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'Raw deal': Analyst shames Trump for luring Black voters with 'bait and switch'

President Donald Trump has “prioritized the wrong values,” according to Washington Post columnist Theodore R. Johnson. And the minority groups he courted during the presidential campaign are paying for it.

The promises Johnson believes are not being kept come from the “Platinum Plan,” which Trump allegedly touted as his method of economically empowering Blacks.

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'Stay out of our election!' Right-wing Canadian PM candidate fires back at Trump

Pierre Poilievre, a conservative MP running to be Canada's prime minister, fired back at U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about the country's election.

In a Monday post on his Truth Social platform, Trump encouraged Canadians to vote for him.

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'Huge win!' Trump boasts of major new deal in White House's own backyard

President Donald Trump bragged Monday afternoon of what he called a "huge win" for the nation's capital.

Trump took to his Truth Social platform to boast of major news that the Washington Commanders NFL team will return to Washington, D.C., with a new stadium at the site of the old RFK Stadium. His post celebrated a deal between the team and the city's government to build a new, state-of-the-art stadium as part of a roughly $4 billion redevelopment project.

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The downfall of Donald Trump in 100 days — as shown by 9 charts

Politifact's Louis Jacobson has created a visualization that shows the downfall of President Donald Trump's economic chops during his first 100 days.

In a Monday report, Jacobson noted that 100 days isn't long enough to accumulate a lot of economic data, but there is information available on things like "consumer confidence, business expectations, inflation forecasts, and the stock market"

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'Thumbing their nose': Judges warn of 'serious' crackdown as White House lawyers irritate

A new report in The Wall Street Journal says federal judges are facing "increasing irritation" when dealing with Trump administration lawyers because they're unsure of the accuracy of the information they're getting before making important rulings.

The consequences of the government's waning credibility "could be serious—both for the administration, which might see its odds of prevailing on close questions diminish before judges who lack confidence in government representations, and for the judiciary, should lip service to court orders become an acceptable norm," the report said.

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'Authoritarian takeover': Legal scholars warn of Trump’s ‘100 days of lawlessness’

The New York Times Opinion editors have gathered responses from nearly three dozen top legal scholars assessing what the paper calls President Donald Trump’s “first 100 days of lawlessness,” with many warning—one bluntly—that “no U.S. citizen is safe” if Trump can act “in violation of the law.”

These top legal minds—and the Times’ editors—use phrases about Trump and his administration’s actions such as “disregard for law,” “flagrantly lawless,” “anti-constitutional,” “quasi-authoritarian,” and “unconstrained by the Constitution.”

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'Worse than Afghanistan' — but good for portfolio: Trump is cashing in on cities he hates

President Donald Trump has purchased the debt of state and local governments that he's been vocally critical of, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.

The disclosure of more than 500 municipal bonds in Trump's portfolio was submitted to the Office of Government Ethics in August.

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Leaked memo reveals UK and the EU plan to defy Trump with own deal

The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached a trade agreement — despite President Donald Trump's tariff agenda.

Politico reported on Monday that a leaked draft revealed a “new strategic partnership” between London and Brussels, centered on maintaining "global economic stability and their mutual commitment to free and open trade."

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'They overreached': Newsmax judicial analyst slams DOJ 'jihad' on arrested judge

Newsmax judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano asserted that President Donald Trump's Department of Justice "overreached" when agents arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping a migrant escape from immigration authorities.

On Monday, Napolitano noted that the ICE agents did not have an arrest warrant for the migrant in question.

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'This is huge!' MAGA goes into conniptions as Trump forces truck drivers to speak English

MAGA fans are rejoicing on social media in favor of President Donald Trump's plan to sign an executive order requiring commercial truck drivers to speak English.

Breitbart News reported that Trump would sign the order Monday evening because "President Trump believes that English is a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers." Last month, Trump designated English as "the official language of the United States."

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Republican cornered into admission amid barrage from CNN's Wolf Blitzer: 'Not doing well'

Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT) came under a barrage from CNN's Wolf Blitzer, sidestepping multiple questions before being cornered into admitting, "America is not doing well economically."

“Does the president need to change course dramatically right now?” Blitzer asked.

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White House official dodges questions as China calls bluff on Trump phone call claims

It remains unclear whether President Donald Trump spoke with President Xi Jinping about tariffs on China and both sides continue to give different answers.

Last week, Trump told reporters that he was "actively" negotiating with China on a tariff deal, according to The Los Angeles Times. However, China responded, denying the claim, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contradicted the president, stating that talks have yet to begin.

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Trump administration dismisses all voting rights cases and fires investigators

Appointees in President Donald Trump's administration at the Department of Justice have ordered the dismissal of all voting rights cases and removed managers of the division responsible for overseeing them.

Sources told The Guardian that all active cases in the voting rights section were expected to be dropped. The move comes less than a month after Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump ally, was appointed to lead the Civil Rights Division.

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