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Sparks fly as Republican gets more than he bargained for in hearing on Trump prosecution

A tense exchange erupted at the Georgia State Capitol on Friday as Nathan Wade, the former special prosecutor in the Fulton County election interference case against President Donald Trump, pushed back on Republican claims that the prosecution was coordinating with the Biden White House.

Testifying before a state Senate subcommittee investigating the handling of the case, Wade denied allegations that the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office worked with federal officials in the Biden administration, the Justice Department, or the congressional committee that examined the bloody Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Trump unleashes 'one of the most powerful bombing raids' in Middle East history on Iran

President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he had directed U.S. Central Command to execute what he called "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East" against Iran's strategic Kharg Island.

According to Trump's statement posted to Truth Social, the operation "totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island."

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​Trump faces new impeachment calls after massive TikTok fee revealed: 'Abject corruption'

The Trump administration is reportedly about to pocket a whopping $10 billion from the president's TikTok deal, cashing in big time as investors take control of the app's U.S. operations from Chinese parent ByteDance.

Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi's MGX are leading the charge, having already forked over $2.5 billion to the Treasury when the deal closed in January, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Trump-appointee delivers 'grotesque Supreme Court audition' with lewd dissent: experts

A federal appeals court judge appointed by President Donald Trump drew an “unprecedented rebuke” from dozens of his judicial colleagues after issuing what legal analysts described as a coarse and indecent dissent targeting transgender women.

According to Slate, Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals authored a solo opinion going after fellow judges for upholding Washington state’s anti-discrimination law in a case involving Olympus spa, a Korean spa whose owners argued they had a religious right to exclude trans patrons.

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Jeanine Pirro flooded with mockery after furious press conference: 'Not taking it well!'

Reactions rolled in on Friday after Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, held an unusual press conference following a major loss for the Trump administration.

Pirro was combative in her press conference, frustrated after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg granted the order, agreeing with the Fed that Trump's repeated attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell indicate the investigation into the Federal Reserve's building renovation was pretextual and politically motivated.

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Jeanine Pirro's 'extraordinary temper tantrum' floors CNN legal expert

Former federal prosecutor and CNN legal expert Elie Honig reacted Friday to comments from Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, who was furious during an impromptu press conference following a major legal blow to the Trump administration.

Honig described the legal impact after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg granted the order, agreeing with the Fed that Trump's repeated attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell indicate the investigation into the Federal Reserve's building renovation was pretextual and politically motivated.

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Trump ousts his own Kennedy Center president

President Donald Trump said Friday that longtime Republican foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell will step down as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of a sweeping restructuring of the iconic venue.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump praised Grenell’s work during what he described as a transition period – but announced his replacement first.

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Trump threatens to add 'sleazebag' NYT reporter 'Maggot Hagerman' to defamation lawsuit

President Donald Trump melted down on his Truth Social platform, attacking New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman — and threatening to add her to an ongoing defamation lawsuit he's litigating against her employer.

"Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, insists on writing false stories about me, even though she fully knows and understands that the exact opposite of anything she says is usually the truth," wrote Trump. "In any event, I’m thinking of adding Maggot, and some of her 'associates,' into my Florida based Lawsuit against The Times which, very happily, seems to be proceeding nicely."

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Trump hit with stern ultimatum from GOP senator after DOJ dealt 'resounding defeat'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a stark message to President Donald Trump on Friday after the president took a big legal blow.

Tillis, who plans to not seek reelection and will end his term in January 2027, responded after a federal judge rejected U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's subpoenas targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg granted the order, agreeing with the Fed that Trump's repeated attacks on the chairman indicate the investigation into the Federal Reserve's building renovation was pretextual and politically motivated.

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Jeanine Pirro melts down at judge for 'antipathy toward Trump': 'Untethered to the law!'

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, unloaded Friday on U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg after he torpedoed an investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by quashing a subpoena.

In his ruling on Friday, Boasberg argued that a "mountain of evidence suggests" the subpoena was intended to pressure the Fed into cutting interest rates, a long-standing demand from President Donald Trump.

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Trump unveils new 'highly improved' renderings of Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump on Friday revealed new sketches of what the MAGA-fied 'Trump-Kennedy Center' will look like.

Trump, who has promised a rebrand at the Washington, D.C. performing arts center and planned to close the location along the Potomac River temporarily for renovations, shared the images on his Truth Social platform.

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JD Vance hurls Kristi Noem under the bus for FEMA failures: 'We needed new leadership'

Vice President JD Vance insisted that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was losing her job because she had a "great opportunity" to serve in the Shield of Americas, a multinational military cooperation initiative recently dreamed up by President Donald Trump. He also said that the agency "needed new leadership" due to failures at FEMA.

During a speech in North Carolina on Friday, a local reporter pressed the vice president over the administration's slow rollout of FEMA aid to the state, which is governed by a Democrat.

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‘I don’t want to go to prison’: JD Vance ducks tough Iran question

Vice President JD Vance tried to evade a question about his real thoughts on the war in Iran on Friday.

Vance was taking questions from reporters following his speech in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where he campaigned for GOP candidates in a district Republicans were hoping to flip. Associated Press reporter Bill Barrow asked the vice president what advice he gave the president regarding military strikes and the economic fallout, including surging gas prices.

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