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New fraud war czar JD Vance announces suspension of blue state's Medicaid funds

Vice President JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration will shut off certain types of Medicaid payments to the state of Minnesota for the time being.

"We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily, temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money," said Vance, standing beside Medicare and Medicaid administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.

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'Angry little man': MAGA loses it on Hollywood icon over blistering Trump response

Hollywood icon Robert De Niro launched a series of blistering attacks against President Donald Trump this week – remarks that prompted Trump to suggest De Niro should be deported and ignited outrage among many MAGA supporters.

“Giant acting talent. But a sad, angry little man,” wrote Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in a social media post on X Wednesday in response to De Niro’s comments.

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Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal'

President Donald Trump raged at a pair of Democratic lawmakers and a Hollywood legend – and threatened to deport them all.

Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) each shouted at the 79-year-old president Tuesday night during his record-long State of the Union address before walking out before he finished, and Trump castigated them the following day on his Truth Social website.

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'You're going to attack me!' Clash breaks out between Bernie Sanders and MAGA lawmaker

A fiery back and forth erupted between Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) Wednesday during the Senate hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means.

Means, a favorite of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an entrepreneur and author, who gave up her medical license in 2018 and did not complete her residency at Stanford University, according to The Daily Beast. The "alternative medicine" blogger has been a controversial pick to lead the nation's public health agency. Her initial confirmation hearing was postponed because she went into labor and rescheduled to Wednesday after she gave birth to her son, Phoenix.

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'Criminal act': FBI scrambles as leak reveals Kash Patel's 'long segments of leisure time'

FBI Director Kash Patel’s taxpayer-funded trip to Italy that culminated with him chugging beer with the U.S. hockey team was revealed Wednesday to have included “long segments of personal and leisure time” after the leak of an internal schedule, a leak that the FBI condemned as a “criminal act,” The New York Times reported.

Patel has defended his trip to Italy during the Olympic games, with the FBI telling the Times that the trip was focused on “strengthening joint counterterrorism coordination” with America’s European allies.

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Republican pollster flags Trump speech 'misstep' that will be used against the GOP by Dems

A Republican pollster who has consistently been supportive of Donald Trump called out a "misstep" from the president's State of the Union, and said it could come back to haunt Republicans.

GOP pollster and communications strategist Frank Luntz, known for his CNN appearances interpreting data, flagged one particular moment from Trump's speech, dubbed the longest of its kind in US history. He said Trump made a mistake by "mocking Americans" on a core campaign issue.

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‘People hate you’: James Carville eviscerates Trump in 'brutal' response to major address

Political strategist James Carville delivered a brutal message to President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address on Tuesday, a deeply personal message that saw the veteran consultant accuse even Republicans of despising him.

“I have a personal message for Donald John Trump, and you sit still you son of a b---- when I’m telling you this because I’m gonna tell you right where you are, you fat, sorry sack of s---: people hate you,” Carville said in a video message shared on Tuesday by ex-NBC executive Mike Sington, who called Carville’s message “brutal.”

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Rambling Trump shatters record for longest State of the Union

President Donald Trump spoke for more than 90 minutes Tuesday night during his first State of the Union speech of his second presidential term — breaking records for the longest address in history.

Trump's SOTU speech was reportedly the longest since at least 1964 and broke the previous record for President Bill Clinton's 2000 address, CNN reported.

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'I stood alone': Dem escorted from SOTU speaks out after dramatic challenge to Trump

WASHINGTON Rep. Al Green (D-TX) broke his silence after he was forced out of the State of the Union address Tuesday night over confronting President Donald Trump.

Just as the president entered the House Chamber, Majority Leader of the House Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) ripped a sign of Green's that said "Black people aren't apes" moments before Trump delivered his speech.

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Watch live: Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

President Donald Trump was expected to deliver a lengthy State of the Union address Tuesday evening, with some reports suggesting he'll remain on the floor for about three hours.

Trump's speech will likely touch on several key themes, including boasts of a roaring economy despite polling suggesting Americans feel the opposite. Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown is also expected to be a central topic, along with national security and foreign policy matters as the president threatens war with Iran.

Speculation swirls as Marco Rubio’s ‘rare briefing’ sees surprise guest

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was revealed to be delivering a “rare briefing” on Tuesday to top Trump officials, and one guest reportedly in attendance has sparked a flurry of speculation as to whether President Donald Trump may authorize an attack on Iran.

That briefing, reportedly about Iran, is being delivered to the so-called “Gang of Eight,” a coalition of congressional leaders who are typically informed of sensitive intelligence matters and covert operations. However, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, a ninth Trump administration official will be joining the briefing, an individual whose attendance raised eyebrows among critics.

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Trump makes last-minute demand for State of Union makeover: 'We gotta make changes'

President Donald Trump, who’s expected to make his State of the Union address Tuesday night, apparently called House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) with a last-minute demand for changes to the event, the speaker revealed on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference in the Capitol, Johnson told members of the press that he had received a phone call from Trump shortly after the U.S. men’s hockey team defeated Canada at the Olympics on Sunday.

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Trump's DOJ may have made a multi-billion dollar goof with court promise: report

President Donald Trump will likely face obstacles put in place by his own Justice Department as his administration argues against refunding tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court ruled 6-3 last week that the 79-year-old president's use of an economic emergency powers law is illegal, although the majority did not say whether companies that paid more than $170 billion in duties should get their money back.

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