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Trump rages Dem won't flip parties for him after 'greatest favor of his life'

President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday to rage that Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), a conservative Democrat he gave a pardon to in a federal bribery case, is still running for office as a Democrat despite the massive "favor" he gave him.

Trump had apparently expected Cuellar would either bow out of the way or switch parties for him after the pardon, which was met with shock and anger by South Texas Republicans who had been hoping to unseat him. He has been fuming ever since realizing that Cuellar didn't plan to do either of those things.

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Trump boasts Venezuela will fork over up to 50M barrels of oil

President Donald Trump made a bold declaration on Tuesday that Venezuela's interim authorities will hand over up to 50 million barrels of high-quality oil to the United States.

According to Trump's Truth Social post, the crude will be sold at market prices, with proceeds controlled directly by the president to benefit both nations.

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'He just admitted it!' Trump's 'insane' confession in 'broad daylight' shocks analyst

President Donald Trump built his brand on making moves that no one else thought possible, and his latest could be his most "stunning" yet, according to one Democratic analyst.

During a press conference on Monday, Trump made a slight reference to a video of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro seemingly mocking Trump's dancing when asked about his motivation for arresting him over the weekend. The reference seemed to confirm reporting from The New York Times that Maduro's video ticked off Trump, and that was the impetus for his administration deciding to conduct the raid.

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'Does anybody believe this guy?' Mark Kelly rips Stephen Miller on CNN

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) criticized White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller Tuesday after his comments about Venezuela and Greenland following the attack and capture of ousted president Nicolás Maduro.

Kelly, a veteran and Armed Services Committee member, was responding to questions from CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who wanted to know what Kelly made of Miller's comments Monday night and what potential plans the Trump administration has for the South American country.

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'Diseased animal!' Pardoned J6 rioters cuss and jeer at Capitol police during march

Pardoned participants in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, held a fifth anniversary march on Tuesday, where some demonstrators cussed and jeered at Capitol police officers, according to videos that circulated online.

Among the participants was Enrique Tarrio, a leader of the Proud Boys, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for leading the charge against the Capitol before being pardoned by President Donald Trump during his second administration. The group chanted "Thanks for our pardons," and "J6 was an inside job" during the rally, according to local reports.

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GOP pollster shares damning chart about Trump's economy

A GOP pollster shared an eye-popping chart about the state of President Donald Trump's economy on Tuesday.

Trump campaigned on a promise to revive the American manufacturing industry, primarily by imposing tariffs on imports from foreign countries and U.S. trade partners. However, Trump has lost considerable ground on achieving that goal after nearly a year in office, according to a chart shared on X by GOP pollster Frank Luntz.

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Republicans in 'knots' as Maduro’s capture could be 'secret' action: analysis

An analyst on Tuesday questioned the mixed messaging among Republicans over President Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela and ousting of Nicolás Maduro.

The Trump administration has called the invasion of Venezuela and capture of Maduro a "law enforcement operation carried out with the support of the U.S. military," and has announced that the U.S. has plans to control the South American country by way of its new vice president, who will be more friendly to oil production and American oil companies, The Bulwark reported.

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Republican bristles as MAGA Megyn Kelly rips Trump's new 'quagmire'

A Republican strategist on CNN bristled Tuesday after MAGA podcaster Megyn Kelly ripped President Donald Trump for potentially dragging the country into a new "quagmire."

Brad Todd said that Republicans, including members of the far-right media sphere, have expressed confusion over what comes next following Trump's attack and ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Trump sends shockwaves with threat to invade another country: 'Plainly impermissible'

President Donald Trump's refusal to rule out sending the U.S. military to intervene in another foreign country's affairs stunned analysts and observers on Tuesday.

Trump administration officials were negotiating an option to purchase Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, and noted that "utilizing the military is always an option" that Trump has during the negotiations, White House correspondent Nandita Bose of Reuters reported. Administration officials are also negotiating a so-called Compact of Free Association with Denmark that would allow the U.S. to use Greenland's land, Bose reported.

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'Oh gosh!' Fox News host gasps as lawmaker lays out Trump's broken promises in fiery clash

Fox News host Martha MacCallum gasped at Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) as he reminded her that President Donald Trump had promised to release the Epstein files during a fiery interview about the attack on Venezuela.

"You just heard General Keene say, I think this is probably the way to go," MacCallum told Coons of Trump's apparent plan for Venezuela. "Leave some of this structure in place and then hopefully move towards a democracy. You would have said, no, don't do it."

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Trump White House won't rule out armed force to seize Greenland: 'Always an option'

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing efforts to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark and has doubled down on its threats to use military force to secure the sovereign nation if needed, according to a new report.

In a response to Reuters questions, the Trump administration said that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority for the president and that it is discussing "a range of options" to achieve that end, Sky News reported on Tuesday.

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'Expect fireworks': Mark Kelly floors CNN with blistering response to Hegseth

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) issued a blistering response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday after he has attempted to seek revenge on the Arizona senator and threatened demote him from his military rank.

Kelly, a member of the Armed Services Committee, partnered with several other Democrats and former military and intelligence officers to warn military members not to follow any illegal orders in a video and expects that it will come up Wednesday during a Senate hearing, CNN's Manu Raju reported.

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Star rapper wants to 'dance with Maduro' behind bars — and play card games

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine checked into prison Tuesday at the same high-security Brooklyn facility as ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, saying he'd love to have a dance with him.

The American rapper, also known as Daniel Hernandez, told TMZ that he hopes to see Maduro during his three-month stay there after violating the terms of his supervised release.

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