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Trump vows further military action against Iran in Truth Social post

President Trump posted late-night messages on Truth Social warning of continued military action against Iran and attacking media coverage of the conflict.

Trump claimed the U.S. is "totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise," asserting Iran's Navy and Air Force are gone and their leaders "wiped from the face of the earth."

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Trump DOJ quietly quits case against flag-burning protester at White House

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is dropping charges against a man who burned the American flag outside the White House last year.

Burning the American flag has long been recognized by the Supreme Court as protected political speech under the First Amendment.

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Trump may face LA Olympics ban: report

The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering a rule change that could attempt to bar President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials from attending the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics over a long-running dispute involving unpaid American dues.

The Associated Press reported Friday that the proposal is on the agenda for next week’s executive committee meeting and stems from years of tension after the U.S. government withheld funding in protest of the agency’s handling of a string of high-profile doping cases, including one involving Chinese swimmers.

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Fake cop shot dead by SWAT was security detail who guarded House lawmaker: report

A man fatally shot by Dallas police during a dramatic Wednesday night standoff was a member of U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett's (D-TX) security team who attended high-profile events and campaign rallies, according to a new report.

Law enforcement sources revealed to CBS News that the man known as Mike King was a mysterious figure who used multiple aliases while running Off Duty Police Services, an online hustle connecting North Texas cops with side gigs. Authorities said he impersonated a law enforcement officer to do it.

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Famed magicians warn Supreme Court cops used illusion 'tricks' to convict death row inmate

A death row inmate is getting a surprising ally in the fight to have the Supreme Court grant him a new trial: legendary magician duo Penn & Teller.

The masters of illusion, who have often used their expertise to debunk misinformation, filed an amicus brief in support of the justices reviewing the 1999 capital conviction of Charles Don Flores, who was found guilty of murdering 64-year-old Elizabeth Black in Farmers Branch, Texas.

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Journalist who exposed Epstein: DOJ failed to pursue leads in his death

The House Oversight Committee requested Friday that prison guard Tova Noel testify about her role monitoring Jeffrey Epstein during his 2019 detention before his controversial death.

Recently released Justice Department files revealed Noel made suspicious internet searches immediately before Epstein's body was discovered and deposited $5,000 in cash 10 days prior, a transaction flagged by her bank.

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'Deeply sick': Firestorm as Trump fundraising email uses photo from dignified transfer

President Donald Trump's political action committee kicked a hornet's nest with a fundraising email that uses a solemn moment to rake in cash, according to a new report.

Never Surrender, Inc. sent an email promising "National Security Briefing Membership" complete with a photo from Saturday's dignified transfer honoring six fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base, CNN reported Friday evening. The email encouraged recipients to "claim your spot" and included donation links "in what it describes as an exclusive group receiving updates about national security threats."

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Trump claims Iran plotted to 'take over the entire Middle East' after touting bombing raid

President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Friday, claiming the country had plans to dominate the Middle East shortly after announcing a major U.S. military strike.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that “Iran had plans of taking over the entire Middle East, and completely obliterating Israel.”

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MS NOW stunned by Trump blunder that handed judge smoking gun to blow up his revenge probe

President Donald Trump derailed his own administration's effort to investigate the Federal Reserve by incessantly posting political attacks against Chairman Jerome Powell on social media, Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward argued on MS NOW's "The Weeknight" Friday — effectively handing U.S. District Judge James Boasberg proof that the probe was politically motivated.

The probe, conducted by D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, was ostensibly about mismanaging money to renovate the Fed headquarters — but, the MS NOW panel concluded, Trump gave the game away that it was about trying to bully the Fed into lowering interest rates beyond what their governors thought prudent.

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Sparks fly as Republican gets more than he bargained for in hearing on Trump prosecution

A tense exchange erupted at the Georgia State Capitol on Friday as Nathan Wade, the former special prosecutor in the Fulton County election interference case against President Donald Trump, pushed back on Republican claims that the prosecution was coordinating with the Biden White House.

Testifying before a state Senate subcommittee investigating the handling of the case, Wade denied allegations that the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office worked with federal officials in the Biden administration, the Justice Department, or the congressional committee that examined the bloody Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Legal scholars warn of constitutional dangers in Trump's national emergency election plan

Legal experts expressed alarm Thursday as the Trump administration circulated a draft executive order that would federalize the U.S. election process during declared national emergencies.

The Washington Post reported on the initiative, which Lawfare senior editors Anna Bower and Molly Roberts characterized as having a legally questionable foundation, though they warned that "bits and pieces" could still become law.

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'Terrible liar': House Dem fires back at Trump ally over anti-Muslim censure effort

A far-right activist lashed out at a Michigan Democrat on X Friday for introducing a resolution to condemn anti-Muslim hate speech from his GOP colleagues — and got a sharp reply.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), whose Detroit-based congressional district is right next door to a sizable Arab-American community, is pushing a resolution to censure Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), who has suggested Muslims deserve fewer rights than dogs and advocated for nuking the Gaza Strip, and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who called for banning Muslims from the United States.

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Trump unleashes 'one of the most powerful bombing raids' in Middle East history on Iran

President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he had directed U.S. Central Command to execute what he called "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East" against Iran's strategic Kharg Island.

According to Trump's statement posted to Truth Social, the operation "totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island."

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