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Afghans who worked with U.S. organizations and live in Afghanistan are pleading with President Donald Trump to reverse one of his administration's policies that has put them in harm's way, according to a new report.

One of Trump's early moves in his second term was to shut down a refugee resettlement program for Afghans who helped the U.S. during the War on Terror until the country collapsed in 2021. Some of the people who assisted the U.S. military were unable to leave the country. Overall, more than 180,000 people have been resettled in the United States since 2021, according to the Middle East Institute.

A former GOP member of Congress torched his former colleagues on Wednesday for being too afraid to stand up to President Donald Trump.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who represented Illinois in the House of Representatives for over a decade, discussed what it's like receiving death threats on a new episode of "The Bulwark Podcast," hosted by Tim Miller. Kinzinger said he's heard from several lawmakers that they are voting with Trump because they are afraid that the MAGA base may threaten their safety.

A former strategist to George W. Bush's presidential campaign led an MSNBC panel into laughter over Fox News hosts who are bewildered by Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) trolling of President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters.

For the past week, Newsom's staff has adopted the Trump style of social media, with all-caps posts, finger-pointing, nicknames, and more. Supporters have responded to it with their own trolling, posting scores of AI images of Newsom as a superhero and even in bed with first lady Melania Trump.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is having a moment as his mockery of President Donald Trump's social media posts has sent Republicans flying into a rage.

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace showcased some of Newsom's social media posts that adopt the style of Trump's all-caps rants, calling his foes "not hot" and needling Trump supporters. Meanwhile, scores of Newsom allies have started making AI photos of the governor similar to the Trump Trading Cards, showcasing the president as a superhero, war hero, and being touched by the hands of Jesus Christ.

A federal judge smacked down President Donald Trump's administration in court on Wednesday, calling officials out on their desperate effort to dodge accountability around the documents from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

In a ruling, Judge Richard Berman blasted, "The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70-odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials" and its refusal to disclose them.

A Nobel Prize-winning economist warned on Wednesday that one of President Donald Trump's economic policies could do even more harm than his tariffs.

Paul Krugman, who won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for his contributions to trade theory and economic geography, wrote on Substack that Trump's immigration policies are pushing the U.S. economy to the brink. He added that arresting and deporting workers will be even worse for the economy than what has been portrayed in the media.

The voting machine company Smartmatic submitted a new court filing this week in its lawsuit against Fox News, calling for the judge to issue a quick ruling in their favor. The details in the filing, however, reveal previously unknown comments from top Fox hosts and allies of Donald Trump who never believed his 2020 election conspiracies.

Before going to work for the Trump administration this month, Jeanine Pirro was claiming that software from Dominion was known to switch votes. Meanwhile, according to Smartmatic's filing, Pirro didn't buy the election fraud claims.

Judge Richard Berman issued a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump's administration for refusing to release more than 100,000 pages of documents it has from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. One legal expert is calling it "quite a response."

In a ruling on Wednesday, Berman blasted, "The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70-odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier, who was locked in the House chamber after refusing a police escort, faced a felony threat for taking a call about redistricting in the facility's bathroom.

The incident occurred on Wednesday during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) call with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, was on hand with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday when the group visited a Washington, D.C. Shake Shack.

A crowd of protesters and travelers shouted up at the second floor of the Union Station balcony as National Guard soldiers surrounded them.

Another judge who presided over a Jeffrey Epstein grand jury ruled on Wednesday not to release the court materials, and did so in a blistering takedown of the Justice Department.

Judge Richard Berman explained, "The Government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf the 70-odd pages of Epstein grand jury materials."

Donald Trump displayed a breathtaking lack of understanding about the Cold War during his recent summit with Vladimir Putin — and left his own advisors “basically helpless” as he waved away their attempts to interject.

That’s according to the president’s biographer, who spoke to the Daily Beast on Wednesday.