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'Hate my party': GOP lawmaker escalates feud with colleagues who are 'terrified' of Trump

Rep. Marjoie Taylor Greene (R-GA) escalated her feud with her Republican colleagues on Wednesday night during an interview with Tucker Carlson on his eponymous media network.

Greene has been at odds with Republican leadership over the last couple of months over the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and the government shutdown. Greene has criticized her colleague for protecting sexual predators over their victims, and accused her party of hurting average Americans by allowing health care subsidies to expire.

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Court seems skeptical of Trump admin's justification for deploying federal troops: report

A three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's justification for deploying troops to Los Angeles, according to a new report.

During oral arguments heard on Wednesday, Judge Eric Miller pushed back on several arguments made by Justice Department attorney Eric McArthur about whether President Donald Trump is justified in sending troops to the city, according to a report by NBC News. In May, Trump deployed thousands of federal troops to Los Angeles in response to growing protests against his immigration policies.

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'That's not how ethics works!' Dem erupts at GOP strategist on CNN over Trump ballroom

A pair of Democrats bashed a GOP strategist on CNN on Tuesday night after the strategist defended President Donald Trump's ballroom renovation project at the White House, which they argued needed more oversight.

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joined CNN's "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" to discuss the government shutdown and Trump's decision to undertake a significant renovation project while Congress is out of session. The ballroom project was initially projected to cost $200 million, paid for by private funds, including Trump's, but reports indicate that estimate has swelled to more than $300 million.

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'That's absurd': Mike Johnson blasts MAGA lawmaker in open rebellion

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during an interview onCNN after she claimed that Republicans are hurting people by allowing health care subsidies to expire.

Greene has broken with Republican leadership in recent weeks over the government shutdown and President Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which he promised to release while he was campaigning. For instance, Greene joined Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) at a press conference with Epstein's victims. She also criticized how Republicans have handled the shutdown on comedian Theo Von's podcast, "This Past Weekend."

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'I’m very frustrated': MAGA pastor may never endorse candidates again after Trump 2.0

The Rev. Tony Suárez, an evangelical pastor who once advised President Donald Trump and publicly backed his 2016 campaign, said Wednesday he no longer plans to endorse political candidates, citing frustration with divisive politics and the Trump administration’s hardline immigration stance.

Speaking at the Religion News Service symposium “God, Government and the Algorithm” in New York City, Suárez, vice president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, said he now hopes to focus on “policy, not personality.”

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JD Vance held back from achieving most 'dangerous' goals by Trump himself: ex-GOP analyst

President Donald Trump appears to be holding his vice president back from achieving his most "dangerous" goals, according to a former Republican analyst.

Ex-Republican analyst Tim Miller, host of "The Bulwark Podcast," said during a new podcast episode on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's lack of apparent ideology seems to be thwarting the culture war aims of Vance and other administration members like Russ Vought and Stephen Miller.

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DOJ accused of blowing off death threats against House lawmaker

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) accused President Donald Trump's Department of Justice of ignoring death threats against him, despite their pledge to actively pursue threats against elected officials, during an interview with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on Wednesday.

Swalwell said he has referred multiple people to the DOJ for threatening his life and the lives of his family members. He added that the DOJ sent him a letter saying they were not going to prosecute the cases.

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Republicans' leaked chats expose 'hubris' and 'impunity' at center of party: column

The recent group chat scandals that rocked the Republican Party revealed the "hubris" living at the core of the party's communications, according to a new column.

David A. Graham argued in a new column for The Atlantic that the racist and xenophobic group text messages unearthed in recent reporting show that some Republicans pose "a serious security risk for the country" because they opt to communicate in unreliable systems like text messages or on the encrypted messaging app Signal.

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DOJ officials put on notice as Trump enlists help for 'shakedown'

A former Justice Department attorney tore into his old employer on MSNBC over the legality and ethics of President Donald Trump seeking over $200 million from the department, and delivered a stark warning to a pair of appointees who may help him.

Andrew Weissmann joined MSNBC's "The Beat" on Wednesday to discuss the events of the day, calling the ethics "absolutely clear" in this situation.

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Trump may revive 'surprising' NASA nominee he once derided as a 'blue blood Democrat'

President Donald Trump is thinking about reviving the nomination of Elon Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead America's space program, according to a new report.

Politico reported that Trump is considering nominating Isaacman to lead NASA, a role that is currently being filled by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The move that has recently gained the support of Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT), according to the report.

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Trump will get bored with peace if he doesn't get Nobel Prize: ex-advisor

President Donald Trump's former national security advisor, John Bolton, warned in a new interview on Wednesday that the president will likely get bored with the multiple peace processes he's trying to juggle unless he wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Trump administration is currently trying to negotiate peace in two multi-year wars, one between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East and the other between Russia and Ukraine. Bolton said during an interview with Times Radio on Wednesday that Trump is likely to "find something else to do" unless achieving peace in at least one of these conflicts earns him a Nobel Prize.

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Trump DOJ appointee admits having 'tricks up our sleeves' to bypass law

Former FBI Director James Comey is going after the appointment of the prosecutor in his Virginia case, alleging that he lied to Congress.

In a court filing challenging U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, Comey's lawyers cite another U.S. attorney, like Halligan, whom the Senate has not confirmed for the appointment.

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Trump's DOJ just got hit with a brutal correction

The Justice Department small error earned a brutal correction on Wednesday over the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan.

Lawfare reporter Anna Bower made national waves this week after Halligan texted her to correct her comments made on social media characterizing a New York Times report. Bower spent 33 hours exchanging messages where the two argued over legal specifics.

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