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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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Todd Blanche may have torpedoed his own AG nomination with Epstein stunt: analysis

A damning New York Times report released on Wednesday raised new concerns about Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and his involvement with the Epstein files.

Blanche has come under fire over his role in "attempting to kill off the Epstein firestorm," just days after President Donald Trump formally nominated his former personal lawyer for permanent attorney general, The Daily Beast reported. Now, doubts were raised over whether he could be the top leader of the Justice Department ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing — and whether he could maintain his independence.

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Rep uncorks expletive-laden rebuke of Trump in unfiltered interview: 'Disgusted'

A Democratic lawmaker didn't mince words on Wednesday and dropped a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump.

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) criticized Trump and his $1.8 billion slush fund in an interview with Scott MacFarlane, chief Washington correspondent and anchor at MeidasTouch.

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Trump has defense companies on edge as he privately rages over thinning stockpiles: report

Trump is angry over the United States' dwindling stockpile of missiles as he looks to once again escalate the conflict with Iran, according to a new report.

According to insiders who spoke to NBC News, "the president has expressed anger to aides and allies over thinning American stockpiles."

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Conservative baffles onlookers with 'worst possible talking point' in Newsmax interview

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) had a peculiar defense of President Donald Trump's war in Iran when confronted by reporters on the right-wing Newsmax network.

"What do you say to Americans who are sick and tired of this war?" asked one of the hosts of the "National Report" program. "They voted for President Trump because he promised to end wars, not start wars, and they're experiencing war fatigue."

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'I'm unaware': Admin official backed into a corner with Trump clip he didn't know existed

Energy Secretary Chris Wright didn't know his boss had been secretly seizing Iranian oil tankers — and a Democratic congresswoman made sure the whole country watched him find out.

Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH) spent Wednesday's House Science, Space, and Technology Committee budget hearing methodically walking Wright into a corner, starting with a simple question about inflation.

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Trump's latest inflation claim sends shockwaves through the Republican Party

Republican lawmakers were not pleased after President Donald Trump said he was not concerned about inflation, telling reporters on Wednesday, "I love the inflation."

Trump signed the Secure America Act surrounded by GOP leaders in the Oval Office when reporters asked him to respond to rising inflation, which reached its highest level since 2023.

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Right-wing pastor flips out over Obama's presidential library: 'Downright diabolical'

A right-wing pastor flipped out on Wednesday while discussing former President Barack Obama's new presidential library in Chicago.

Todd Friel, a radio pastor and host of "Wretched TV," said Obama was "sending a message" about his "fundamental redesign for America" by building his library, according to a new report from Right Wing Watch. The building, which is in Chicago's Park District and is scheduled to open on Juneteenth, sits on a 19.3-acre campus and includes the city's first "fully inclusive" playground, meaning it caters to children of all physical abilities.

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Trump official scolded by GOP chair after losing it at hearing: 'Watch your language!'

Energy Secretary Chris Wright dropped an expletive at a House hearing Wednesday — and got scolded for it by the Republican running the room.

The meltdown came after Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) confronted Wright over President Donald Trump's broken pledge to slash energy prices by 50% and the Department of Energy's cancellation of hundreds of clean energy grants in blue states.

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Trump's staggering press conference leaves analysts aghast: 'Dems just won the midterms'

Political experts were shocked on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he was not concerned about rising inflation numbers.

Trump signed the Secure America Act and began taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office when he was asked how inflation has now climbed to its highest level since 2023.

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Trump's claim that he 'loves' inflation is bad news for average Americans: economist

President Donald Trump's claim that he loves the inflation associated with his war in Iran is bad news for the average American's pocketbook, an economist said during a new CNN interview on Wednesday.

Henrietta Treyz, an economist at Veda Partners, told CNN's Boris Sanchez that there's "nothing to like" about the 4.2% inflation reading that was captured in the latest economic data released on Wednesday. That's despite Trump saying in the Oval Office that he "loves the numbers" and that inflation will "drop like a rock" once the war in Iran ends.

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