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'Do you think they’ll notice?' MAGA told Trump used Truth Social to break core promise

A columnist revealed on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has used one of his social media accounts to break a core promise to his base.

David Rothkopf, a columnist for The Daily Beast, argued in a new column that Trump is backtracking on his promise to MAGA that he would not start any new wars. Rothkopf mentioned the administration's strikes against alleged drug boats in international waters and his threatening Truth Social post against Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela as evidence of Trump's escalating steps toward war.

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ICE agents pelted with snowballs after witnesses say pregnant woman was pinned down

Federal immigration agents sparked chaos outside a Minneapolis mall after witnesses accused ICE officers of forcing a pregnant woman face down on the ground during her arrest, prompting an angry crowd to intervene. According to local reporting, bystanders shouted that the woman couldn’t breathe as agents restrained her, before dragging her away in handcuffs while people hurled snowballs and screamed for her release.

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Trump's 'appalling' White House plaques spark backlash: 'Something very wrong here'

A recent renovation at the White House caused quite a stir on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump recently installed a "Walk of Fame" featuring photographs of former presidents, which lines the walkway from the West Wing to the White House. On Wednesday, the administration installed plaques with information about each president, some of which were personally written by Trump, CNN's Kit Maher reported.

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'War is coming': MAGA provocateur uncorks ominous prediction for Trump's mystery speech

President Donald Trump will announce "a war is coming" between the U.S. and Venezuela in his Wednesday night speech, according to right-wing broadcaster Tucker Carlson.

Carlson made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview with former Judge Andrew Napolitano. Both men are former Fox News employees.

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Senator sounds dire alarm of looming 'mass unemployment' — and warns Trump is in on it

WASHINGTON — Outspoken Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised dire concerns Wednesday about the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and robotics, warning that the United States is unprepared for the economic disaster that such technologies will bring.

In comments to Raw Story, Sanders cited major tech figures such as Elon Musk in noting that industry leaders openly predict an ominous future in which traditional work becomes obsolete. According to Sanders, the U.S. faces the prospect of widespread unemployment, particularly among young people already grappling with a dearth of entry‑level jobs.

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NC senators set to block Trump’s ambassador nominee for religious freedom

President Donald Trump suffered a setback as North Carolina Republican Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis signaled opposition to his nominee for Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, former Rep. Mark Walker. Under Senate tradition, both home-state senators must approve a nominee via the “blue slip” process, effectively halting Walker’s confirmation. Walker urged support on social media, while Trump blasted the procedure as a barrier to approving Republican nominees for key positions.

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'Everybody Loves Raymond' actor sounds off on 'malignant narcissist'  Trump on CNN

"Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Brad Garrett ripped President Donald Trump as a "malignant narcissist" during a CNN interview on Wednesday afternoon.

Garrett, who played Ray Romano's brother Robert Barone in the long-running sitcom, was responding to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's testimony during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing and questioned Carr's comments about threatening to pull late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show after the host joked about Trump's response to MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk's killing.

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'Never before seen' Kirk photos spark new questions about Kash Patel for MAGA conspiracist

MAGA conspiracy theorist Candace Owens came out of her meeting with Erika Kirk with questions about FBI Director Kash Patel.

Following the meeting with the wife of the slain Turning Point USA founder, Owens said she would focus on Patel during her Wednesday show.

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'Stabbing the party in the back!' Senate Republican melts down as GOP colleagues revolt

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday were enraged after four moderate Republicans revolted against their own party to push forward a health care petition to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies before they are set to expire.

The health care debate was a significant blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who has been losing control over his own party as Republicans in swing districts sided with the 214 Democrats — adding 218 total votes — and creating "enormous tension" within the GOP, CNN chief Congressional correspondent Manu Raju reported.

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Mike Johnson roasted for swearing he hasn't lost control of House: 'If you have to say it'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced a massive blow to his leadership on Wednesday after four House Republicans crossed over to support Democrats' discharge petition for a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — and immediately faced questions from reporters over his leadership, to which he adamantly responded, "I have not lost control" of the House, despite this being the third discharge petition to overrule him this year.

This exchange, which came shortly before House Republicans sought to crack down and terminate a vote on the discharge petition early, led to an avalanche of mockery from commenters on social media.

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Johnson warns GOP against backing Democrats on ACA subsidy extension

House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back at swing-district Republicans considering support for a Democratic discharge petition to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. On CNBC, Johnson framed the move as circumventing GOP control, insisting Republicans will pursue their own health care reforms and blaming Democrats for broken coverage.

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Trump ally panics over 'Hitler' haircut mockery from critics

Dan Scavino, longtime Trump aide and former golf caddie, erupted on social media after critics, including Adam Kinzinger and The Lincoln Project, mocked his haircut, comparing it to Hitler’s. Posting late Tuesday night, Scavino warned that those mocking him “know exactly what referring to me as Hitler does” with his 2.8 million followers, calling the critics “sick and twisted” in a rare public outburst.

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'I didn't hear an answer': House Republican gets more than he bargained for on CNN

CNN anchor Boris Sanchez cornered Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) in a fiery back-and-forth live interview on Wednesday over claims dropped in the explosive Vanity Fair article exposing the inner workings of the Trump administration.

Sanchez pressed Cline to respond to his questions as the conversation became tense.

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