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'Thoroughly unhelpful': Analyst in awe as Trump hurls a grenade at his own party

President Donald Trump threw a grenade at Republicans and "legitimizing blaming his own party" as the government shutdown drags on, according to an analysis on Friday.

Trump pushed GOP lawmakers late Thursday night to end the shutdown "by invoking the so-called 'nuclear option' — that is, getting rid of the filibuster and 60-vote threshold in the Senate. This would allow Republicans to pass things on party-line votes in the GOP-controlled Senate," CNN senior reporter Aaron Blake reports.

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Major ruling handed down as Trump fights to avoid using emergency money for food stamps

A federal judge on Friday said President Donald Trump is "required" to use emergency money to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, food benefits during the shutdown.

The benefits begin running out Saturday as the government shutdown drags on and puts nearly 42 million Americans at risk, CNN reports.

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Report exposes ultra-rich inmates' new pathway to pardons

The super-rich have discovered that the new Donald Trump administration is happy to speak to lobbyists, including those fighting for pardons or clemency for those in prison.

NOTUS reported Friday that there are at least a dozen searching for freedom from the big house, using lobbyists to get to the president.

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'Highly polished!' Trump brags about refurbished luxury White House bathroom

President Donald Trump took to social media Friday to brag about the refurbished bathroom at the White House, sharing photos of the new renovations that include a marble floor and walls and golden bathroom fixtures and trash can.

“The Refurbished Lincoln Bathroom in the White House – Highly polished, Statuary marble!” Trump proudly boasted on his social media platform Truth Social.

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Trump has decided to attack Venezuela military under guise of drug strikes: report

President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to order attacks on Venezuela's military installations.

Sources told the Miami Herald that the strikes could come at any moment. The Trump administration has suggested that it is opposing the Sóles drug cartel.

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'Frightening': DHS says people can't refuse scanning by ICE's facial recognition app

Citizens and immigrants have no option if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents demand that they be scanned with a mobile phone-based facial recognition app, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

DHS documents obtained by 404 Media stated that images captured by the app will be stored by the department for 15 years — even if the person is a U.S. citizen.

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King Charles urged to order Trump to put his 'big boy pants on' over Epstein

The brother of Jeffrey Epstein's most well known victim, Virginia Giuffre, called for President Donald Trump to be held accountable for his ties to the late sex criminal.

Giuffre's brother Sky Roberts told Sky News that King Charles had "set a precedent to the rest of the world" by stripping his brother Andrew of his royal titles due to his past relationship with the late Epstein, and he called on him to pressure the U.S. president to release evidence in the sex trafficking case.

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'Stop lying!' Mike Johnson sparks howls of indignation with blatant double standard

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has desperately sought new ways to blame Democrats for the shutdown, despite Republicans holding every branch of government and both houses of Congress. On Friday, during his morning press conference, he took a new approach.

Speaking to reporters, Johnson accused Democrats of leaving Washington, D.C., after being there for the past several weeks.

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'Disgusting!' JD Vance slams criticism of desire to convert Hindu wife — then doubles down

Vice President JD Vance confirmed Friday that he hopes to convert his wife, Usha, from Hinduism to Christianity.

In a social media post on Friday, Vance lashed out at critics who pointed out that he admitted the desire for the second lady to give up her religion at a Turning Point USA event this week.

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Supreme Court expert writes John Roberts' legacy: 'Worst in history'

In her new book, legal scholar Lisa Graves walks through all the ways that Chief Justice John Roberts "betrayed" Americans and "delegitimized the once-trusted institution" — all for President Donald Trump.

Speaking to Chauncey DeVega at Salon for a piece on Friday, Graves noted Roberts and those in his crew have "undermined the U.S. Constitution" as part of changing the United States into an authoritarian regime.

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Ex-Trump official in hot water as new Epstein probe exposes trove of incriminating emails

Federal prosecutors expanded their investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking network to examine whether the disgraced financier was engaged in money laundering, according to a new review of his personal email account.

Bloomberg reviewed documents and emails from Epstein’s personal Yahoo account that show lead prosecutor Marie Villafaña, then assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, requested grand jury subpoenas in 2007 for "every financial transaction" he had engaged in for the previous four years. Sources say prosecutors also subpoenaed major banks for records about his accounts and financial activity.

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'She means Democrats!' Mike Johnson flips out after Trump official says 'we failed you'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) quickly moved to correct a Trump administration official after she said "we have failed you" during the ongoing government shutdown.

At a press conference on Friday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was asked why President Donald Trump could not find funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as other presidents had done during shutdowns.

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'Get her out of office!' Top MAGA influencer turns on Marjorie Taylor Greene

Top MAGA influencer — who goes by the social media name Catturd and has nearly 4 million followers on X — has called for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to be ousted after she opposed President Donald Trump's positions on several major issues.

"Is there any decent primary opponent running against Marjorie Taylor Greene? If so, it's time for all of us to unite behind them and get her out of office," Catturd wrote on X this week. "She's a complete fraud who's getting filthy rich and making millions since she's been in office, and she's now undermining Trump at every turn."

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