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MAGA Senate hopeful fires staffer for 'despicable' post about opposing strategist's wife

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) has fired Brandon Phillips, a top staffer on his Senate campaign, after an explosive post from his "War Room" campaign account attacking an opposing staffer's wife for being sexually assaulted.

The staffing shakeup was reported by congressional reporter Juliegrace Brufke on Friday evening.

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40K ordered to flee as officials lose control of toxic tank: 'It fails or it blows up'

An estimated 40,000 residents in Orange County, California, were ordered to evacuate Friday after authorities lost control of a valve on a tank containing a highly toxic chemical at an aerospace manufacturing facility — raising fears of a catastrophic explosion.

The tank at the GKN Aerospace site in Garden Grove holds methyl methacrylate, a flammable and reactive chemical used to make resins and plastics. Orange County Fire Authority incident commander Craig Coby offered a blunt assessment of what could happen next.

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Names revealed of three new accused abusers linked to Jeffrey Epstein

Sarah Kellen, Jeffrey Epstein's former personal assistant, who testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, identified three alleged accomplices during her closed-door interview: celebrity hairstylist Frederic Fekkai, former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, and fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier (1943-2022).

Kellen accused all three of sexual assault or enabling abuse, according to reporting by Tara Palmeri via The Red Letter.

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Ted Cruz spills on 'fiery' Senate meeting with Todd Blanche: 'Fireworks at an epic level'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spilled the tea on the red-hot meeting between Republican senators and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche earlier in the week.

"There were fireworks at an epic level," Cruz said on a Friday episode of his podcast. "I got to say it's one of the roughest meetings that I've seen in my entire time in the Senate. There are a lot of Republican senators who were just p---ed."

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Damning Fox News poll contained a 'truly startling revelation': analyst

A media analyst who closely tracks Fox News says the network just published the most damaging poll of Donald Trump's presidency.

Writing in The New Republic, columnist Greg Sargent cited the reaction of Media Matters analyst Matt Gertz, who called this week's Fox News survey "certainly the most devastating Fox News poll of this presidency" and said it "portrays a presidency in free fall."

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'It's clearly coming for us': Chris Hayes reveals 'front of mind' threat on new podcast

MS NOW anchor Chris Hayes opened up on a podcast with Public Notice's Thor Benson this week about his concerns about artificial intelligence — and the way it could shape not just the labor market, but politics going forward.

It's a topic that scares him, he confessed to Benson, because of the unnerving way it has been "shoved down our throats" — like how even Zoom conferencing is asking whether he wants to use AI, when he "just want[s] to talk to my team."

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'Late Show' ratings reveal who got the last laugh in Trump-Colbert feud

Stephen Colbert didn't just sign off Thursday night — he went out swinging, with nearly 7 million people watching.

The final episode of "The Late Show" drew an estimated 6.74 million viewers, making it the most-watched weeknight episode in the show's history, according to preliminary Nielsen data obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. That's more than double the season's average of 2.69 million viewers per episode.

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White House clashes with defiant cabinet member over Trump's massive cuts: report

A Trump cabinet secretary is breaking from the White House on proposed budget cuts, according to reporting by the New York Times.

"The White House is asking Congress to cut the number of lawyers enforcing civil rights in schools," the Times reported on Friday. "Education Secretary Linda McMahon has told Congress she wants money to hire more."

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Political analyst astonished as Trump glitches in front of the cameras

Political analyst David Pakman reacted Thursday to video footage of President Donald Trump freezing during a softball question from reporters, ahead of his Coast Guard Academy commencement address.

Trump appeared confused when discussing the Afghanistan troop withdrawal, incorrectly attributing 13 service member deaths to former President Barack Obama when the withdrawals actually occurred under President Joe Biden in 2023.

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Thousands demand Netflix pay George Floyd's family after MAGA comedian's roast joke

Thousands of people were demanding that Netflix donate proceeds from a recent comedy event to George Floyd's family after MAGA comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a "racist and cruel joke" about Floyd's murder, according to a report from The Daily Beast on Friday.

Hinchcliffe was among several comedians performing at the streaming giant's "Roast of Kevin Hart" special when he told Hart the following: “The Black community is so proud of you…right now George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can’t breathe.”

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Roger Stone disciple with Proud Boys ties arrested for meth possession: report

A protege of longtime Donald Trump ally and controversial GOP campaign strategist Roger Stone has been arrested on drug possession charges.

Jacob Engels, 34, is a notorious figure with ties to the far-right Proud Boys group.

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Tulsi Gabbard may soon haunt Trump admin in court: analyst

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's resignation could have been connected to the potential legal trouble she created for President Donald Trump, according to an analyst on Friday.

Legal analyst Scott MacFarlane, Chief Washington Correspondent for MeidasTouch, told MS NOW anchor Katy Tur that Gabbard's presence at the January FBI raid on the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center caused legal problems for the Trump administration, Mediaite reported.

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Trump's boast backfires into mockery: 'You'll never hear me call myself stupid'

President Donald Trump's brag on Friday at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, left the internet questioning his comments.

Trump was in Rockland County, New York — the first time a president has visited the town since Gerald Ford in 1976. He was there to deliver a midterm message on the economy and throw support behind Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), who is up for re-election in the fall, according to The Associated Press.

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