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'He calls fallen heroes suckers': Trump's D-Day tribute does not go according to plan

Former President Donald Trump, a convicted felon, honored those who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy eighty years ago Thursday with a memorial posted on his Truth Social platform.

"The men of D-Day will live forever in history as among the bravest, noblest, and greatest Americans ever to walk the earth," Trump declared on Truth Social. "They shed their blood, and thousands gave their lives, in defense of American Freedom. They are in our hearts today and for all time."

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Trump just suggested jailing his political opponents – and MAGA has a plan in place

Donald Trump once again is threatening to jail his political opponents, including President Joe Biden. And unlike his 2016 presidential debate remark to Hillary Clinton, this time there's an actual plan in place to do just that.

In addition to saying, "lock her up," Trump has a history of repeatedly threatening or calling for Clinton to be thrown in prison. One month before the 2016 election Trump told a Florida crowd, "she has to go to jail." That was just days after the second presidential debate, when Trump told Clinton she would "be in jail" if he were president.

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Republican likens Trump conviction to the persecution of Black people in 1950s Alabama

A far-right North Carolina congressman and election denier — who's running to become the state's top law enforcement official — this week compared former President Donald Trump's prosecution in New York to the persecution Black Americans faced in 1950s Alabama.

Republican Rep. Dan Bishop, who represents the state's 9th congressional district near Charlotte, told The Pete Kaliner Show in Charlotte that Trump's criminal case "fundamentally rigged" because the case was brought in the Democratic leaning state.

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Adam Schiff shades House Republicans with epic Sam Alito diss

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) hit House Republicans with an epic diss Tuesday as they grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland over their claims that the Department of Justice has been weaponized against Donald Trump.

Republicans at the House Judiciary hearing attacked Garland for everything from state charges against Donald Trump to ignoring GOP demands for the audio version of special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Joe Biden.

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GOP will defund DOJ in retaliation for Trump conviction: Speaker Mike Johnson

The embattled Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is vowing to use the arsenal of tools at his disposal, including defunding, to target the U.S. Dept. of Justice after ex-president Donald Trump was convicted in a New York State prosecution on 34 felony charges last week.

In a Tuesday meeting behind closed doors with his House Republican conference members, Johnson said “he will do everything he can to go after the Department of Justice,” CNN reported, “and said the verdict has ignited support for the former president, two sources familiar with the comments told CNN.”

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Mick Jagger hits DeSantis with vicious putdown as governor attends Rolling Stones concert

Rock legend Sir Mick Jagger took a sharp swipe Monday night at a high profile attendee of his Florida concert — Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Today reports.

“We have some great local celebrities that have come tonight,” the Rolling Stones frontman said onstage at the Camping World Stadium. “Ron DeSantis is up there in the suite. He’s having a date night with Mickey Mouse. I’m so glad they finally made up.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene to force Biden impeachment vote: 'That’s what we should be doing'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she planned to force the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on the impeachment of President Joe Biden.

While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Greene criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for not taking more action after Donald Trump's conviction in New York. And she said that she would defy the speaker by forcing a vote on Biden's impeachment.

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Trump vies for Adelson campaign cash — but there’s a major catch

A billionaire heiress who frequently ranks among the top donors to GOP candidates and causes has remained relatively quiet in the 2024 race, but she recently suggested former President Donald Trump could win her over with an even more hawkish pro-Israel foreign policy agenda.

According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Miriam Adelson — the widow of billionaire Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson — is likely to top the list of GOP donors in 2024, based on her past donations in previous campaign cycles.

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'Regular order!' Dem shuts down Jim Jordan as he rants at Merrick Garland

A Democratic lawmaker cut off Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) mid-rant with a simple parliamentary maneuver.

During a Tuesday hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) gave his remaining time to Jordan, the Judiciary Committee's chair.

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'Tirade': Matt Gaetz loses cool as he yells at Merrick Garland in Congress

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) lost his cool with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee.

Gaetz, who is still subject to an ethics investigation involving allegations that he trafficked an underage sex worker, yelled at Garland, "I have given my life to the law!"

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‘I worship God!’ Greene melts down again in profane rant after attacking Fauci in Congress

In a profanity filled rant, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) unleashed a venomous screed in the halls of Congress attacking Dr. Anthony Fauci, the retired immunologist who served as the public face of the federal government's battle against the COVID pandemic — just after she had attacked him face-to-face during a House committee hearing Monday.

Fauci retired at the end of 2022 after serving since 1984 as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, but the far-right's conspiracy theories about COVID and Fauci's handling of the pandemic continue to this day.

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Nancy Mace ratted out by her own staffers in WaPo exposé on excessive reimbursements

The Washington Post has written a lengthy exposé about a new congressional reimbursement program that ethics watchdogs have called ripe for abuse.

While the Post's report raises some eyebrows about many members' expenses, none are quite as eyebrow-raising as the reimbursements requested by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).

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‘National embarrassment’: MTG slammed for ‘crazy and irresponsible' attack on Fauci

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Republican House’s hearing on the coronavirus pandemic Monday, refused to call him “Dr.,” and promoted lies and conspiracy theories forcing Democrats to denounce her remarks as “crazy and irresponsible,” and demand they be stricken from the record.

Dr. Fauci was the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from 1984 until the end of 2022. In both the Trump and Biden administrations he became the public face of the battle against the pandemic.

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