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'Big issue': Analysts reveal Trump's true intentions behind focus on Minnesota fraud

President Donald Trump is not being honest about his intentions for focusing his attention on social services fraud committed in Minnesota.

The fraud cases gained renewed attention over the weekend after a right-wing influencer named Nick Shirley posted a video on X that claimed to find $110 million in child care fraud committed by Somalians in Minnesota. Trump and several MAGA voices have focused intently on the cases, using them to attack Trump's political foes like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat.

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'Look, I am being lied about again': Ex-MAGA lawmaker skewers Scott Jennings' 'lib' claim

A Republican lawmaker who recently went through a very public divorce with President Donald Trump skewered GOP political consultant Scott Jennings on Monday for comments he made about her during an appearance on an ABC News show.

On Monday morning, Jennings claimed that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who left the MAGA coalition in early December, became a "lib" in 2025. Greene and Trump had several public spats, which culminated in Greene holding a press conference with survivors of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and leading the charge to pass legislation forcing the administration to release the Epstein files, as Trump promised to do during the 2024 campaign.

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'Cross a red line': Legal expert sounds the alarm about Trump's latest strike

President Donald Trump crossed a "red line" on Monday after he admitted that CIA operatives conducted a strike inside Venezuela, according to a legal analyst.

CNN reported on Monday that the Trump administration hit two port facilities in Venezuela. White House sources told the outlet that the administration believes the facilities were "being used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs and move them onto boats for onward shipping."

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Trump strike marks first confirmed US attack in Venezuela: report

The CIA reportedly conducted a drone strike targeting a Venezuelan coastal port facility, according to a new report, marking the first publicly confirmed U.S. attack on a target within the country's territory.

The operation targeted what officials believed was a Tren de Aragua operation hub that was used to store drugs and then move them onto boats for shipping, CNN reported late Monday, citing sources. No one was at the facility when it was hit, the sources said.

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Trump made a shocking admission 'most powerful people never make out loud': analyst

President Donald Trump's recent spat with an ex-MAGA lawmaker included a hidden message to victims of convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, according to one analyst.

On Monday, retiring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed that Trump asked her not to support legislation to release the Epstein files because doing so would hurt his friends. Greene's comments come at a time when the Trump administration is continuing to hide and obfuscate Epstein documents, even though Congress passed a law requiring all files to be released by Dec.19.

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'Gone way too far': GOP stalwart takes a swing at Trump in 2025 wrap-up column

A long-time stalwart of the GOP took a swing at President Donald Trump in his 2025 wrap-up column, a place that's usually reserved for hopeful reflection.

Karl Rove, a political consultant and former presidential advisor, wrote in a new column for the Wall Street Journal that Trump's pace has become "unrelenting" and is trending toward "unsustainable." He noted Trump's souring poll numbers on key issues like the economy, which are a sign that voters find his act "off-putting."

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'Big problem': Strategist warns Trump's 'Marie Antoinette' style could backfire on GOP

Anyone casually familiar with President Donald Trump knows that he has a particular affinity for the finer things in life, from gold ornamentation to luxury properties. But those gaudy style choices could come back to haunt the GOP during next year's midterms, according to one analyst.

During the 2024 campaign, Trump promised voters that he would fix the economic issues that his predecessor allegedly caused. However, the economy has added few jobs during his first term in office, and inflation remains sticky partly because of the president's tariff regime.

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MAGA fans come unglued as Fox News host questions right-wing influencer's big fraud video

MAGA fans came unglued on social media on Monday after a Fox News host questioned a right-wing YouTuber's video purporting to find $100 million in fraud at child care centers in Minnesota.

Over the weekend, a right-wing influencer named Nick Shirley posted a video on X in which he claimed to have uncovered $110 million in fraud in one day. The video was made after reports alleged that about $1 billion of social services funding in Minnesota was fraudulently stolen by entities linked to the state's Somali community.

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Chaos as more cancellations befall Trump's MAGA-fied Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump's new monument to himself is having a hard time scheduling entertainment acts after a major dance company and a jazz ensemble cancelled their dates, according to a new report.

The New York Times reported on Monday that the New York dance company Doug Varone and Dancers cancelled its two-night stint scheduled for April. The move cost the company $40,000 and followed the departure of two of the company's top dance administrators, Jane Raleigh and Alicia Adams, who left the Kennedy Center's board in protest of Trump's takeover attempt.

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Major ruling handed down in fight against Trump's mass deportations

A major ruling was handed down on Monday, allowing the Trump administration to access personal data from people who are known to be in the United States illegally, according to a new report.

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday that Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials can access certain personal data points in the Medicaid system for deportation proceedings. The available data is limited to six categories: citizenship, immigration status, address, phone number, date of birth, and Medicaid ID, Politico reported.

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'Costly lump of coal': Trump's signature policy stiffs small businesses with massive costs

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed that his tariffs are paid exclusively by foreign countries exporting goods into the US, but the reality remains that the costs are paid by the companies importing goods into the country and are most often passed down to consumers. Now, a new report from Fortune has found the full impact on small businesses, with tariffs siphoning thousands of dollars out of them every month.

Fortune reported the findings of the Center for American Progress (CAP), which it describes as a "left-wing think tank," from a report published on Dec. 17. According to CAP, between April, when Trump enacted his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs on nearly every country, and September, roughly 236,000 small businesses in the US paid, on average, $151,000 more in import duties compared to the same period of time in 2024. This equates to a little over $25,000 per month.

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'You can't escape': Analyst melts down as MAGA grandma scammed by Trump allies

An analyst wrote on Monday that he was stunned to discover that his grandmother had been scammed by people impersonating the Trump campaign while visiting family for Christmas.

Andrew Egger, White House correspondent for The Bulwark, wrote in a new column on Monday that the visit with his family, whom he described as "quite conservative and full of Trump voters," left him struck by "just how many ways all the current unpleasantness is actively changing their lives for the worse."

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Trump mocked for demanding fans send him money 'in the next hour' — before Dems steal it

President Donald Trump is now asking his supporters to donate money by implying Democrats could steal future "tariff rebate checks" and give them to undocumented immigrants.

Liberal group Meidas Touch initially reported on the email, which told supporters: "Here are 3 reasons I need YOU to STOP THE BOIL NOW BEFORE MY END-OF-YEAR FUNDRAISING DEADLINE." The email went on to suggest that Trump wanted to send $2,000 checks to "workers" using revenue generated from his tariffs, though he claimed Democrats planned to "send your check to illegals if you don't respond in the next hour!"

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