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'C'mon. We aren't idiots': Onlookers blast GOP lawmaker over conditions on L.A. fire funds

Senator John Barrasso, a Donald Trump supporter, was buried in criticism Sunday after he suggested "strings" need to be attached to California fire relief funds.

Barrasso said on Face the Nation that "there will be strings attached" to any disaster and recovery aid Congress will "ultimately" approve for the Los Angeles wildfires.

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'We will raise hell': MAGA activists 'swearing vengeance on J.D. Vance' for new 'betrayal'

Donald Trump's number two has found himself to be the number one target of several faithful members of the MAGA movement, including Jan. 6 rioters.

Vance told Fox News on Sunday that not all Jan. 6 defendants deserved pardons, specifically saying those who engaged in violence could potentially be excluded.

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Trump caused uproar among top MAGA personalities with just two words

Donald Trump on Sunday posted two words, and top MAGA personalities picked up the baton.

Trump over the weekend took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to express support for embattled longtime friend Rudy Giuliani, who also happens to be the former mayor of New York.

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'People are scared': Trump 'leaning heavily' on this tactic to complete his first priority

Throughout Donald Trump's campaign for reelection, he made his plan to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history.

Three sources familiar with the president-elect's plans recently spoke with Rolling Stone senior political reporter Aswan Suesaeng about the MAGA administration's strategy to implement the operation.

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'MAGA has a problem': Outrage as Trump lawyer Alina Habba praises alleged human trafficker

Donald Trump's attorney is "taking heat" after saying she is a "big fan" of a right-wing internet influencer who has been accused of trafficking women.

Alina Habba represented Trump in court when the then-candidate was accused of and ultimately found liable for the sexual abuse of writer E. Jean Carroll. More recently, Trump announced a role for Habba in his upcoming administration.

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'Enough is enough!' Trump's own fans blast President-elect's newest move

Donald Trump on Saturday made waves with his own fan base when he made an announcement about the Department of Energy in his upcoming administration.

Trump over the weekend announced that he would appoint James P. Danly, a retired U.S. Army officer who served two tours in Iraq, as United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.

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'This is alarming': MAGA fans rebel against Elon Musk's X over alleged 'censorship' issues

Donald Trump has forged close ties with the world's richest man in the world, Elon Musk, but the President-elect's fan base is lashing out at Musk's social network.

The apparent origin of the controversy is the blow-up between Musk himself, who advocated for legal immigration policies that benefit his companies, and many in the MAGA base, who hope to curtail all types of incoming immigrants.

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Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ: reports

Special counsel Jack Smith, who spearheaded multiple criminal cases against Donald Trump, has reportedly resigned from the Department of Justice.

Smith was rumored to be ready to leave after he formally announced he was wrapping up the federal proceedings against the President-elect. The law forbids federal cases from being pursued against the White House occupant.

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'We don't want that': Trump's idea reportedly got a 'chilly reception' from close allies

A Donald Trump ally said he told the President-elect to his face that he and other GOP lawmakers "do not want" an idea Trump has floated in several interviews.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) was floated by Trump as a potential vice presidential candidate before J.D. Vance was ultimately selected, and Donalds frequently defends the former and incoming president in interviews on TV.

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'Outrageous and shameful': Judge admonishes Giuliani as he's held in contempt — again

Rudy Giuliani has been held in contempt of court a second time, NBC News reported.

The ruling, which came after a tense hearing on Friday, is the latest in the former New York City mayor and Donald Trump ally's saga with Atlanta poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who won a $148 million default judgment against him over his defamatory allegations they tampered with ballots in the 2020 election in Georgia.

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Leaked GOP list outlines plan to cut $479B from Medicare: Politico

Politico has acquired an early list from Republican lawmakers that shows the programs they're considering slashing from the federal government.

It includes things like welfare, funds for climate programs, and the Affordable Care Act. It also states Republicans are looking at "changes" to Medicare — something Donald Trump and many Republicans promised they wouldn't touch.

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'Justice failed us': Legal experts thrash Trump's no-punishment sentence

President-elect Donald Trump was handed an unconditional discharge sentence after he was convicted of falsifying business records to coverup a past affair with an adult film star, and many critics are crying foul.

The sentence handed down by Judge Juan Merchan to Trump means that he will not face jail time nor will he be forced to pay a fine for his crimes.

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'There is no case, there never was a case': Trump snaps after becoming a felon

Donald Trump gloated on social media after successfully avoiding jail time for his felony convictions.

New York justice Juan Merchan granted the president-elect an unconditional discharge for his 34 convictions by a jury for falsifying business records, making clear the sentence would have been more severe if he had not been re-elected to a second term, but Trump raged against the prosecution after the virtual hearing.

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