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'Lol': Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked on X after being 'roasted' by Musk's AI bot

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) got into an argument with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence tool about God.

The Republican congresswoman made a post Friday morning on X stating her views on Christianity, patriotism and family, which she then asked the platform's Grok chatbot to explain – and she didn't like what the AI tool had to say about her platitudes.

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MAGA-verse lashes out as federal judge blocks Trump's new order: 'Insanity'

The MAGA-verse is outraged after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs called the order a "blatant violation" of the U.S. Constitution Friday afternoon. The ruling came just hours after Harvard filed their complaint in Boston federal court.

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'Unlawful many times over': Judge issues 'big win for Harvard' in Trump lawsuit

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, calling the order a "blatant violation" of the U.S. Constitution.

Harvard filed a complaint Friday morning in Boston federal court, and U.S. District judge Allison Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order hours later freezing the policy.

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Trump’s unconstitutional act will 'Make China Great Again': Watergate prosecutor

President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s latest moves against Harvard will “Make China Great Again,” according to lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Nick Akerman’s latest Substack post.

“Noem’s order revoked Harvard University’s ability to maintain and enroll foreign students. This order affects approximately 7,000 Harvard students, or about 25% of its student body,” Akerman said.

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Mike Johnson shamed for 'lack of courage' as he hides GOP's 'lowest moment'

A Democratic congressman shamed his Republican colleagues for their refusal to honor law enforcement personnel who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection.

A plaque honoring those officers as heroes was approved by Congress, but more than three years after its installation was signed into law by former President Joe Biden, the tribute remains stashed away in a utility room because House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hasn't instructed Capitol architect to do it, reported the Washington Post.

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Retailers issue 'warning' to Trump that higher prices are coming soon: report

Retailers are likely to raise prices "in the coming weeks" due to President Donald Trump's tariffs, according to a report in The New York Post.

Business editor and Fox correspondent Charles Gasparino wrote Friday, "The retail industry is alerting President Trump that they can’t 'eat' his tariffs forever – and price increases are likely to hit in the coming weeks."

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White House claim puts Trump 'potentially outside the immunity shield': attorney

An attempt by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to blow off ethical and legal concerns about Donald Trump's crypto dinner on Thursday night might come back to haunt her boss.

Thursday afternoon Leavitt lectured reporters in the Brady Briefing Room about the dinner which was to include foreign investors at a Donald Trump golf resort in Virginia, telling NBC's Garrett Haake, "Well, as you know, Garrett, this question has been raised with the president. I have also addressed the dinner tonight. The president is attending it in his personal time. It is not a White House dinner, it’s not taking place here at the White House. But certainly I can raise that question and try to get you an answer for it."

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'It looks bad': Fox reporter admits 'problem for the GOP that can be exploited'

The Republican-led Senate passed the procedural vote to end a filibuster on a bill that would place regulations on the $250 billion stablecoin market with a bipartisan vote. However, one Fox correspondent

The "GENIUS Act" would create a framework for regulating stablecoins and address ongoing fears about consumer protections and other risks, the legislation explains. GENIUS stands for "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins."

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'Robin Hood in reverse': Markets 'revolt' as GOP pushes up 'cost of owning home'

Democrats believe the proposed House spending bill will be “responsible for pushing up the cost of owning a home,” according to a Fortune report.

The report added that Democrats also believe the bond markets are now revolting “against the prospect of trillions of dollars in new borrowing added on top of the national debt.”

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'This may be the big one': CNN host stunned by 'quick moving' case against Trump

CNN's Wolf Blitzer was stunned Friday by analysis of Harvard University's lawsuit against the Trump administration's decree that international students are no longer permitted to attend the institution.

The Department of Homeland Security, under Kristi Noem, announced Thursday that it was barring Harvard from admitting international students as punishment for defying the president on DEI and alleged antisemitism on campus, among other things. Trump has already banned the university from receiving $2.2 billion in federal funding.

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Trump faces 'new math problem' in getting his big budget bill passed: analysis

President Donald Trump faces a math problem in trying to get his massive budget bill through the U.S. Senate, according to a new analysis.

House Republicans passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on a party-line vote early Thursday, and now Senate majority leader John Thune must navigate some tricky hurdles and tamp down intra-party clashes to get a final version of the bill onto the president's desk, according to MSNBC columnist Hayes Brown.

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'Is she really this brainless?' Feminist writer digs into Noem's 'bimbo' act

Reacting to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's performance before a Senate committee earlier in the week, feminist columnist Amanda Marcotte suggested it was likely an act –– but questions will rightfully linger.

In a clip that went viral, Noem missed defining what habeas corpus means by a mile, which earned her not only a schooling from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), but a flood of derision on social media.

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Senate Republicans vow to 'have the last word' as tensions grow with House GOP

House Republicans axed key clean energy tax credits out of their spending bill, but “Senate Republicans are planning to have the last word,” according to a Politico report.

“We have a lot of work that we need to do on the timeline and scope of the production and investment tax credits,” Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), told Politico.

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