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'Cartoonish bribe' alleged after Trump hands out sudden tariff exemption

Democrats have a lot of questions for President Donald Trump's White House about a sudden about-face on a tariff exemption after the president was gifted a garish and expensive custom ring.

In late June, Belgium's diamond industry presented Trump with an 18-karat gold ring valued at approximately $25,000 to $35,000, featuring 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds, and six rubies, MS NOW is reporting. The ornate piece included a gem-encrusted presidential seal, diamond-encrusted "T" emblems, and the numbers 45 and 47 "in a Superman-style logo — a nod to Trump’s two terms in office"

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'Cheering for job destruction?' Experts stunned as Trump guts industry he hates

President Donald Trump's long-running hostility toward offshore wind has translated into policy that is rapidly dismantling the nascent U.S. industry, leaving thousands of skilled tradespeople scrambling for work.

Since returning to office, Trump has halted future offshore wind permitting and canceled 12 offshore wind leases, and the impact on projected capacity has already been severe, reported Climate Desk.

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Trove of documents fuels new questions on why Trump-election probe collapsed

Classified documents released by President Donald Trump last month revealed why the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 elections never reached completion.

According to The New York Times analysis, just a week after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, bureau officials launched a secret investigation codenamed "Oxferd Comma."

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Fireworks as Trump admin’s attempt to silence jazz drummer backfires spectacularly

A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay thousands to jazz drummer Chuck Redd, who canceled a Christmas Eve concert after the center added President Donald Trump's name to the building.

Associate Judge Tanya Jones Bosier of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia signed the order Monday. It follows her dismissing the lawsuit against the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the District's Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation statute — a statute designed to dismiss lawsuits that target free speech — back in June.

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DOJ memo inadvertently exposes roadmap for investigating Trump: expert

The Justice Department (DOJ) faced widespread scrutiny Tuesday over a new memo designed to shield President Donald Trump's communications from public view, but one legal expert argued it may have inadvertently told Democrats exactly where to investigate should they retake control of Congress in November.

On Monday, the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a memo containing a newly formed legal opinion that the president could assert executive privilege over communications with “private” and outside advisers, so long as they related to “official presidential decision-making.” In essence, the DOJ argued that requests for executive communications would not apply to Trump's private communications in certain circumstances.

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Trump's alarming four words on seizing elections light up internet: 'Take him at his word'

President Donald Trump's comments about the midterm elections and declaring a national emergency drew outrage on Tuesday.

Trump suggested during an interview with conservative television and radio host Wayne Allyn Root on Real America's Voice that he could enact the unprecedented move for the federal government to take control over elections.

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'Liars must be held accountable:' Trump threatens think tank

President Donald Trump launched a tirade on Truth Social Monday targeting the Center for American Progress and its donors.

The think tank published a report finding the National Guard deployments to American cities, costing approximately $1.7 billion, failed to reduce violent crime, The Daily Beast reported.

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CNN's Scott Jennings suddenly goes silent when asked on camera about McConnell's return

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings declined to answer questions about his former boss, Sen. Mitch McConnell, as speculation grows over the 84-year-old senator's health.

The CNN contributor, who worked on several of McConnell's Senate campaigns, claimed two weeks after the Kentucky Republican was hospitalized that he'd spoken to him for 20 minutes – but that was over 35 days ago – and he dodged independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy's questions when confronted on the street.

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Trump's devotion to 'surrogate son' Max Miller laid bare in new analysis

President Donald Trump has stood by Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) through years of abuse allegations, coming to view him as a "surrogate son," according to a new investigative analysis.

The new investigation by the American Prospect describes in detail Trump's connection to Miller, a former aide who parlayed show-tune playlists and rally logistics into one of Washington's most protected political relationships.

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Trump's Thune feud backfires as Republicans flock to Senate leader's side

President Donald Trump's attempt to undercut the authority of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) appears to have had the opposite effect.

In a recent interview with Punchbowl News, the president took great pains not to endorse Thune for another term in his GOP leadership position.

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Reflecting Pool fiasco sees 'bizarre turn' as Trump DOJ eyes 'shocking' move: report

White House officials have asked the Justice Department to consider a new criminal case against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

President Donald Trump has publicly criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's decision to drop the original case against former canoeist David Hearn, and sources familiar with the discussions told the Wall Street Journal that unspecified White House officials have reached out to discuss another attempt at prosecution.

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‘Another humiliation': Conservative in awe as right-wing ally ‘spits in Trump’s face’

Conservative commentator and journalist Saagar Enjeti was blown away after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Trump administration-backed peace plan for Gaza this week, a “stunning” development, he argued, that amounted to being “spit in the face.”

Earlier this month, Trump boasted of having reached an agreement on a 15-point peace plan with Hamas that involved disarming the Palestinian militant group, calling it “a great breakthrough” at the time. Several days later, however, the Israeli government rejected the proposal out of hand, with Netanyahu “openly” dismissing the plan on Sunday.

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Trump's 'unforgivable' secret plot left Americans as 'sitting ducks': analysis

President Donald Trump's plane-swap plan "to save his own skin" exposed a darker reality behind how he treats the American public and press corps, an analyst reported on Tuesday.

After it was revealed that Trump used a food truck to avoid a potential Iran terror threat, "might seem like an amusing caper," it was actually a "cowardly plot hatched by Trump, Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine and Trump’s security staff," reported David Gardner for The Swamp, The Daily Beast's Substack.

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