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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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'Losing faith': New poll shows Trump bleeding support from 'disenchanted' voting bloc

A new survey by the Latino outreach firm Equis shows alarming numbers for President Donald Trump among a voting group critical to the GOP's strategy — but it doesn't necessarily mean good news for Democrats.

Latino voters, who constitute one of the most diverse ethnic groups in the United States, have historically been a Democratic-leaning group, and remain so. But a growing contingent has backed Republicans in the last few years, and Trump winning a large minority proved crucial to his popular vote plurality last year.

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Trump's $200M White House ballroom leaves critics aghast: 'Can’t afford pediatric cancer?'

The new specs of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom reveal that the size will be twice that of the existing complex.

The new 90,000 square foot extension will completely remake the look of the historic building and is being estimated to cost $200 million. The specifics about the estimate haven't been published, but some are concerned that it could balloon similar to the U.S. Central Bank's renovation.

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Epstein reportedly used Trump meeting to groom 14-year-old: 'This is a good one, right?'

Deceased wealth manager and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein used a meeting with President Donald Trump to groom one of his 14-year-old victims, The Daily Beast reported on Thursday.

The victim, known only as "Jane," testified extensively to how she was targeted and manipulated while testifying at the 2021 trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of helping Epstein groom his victims and sometimes sexually assaulting them herself.

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'Inappropriate!' Agitated Trump bashes 'lunatic' reporter after grilling on tariff law

An agitated President Donald Trump called a reporter a "lunatic" — minutes after bashing another reporter — during a question-and-answer session Thursday afternoon, reacting to a question about his tariff policy.

"As you know, a federal appellate court today heard oral arguments about whether or not you had the authority to unilaterally impose those tariffs," the reporter told Trump. "I'm not going to get you to weigh in on the legal arguments, but you're weighing your decision to do that, your authority to do that, based on a 1977 law."

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'Fake news!' Trump lashes out after reporter asks why Epstein 'stole' women from him

President Donald Trump lashed out at ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott after she asked a question about his relationship with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

During a White House event on Thursday, Scott noted that the family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's victims, had expressed outrage after the president said that the sex offender "stole" women from him.

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'Perp walk!' Kari Lake 'looking forward' to Obama being 'sentenced to time'

Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's special advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, predicted that former President Barack Obama would be "sentenced to time" because of the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

"I believe that accountability is coming," Lake told Real America's Voice host Eric Bolling on Thursday. "I believe you called it perp walks. I'd like to see justice, is what I call it."

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MAGA senator shrugs after being caught violating stock trade laws for years

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) violated federal law by dodging reporting requirements for lawmakers to reveal their stock trades, according to a new report.

Mullin waited over 2 1/2 years before revealing he violated federal financial conflicts of interest disclosure laws, Dave Leventhal wrote for NOTUS.

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