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Conservative says she turned on Trump after campaigning for him twice: 'He betrayed us'

A conservative voter who said she campaigned for President Donald Trump twice has publicly broken with him over issues like tariffs and the files on Jeffrey Epstein.

In a series of posts on X, a woman going by the name ThePatrioticBlonde lashed out at Trump, despite being followed by top conservatives like Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Matt Gaetz, Laura Loomer, Dinesh D'Souza, and Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX).

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'Not even close': Conservative WSJ hammers Elon Musk's DOGE over cost-cutting flop

After all the hoopla and bragging about the massive amount of federal spending that would cease after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took a chainsaw to it, the Wall Street Journal is reporting spending actually went up.

As the Journal’s Richard Rubin and Anthony DeBarros reported on Thursday, when billionaire Elon Musk pitched the idea of the new, but unofficial, government agency he boasted that there was $2 trillion in savings to be made and he had a plan to make it happen.

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'Vile, craven, disgusting': MAGA fans rage over Dems' 'sick' shutdown response

MAGA fury raged Thursday over Democrats' response to the current government shutdown, with Republicans calling a congressional leader's response as "sick" and "vile, craven, disgusting."

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer had MAGA fired up following his interview with Punchbowl News, The Daily Beast reports.

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Kodak moment: Retro revival sheds light on camera company’s dark past

Kodak is having a fashion moment.

A few weeks ago, a keychain-sized camera-slash-accessory based on a model from 1987 sold out in a day. In some markets, the company’s compact digital cameras have outsold those from Canon or Sony. Things are going so well, Kodak has even developed a popular streetwear brand with a storefront in Seoul, luring young people with bright colors and a fun, retro vibe. Not bad for a 133-year-old company that declared bankruptcy in 2012 and in August refuted reports that it may have to shut down again.

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'Does not fit': Top Democrat questions Speaker Mike Johnson's policy on biblical grounds

Democrats targeted Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) faith in a Thursday interfaith press conference about the ongoing government shutdown.

Interfaith leaders and members of Congress met at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington to continue advocating that Affordable Care Act subsidies not be slashed at the end of the year. As it stands, the subsidies will expire, and the current government funding will not continue the aid. So, Democrats have fought back against the continuing resolution that would end the shutdown, but also wouldn't deal with the subsidies.

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DOJ scrambles as Trump officials' online posts risk jeopardizing Luigi Mangione case

Federal prosecutors are pushing back on claims that online posts from Trump administration officials could jeopardize the prosecution of Luigi Magione, who was charged for the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, NBC News reported Thursday.

An attorney for Mangione told NBC News Thursday that, in regards to the allegations that the online posts could threaten their client’s chance at a fair trial, they would “be filing a letter with the court in short order.”

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'Republicans' worst nightmare': Analyst warns 'drunk with power' GOP it's made a stumble

An analyst warns Thursday that GOP lawmakers "drunk with power" have made a major stumble amid the ongoing government shutdown, unleashing "Republicans' worst nightmare."

Salon columnist Heather Digby Parton writes about how Obamacare premiums are set to soar — something President Donald Trump had promised to replace — and now "appears to be one step too far" for Americans.

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FEMA pressures staff to rat out colleagues who have criticized Trump anonymously: report

A number of Federal Emergency Management Agency staff that openly criticized President Donald Trump are under intense investigation from FEMA leadership, and under threats of termination should they refuse to reveal the names of their colleagues who criticized Trump anonymously, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Nearly 200 FEMA employees signed onto a letter in August pushing back against the Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA, warning that the cuts could jeopardize the agency’s ability to adequately respond to disasters.

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John Fetterman: 'I'll be the Democrat leading the committee' for Trump's Nobel Prize

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) offered to be the "Democrat leading the committee" to campaign for President Donald Trump to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

On Thursday, Fox News host Aishah Hasnie asked Fetterman if he supported a Nobel Prize for Trump after the president announced a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

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'Dystopian and insane': Mike Johnson scolded on live TV for backing troops in cities

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced backlash on live television after he said that Americans were "smiling" about President Donald Trump's desire to use military troops for policing U.S. cities.

While appearing on C-SPAN on Thursday, Johnson took a question from Sam, a Democrat in Colorado.

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'My gosh!' Pam Bondi's flippant Antifa threat staggers onlookers

US Attorney General Pam Bondi generated alarm on Wednesday when she said the Trump administration is going to take the “same approach” to Antifa as it has to drug cartels—as the military bombs boats in the Caribbean it claims are smuggling drugs.

Antifa encompasses autonomous anti-fascist individuals and loosely affiliated groups who lack a national organizational structure or leadership. Still, as the increasingly authoritarian administration works to quash dissent on all fronts, President Donald Trump last month signed an executive order designating the Antifa movement as a domestic terrorist organization.

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Republican mom lights up Mike Johnson on CSPAN: 'I'm disappointed in my party and you'

A Republican military spouse lit up House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during an appearance on CSPAN's "Washington Journal."

The Louisiana Republican appeared Thursday morning on the program to face questions about the ongoing government shutdown and the health care funding impasse keeping Democrats from backing a GOP budget bill, and a woman from Virginia called in to express her disappointment with Johnson's leadership.

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'They're not immune': Trump DOJ insiders said to be leaking info to 'keep out of trouble'

Countless leaks continue to jeopardize the Justice Department’s targeted prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s political adversaries in what critics have described as an “abuse of power,” and the reason, one former federal prosecutor says, is that DOJ insiders are hoping to “keep out of trouble.”

After a direct plea to do so from President Donald Trump, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on charges of obstruction and perjury last month. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Trump has also urged the prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and more recently, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

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