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New US strikes send shockwaves across Iran as war escalates: reports

The United States conducted its first offensive operation in Iran in almost a month on Sunday by striking multiple sites where the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had stored rocket launchers, according to reports.

A U.S. official who spoke with multiple news outlets said the strikes occurred on Larak Island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that is responsible for about 20% of the global energy trade. The official told CNN that "U.S. forces are monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce through this essential waterway."

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'Ouch!' GOP strategist floored as party's plan to 'goose' voters collapses

A GOP strategist was awed over the weekend after a string of new polls found that the Republican Party's attempts to "goose" voters during the midterms were falling flat.

Republicans have been pushing several policy positions in hopes of getting their base to turn out for the midterms, such as increasing voter identification requirements, fighting back against a billionaire tax proposal in California, and addressing the rising cost of living. President Donald Trump has also pleaded with voters to pretend he's on the ballot in state races to boost turnout.

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Hegseth adviser's damning outburst about Trump war immediately backfires: 'Shocking'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's top henchman in the Department of Defense sparked fury on Sunday after he made a damning admission about President Donald Trump's war against Iran on social media.

The Washington Post reported earlier in the day that several of the military's top leaders have sent Hegseth "non-concurring" orders, or statements letting the secretary know that they disagree with an order. The order that received the most recent batch of non-concurring orders was Hegseth's directive to maintain the 50,000-troop threshold in the Middle East that the U.S. has amassed in its fight against Iran, a level that generals described as "unsustainable," according to the report.

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MAGA comes unglued after governor's 'literal biblical curse' at event: 'Good God'

Fans of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again movement came unglued on Sunday after a Democratic governor unveiled what they described as a "literal biblical curse" at a public event.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke to a group of Muslim men at the Islamic Cultural Center in New York over the weekend. During the event, Hochul stood on stage wearing a hijab, a common way for people to honor Muslim customs and etiquette. The move caused a stir among the MAGA faithful, many of whom accused Hochul of siding with a foreign government.

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​Twitching Trump had a 'distinct and concerning' episode during speech: psychologist

During his speech at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas on Friday, President Donald Trump’s entire body twitched in a manner that one forensic psychologist argued was consistent with what’s known as a focal aware seizure or a partial seizure.

John Paul Garrison, a Georgia-based clinical and forensic psychologist, analyzed footage of Trump’s speech in a video published Saturday that he called “the most concerning footage” of the president he had analyzed yet.

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'Dead in the water': Powerful voting bloc turns on Trump in key swing state

A powerful voting bloc that helped President Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election has turned on him ahead of a crucial midterm election, according to a new report.

Republicans now fear they'll lose Senate control as Arab American voters flock to Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and abandon the Trump-endorsed candidate, former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers (R), Politico reported Sunday.

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‘I don’t want Canadian anything’: Trump throws tantrum as trade war spirals out of control

President Donald Trump erupted Sunday in a lengthy rant against Canada amid the ongoing trade war between Washington and Ottawa, a dispute that experts warn could soon “spiral” and cost tens of thousands of jobs, or more.

“I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything. They’ve been ripping us off for decades, and it’s going to stop,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

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Stammering Ken Paxton spews epic word salad as Fox News demands explanation

A scandal-beleaguered Texas candidate running on President Donald Trump's questionable endorsement spewed a word salad Sunday when asked why he had three primary homes.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — running for the U.S. Senate against state Rep. James Talarico — spluttered on and on about his state's constitution, various counties, the locations of a few of his 15 homes, and fraud.

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Canadian politician humiliates Trump on American network: ‘Like Saturday Night Live’

Canadian Premier of Ontario Doug Ford sat down with ABC News Sunday for an extensive interview regarding the ongoing trade war between Washington and Ottawa, during which he mocked what critics have called one of President Donald Trump’s most “petty” moves.

Trump launched an all-out trade war against Canada earlier this month after trade negotiations between the two nations broke down amid a series of “last-minute” demands from the United States. Among those demands, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney claimed, was that Canada “change its French language” and that it grant the United States control over its “ability to make trade deals with other countries.”

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Trump's petty threat against Kristen Welker sparks mass outcry: 'Low IQ old fart'

President Donald Trump's raging threat against "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker Sunday morning spurred a dark debate about whether he was more hilarious than terrifying or more terrifying than hilarious.

Trump's critics divided themselves into these two camps after Trump attacked Welker for reporting on the failing power of his endorsement and vowed to report her to the Federal Communications Commission for "punishment."

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Trump ally's 'hateful' race-based attack a bridge too far for even far-right MTG

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday called out a Trump White House insider Sunday for being too racist — a word she struggled to spell.

Greene accused Laura Loomer of damaging the GOP with "nonstop vitriol" after the far-right influencer lobbed a racist attack against Black Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon.

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Trump admin may put 'small children' at risk of brain damage with disturbing move: report

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft risk assessment recently that has public health advocates sounding the alarm, The Guardian reported on Sunday.

“The political people at the EPA changed the science to get the outcome they want,” said Maria Doa, the senior director of chemicals policy at the Environmental Defense Fund and former EPA scientist, speaking with The Guardian. “This isn’t the first time. They’ve been doing that pretty consistently under Trump.”

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'Too much for too long': U.S. Military turns on Pete Hegseth over mounting risk

The U.S. Military has turned on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the mounting war in Iran, according to a new report.

Several U.S. military leaders warned Hegseth this month that prolonging President Donald Trump's war with Iran would put the U.S. homeland at risk — essentially arguing the conflict is unsustainable, sources told the Washington Post.

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