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'They're like a machine gun!' Trump fawns over staffer's lips that go 'pop-pop-pop'

President Donald Trump heaped bizarre praise on one of his female staffers during his speech in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night.

Trump traveled to Pennsylvania to talk about how his administration is addressing the concerns many Americans have about the cost of living. The speech occurred at a time when Democrats are running successful election campaigns focused on affordability. Trump said during the event that Republicans are also calling on him to get more involved in the 2026 midterm elections.

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'Lucky man!' Trump suggests Republican's slow gait is the only reason he's alive today

President Donald Trump suggested to MAGA fans on Tuesday night that a Pennsylvania Republican is only alive today because he walks slow.

Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) was at Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally last year that ended with an assassination attempt. He has described himself as a witness who was seated close to the stage when gunshots rang out.

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​GOP senator accuses Trump of having poor 'bedtime manners' after he's caught napping

The Bulwark reporter Joe Perticone reports even Republican senators are acknowledging President Donald Trump’s public naps at events.

“When President Donald Trump appeared to be dozing off during a cabinet meeting last week, it naturally raised the issue of whether the 79-year-old grandfather still has the basic physical ability to handle the rigors of the presidency. Even the New York Times noticed, and not just in the opinion pages,” wrote Perticone. “Trump’s eyes were closed for a cumulative six minutes over the course of the meeting — often as his cabinet members showered him with praise.”

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Watch live: Trump talks economy at first rally in months

President Donald Trump was slated to talk Tuesday evening about the U.S. economy during a public rally in eastern Pennsylvania.

Trump's campaign-style address at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County, a key swing area, at 6 p.m. ET was expected to focus on the economy and growing concerns among Americans over affordability. Trump has claimed that the economy has not been sluggish amid his plummeting approval rating.

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'Oh, hello': Trump caught off guard as bathroom door hits him on Air Force One

President Donald Trump appeared to free a staffer trapped in a bathroom on Air Force One on Tuesday night as he took questions from reporters.

Trump traveled to Monroe County in northeast Pennsylvania on Tuesday night to give a speech about affordability. Ahead of a brief question and answer session with the press pool, someone traveling with the administration snuck into a bathroom on Air Force One. As Trump took questions from reporters, the person opened the door and bumped the president, who was standing in front of it.

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MAGA factions slam Trump over $45M Taliban payments: 'We are crooked'

President Donald Trump's administration is being sharply criticized by conservatives in both government and media for reportedly sending tens of millions of dollars to the Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan.

Newsweek reported Tuesday that, according to Amrullah Saleh, (who leads the anti-Taliban political party Afghanistan Green Trend) the Trump administration flew $45 million in cash to Afghanistan on Monday. Saleh's group alleged that the money was "flown in via a chartered flight by Moalem Airlines," which is based in Kyrgyzstan.

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DOGE gets lackluster review from old boss Elon Musk: 'Somewhat successful'

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX and Tesla, said during a podcast interview on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency was "somewhat successful," and claimed he would not return to government to do it again, according to a new report.

Musk appeared on "The Katie Miller Podcast" on Tuesday, hosted by Katie Miller, who is married to President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Axios reported on Tuesday that the interview offered a rare glimpse into Musk's views on how the government agency he led performed, amid reports that workers were dissatisfied with their time at DOGE.

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'Take it easy!' Trump scolds reporter for banging into walls of Air Force One

A grumpy President Donald Trump scolded a reporter aboard Air Force One on Tuesday night as he flew to Pennsylvania for his first public rally in months.

The president was headed to Mount Pocono to deliver remarks on the economy. While aboard the flight, he took questions from huddled reporters.

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Trump-themed videogame to hit App Store to rescue president's crashing memecoin: report

A Donald Trump ally has plans to boost the president's memecoin after it crashed 87% with a "Billionaires Club"-themed game, according to reports on Tuesday.

Entrepreneur Bill Zanker revealed he will release the “Trump Billionaires Club” on Apple's App Store and online at the end of the month, Bloomberg reported.

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Trump's handpicked judge just put Kristi Noem 'in a bind': ex-prosecutor

One of President Donald Trump's favorite judges issued a ruling last week that could make Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's contempt proceedings much more difficult to navigate, according to a legal expert.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has been conducting a contempt investigation into Noem concerning an instance from mid-March where DHS failed to turn around a plane carrying detained immigrants to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison. Boasberg had previously ordered DHS to turn the plan around, and Noem has not yet provided satisfactory answers to the department's decisions that day, according to a CNN report on the case.

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Ex-official warns 'walls are closing in' on Trump: 'Not even selling his own supporters'

Former Trump administration Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor tore apart the president's recent wave of strikes on ships off the coast of Venezuela on MS NOW, saying that even Trump's own supporters know his stated motive for the attacks is nonsense.

This comes amid a bipartisan investigation in Congress over one particular strike in September, in which military officials apparently fired on survivors who were surrendering and likely hadn't even been heading toward the United States.

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DOJ torched as ex-staffers lament the 'destruction' of agency's 'once-revered crown jewel'

More than 100 former civil rights lawyers at the Department of Justice shredded their former employer in a new letter for "largely abandoning its duty to protect civil rights."

In the letter, the lawyers argued that Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the DOJ's civil rights division, has fundamentally reshaped the division to serve the Trump administration's aims rather than administer justice. The letter was released at a time when the DOJ's civil rights office is pursuing lawsuits against several states for failing to turn over their voter rolls and focus its efforts on prosecuting anti-white discrimination.

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'How do we dare come in second to Russia?' KISS star calls out Congress

Gene Simmons, frontman for the rock band KISS, called out lawmakers on Tuesday during a hearing on a bill that would increase musician pay for songs played on AM/FM radio stations.

Gene Simmons, bassist and vocalist for the 70s rock band KISS, testified on Tuesday in support of The American Music Fairness Act during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. The bill would require radio stations to pay royalties for sound recordings, a loophole that Simmons said has been used to prevent American music legends like Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley from getting paid when their songs are played on the radio.

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