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'Not the right decision for me': Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won't run for Senate in 2026

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has said his name will not be on the ballot for U.S. Senate in 2026.

In a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kemp suggested that the Republican Party would find another candidate who could unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA).

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Judge turns Trump's own 'bragging' against him to shoot down executive action

A federal judge used President Donald Trump's own boastful words against him to halt an executive order that took aim at a major Washington, D.C., law firm, reported MSNBC.

U.S. Judge Beryl Howell issued a permanent injunction to blockTrump from retaliating against Perkins Coie due to the president's political grievances. Trump's order had limited Perkins Coie lawyers' "access to government buildings, revoked their security clearances and ordered federal agencies to terminate contracts with the firm."

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GOP insider slams colleagues for giving Trump 'a pass every time' he makes shock comment

Republican Brendan Buck, a former advisor to two speakers of the House, noted on Monday that the GOP response to President Donald Trump's claim he doesn't know if he has to follow the Constitution will likely be to hide and stay as quiet as possible.

Trump spoke with NBC News' Kristen Welker for an extensive interview that aired on Sunday. It ultimately turned into a civics conversation.

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'They can't take a joke?' Trump insists 'Catholics loved' him as the Pope

President Donald Trump insisted that "Catholics loved" an image of him dressed as the Pope.

At a Monday White House event, Trump was asked if his administration had been "diminished" after the communications staff shared an artificially generated image of him in Pope garb.

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Trump 'havoc' forces Reagan lawyer to rethink commitment to presidential power

A former legal counsel to President Ronald Reagan says watching Donald Trump in action has changed his perspective of just how much power presidents should be allowed to wield.

In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, Alan Charles Raul, now a lecturer at Harvard Law School, wrote that he once supported "the 'unitary executive' theory — a legal concept that would allow the president to disregard the contours and safeguards that Congress prescribes for the executive branch to follow."

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'Fully unleashed': Critics fear last remaining Trump 'guardrails' have disintegrated

The guardrails that existed during Donald Trump's first administration have now completely disintegrated, allowing Trump's "arrogance, cruelty and hostility toward anyone who does not believe in a white nationalist future" to run rampant, wrote journalist Steven Beschloss for Salon.

But the Democratic resistance is gaining momentum, according to Beschloss, even if it got off to a slow start during the first 100 days of Trump's second term.

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GOP strategist reveals possible inspiration for Trump's Alcatraz plan

President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement that he intended to order the notorious Alcatraz prison to be rebuilt and reopened — and a former Republican strategist revealed the possible inspiration to his plan.

Trump posted Sunday evening on Truth Social that he would reopen and restore Alcatraz, which closed 60 years ago due to its crumbling infrastructure and high maintenance costs, as a "symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE."

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White House backtracks on Trump's confusing Hollywood movie tariff announcement

The White House appeared to backtrack after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on movies filmed in foreign locations.

On Sunday, Trump revealed that he had ordered United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer "to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands."

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Ex-advisor would 'be leading GOP with pitchforks' if​ Dem had said what Trump just did

President Donald Trump's first-term communications director, Alyssa Farah Griffin, was aghast to see the clip of Trump's interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker.

Among the questions from Welker was whether Trump thinks he must uphold the Constitution of the United States as president.

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Right-wing Republicans fear antisemitism bill stops spreading of anti-Jewish myth: report

A House is struggling to pass a bipartisan antisemitism bill because some right-wing lawmakers are concerned that it would stop them from stating the foundational myth of antisemitism.

The Antisemitism Awareness Act passed the House easily in the last congressional session despite bipartisan concerns about how the bill defined antisemitism, but Democrats are wary of supporting the measure as the Trump administration attacks universities and visa holders over alleged antisemitism on campus.

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'We're going to lose the midterms': MTG gripes that 'Republicans are the problem'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) warned that Republicans are on track to "lose the midterms."

In a Monday interview, MAGA influencer Steve Bannon asked Greene what advice she would give to President Donald Trump as Congress tries to pass legislation based on his agenda.

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'It's your fault!' MSNBC experts crack up as they listen to Trump passing blame

President Donald Trump spoke for an hour with NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker and claimed that things going wrong in America are the fault of former President Joe Biden — and things that go well are because of him.

The comment prompted an MSNBC economics panel to laugh Monday.

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MTG rages at Trump advisers: 'Anyone that gets in the president's ear and is lying to him'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) raged that unnamed advisers to President Donald Trump were "lying to him."

During a Monday interview with MGA influencer Steve Bannon, Greene reflected on complaints she made last week about the Trump administration moving closer to war with Iran — and losing his MAGA base.

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