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'That is not the law': Professor schools JD Vance as he scrambles to defend Trump threats

Yale Law School graduate JD Vance was on the receiving end of a lecture from a former U.S. attorney for jumping in late on Sunday to defend Donald Trump in the squabble about issuing illegal orders to U.S. military members.

The president has been at war with Democrats in Congress who have served in the military for advising their brothers and sisters in arms not to follow any demand of the president that they believe is illegal.

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'Elephant in the room': GOP warned this one Trump issue threatens massive midterm exodus

The midterm elections could swing massively in favor of Democrat candidates, and it's because of an issue with Donald Trump the GOP have not addressed.

Greg Sargent of The New Republic and Amanda Marcotte believe the problem of age will weigh heavy on the election cycle next year. Trump, 79, is "not looking good these days" according to Marcotte, who says the "elephant in the room" of the 2026 midterms is the president's age.

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Trump gushes over football player's 'great genes' in offbeat spiel: 'I told you so!'

President Donald Trump took to social media early Monday to gush over Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders following his team’s decisive victory Sunday over the Las Vegas Raiders — and with an unusual focus on the rookie quarterback’s genetics.

“Shedeur Sanders was GREAT,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO!”

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'Burns it all down': GOP insider warns party it has much bigger problem than Epstein

A GOP pollster has shared what they believe is the biggest challenge Republicans must tackle.

Speaking to Politico, prominent GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini says it's not enough for the Trump administration to "talk about gas and groceries." The cost-of-living crisis has caused a rift in the Republican Party, as have issues with the release of Jeffrey Epstein's files and healthcare woes.

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'Totally embarrassing': Trump admin's conduct in high-profile case stuns legal expert

The Trump administration's conduct in a high-profile deportation case has been "totally embarrassing" for the government, according to one legal expert.

On Friday, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration had been caught in another lie about its efforts to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father living in the U.S. with protected status that the government claims is part of an international crime syndicate. The administration admitted in court that there is no removal order on file for Abrego Garcia, a fact that could kill the entire case.

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'Does not serve American interests': Ex-ambassador bashes Trump's 'egregious' peace plan

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia bashed the latest peace plan for Russia's war in Ukraine offered by President Donald Trump, arguing that it "reveals American weakness" and does not serve the country's interests.

Michael McFaul, ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, penned a new op-ed in The Kyiv Independent that sharply criticizes the 28-point peace plan the Trump administration has reportedly pressured the Ukrainians to accept. The plan would prohibit Ukraine from joining NATO, require to to give up its long-range missiles, and give up land occupied by Russian forces, including parts of the country that Russia does not fully control.

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'Fear is the tool of the tyrant': Ex-DOJ officials leave scathing messages behind

Former Department of Justice officials who were either forced out or resigned in protest of President Donald Trump's administration left some scathing resignation letters for their bosses, and a new organization is seeking to preserve as many of the letters as possible, according to a new report.

Since Trump took office in January, about 5,000 employees at the Department of Justice have either quit or resigned, CBS News reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, a cadre of those former employees is banding together to create a public display of the messages the former employees left for their bosses. Those employees have created an organization called Justice Connection that is organizing and posting the messages, the report added.

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'Breaking his pledge': Wall Street Journal slams RFK Jr.'s 'ideological crusade' at CDC

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board slammed President Donald Trump's Health Secretary over his "ideological crusade" to turn the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into an anti-vaccine agency.

Last week, the CDC revised its Vaccine Safety page to include a new advisory for claims that "vaccines do not cause autism." The website now says the claim "is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.”

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Psychologist flags a sign that Trump may be experiencing a 'serious cognitive problem'

A clinical psychologist flagged a sign that President Donald Trump may be experiencing a "serious cognitive problem" during a podcast interview that debuted on Sunday.

Trump has displayed some questionable behavior in recent days, including an instance where he snapped at a reporter on Air Force One and told her, "Be quiet, piggy." The event renewed conversations about Trump's cognitive health.

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Former Dem Senator plans to challenge Tommy Tuberville for Alabama Governor: report

A former Democratic Senator from Alabama plans to challenge the state's senior Senator for the state's governor's office, according to a new report.

Doug Jones, who served in the Senate from 2018 to 2021, is preparing to file his paperwork with Alabama's Secretary of State and officially announce his candidacy for governor this week, according to a report from AL.com. Jones, a civil rights lawyer, is expected to face an uphill battle against Sen. Tommy Tuberville in the election, according to the report. It cites a recent poll of 605 likely voters who "substantially" favored Tuberville in the contest.

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Trump blasts GOP lawmakers ruining the party's 'great spirit and cohesion': 'Lowlifes!'

President Donald Trump blasted a few GOP lawmakers in a Truth Social post on Sunday, who he said are ruining the "great spirit and cohesion" among Republicans.

"The Republican Party has never been so UNITED AS IT iS (sic) RIGHT NOW!" Trump wrote. "Other than Rand Paul, Rand Paul Jr.(Massie!), Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown, and a couple of other 'lowlifes,' and other than the fact that many want the Election threatening Filibuster TERMINATED (the Dems will do it in the first minute of their first chance!), and some don’t, there is great spirit and cohesion."

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'I would not be happy!' Trump bashes new FCC plan in Truth Social rant

President Donald Trump, in a new Truth Social rant, bashed a report of a new plan by the Federal Communications Commission that would allow alleged anti-Trump television networks to merge

Newsmax reported on Sunday that FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a staunch Trump ally, is "pushing through a mega-merger of the anti-Trump group Nextstar." Nexstar owns several local NBC, ABC, and CBS affiliate stations nationwide.

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'The con was a con': Trump admin's 'pivot' on Ukraine unsettles war expert

The Trump administration's latest pivot in its efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine unsettled a war expert, who argued in a new Substack essay published on Sunday that the move exposes the administration's strategy as a "con."

Last week, the administration released a 28-point peace plan for the war in Ukraine, which experts noted seemed to have been authored by Russian authorities. The plan calls for Ukraine to drastically scale down its military, give up land occupied by Russian forces, and destroy its long-range missiles.

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