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MAGA rep rails against 'tone deaf' GOP senator — in defense of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Saturday saw an unlikely person jump to her defense in a feud with a GOP senator over the weekend.

It started with Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, attacking Ocasio-Cortez and her past bartending experience.

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Bongino has expletive-filled meltdown when 3-time Trump voter says term 'absolutely sucks'

A three-time Donald Trump voter's declaration that the president's current term "just absolutely sucks" sent former Trump FBI official Dan Bongino into a tailspin over the weekend.

It started when self-identified "American nationalist" Evan Kilgore took to X to ask his 187,000 followers, "Who else feels like the second Trump Administration just absolutely sucks??"

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MAGA leader levels Trump agency's new move with a five-word question

A former Donald Trump insider and MAGA leader on Saturday called out the administration's newest reported health moves, employing a five-word question.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, previously a strong ally of the president including in his second term, broke with the admin when it came to the fight to release files related to convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. Over the weekend, she weighed in on a report about Trump's FDA.

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Trump just 'upset all 9' Supreme Court Justices — and it's sure to backfire: GOP insider

Donald Trump's reaction to the Supreme Court smacking down his signature initiative upset "all nine" justices and will give the conservative high court "more freedom" to defy the president's wishes in upcoming cases, according to a Republican strategist.

Appearing on MS NOW's PoliticsNation this weekend, Republican strategist Susan del Percio, who has a history of working with Republican candidates and in Rudy Giuliani's administration, was asked if Trump's response to the Supreme Court would fly with the nation's highest jurists. Trump said he was ashamed and disappointed with Republicans who ruled against him, and said they lacked courage and loyalty.

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Economist flags Trump's one-day flip flop after having 'months to prepare' his next move

Donald Trump had "literally months to prepare" a response but still fumbled it, changing his mind after one day, according to an economist on Saturday.

The Supreme Court smacked down Trump's tariff policies in a stunning rebuke from the most conservative high court in modern history, and Trump responded by waffling his new plan, according to noted economist Justin Wolfers.

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Trump threatens Netflix with 'consequences' if it doesn't fire ex-Obama insider from board

Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that Netflix fire a former Obama insider from its board, or face "consequences."

The president took to Truth Social over the weekend to share a comment made by fringe MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, known for her close ties to Trump.

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Legal tourist's vacation turns into six-week nightmare in ICE center: 'I want to go home'

A tourist from the United Kingdom to the United States is sounding the alarm and warning others after her nightmare ICE experience.

The Guardian heading into the weekend reported on the story of Karen Newton, who found herself in ICE custody for six weeks despite being a legal visitor.

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'The man needs his meds!' Internet lights up over new Trump plan to impose 'illegal taxes'

Donald Trump on Saturday proposed a new end-run around the Supreme Court's major tariff smackdown, leading observers to call on him to take his medication.

The president over the weekend took to Truth Social to announce he was raising the global tariff rate to 15% using a law never invoked by a US president before.

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'I am withdrawing my endorsement': Trump revokes support for GOP congressman after dust up

Donald Trump on Saturday revoked his endorsement for a Republican congressman, instead backing a challenger.

Trump over the weekend continued to lash out after the Supreme Court struck down his key tariff policy goals. The president first struck out at the Supreme Court Justices who ruled against him, and then took out his frustration on a GOP lawmaker.

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'Whoops': Lawyer who beat Trump in court uses admin's own argument to defeat new plan

The lawyer who successfully argued at the Supreme Court against Donald Trump's signature policy, leading to a massive blowup aimed at certain Justices, used the administration's own argument against the president's new plan to circumvent the legal smackdown.

Neal Katyal argued against Trump's tariffs before the nation's highest court, which rejected the Trump policy plank in a devastating blow after hearing arguments several months ago. Trump then imposed a new plan: namely, that he would raise global tariffs to 15% using a law never invoked by a president before, according to reports.

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‘They deserve to be helped’: Trump jumps to help deep-red state after thumbing nose at DC

President Donald Trump on Saturday declared the perpetually shrinking Great Salt Lake in the Republican-led state of Utah to be of “tremendous interest” to him, and vowed to provide direct assistance to address what he called the "environmental hazard,” a stark contrast to his demand earlier this week to be asked “politely” to provide aid for a major wastewater spill in the Democratic-run Washington, D.C.

“Very important to save The Great Salt Lake in Utah,” Trump wrote Saturday on his social media platform Truth Social.

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Gavin Newsom mockingly bans Kid Rock from California over ‘creepy’ shirtless video

California Gov. Gavin Newsom hammered MAGA ally and musician Kid Rock on Saturday over the songwriter’s participation in a bizarre video with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a video that Newsom said was so “creepy” that he would be “officially banning ‘Kid Rock’ from California.”

Uploaded to social media on RFK Jr.’s official government account, the video in question shows a shirtless Kid Rock and RFK Jr. working out together in a sauna, and was an apparent attempt at promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.

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Conservative Supreme Court justice could hand Democrats blowout midterm victory: analysis

Rumors have swirled that conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may be planning to retire in October, and while such a move would likely secure the lifelong appointment of another conservative justice, it may also blow up in Republicans’ faces and hand Democrats a blowout victory in the upcoming midterm elections, the Intelligencer reported Saturday.

Those who believe Alito is on the cusp of retirement point to the “curious” timing of the release of his upcoming book, set to release on Oct. 6, just one day after the Supreme Court’s 2026-27 term is set to begin. And, if the rumor proves accurate, whoever President Donald Trump nominates as Alito’s successor would be all but certain to be confirmed by the Republican-led Senate.

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