brief judge daily on crackdowns

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order requiring an immigration official to provide daily briefings to a judge about how his officers treat civilians during raids, according to a new court filing.

The ruling was handed down within hours of the Department of Justice filing a motion challenging U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' order from Tuesday requiring Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to brief her about the crackdowns. A federal prosecutor told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Ellis's order was "extremely unusual."

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'Dirty cop!' Trump unleashes rant on enemies and people he fired

President Donald Trump unleashed a rant on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, calling a former FBI agent he fired a "dirty cop" and listing out the names of his enemies and other people he has beefed with.

The president is traveling across Asia — where he made a cringe-inducing impersonation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea — and issued a heated early morning tirade on multiple nemeses.

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Supreme Court handed Trump a 'loaded gun' — and he's pulling it in case after case: expert

Slate legal columnist Dahlia Lithwick issued a warning Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively opened the door for President Donald Trump to act with unprecedented freedom.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace cited ABC News reporting that two Justice Department prosecutors were placed on leave after seeking sentences for Jan. 6 attackers whom Trump later pardoned.

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'We tried!' Top Republican shouts at colleagues as debate gets heated on Senate floor

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) got heated during a debate on Wednesday over a bill to end the government shutdown, according to a new report.

CBS News reported on Wednesday that lawmakers debated a measure filed by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) that would fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps, and WIC, a federal food security program that supports women with infant children. Lujan asked that the measure be passed by unanimous consent.

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