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Trump's latest move has Dems 'recruiting and training volunteers' in red districts: report

The Democratic National Committee is launching a new program aimed at recruiting and training volunteers in Republican districts to pressure their House members to oppose President Trump's so-called “big, beautiful bill," according to an Axios report.

Congresspersons Tom Barrett (R-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are just four of those being targeted in the new endeavor.

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At-risk GOP lawmakers panicked over their job security due to Medicaid cuts: report

House Republicans in easily flippable districts are banding together to pressure the GOP leadership to avoid any cuts to Medicaid in the new budget deal currently being hammered out.

According to a report from Politico, apprehensive GOP lawmakers are coalescing around Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) who is leading the pushback against possible cuts to Medicaid that could come back to haunt the entire Republican caucus when the midterms roll around next year.

As Politico's Ben Leonard and Meredith Lee Hill are reporting, a dozen GOP lawmakers signed onto a letter recently protesting the cuts being considered, stating it could cost the party their seats and, therefore, the majority overseen by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

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For his part, Valadao is maintaining a constantly updated text chain with his allies in this Republican Governance Group keeping "at-risk Republican incumbents who fear the political blowback of financing the party-line package with reductions to a safety-net program relied upon by nearly 70 million Americans" in the loop.

According to Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), "He’s been clear in his communications: We shouldn’t be throwing people off Medicaid who are designed to be on the program.”

Politico is reporting, "The outcome of the Medicaid debate carries high stakes not just for the Americans who use it for coverage, but for Valadao and his colleagues’ political futures, too. Valadao knows firsthand the consequences of making the wrong move in the health care debate. In 2018, he was part of the wave of House Republicans ousted after their votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would have kicked millions of people off their insurance plans."

“We’re going through this partisan exercise to do what is supposed to be a tax bill, and it’s becoming a health care bill, which is what we’re trying to avoid, on an issue that desperately needs reform to make it better,” he warned.

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'It's what they deserve!' Trump issues new threat against Harvard

President Donald Trump reiterated his threats against Harvard University in his ongoing campaign against higher education.

The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in federal funding to the venerable institution after its board refused demands for control over its governance structure and hiring practices, as well as periodic "audits" of faculty and student viewpoints, and the president has been threatening to revoke the university's tax-exempt status.

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JD Vance battered by WaPo readers over his 'train wreck' column praising Trump

Readers of the Washington Post ripped apart an op-ed written by Vice President J.D. Vance Friday morning, which praised President Donald Trump’s first 100 days.

Vance believes, “In his first term, President Trump also began the critical process of reindustrializing the American economy and rebalancing relations with our trading partners. That includes some like China, which have taken advantage of our workers for decades."

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Judges who rule against Trump face ominous threats: 'Somebody is going to get killed'

The families of at least 11 judges who have ruled against Donald Trump's administration have been targeted with threats and harassment, including sinister pizza deliveries, continuing an alarming trend related to the president and his legal troubles.

Tech mogul Elon Musk painted a target on the back of U.S. District judge James Boasberg's daughter after the judge ruled last month that administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for deporting migrants in defiance of a court order, and Trump supporters lashed out, reported Reuters.

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Trump administration running into GOP roadblocks over DOGE budget cuts: report

The reality of a small Republican majority Congress is handcuffing Donald Trump's administration's ability to lock in cuts made by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), reports the Washington Post.

With the Republicans in the House and Senate still maneuvering on the new budget, resistance is growing in both chambers to some of the DOGE cuts by members of the majority party which is complicating negotiations.

As the Post's Liz Goodwin and Jeff Stein are reporting, several congressional Republicans are balking at codifying some of the cuts which is causing headaches in the House where a few defectors could derail a final budget.

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With the White House expected to make its budget proposal known on Friday, the Post is reporting, "the impasse over DOGE reflects a looming challenge for the administration’s vision of a sprawling overhaul of federal agencies."

According to the GOP's Robert Shea, "None of the activities of the DOGE have heretofore had any impact on the budget, the debt or the deficit. Until Congress acts, those savings don’t really become real."

The report notes that concerns about the cuts also has some Republicans in the Senate hesitating, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) stating, "For example, the $8.3 billion in foreign aid cuts, if that includes the women’s global health initiative as is rumored, if it cuts PEPFAR as it may, I don’t see those passing.”

House Appropriations Committee chair, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) has warned the White House to be careful with what is asks for, stating, "Do you really want to roll out and have a failure? I think if they put it out there, they need to succeed at it.”

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'Trump humiliates Musk': President mocks richest man in meandering graduation speech

President Donald Trump took a shot at his billionaire benefactor Elon Musk during a commencement address at the University of Alabama.

The president spoke Thursday night to graduating students, where he aired grievances about the 2020 election, offered advice – “think of yourself as a winner,” “be an original” and “never, ever give up" – and jabbed "internet people" like Musk and other tech moguls, reported The Daily Beast, which framed it as "Trump humiliates Musk."

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'Scott, no': CNN host schools conservative Jennings who flubbed 'basic question'

CNN’s Abby Phillip delivered a sharp constitutional lesson Thursday night as she stopped Republican strategist Scott Jennings in his tracks after he insisted that it was the president who has the power to declare war under the U.S. Constitution.

The tense on-air moment unfolded on CNN’s “NewsNight” as the panel discussed President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies and efforts to address the southern border. Jennings, a staunch defender of the MAGA administration, suggested that federal judges were interfering with Trump’s ability to act as commander in chief.

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'Not in favor': GOP chairs slam brakes on major cut in Trump's 'big beautiful bill'

Two top Republican lawmakers are throwing a wrench into their own party’s budget strategy as they made clear they would reject proposed cuts to food assistance programs that were expected to help fund what President Donald Trump has dubbed the “big, beautiful bill” on taxes, immigration and defense.”

That’s according to the Washington Post, which reported Thursday that the chairs of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees – Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) – said they won’t support reductions to SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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'Lies!' GOP senator lashes out after stinging ad hits airwaves in Trump's backyard

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is firing back after his 2026 primary opponent slammed his record in a new TV ad that aired not in the Lone Star State, but in President Donald Trump’s backyard.

The ad, funded by Preserving Texas, a group supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attacks Cornyn over his role in crafting a bipartisan safety bill in 2022, Axios reported Thursday. The group spent $60,000 to air the TV spot over the weekend on the Trump-approved Fox News, Newsmax and the Golf Channel in Palm Beach, home to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago golf resort, the publication added.

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'Designed to intimidate': Supreme Court justice rips Trump over 'threats and harassment'

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke out Thursday against what she saw as President Donald Trump's efforts to bully and threaten the federal judiciary into submission, Politico reported.

The remarks from Jackson, the most junior member of the Supreme Court, came as she addressed a judge's conference in Puerto Rico.

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'Calling him out': Internet hails Emmy nod for segment that 'makes Trump look bad'

CBS is settling a suit launched by the president of the United States, but Daily Beast reports the segment at the center of Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit over the show’s interview with Kamala Harris is winning an Emmy.

The news segment was nominated on Thursday for a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Interview, despite President Donald Trump claiming on Truth Social that the show “cheated and defrauded the American People” after it aired a different part of Harris’ answer to a question over the war in Gaza. He also claimed 60 Minutes, CBS, and parent company Paramount Global admitted to the “crime” of airing a different portion of the answer to the question.

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'Get this!' CNN analyst in awe over 'insane' new stat on Trump's wealth

President Donald Trump has seen a stunning explosion of his own net worth since assuming the presidency, CNN data analyst Harry Enten told anchor Erin Burnett — and he has the cryptocurrency industry, and his ethically questionable deals issuing coins, to thank for that.

"So tell us something we don't know, because obviously, you know, the imagery there is very powerful, but what's the reality?" asked Burnett. "How much is Trump making from crypto deals just right now?"

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