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MSNBC's Lemire stunned by 'frankly jaw-dropping' new attempt to 'rewrite history'

MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire jumped all over a report that the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History chose to pull all mention of Donald Trump's two impeachments from public view in July.

According to a report from the Washington Post, that move came about due to pressure from the White House, with the official explanation stating that someday, "a future and updated exhibit will include all impeachments.”

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'You're not the right fit for us anymore': GOP lawmaker runs into buzzsaw at town hall

Despite warnings from the House GOP leadership to avoid holding town halls during the summer break, Rep. Bryan Stiel (R-WI) decided to give it a shot on Thursday night — and was promptly showered with boos and told that he is "an embarrassment" to the state for supporting Donald Trump.

On Friday morning, MSNBC shared clips from the event in Elkhorn, where the embattled Republican was pressed on ICE raid conducted by masked agents -- with answer being drowned out by jeers and booing.

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'Stubborn moron!' Fuming Trump launches dawn attack as repeated demands go ignored

President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Friday over not cutting interest rates, and threatened that the Federal Reserve Board should step in and take control from Powell in the absence of any rate cuts.

“Jerome ‘too late’ Powell, a stubborn moron, must substantially lower interest rates, now,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. “If he continues to refuse, the board should assume control, and do what everyone knows has to be done!”

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Trump ally sets up 'tip line' for admin insiders to rat out disloyal colleagues: report

Donald Trump's controversial ally Laura Loomer has set up a tip line for administration staff frustrated by a lack of vetting of their colleagues, she told Politico.

The self-described Islamaphobe, who has been linked to dozens of Trump firings, claims there are hundreds more scalps on her list — and the calls keep coming.

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Best 'bad option' for Trump on Epstein requires 'falling on swords': expert

The Jeffrey Epstein firestorm that is engulfing Donald Trump's White House has no clean ending for the president as more details trickle out.

That is according to Politico's legal analyst Ankush Khardori, who wrote on Friday morning that the president and his inner circle have six possible paths before them — and only one has a chance of taking pressure off the president, even if it doesn't make the scandal go away.

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‘Do your job!’ Trump demands Senate scraps summer vacation plans

President Donald Trump demanded that Senate Republicans remain in session Thursday night until all of his judicial nominations are confirmed — ordering them to “do your job" just days before they were set to start a month-long summer vacation.

“The Senate must stay in Session, taking no recess, until the entire executive calendar is clear!” Trump wrote in an online post on his social media platform Truth Social. “We have to save our country from the lunatic left. Republicans, for the health and safety of the USA, do your job, and confirm all nominees. They should not be forced to wait.”

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'Well, that was painful': WSJ editorial mocks Trump's court bruising over tariffs

President Donald Trump's tariff policies were on the line in federal court Thursday, as a panel of appellate judges questioned whether the president even has authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — and it didn't go well for him, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote.

The board has been a frequent critic of Trump's economic policy, particularly his tariffs, which they have warned could cause billions in economic damage and raise the cost of everyday goods for Americans.

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Trump's impeachments disappear from Smithsonian amid White House pressure: report

The Smithsonian has removed references to President Donald Trump's two impeachments from the National Museum of American History, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

"A temporary label including content about Trump’s impeachments had been on display since September 2021 at the Washington museum, a Smithsonian spokesperson told The Washington Post, adding that it was intended to be a short-term addition to address current events. Now, the exhibit notes that 'only three presidents have seriously faced removal,'" reported Janay Kingsberry.

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Wall Street fears Trump will toss execs in jail if they speak out: 'There's no winning'

Wall Street executives are staying silent on the need for gun laws in the wake of the shooting in Manhattan this week, in part because they fear President Donald Trump would find a reason to throw them in jail for it, New York Times columnist and "Sqawk Box" co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Thursday evening.

The revelation came amid a broader discussion about how Trump is adopting a "command economy," the Republican Party long claimed was un-American, bullying companies, academic institutions, and law firms and using threats to make them change diversity and hiring policies he opposes.

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Trump may have accidentally 'admitted knowledge of a grotesque crime': legal expert

A legal expert was taken aback Thursday night after watching President Donald Trump admit he knew of a "grotesque crime" when he talked about his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein.

Ryan Goodman, founding co-editor-in-chief of the legal and policy website Just Security, joined Erin Burnett on CNN's "OutFront" to weigh in on Trump's shocking remarks regarding his relationship with Epstein, who died in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking allegations.

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'Lies!' Nobel economist Paul Krugman slams media for endorsing Trump’s 'pure fantasy'

Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman unloaded Thursday on media outlets that he feels are failing to call out President Donald Trump's "lies."

Krugman, who recently left The New York Times, citing editorial disagreements, took the opportunity to bash news outlets in a new piece published to his Substack.

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Harvard scholars demand school not cave to Trump's 'assault'

A group of prominent faculty members at Harvard University on Thursday urged the school to stand firm against legal and financial pressures being brought by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

The New Republic's Greg Sargent posted a letter on Bluesky from the Harvard scholars addressed to Harvard President Alan Garber, in which they explain why striking a deal with Trump could be a major blow for both academic freedom and American democracy. The letter begins by decrying the administration's "assault on the vibrancy and inclusiveness of U.S. higher education" and then outlined values that they believe Harvard should not compromise during any negotiations with the government.

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'It’s well past time!' Karoline Leavitt scolds Nobel Prize committee for snubbing Trump

President Donald Trump has long craved a Nobel Peace Prize and has bemoaned that President Barack Obama was awarded the honor, but he has never won. Now, it appears, the White House is campaigning for the President to receive, not one but two Nobels— one for peace, and one for economics.

In a rant during Thursday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to make the case, rattling off a list of his supposed successes.

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