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'Asleep at the wheel!' Chris Hayes aghast at Trump's apathy as war casualties pile up

President Donald Trump's lack of care or attention to his Iran war, or the U.S. soldiers dying from it, left MS NOW's Chris Hayes stunned on Monday evening.

So far, Trump's most significant acknowledgment of the deaths was to make threatening statements against Iran — statements that, if reporting is correct, he won't even be able to deliver on, said Hayes.

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Dem swipes at Trump during thundering clapback about potential 'disabled first lady'

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) had a frank and blunt quip when asked in an interview with The Atlantic's Mark Liebovich about the lifelong brain injury sustained by his wife, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, when she was shot by a deranged gunman in Tucson in 2011.

Specifically, Kelly, who has been speculated in some circles to be a possible 2028 presidential candidate, was asked whether America is ready to have a "disabled first lady."

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Trump's awkward World Cup stunt gets stinging review on CNN: 'It's like a curse'

Political commentator Van Jones on Monday suggested that President Donald Trump should keep his distance from the professional sports world.

Jones joined CNN anchor Erin Burnett and commentator Gretchen Carlson during a live segment to discuss Trump's appearance at the FIFA World Cup final, where he had an awkward moment standing on the stage as Spain celebrated its win over Argentina and was booed by the crowd.

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'Truly incredible': Erin Burnett floored as Trump's financial forms undercut key claim

President Donald Trump's recently released financial disclosure forms have generated a lot of press, but there is one figure that seems to undercut one of the president's key claims.

Trump has publicly claimed that he generated more than $2.4 billion in income during his first year as president because the stock market did well. However, Trump's financial forms say he made exactly nothing from the stock market, even though he placed a lot of trades, according to Dan Alexander, a senior editor at Forbes who investigated the president's finances.

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GOP frets as Trump-endorsed candidate faces sexting scandal amid 'messy' primary: NYT

A Trump-backed Republican and former county sheriff has been accused of sexting women outside of his marriage and then threatening his accusers to try and stop them from posting about it online, as questions have been raised over whether the scandal could impact him in the primary election this week, The New York Times reported on Monday.

Mark Lamb, who is vying for Arizona's Fifth Congressional District to replace Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who is running for governor, was expected to be the GOP front-runner in the "messy race" as voters cast their ballots in the primary across the state on Tuesday, according to The Times.

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Alarms sound as Trump DOJ sends 'unmistakably chilling message' in court

Attorneys representing The New York Times have revealed that the Trump administration’s subpoenas of the newspaper’s journalists are far more aggressive than what had been previously reported.

In a letter sent to US District Judge Arun Subramanian on Saturday and unsealed by the court on Monday, attorneys David O’Neil, Douglas Zolkind, and Julie Edelstein said that the US Department of Justice was engaged in an “alarming pattern of conduct” beyond its recently revealed efforts to compel Times reporters to testify before a grand jury for a probe related to unspecified national security leaks.

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Frustration boils over as Republican sasses Mike Johnson in public: 'Don't fall for it'

Republican frustration over President Donald Trump's priorities spilled out into public Monday as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) took a direct shot at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Johnson wrote on X that the House was moving forward with the "SAVE and Protect America Act" — a package he said would secure elections, strengthen national defense and support farmers ahead of the August recess.

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Sinister plot unearthed as Trump lays down dubious marker with 'strangest' national rant

President Donald Trump's strange national address last week may have seemed like a recycling of his old conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, but one analyst saw connections between the speech and a bigger plot the Trump administration is undertaking.

Last week, Trump gave a nearly half-hour address where he blamed China for interfering in American elections and said he was creating a new federal initiative for "election security." While some observers heard a bunch of old talking points, Sean Wilentz, co-host of "The Court of History" podcast on the Legal AF Network, theorized during a new episode that the speech served two ends for Trump, both of which should concern every American.

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Kash Patel's 'unusual and sensitive' trip draws scrutiny amid spending probe: report

FBI Director Kash Patel has planned a trip to Russia, making him the first FBI director to visit the country in 13 years, according to a Politico report on Monday.

The trip is slated for October 14-15, as Washington and Moscow have hit a deadlock over how to stop the war in Ukraine and as lawmakers have called for sanctions against the country, Politico reported.

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Red flags raised over Lindsey Graham's sister as local GOP questions her eligibility

A South Carolina county Republican chairman has formally demanded a party rules review of Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) and her eligibility to appear on the August primary ballot.

Dorchester County Republican Party Chairman C.J. Westfall sent the letter Monday, citing a new party rule that took effect July 1. Darline Graham was appointed to the seat following the sudden death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

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Stephen Miller's 'worst bet ever' put the 'blood of many' on his hands: ex-GOP operative

A former Republican strategist said Monday that Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump's top aides, has gambled on stifling free speech and using fear to maintain power — but there's a chance it won't work.

In a Substack video, Steve Schmidt called out the White House deputy chief of staff, whom he referred to as "the architect of fear." Schmidt referred to Miller as the "most psychotic and unhinged advisor, a man with the blood of many on his hands, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good, including all of these people who lost their lives under the weight of his viciousness and his insanity."

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GOP lawmaker hammered by Dem during fiery hearing on Trump debt: 'Take responsibility!'

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) unloaded on the Republican Budget Committee Chairman on Monday over the climbing debt under President Donald Trump's spending policies.

The clash came at a House Rules Committee hearing, where McGovern grilled Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) over a budget resolution that Democrats say adds $4.7 trillion to the national debt with no offsets.

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Larry David sparks internet firestorm with 'genius' sketch-comedy roast of RFK Jr.

Comedy legend Larry David ridiculed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a hysterical sketch delivering laughs online.

David, who was formerly a personal friend of Kennedy's and even played the husband of Kennedy's real-life wife, actress Cheryl Hines, on the popular show "Curb Your Enthusiasm," made it clear what he thought about the Trump official. He appeared to tell his character in the spoof to "drop dead" in one segment of his new HBO series, "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America."

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