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Turning Point officials play kingmakers as they plot against Trump nominee: report

Following Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point USA leadership appears to be charting an independent course that diverges from Donald Trump's preferences regarding the 2026 midterm elections.

According to Politico, after TPUSA's AmericaFest concluded Sunday, CEO Erika Kirk and Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer have made it clear their candidate endorsements may not necessarily align with Trump's wishes. This marks a significant shift from 2024, when TPUSA reliably supported Trump's preferred GOP primary candidates.

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'That’s the knife twist': Ex-GOP strategist warns latest Trump 'cover-up will not survive'

Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson warned President Donald Trump on Monday that Jeffrey Epstein's survivors and the public won't give up on pursuing the truth.

In his Substack essay, the Lincoln Project co-founder described how "Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Kash Patel, and the Department of Justice just abused Epstein’s victims to protect Donald Trump and his friends from accountability."

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'Was that a pig I saw flying?' Katie Miller wife mocked as she shades 60 Minutes reporter

The wife of Stephen Miller, Trump's close aide and immigration policy architect, was hit by furious backlash Monday after she commented on a CBS "60 Minutes" reporter's reaction to the spiking of an investigative report.

Katie Miller attempted to shade reporter Sharyn Alfonsi, who alleged her work was being censored by "MAGA-curious" CBS News chief Bari Weiss, The Daily Beast reported.

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’Unfair!' Elon Musk throws tantrum after ‘white’ race isn’t capitalized

Billionaire Elon Musk took time out of his busy schedule to claim his race was being discriminated against because The Associated Press does not capitalize the word "white."

In a post on Monday, Musk shared the complaints of someone who recently disagreed with the AP's 2020 explanation for capitalizing "Black" but not "white."

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CNN anchor shuts down GOP lawmaker over health care: 'It has been 15 years!'

A CNN anchor on Monday shut down a Republican lawmaker who was trying to drop a common GOP talking point over health care.

Brianna Keilar interjected Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) during a live broadcast.

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'We don't want your workout pics': Vance mocked after promising photos of training session

Vice President JD Vance made an unusual pledge Monday to share photos of himself taken during a supposed training session he participated in with U.S. Navy SEALs, a pledge that sparked a wave of jokes from online critics.

“Just finished PT with the Navy SEALs for 90 minutes (I'll post some photos when I get them),” Vance wrote Monday in a social media post on X.

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‘Exactly what we don’t need’: Experts slam Trump’s demand for ‘cool-looking’ battleships

Experts are speaking out against President Donald Trump's plan to announce a new "cool-looking" battleship.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump was expected to unveil plans for new "battleships" on Monday at Mar-a-Lago with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan.

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Bombshell NY Times report links massive donor gifts to Trump favors

The Trump administration appears to be returning the favor to those who made major donations to groups or projects supported by President Donald Trump in the wake of his 2024 election victory, with nearly 200 top Trump donors scoring huge “benefits” over the past year, a New York Times investigation found Monday.

“In this town, money talks, and that is going to give you an opportunity to at least have a seat at the table,” said Harrison Fields, a former Trump official who left the administration in August to become a lobbyist, speaking with The Times. “These people are not getting coerced. They are making business decisions.”

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Heritage Foundation rocked as massive number of workers suddenly quit

As offices close for the Christmas holidays, the conservative Heritage Foundation faces a significant staff exodus with the prospect that many departing employees have no plans to return.

According to the Washington Post, Heritage President Kevin Roberts, a principal architect of Project 2025, the blueprint for government that's now being implemented under President Donald Trump, acknowledged late Sunday that the organization is experiencing substantial resignations.

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Vocal anti-Trump critic George Conway flips sides as he enters Congress race

George Conway, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, has entered the crowded race for the seat Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) is vacating in 2026, according to reports Monday.

The conservative lawyer, former Republican and co-founder of the Lincoln Project has filed as a Democrat for the Manhattan-based seat, Politico reported. He's also the ex-husband of Kellyanne Conway, a former counsellor to Trump.

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'Awkward': GOP candidate reacts to being Trump's second choice for NY governor

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed whether it was "awkward" after President Donald Trump endorsed him as his second choice for New York governor.

During a Monday press conference, Blakeman expressed "respect" for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) after she dropped out of the race for governor.

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'Midst of a coverup': Trump accused of building web of lies so complex aides keep tripping

The Trump administration has crashed out over the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files — and can no longer keep its stories straight, according to reports Monday.

The Bulwark's Editor at Large William Kristol described why materials related to the deceased pedophile have sent the White House and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice spinning.

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'Send the freakin’ Marshals!' Top Trump ally demands action as stop the steal reignites

MAGA figurehead Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, demanded Monday that the Trump administration deploy U.S. Marshals to Georgia to seize ballots as part of a relitigation of the president’s false claims that the 2020 election was “stolen.”

This week, a committee of Georgia Senate Republicans pressed Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis over her office’s criminal indictment of Trump over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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