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Crime expert floored by Trump's 'quantum' trail of slush funds: 'Quite remarkable'

An international crime expert was floored by President Donald Trump's "quantum" trail of slush funds that he's set up during his second administration.

Jonathan Winer, a former State Department official who investigated international money laundering cases, said during a new episode of the "Court of History" podcast on Wednesday that Trump's slush funds appear quantum in nature because "you never know where [they're] going to end." He referred to the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund," the U.S.-controlled fund in Qatar established to hold money from Venezuelan oil sales, the so-called Board of Peace, and the America 250 celebration, which is being organized with private donations, and Trump's ballroom.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene stuns Kaitlan Collins with staggering claim about Trump

Former MAGA congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene shocked CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins with a strong claim about President Donald Trump.

Greene detailed how Trump called her a "traitor" because she urged the release of the Epstein files, but she turned the tables by saying Trump and "pedophiles and rapists of the elite class" are the real traitors.

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Historians pull apart Trump's 'skewed narrative' on presidential walk of fame

The New York Times had historians look at President Donald Trump's presidential walk of fame and called out obvious biases and an odd writing style.

Trump's "Walk of Fame" features 47 plaques and a summary of all of the 47 presidencies, including Trump's. According to a detailed article by the Times, the histories are skewed and "peppered with falsehoods, misrepresentations, insults, praise, self-promotion and erratic capitalizations."

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GOP lawmaker's encrypted messaging account hacked by Russia: report

A prominent Trump-skeptical House Republican was targeted by a Russian cyberattack, Politico reported on Wednesday.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) "told POLITICO Wednesday that Russian government-linked operatives compromised his account on the encrypted Signal messaging app about 'four to five months' ago," said the report. According to Bacon, both House technology experts and the FBI are investigating the incident.

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Trump mocked on CNN for 'flat-out untrue' claim about 'secret' oil movements in Iran

President Donald Trump proclaimed on Wednesday that he executed a "secret mission" in the Strait of Hormuz that saw 100 million barrels of oil make safe passage through the crucial shipping artery — but ranking House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) cried foul on this on CNN, saying none of it made any sense.

Following the clip, anchor Erin Burnett appeared genuinely confused about exactly what Trump was trying to say.

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Trump's latest late-night social media rantings astound analyst: 'No ability to think'

President Donald Trump's latest late-night social media ranting spree astounded one political analyst because of what it revealed about the president's personality.

Late last night, Trump took to Truth Social to lambaste people who recently criticized him, like Joe Scarborough of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" and ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, as well as the Iranian army, for their various offenses. Trump described Smith as a "low-IQ" individual, a moniker that the president has often given to people of color, and lashed out at Scarborough for his show's ratings. Trump also claimed that Iran's army was "a complete and total mess" despite the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump notched a dubious presidential record with his latest medical checkup: report

President Donald Trump set a dubious presidential record during his latest medical checkup, according to reporting by the Washington Post.

Although the White House hasn't said why, Trump was assessed by 22 medical specialists during his latest checkup, according to the Post. That's a new record for presidents, outpacing President George W. Bush by 10 specialists.

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WSJ warns Trump he's 'dancing to Iran's tune' and needs a strategy shakeup

President Donald Trump has put himself in a "weak" position in his war against Iran, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote in an analysis published on Wednesday.

"For nine weeks, the cease-fire has let Iran dictate events in the Gulf," wrote the board. The way things have progressed, they argued, Iran itself "gets to start each 'skirmish' — shooting at U.S. forces, U.S. allies, or commercial ships — and then decide when the exchange ends," all while attacking Israel through its Hezbollah proxies in Lebanon and using the conflict there as "an excuse to stall talks with the U.S."

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Doctors demand all-out war with RFK Jr. amid public health crisis: report

Doctors are demanding that the American Medical Association step up and take a true offensive posture against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

According to Politico, "members of the group’s House of Delegates are sending a clear message to their leaders: Call out Kennedy, even if it costs us in the pocketbook," and spoke up intensely at the AMA annual meeting.

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Expert flags 'great irony' behind Mike Johnson's 'illogical' rigged election claims

An election expert exposed the "great irony" behind Speaker Mike Johnson's claims that the recent California primary elections were "rigged" in a new podcast interview.

Stephen Richer, a fellow at the Cato Institute, told Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News on Wednesday that Johnson's claim that election fraud exists "so far upstream that it's hard to prove" shows how illogical the GOP's argument about election fraud is. Several of the party's top officials, including President Donald Trump himself, have said Republican candidate Spencer Pratt was cheated in the election because Democratic candidate Nithya Raman leapfrogged Spencer late in the race due to mail-in ballots. However, the officials have not provided any evidence of fraud.

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WSJ exposes one detail Trump 'cannot' dispute about bawdy Epstein letter

The Wall Street Journal is arguing that one detail matches its reporting about President Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

In a new legal filing, lawyers for Dow Jones, the company that owns the Wall Street Journal, argued that Trump "cannot" dispute that a signature appearing on a typewritten note and a sketch of a naked woman sent to Epstein resembles his own.

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Expert shares sobering warning on Trump's 'sinister' election scheme: 'This is not legal'

A political expert offered a sobering warning about President Donald Trump's latest scheme to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

The Trump administration's Postal Service has proposed rules to restrict the delivery of mail-in ballots from states that do not comply with an executive order the president signed last week, which revamps mail-in ballot regulations. Several state Attorneys General have sued the Trump administration in response, and the court case remains ongoing.

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Trump DOJ's 'ludicrous' bid to save White House UFC fight torched by expert

The Trump administration's legal arguments for why federal courts should not interfere in the controversial UFC fight set to take place on the White House lawn were derided as ridiculous by former White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen on MS NOW's "Deadline: White House" Wednesday.

The match, part of Trump's series of events ostensibly celebrating America's 250th anniversary, has come under fire as an event that Trump has a personal financial stake in and stands to profit massively from. Veterans in Washington, D.C. are currently suing to stop it.

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