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Another Senate Republican quits as GOP grapples with Trump's tanking popularity

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) became the latest Senate Republican to announce her retirement.

In a statement on Friday, Lummis said she would not seek reelection.

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Trump invents reason to avoid questions as DOJ defies Epstein law: 'Don't want to soil it'

President Donald Trump declined to take questions just hours after an attorney with the Department of Justice said that the administration would defy a law requiring all of the files on Jeffrey Epstein to be released by the end of the day.

Trump ended a Friday meeting with pharmaceutical CEOs by announcing that he had suddenly had an idea to meet with health insurance companies. The president insisted that he didn't want to "soil" his idea by taking questions from the media.

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'Maggots and mold': Lawsuit alleges even Trump was revolted by state of his golf club

A manager who was fired from President Donald Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club has filed an explosive lawsuit detailing horrific conditions, reported The Daily Beast on Friday, and noting that even Trump himself was disgusted by the state of the facility.

"The president was dragged into the state of the $350,000-a-year New Jersey club in a lawsuit brought by a fired manager, who claims she was forced out of her job for flagging the dire health violations at the New Jersey club’s clubhouse bistro restaurant," reported Laura Esposito. According to the report, the lawsuit claims the club "had maggots and mold in [Trump's] favorite self-serve ice cream, while it employed drunk kitchen staff and lecherous managers who drunkenly phoned female wait staff to demand they come to their homes late at night."

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Top MAGA fighter slams 'Epstein list' White House event in Trump snub

Fighter and Donald Trump fan Sean Strickland is skipping the president's upcoming White House Ultimate Fighting Championship event — because he doesn't want to hang out with "the Epstein list."

Strickland, once a vocal Trump supporter who voted for him and took public photos with him, has significantly distanced himself from Trump's orbit in recent months. During a workout, when asked about participating in the White House event, Strickland responded: "If there was some kind of inclusion for fans I'd be more [inclined], but just to go hang out with the Epstein list? I'm good dog. I'm good, dude."

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Tent where Charlie Kirk was murdered recreated at Turning Point convention — for selfies

Among the attractions at the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) conference being held in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend is an opportunity for attendees to get their picture taken in front of a re-creation of the tent where founder Charlie Kirk was murdered.

The four-day event, called "America Fest" is the first major gathering since Kirk was shot in the neck by an assassin as he took questions at a Utah college.

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'Peacemaker' Trump can't keep his mouth shut — and it's killing his deals: analysis

President Donald Trump has frequently boasted about ending or preventing several wars when listing off the accomplishments of his second term, but according to a new analysis from the Washington Post, his focus on creating "flashy headlines" is causing these deals to fall apart.

The piece, written by Post columnist and veteran foreign correspondent Keith B. Richburg, highlighted a few notable conflicts Trump has claimed to have quelled via ceasefire agreements, including disputes between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as Thailand and Cambodia, and Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.

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'Eat the right from the inside out': Ex-Republican warns MAGA 'identity crisis' imploding

A former Republican and New York Times columnist signaled Friday that MAGA's "identity crisis" has imploded in a splintered fight between right-wing influencers.

David French, a lifelong conservative who left the GOP because of its embrace of Donald Trump, told CNN anchor Dana Bash that the group that right-wing podcasters are calling each other out during Turning Point USA's event in Arizona — the largest gathering among that coalition since MAGA podcaster Charlie Kirk was killed.

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'Start contempt proceeding': Internet erupts over Trump admin stalling Epstein files drop

The internet erupted on Friday after House Oversight Democrats warned of legal action against the Trump administration over trying to cover up the Jeffrey Epstein files.

In a joint statement from Oversight ranking members Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the lawmakers said that President Donald Trump's administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi more specifically were violating federal law after attempting to conceal facts and evidence about the deceased child abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The files were slated to be released Friday, which the Department of Justice was legally mandated to do.

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Trump's name added to Kennedy Center building despite federal law against it

President Donald Trump's name has been added to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts despite a federal law prohibiting changes to the building's name.

On Thursday, the White House claimed that the Center's board had voted "unanimously" to add Trump's name.

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Top senator's sudden softness as Trump rough rides over law puzzles conservative

A conservative lawyer is hammering a judicial leader in the Senate for a puzzling softening toward President Donald Trump's rough ride over the law.

Sen. Chuck Grassley's (IW) allies have long touted him as a leader of judicial oversight. But in an Bloomberg article Friday, reporters Tiana Headley and Jonathan Tamari stressed that he is now drawing vehement criticism from those who believe he has grown "tepid" where Trump is concerned.

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Trump 'in a bad place' as Senate prepares to block his big plan: ex-GOP lawmaker

At the same time that government workers were affixing Donald Trump’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a former House Republican expressed his disgust with the power play and said it will hurt the party.

Appearing with MS NOW host Ana Cabrera, ex-Rep Charlie Dent (R-PA) said the naming change will face an uphill battle because it will require Senate approval for the permanent change and that is not a war Republicans need as the party is struggling.

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'Now violating federal law!' Dems declare war on Trump admin over unreleased Epstein files

Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee are declaring all-out war on the Trump administration over its apparent failure to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, which it was mandated by law to do by the end of Friday.

“Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law as they continue covering up the facts and evidence about Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long, billion-dollar international sex-trafficking ring,” reads a joint statement from Oversight ranking members Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), released Friday on social media.

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Turning Point crowd boos Rob Reiner: 'You raised a kid that slit your throat!'

A crowd at Turning Point USA's AmFest event booed slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner after MAGA influencer Steve Bannon said liberals believed he had a larger impact on culture than Charlie Kirk.

"Just I want to say one thing," Bannon told the AmFest crowd on Friday. "You know, the Rob Reiner — The situation is obviously a tragedy. The president's given you his unique take on things about that situation."

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