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'Spoiled goods': MAGA feud heats up between Marjorie Taylor Greene and outside Trump ally

Right-wing influencer Laura Loomer called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) "spoiled goods" as a MAGA feud heats up between the two conservatives.

The Trump ally targeted Greene Wednesday after she spoke out against Republicans during the ongoing government shutdown and called for action on expiring Obamacare subsidies, which she complained would cause insurance premiums to double next year for her constituents, as well as her own adult children. The move signaled Greene is now growing more critical of her own party.

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Charlie Kirk's group chases anti-fascism professor out of the country

A history professor is abruptly leaving the U.S. after a conservative group founded by the late Charlie Kirk singled him out for persecution, according to a report on Wednesday.

Mark Bray, who has taught about antifascist movements at Rutgers University since 2019, notified students Sunday that his courses would immediately move online as he and his family prepared to flee the country for their safety, reported the Washington Post.

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NY Times wins lawsuit to obtain Elon Musk's government security info

Politico legal reporter Kyle Cheney reported on Wednesday that The New York Times has won its lawsuit, which requested a list of Elon Musk's security clearances.

Musk's companies have several government contracts, and Musk himself worked for President Donald Trump's administration in the first few months of the administration as a special government employee.

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Ex-US attorney buries 'ridiculous' prosecution of Comey by Trump's 'preschool' lawyers

At the same time that former FBI Director James Comey was entering a not guilty plea in a Virginia courtroom, former judge and U.S. Attorney Carol Lam was on MSNBC saying Donald Trump’s DOJ was setting itself up for a major defeat.

Speaking with host Anna Cabrera, the legal expert zeroed in on the fact that not one prosecutor from the Eastern District of Virginia’s U.S. Attorney's office would agree to be in court to present the charges.

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'My jaw dropped': Ex-FBI official stunned by never-before-seen move by Comey prosecutors

Former FBI Director James Comey appeared in an Alexandria, Virginia, court on Wednesday along with President Donald Trump's new prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia.

One of the details revealed by legal experts and reporters who were in the courtroom is that the U.S. attorney's team was woefully unprepared. U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was forced to bring in outside counsel because none of the prosecutors in her district were willing to sign on to the case. Those lawyers confessed to the judge on Wednesday that they wouldn't mind delaying the trial until July because they were brand new to the case and didn't have all of the information necessary.

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Import companies warn there will be shortages this Christmas from Trump tariffs

The holidays are about to more difficult and more expensive, warned importers speaking to CNBC for a Wednesday report.

President Donald Trump's tariffs are leading to complications for countries that don't know how to submit funds that come as a result of the tariffs. While Trump has boasted that trillions of dollars are coming in from his tariffs, in August, at least 30 countries simply gave up and suspended or restricted all shipments to the United States.

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Comey to challenge appointment of Trump's inexperienced handpicked prosecutor

Former FBI Director James Comey will reportedly challenge the appointment of Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, as the interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.

On Wednesday, Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that Trump demanded. Following the arraignment, Comey's lawyers stated that they would move to dismiss the case for "vindictive and unlawful" prosecution, according to CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane.

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Trump accused of 'threatening democracy' with jail threats against Illinois officials

President Donald Trump amplified fears about his authoritarian ambitions by calling for the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor to be jailed as he deploys National Guard troops in the nation's third-largest city.

Troops from the Texas National Guard arrived Tuesday to assist in crackdowns on immigration and violent crime, but Gov. JB Pritzker vowed to challenge Trump's order and Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order prohibiting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies from using city property for civil immigration enforcement.

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MSNBC host unleashes foul-mouthed rant on GOP after Trump calls for Dem's arrest

Donald Trump’s Wednesday morning decision to post on social media that he wants Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor J.D. Pritzker put in jail for opposing his sending in the National Guard to support ICE agents set MSNBC host Joe Scarborough off on an epic rant aimed at the president and his party.

After co-host Jonathan Lemire read the president’s post on-air, the “Morning Joe” co-host was off and running and used the contentious appearance by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday as part of his rant.

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'I am actually stunned': Political scientist shocked at Senate GOP’s 'unprecedented' move

Political scientist and scholar Norman Ornstein railed against Senate Republicans Wednesday for what he called their “appalling” and “unprecedented” confirmation of 107 nominees of President Donald Trump’s.

Late on Tuesday, The Senate confirmed the nominees – including the controversial confirmation of ex-NFL star Herschel Walker as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas – by using what’s known as the “nuclear option,” a procedure that allows for legislative leadership to bypass the 60-vote threshold by changing or eliminating the filibuster requirement for a particular vote.

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Two governors get Stephen Miller's authoritarian scheme — and how to fight it: report

Two governors understand the authoritarian threat Stephen Miller poses to the nation, according to an analyst, who argued that's why they're some of the only elected officials who are meeting the moment.

President Donald Trump's influential deputy chief of staff is using the MAGA disinformation machine polarize and inflame the debate over his dictatorial crackdown on Democratic-led cities and states, which The New Republic's Greg Sargent wrote forces Americans to take sides in the standoff – driving many of them to accept authoritarian rule.

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Leading Republicans warn emulating Trump is killing GOP's chances in target state

Minnesota Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in nearly 20 years, and a panel of past and present elected Republicans on Tuesday said that emulating President Donald Trump is not a winning formula — at least in Minnesota.

Trump has lost the state three times, so Trump’s bombastic and divisive politics won’t win statewide elections, said former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty during a panel at a business summit hosted by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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'What's going on with Marjorie?' Trump panics after losing reliable ally over key issues

President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed concern to multiple people after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went public with her opposition to him on several key issues.

According to NBC News, Trump called at least two top Republicans about Greene.

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