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Trump eyes another DOJ earthquake with Pam Bondi barely out the door: report

Just days after firing Attorney General Pam Bondi, Donald Trump is already eyeing another major leadership shake-up at the Justice Department, according to a new report.

Trump is targeting the department's No. 3 official while promoting one of his most ardent loyalists, sources told CBS News Saturday. The expected changes would demote Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward while elevating Harmeet Dhillon, currently head of the Civil Rights Division, to one of the department's top roles.

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Trump disturbs onlookers by invoking God in new ‘deranged’ threat to ‘reign down hell’

President Donald Trump warned Iran Saturday that unless it re-opens a critical shipping channel to U.S.-aligned vessels by Monday, “all Hell will reign down on them,” invoking God in his explosive threat and disturbing onlookers in the process.

Iran has shut down access to the Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping channel through which 20% of the world’s oil trade flows – to U.S.-aligned vessels in response to U.S.-Israeli attacks, sending oil prices soaring and rattling global stability.

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Lindsey Graham 'completely convinced' of Trump's potentially ‘massive’ next move

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) revealed Saturday that, after a discussion with President Donald Trump, he was “completely convinced” of what the president’s next move may be regarding the ongoing U.S. war against Iran, and one that could potentially involve a “massive military operation.”

“I just had a great conversation with [Trump]. I totally support his ultimatum to the Iranian regime to open up the Strait of Hormuz and to do a peace deal,” Graham wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “A massive military operation awaits Iran if they choose poorly.”

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GOP faces 'existential threat' with draft of post-midterm investigations: analysis

The Republican Party could face a slate of investigations should they lose the House or Senate after the midterm elections, an analyst claimed.

Whether the GOP loses control of both is yet to be seen, but one political analyst believes the party would be hit hard by the Democratic Party should the blue wave come. Writing in Newsweek, Jesus Mesa suggested that Donald Trump is keenly aware of what fate awaits him should his party fail to retain the House and Senate.

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Senators fume after sanctioned Russians tour Capitol Hill: 'They came for one purpose!'

A bipartisan duo of senators fired off a furious letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, demanding to know how a delegation of Russian lawmakers was allowed to visit Capitol Hill and tour it with members of Congress.

The letter, sent by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), flagged the serious national security concerns at stake, noting that all the visitors from the Russian Duma who held meetings with members of Congress and the executive branch, are subject to U.S. sanctions.

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'Daddy's not home': Fury erupts as Trump goes quiet after Iran shoots down US fighter jet

An American's whereabouts were unknown on Friday after Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet, as questions mounted online over what happened to the missing service member and if the Trump administration would comment on it.

President Donald Trump had not yet responded to the attack, which was the first time an American jet had been shot down since the military strikes launched five weeks ago. It was unknown what had happened to the missing pilot.

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Bondi's portrait discovered in DOJ trash can hours after Trump dumped her: MS NOW

The speed at which the Department of Justice employees literally threw away Pam Bondi tells you everything you need to know about how despised she was by career officials.

According to reporting from Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig obtained by MS NOW, "Within hours of the news that President Donald Trump had fired Pam Bondi as attorney general, images began circulating of her framed portrait, unceremoniously removed from its place of honor near the president and vice president on the walls of Justice Department offices."

One photo showed Bondi's portrait directly in a trash bin.

The swift disposal isn't coincidental. Current and former DOJ officials confirmed it reflects how deeply unpopular Bondi had become — so much so that thousands of career employees left the department rather than follow her orders, with dozens more forced out.

The animosity stems from an incident early in her tenure that crystallized her contempt for DOJ's professional workforce. Bondi entered a secure area of the national security division and discovered that portraits of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former Attorney General Merrick Garland were still hanging on the walls after Trump's inauguration.

She demoted a respected career veteran over the pictures.

Bondi later recounted the episode on Fox News, painting it as evidence of Democratic disloyalty among DOJ employees.

"I went up on the seventh floor, which is the national security division. The entire floor is a SCIF, so no one can get in there. So I was able to get the code, open the door, and I look on the wall and see President Biden, Kamala Harris, and Merrick Garland's paintings still hanging."

"I personally took all three photos down," she boasted. "I put them in front of someone who said to me, 'Oh well, maintenance is really slow here.' I said, 'Well it took me about 30 seconds to get them off the wall.'"

The irony is searing: nearly all of the senior career officials Bondi suspected of disloyalty had served loyally and ably throughout Trump's first term without incident. They viewed her power play over portraits as petty vindictiveness masquerading as loyalty testing.

Now that Bondi has been shown the door, many DOJ veterans are quietly celebrating — and literally throwing away the evidence of her tenure.


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US fighter jet shot down by Iran: report

A U.S. fighter jet in the Middle East was shot down by Iran, according to a breaking news report from Axios on Friday, the first such instance since the Trump administration launched Operation Epic Fury alongside Israel in late February.

“An American fighter jet was shot down by Iranian fire,” reads a statement from Axios’ Barak Ravid, issued on social media moments after his report was published. “A search is underway to locate the two crew members, according to a source familiar with the details.”

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Trump sics JD Vance on blue states with new assignment: 'Raids have already started in LA'

President Donald Trump officially dubbed Vice President JD Vance as his administration’s new “fraud czar” in an announcement on Friday, with his first assignment being to “primarily” target Democratic-controlled states.

“Vice President JD Vance is now in charge of ‘FRAUD’ in the United States. It is massive and pervasive, and the job he will be doing, in conjunction with many great people within the Trump Administration, will be a major factor in how great the future of our Country will be,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

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Trump's new AG immediately put on notice by GOP rep — and warned of 'criminal' liability

Moments after President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was elevated to her position and named acting attorney general, a promotion that was immediately met with a fierce warning from one Republican lawmaker.

“Congratulations AG Blanche,” wrote Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) Thursday night in a social media post on X. “Now you have 30 days to release the rest of the files before becoming criminally liable for failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA).”

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Trump ready to axe multiple Cabinet members like 'a set of dominos': biographer

President Donald Trump’s firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi – just weeks after ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem – was likely the beginning of many high-profile dismissals, Trump biographer Michael Wolff predicted on Thursday, who went on to name who he believed would be in Trump’s crosshairs next.

“This is now a set of dominoes,” Wolff said, speaking on The Daily Beast’s “Inside Trump’s Head” podcast, as reported by the Beast Thursday.

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GOP governor candidate explodes at Black voter: 'You should be lynched!'

A viral clip posted to X on Thursday showed Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback blowing up at a Black voter and telling him he should be "lynched" for asking about the allegations of inappropriate behavior with teenagers.

The clip was posted by the account @JustinUSA, who describes himself as a "normal Republican."

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'Don't get comfortable': CNN analyst warns Bondi's successor might already be in hot water

A CNN analyst was doubtful that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom President Donald Trump selected to replace now ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi to serve as acting attorney general, would last long in the job.

Senior justice correspondent Evan Perez described how Blanche, who served as Trump's personal attorney and has represented him in various legal matters, including criminal cases, has had a good relationship with the president — for now — while serving as a key legal adviser on matters involving the Justice Department and potential investigations into Trump's political opponents.

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