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Pam Bondi reveals new excuse for not releasing Jeffrey Epstein files

Attorney General Pam Bondi offered another excuse this week for the delay in releasing files related to wealthy sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Over two months after Bondi initially claimed she was releasing the Epstein documents, the attorney general was asked about the delay on Wednesday.

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Trump's latest statement reveals underlying MAGA misogyny: columnist

President Donald Trump's repeated claims that girls will have to get along with fewer dolls as his tariffs work their economic magic reveals an underlying MAGA misogyny that reinforces the beliefs of the manosphere, according to Salon's Amanda Marcotte.

A week ago, Trump seemed to speak off the cuff when he said, "maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls." But Marcotte wrote that the "doll" talk became an actual talking point, as evidenced by the fact he told NBC's Kristen Welker, "I don't think a beautiful baby girl that's 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls," then told reporters , "All I’m saying is that a young lady, a 10-year-old-girl, 9-year-old girl, 15-year-old-girl, doesn’t need 37 dolls."

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'We're not unified': Rebel GOP lawmaker has unique shield as he lobs attacks at Trump

Nebraska centrist Rep. Don Bacon has been one of the rare House Republicans to publicly criticize president Donald Trump, and his vote will be critical to the GOP's tax legislation.

The 61-year-old congressman favors works requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, but he won't budge on his objection to cuts exceeding $500 billion to the health-insurance program that serves low-income and disabled people, despite efforts by GOP leadership to back down, reported the Wall Street Journal.

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Trump cut funding to develop heart pump for babies born with heart defects: report

President Donald Trump's ongoing effort to cut federal spending has translated into eliminating in-human clinical trials for "a tiny device [which] silently pumps fluid through a series of tubes and vessels that mimic the human heart."

Trump has been cutting federal funding to medical research funded by the National Institutes of Health, but even the Department of Defense is funding medical research at Cornell University for a life-saving heart pump for babies.

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'Dumbest thing about Trump's' plan for doll-making exposed by industry experts: columnist

President Donald Trump is staking his tariff policy on promising, of all things, to return doll manufacturing to the U.S., threatening short-term deprivation for girls to ensure the nation's long-term economic success, but toy industry experts say his plan probably isn't feasible.

The president and his chief of staff Stephen Miller have been arguing that American girls already have too many dolls and could make do with fewer as toy production is moved from overseas back to the United States, and The New Republic's Greg Sargent focused attention away from the consumer side and examined the issue from the labor side.

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GOP senator who opposed Trump is getting pats on the back 'behind closed doors': analyst

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is getting behind-the-scenes praise for taking a stand against President Donald Trump's MAGA nominee for top D.C. prosecutor, according to an MSNBC analyst.

Tillis said Tuesday that he "indicated to the White House" that he will not support Ed Martin's bid to become U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Tillis's announcement sent MAGA world into meltdown, with members making phone calls and pronouncing their support for Martin on social media. Some even called for Tillis's ouster from the Senate committee considering Martin.

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'Kind of a mess': MAGA host claims Ron DeSantis is on revenge tour against Trump backers

MAGA TV host Gina Loudon revealed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was punishing members of the state legislature who supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

During a Wednesday panel on Real America's Voice, Loudon said she had access to inside information from state lawmakers.

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'That's depressing': MSNBC hosts stunned as Trump official 'evades' a simple question

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski was left stunned and speechless on Wednesday morning after listening to a sound bite of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent avoiding answering questions about who pays tariffs.

“Answer the questions I asked, please. I only have five minutes. Who pays tariffs?” Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) asked.

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'Total slap in the face': Trump rages after Kamala Harris interview gets award nomination

President Donald Trump lashed out at the "60 Minutes" news program after it was nominated for an award based on an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

In a Wednesday post on his Truth Social platform, Trump argued that the interview amounted to "election interference" and "turned out to be much worse than expected."

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Trump hasn't 'figured out how to lie about' cutting Medicaid: analysis

President Donald Trump “hasn’t figured out how to lie about Medicaid cuts,” according to MSNBC Opinion Editor, James Downie.

This is because, since February, he’s been giving mixed messages about the program.

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Trump says 'activist judges' — some he appointed — aren't 'letting him do the job'

President Donald Trump is sounding off on Truth Social Wednesday morning, taking aim at the United States court system.

“Our Court System is not letting me do the job I was elected to do. Activist judges must let the Trump Administration deport murderers, and other criminals who have come into our Country illegally, WITHOUT DELAY!!!” He posted on the social media site.

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'Man up!' MAGA in panic mode after GOP senator tanks key Trump nominee's chances

Word that President Donald Trump's troublesome nominee for D.C.'s top prosecutor may fail to get enough support among Senate Republicans has MAGA in full panic mode that's led them to ramp up the pressure campaign in person and on social media.

Tuesday night, the president reportedly made call after call to Republican senators urging them to support interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin's bid for the permanent position.

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Elon Musk's team handing 'master key' to hackers by merging sensitive data: report

The U.S. DOGE Service is building a massive, centralized database using all the personal information scooped up by tech billionaire Elon Musk's underlings.

President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser has been collecting data from agencies across the government as his team moves to slash federal spending and lay off thousands of workers, but cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm for DOGE's race to merge all that sensitive information into one central hub before Musk leaves his government perch, reported the Washington Post.

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