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Firestorm as DOJ HQ unveils new Trump swag: 'Stunning confirmation of our grim reality'

A striking photo showing President Donald Trump's mug on a banner now adorning the Justice Department ignited a firestorm of outrage Thursday.

CNN's Hannah Rabinowitz shared a photo of the development on X, writing: "New banner went up at DOJ headquarters this afternoon."

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Trump claims Obama in 'trouble' for revealing secrets on aliens: 'He made a big mistake'

President Donald Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama might be in "trouble" after he suggested that there could be extraterrestrial life in the universe.

During a Thursday gaggle on Air Force One, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump about Obama's remarks.

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Trump admin clams up as Board of Peace leak reveals Gaza plan: 'Not going to discuss'

As President Donald Trump on Thursday held the first meeting of the so-called Board of Peace, the international organization ostensibly set up to oversee the Gaza ceasefire plan, contracting documents leaked to the Guardian provide the latest evidence that the board aims to permanently occupy the area that’s been under Israeli bombardment for more than two years.

The documents detail plans for a sprawling military base with capacity for 5,000 people that’s set to be built over 350 acres in southern Gaza, which is currently under Israeli control as stipulated by the ceasefire deal reached in October.

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'Infuriating': Disbelief as Trump struggles to keep eyes open at Board of Peace meeting

Observers of the inaugural Board of Peace gathering in Washington were in disbelief as President Donald Trump appeared to nod off while hosting delegates from more than two dozen countries to discuss Gaza’s reconstruction and security.

Trump announced at the meeting that member states pledged roughly $7 billion toward rebuilding Gaza and thousands of personnel for an international stabilization force aimed at enforcing the ceasefire and helping disarm Hamas.

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FCC chair makes wishful joke about Stephen Colbert: 'These are MAGA airwaves now'

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr joked that Stephen Colbert had been prevented from airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, because "these are MAGA airwaves now."

During a Thursday interview on the Charlie Kirk Show, co-host Andrew Kolvet asked Carr why CBS had prevented Colbert from airing the Talarico interview.

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DHS officials doubt Noem's plane with bar and queen bed is for deportations: 'Far-fetched'

A $70 million Boeing 737 Max 8 jet used by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and close advisor Corey Lewandowski features luxury amenities despite being designated for deportation operations, according to NBC News.

Interior photographs obtained by NBC reveal the aircraft is outfitted with a bedroom featuring a queen bed, shower facilities, kitchen, four large flat-screen televisions and a requisite bar for the DHS head and her entourage.

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Violent racist Trump supporter goes on the run after failing to report to prison

A supporter of President Donald Trump with a documented history of making violent racist threats against Democrats, a federal judge, and the Texas Capitol has gone on the run after failing to report to prison in Florida.

According to CBS News, federal officials lost track of Abigail Shry after she pleaded guilty last November to threatening U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan. The threat came hours after the judge was assigned to oversee Trump's federal election interference case.

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Trump celebrates his hand-picked panel giving him exactly what he wanted

The Commission of Fine Arts, composed entirely of Donald Trump allies, unanimously approved the president's controversial 90,000-square-foot ballroom project on Thursday. Trump immediately celebrated the decision on Truth Social.

According to the Washington Post, the commission's unanimous vote proceeded despite potential legal challenges and concerns from watchdog groups regarding project financing and costs.

The Post reported, "While the commissions have historically served as a check on the government's building projects—some of which prompted months or years of panel deliberations—Thursday's vote represents the latest example of Trump bending federal processes as he seeks to rush his ballroom project from design to completion."

Trump posted on Truth Social: "The Commission of Fine Arts just approved, unanimously, 6 to 0, with one recusal because he had a conflict in that he worked professionally on the job, the White House Ballroom. Great accolades were paid to the building's beauty and scale. Thank you to the members of the Commission! President DJT."

The commission's vote reflected a stark divergence from public sentiment. More than 2,000 comments were submitted to the agency in the week preceding Thursday's vote, with more than 99 percent opposing the project, according to commission staff secretary Thomas Luebke.

Public concerns centered on the accelerated approval process, insufficient public input, and the proposed building's size and design potentially overshadowing the main White House structure.

You can read more from the Post here.

GOP donor's Epstein denials dismantled on MS NOW: 'Come on, man. No one believes that'

US billionaire Les Wexner, who is a central character in the Jeffrey Epstein files and who helped the convicted sex trafficker amass a substantial portion of his wealth, told lawmakers on Wednesday that he was a victim of being suckered and taken advantage of during their time together.

Those excuses did not fly with MS NOW host Joe Scarborough who called out the former CEO of women’s lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret on Thursday morning.

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Emails reveal MAGA celeb's plan to visit Epstein: 'Will stay on the island'

Documents released by the Department of Justice showed the inner workings of how one close ally of President Donald Trump planned to help rehabilitate the image of Jeffrey Epstein after he was convicted of sex crimes.

The recently released documents showed how MAGA influencer Steve Bannon's relationship grew closer with Epstein up until just days before he was arrested again for sex trafficking.

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'Failure to comply': Judge loses patience with Trump for not returning slavery exhibit

A federal judge appeared to lose her patience after President Donald Trump's administration did not follow an order to return a slavery exhibit to a Philadelphia museum.

In her order on Monday, Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" to order the return of a slavery exhibit to the museum on the site of former President George Washington's home in Philadelphia.

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'Tough place to be': Trump team scrambles to cook up a message on key issue

President Donald Trump is pivoting to health care as a central midterm strategy despite the issue's catastrophic history for Republicans, hoping popular drug-pricing measures can overcome deep skepticism and boost his political standing.

Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair and pollster Tony Fabrizio have bluntly told Republicans they have no other choice, reported CNN, because Democrats will attack relentlessly on health care and affordability, so they're hoping to seize the offensive first.

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Pam Bondi's 'incredibly stupid' outburst continues to haunt Trump: MS NOW host

Using the Thursday arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office, most likely over his involvement with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, MS NOW personality Mika Brzezinski did not hesitate to bring up the many failures of Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when the White House would like the scandal to go away.

Earlier, with an assist from co-host Joe Scarborough, accusing the Donald Trump appointee of a cover-up, since the Department of Justice was handed the notorious Epstein files months ago, “Morning Joe’s” Brzezinski claimed the focus on the president has only increased after Bondi's House Judiciary Committee hearing meltdown a week ago.

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