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‘Flip the president’s home district’: Dems want to send Trump a personal message

President Donald Trump could take a political hit if Democrats flip a Republican House seat in his own backyard next week.

The special election in Florida District 87, which is home to Mar-a-Lago, could prove that Democrats can end the Florida GOP supermajority in the midterms this fall — returning the Sunshine State's "swing status," Politico reported. The potential victory for Democrats on March 24 would also follow a series of recent nationwide wins.

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'Short-term pain' gamble from Trump admin fails to win over skeptical public: analysis

Donald Trump has failed to win over the public with a short-term pain claim amid ongoing crises at home and abroad, a political analyst has claimed.

The frequent ask of enduring short-term pain for longer-term gains is starting to wear thin, according to CNN analyst Aaron Blake, who believes the American public has tired of the Trump administration. Noting the previous asks of the admin, Blake suggested the volume of short-term pain claims is one of the leading reasons for an erosion of goodwill for the government.

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'No!' GOP campaign expert laughs at Jim Jordan as he shoots down gas price claim

Longtime campaign strategist Mark McKinnon, who advised former President George W. Bush and the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), could not contain his laughter after watching Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) being interviewed on CNN late Thursday.

Appearing on MS NOW with host Chris Jansing, McKinnon watched Jordan tell CNN's Kasie Hunt, “President Trump is committed to achieving that [Iran regime change] goal, and if that means prices go up for a time, I think Americans understand, we can live with that .But, in the end, we want all that to happen, and we want it all to happen in as quick a time as it possibly can.”

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Trump chuckles as he admits Putin is helping Iran target US troops

President Donald Trump admitted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been helping Iran in its war against the U.S. and Israel — but he offered an excuse for the assistance.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff had said on Tuesday that Putin, in a phone call to Trump, denied reports that Russia was sharing intelligence with Iran about American forces in the Middle East, but the U.S. president told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Friday that might be happening.

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GOP leaders openly balk at emergency funding push for Trump's war

Congressional Republicans are openly rejecting Donald Trump's pleas for emergency funding to sustain the Iran war, signaling deep skepticism within his own party about a conflict that remains broadly unpopular with American voters, according to a report.

Operation Epic Fury has already consumed staggering sums — over $1 billion per day, with the Pentagon burning through $11.3 billion in just the first six days of combat. Yet Republican lawmakers are unmoved by White House requests for supplemental spending.

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Trump says some Muslims shouldn't be in US because of 'genetics'

President Donald Trump suggested some Muslims shouldn't be in the U.S. because of their "genetics."

During a Friday conversation with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, Trump reflected on Thursday's attacks at Old Dominion University in Virginia and a Synagogue in Michigan.

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Stunning poll reveals what Americans think of Trump's Iran war: 'Operation Epstein fury'

A majority of Americans believe that President Donald Trump launched his administration’s unprecedented attack on Iran last month at least in part to “distract from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal,” a shocking new poll from Data for Progress revealed this week, leaving several media figures stunned.

Dubbed Operation Epic Fury, the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran has been routinely mocked as “Operation Epstein Fury,” a reference to the ongoing scandal that has rocked Trump’s second presidency.

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Trump: Iran war will end when 'I feel it in my bones'

President Donald Trump insisted that the war with Iran would only be over when he felt it in his bones.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked Trump about the war during an interview on Friday.

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Mullin's influence muzzled already as Trump listens to one person on immigration: analysis

Donald Trump's latest administration appointment is already set to struggle, according to a political analyst who believes the incoming Department of Homeland Security head has a fight on his hands.

This is primarily because of who the president listens to when it comes to immigration and administrative tactics. Trump is reportedly reliant on Stephen Miller, the Homeland Security Advisor, and Markwayne Mullin stands no chance of shifting that influence according to The Hill.

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'Flabbergasted' analyst changes subject to rip 'unserious' Pete Hegseth: 'It's just weird'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s combative press conference at the Pentagon on Friday morning was on the mind of MS NOW contributor Sam Stein hours later when he made an appearance to discuss Donald Trump’s next overseas target.

Hegseth spent a great portion of his thirty-minute-plus appearance attacking reporters and dictating what headlines he thinks they should be reporting, while accusing them of a lack of patriotism.

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Trump's oil boast has cringing industry execs running for cover: report

Trump's boastful Truth Social post about oil industry profits has created an embarrassing moment for energy executives who desperately want those windfall gains to remain out of public view.

As crude oil prices settled around $95 per barrel—far above the industry's preferred $60 threshold—Trump declared on Truth Social: "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money."

The post crystallizes an uncomfortable reality for oil companies: they are profiting handsomely from war-driven price spikes while consumers face soaring gas prices at the pump. Since the Iran war began, crude prices have surged nearly $30 per barrel or more. Oil executives now face a public relations nightmare.

"The idea that the industry profits from war and death is not one a VP of public relations wants to promote," said Mark Jones, political science fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute.

Industry sources reacted with dismay. "Oh, boy...." one oil executive responded when shown Trump's post.

Trump's statement feeds directly into public perception that oil companies are deliberately gouging consumers. Another industry official, speaking anonymously, acknowledged the damage: "This highlights the complicated relationship the oil industry has with the president. There is also some notion that the oil and gas industry secretly works to raise prices, which is a fundamental misunderstanding of how the industry works."

University of Michigan professor Mark Mizruchi, who studies corporate political behavior, identified the deeper problem. "Trump inadvertently stated a belief that a lot of people have—that something like this happens and the oil companies will make a lot of money. It probably didn't occur to him that people—including in the industry—weren't happy about that statement."

Trump's candid admission has weaponized public cynicism about corporate profiteering at precisely the moment oil industry executives were hoping to keep their war-driven windfall profits out of the spotlight.

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MAGA host hits Trump for using Iran to divert from Epstein: 'We need to get back to that'

Pro-MAGA morning show host Gina Loudon suggested President Donald Trump was using the Iran war to distract from the Epstein files.

During a Friday conversation on Real America's Voice, co-host Terrance Bates followed up Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's briefing by arguing the U.S. was in a "holy war."

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