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'Ugh!' Fox News host rips Trump's 'dead end' as he rejects own show's talking point

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade couldn't hide his disgust Thursday morning when his own network flashed an "Iran Deal Soon?" graphic on screen — audibly groaning and declaring the talks a "dead end" just seconds after reading the optimistic chyron off a teleprompter.

"Ugh!" Kilmeade blurted before pivoting sharply from the network's framing. "The problem is there are no talks. Hezbollah's backed out of it. I see that as a dead end."

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Trump treats GOP senators with 'hostility' as he's 'keenly aware' of rebellion: insiders

President Donald Trump is digging in on several controversial priorities despite knowing he's "paying a price among Senate Republicans" — who, multiple insiders told The Washington Post, are growing increasingly "tired of carrying that weight.”

“It’s been one self-inflicted wound after another,” a Republican strategist told the Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “Senate Republicans are tired of carrying that weight and making excuses for things they can’t make excuses for.”

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Judge exasperated by DOJ lawyer's 'long-winded' Trump coin defense: 'What's the purpose?'

An Oregon judge lost patience with a government lawyer's defense of plans to mint a 24-karat gold coin bearing President Donald Trump's likeness.

A retired Portland attorney filed a lawsuit earlier this year challenging the proposed coin, arguing that federal law plainly prohibits the images of living people on U.S. currency. U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut repeatedly interrupted U.S. Justice Department lawyer Kathryn Barragan during a hearing on the case Wednesday, reported the Oregonian.

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John Fetterman sparks fresh fury as he becomes first Dem to hand Trump court victory

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sparked another wave of liberal outrage after becoming the first Senate Democrat to clear the path for one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees during the president’s second term, Punchbowl News reported Friday.

Fetterman has become something of a pariah among Democrats after routinely siding with Republicans on various issues, including matters related to immigration enforcement, Trump’s war powers and Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. And on Friday, Punchbowl News confirmed that he had waived his right to block Trump’s lifetime nomination of a federal judge in Pennsylvania, sparking fury among a major liberal and anti-Trump advocacy organization.

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Trump harangues GOP lawmakers as unlikely issue becomes top priority: report

President Donald Trump has turned an unlikely issue into one of his most personal legislative priorities — and he is spending real political capital to make it happen, according to a report Friday.

The 79-year-old has been making direct phone calls to Republican lawmakers, lobbying them to support the so-called Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent across the country, reported Politico.

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White House pins election hopes on birthday brawl — but may be too late: report

The White House is banking on President Donald Trump's 80th birthday bash — featuring an Ultimate Fighting Championship battle royale on the White House lawn — to help win back a voter bloc that helped propel him to a second term in office.

Trump and UFC President Dana White are putting the finishing touches on an unprecedented fight card scheduled for the White House South Lawn June 14.

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Senate GOP hits Trump with unprecedented 'rebellion' — in sign of 'what’s to come': report

President Donald Trump faced a new GOP Senate “rebellion” early Friday, and one that included “more than just the usual suspects” in what Punchbowl News described as a “potential preview of what’s to come as Republicans seek distance from Trump with November approaching.”

Senate Republicans failed to advance a bill to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that permits national intelligence agencies to monitor overseas communications without a warrant, including those of Americans. A priority for Trump, the bill failed to advance due to insufficient GOP support, which itself was “prompted by” Trump’s nomination of Bill Pulte — who has no intelligence or national security experience — to serve as director of National Intelligence, Punchbowl News reported.

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Trump scrapes barrel with D-list rally singers as 'Freedom 250' finally implodes

With his Freedom 250 concert series in shambles after a mass exodus of performers, President Donald Trump has pivoted to what a campaign-style rally — and his newly revealed musical guests are really scraping the barrel.

Trump announced the "Rally to End All Rallies" Thursday night on Truth Social. It is scheduled for June 24 in Washington, D.C. — one day before the now-gutted Great American State Fair was set to open.

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Trump just reached a 'moment of demarcation' that signals the end is near: biographer

President Donald Trump has reached a "moment of demarcation" that signals the end of his presidency is near, according to one of the president's biographers.

Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, noted during a new episode of "Inside Trump's Head," a podcast he co-hosts with Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast, that Trump has had a "rough couple of weeks" as his losses continue to pile up. Wolff pointed to issues such as Congress curtailing his war powers in Iran, and his seeming inability to escape the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

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Trump stuns analyst during 'pathetic moment' in the Oval Office: 'All completely untrue'

President Donald Trump stunned a political analyst on Thursday during a "pathetic moment" in the Oval Office.

Trump held a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday, where he announced a new $700 billion initiative to boost coal production using the Defense Production Act. One reporter asked Trump about communism during the press conference, a topic that Trump seemed excited to discuss because he had just written a Truth Social post about it, according to David Pakman, host of the liberal political commentary show "The David Pakman Show."

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More bizarre antics resurface about Trump's controversial pick for spy chief: report

Trump's pick to temporarily take over as the country's top spy chief had a bizarre past, according to reports that dug up his old antics.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte used to host an event where people were slapped with sex toys, according to reporting by The Daily Beast. He was also accused of influencing Trump's posting of a Christ-like image of himself earlier this year, The Beast added.

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Disgraced ex-congressman accused of threatening reporter over inside trading report

Disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is now accused of making threats against a reporter who broke the story that he is under investigation at the Justice Department for insider trading.

The allegation is that Santos publicly announced he would attend President Donald Trump's most recent State of the Union Address, then placed a large bet on the gambling platform Kalshi that he would not show up, and ultimately did not show up. Kalshi froze Santos's accounts after detecting suspicious trades and referred the matter to the DOJ and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which the Trump administration uses as the regulator of choice for so-called "prediction markets."

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Staunch Trump ally resigns from Georgia's election board: report

One of President Donald Trump's staunch allies on the Georgia State Election Board resigned on Thursday, according to a new report.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Janice Johnston, who helped push Trump's election conspiracies in an effort to change state voting laws, resigned because of "family and personal responsibilities.” Johnston was a key ally as Trump spread the narrative that he had won the 2020 general election, speaking out against employees at the Fulton County Election Board.

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