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Trump rages against four 'Republican losers' who checked his Iran war powers

Trump attacked the Republican senators who crossed party lines and voted to check his Iran war powers.

In a late-night Truth Social post, Trump claimed he had "Iran on the 'ropes,' ready to go down for the fall, willing to give us practically anything, and for the first time in decades, respecting the hell out of the United States and its president."

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Trump DOJ presses court to void Jan 6 rioter's domestic violence gun conviction

The Trump Department of Justice is again asking a federal court to erase a January 6 rioter's gun conviction, per a new court filing.

In a renewed motion on Tuesday, the Trump DOJ asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the conviction of Benjamin John Martin, who was found guilty of possessing firearms despite a prior misdemeanor domestic violence conviction.

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Experts outraged at Pete Hegseth's latest 'insane' military purge: 'What a disgrace'

Political analysts and military experts were outraged on Tuesday night after The Atlantic reported that the latest high-ranking military officer had been forced out under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership.

The Atlantic reported that General Chris Donahue, commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa and commander of Allied Land Command, had abruptly left the military. The move came at a time when the Trump administration is reviewing its military resources worldwide, but analysts and experts noted that Donahue's departure would leave a much bigger void than it seemed.

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Chris Hayes cracks up as Trump celebrates 'double endorsement' primary win

MS NOW's Chris Hayes cracked up on Tuesday's broadcast of "All In" after President Donald Trump celebrated the results of a primary race where he endorsed both candidates.

Alan Wilson, the South Carolina attorney general, defeated the state's Lieutenant Governor, Pamela Evette, in a Republican Governor primary race. Trump endorsed both candidates in the race, which the Associated Press called after just 8% of the vote had been counted.

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Pete Hegseth's 'war on warriors' is causing havoc within the military: insiders

Military sources who recently spoke to The Atlantic about the departure of a high-ranking leader warned that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's "war on warriors" is causing havoc within the military.

On Tuesday, The Atlantic reported that General Chris Donahue had unexpectedly departed the military. Donahue was considered a "rising star" within the ranks, and had led forces across Europe and Africa. He was tasked with helping Ukraine bolster its fight against Russian invasion, according to the report.

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Internet ridicules Trump's MAGA rally after it announces new act: 'It's a July 4 miracle'

Political analysts ridiculed President Donald Trump's state fair after it was announced that FBI Director Kash Patel's MAGA girlfriend was tapped to perform.

Alexis Wilkins announced via a post on X that she will be a "featured performer" at the June 24 kick-off rally to the Great American State Fair.

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MAGA senator's wild threat to put Obama in jail sparks outrage: 'Another imaginary enemy'

A MAGA senator attracted online ire by making a threat against one of Trump's political foes.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called Obama "a crook" during an appearance on Real America's Voice on Tuesday and demanded, "Let's put him in jail." He added that Fauci "should be in prison" for supposedly "lying to the American people," but didn't specify why he thought Obama should be in jail.

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Physical therapist claims bizarre handshake may be a sign Trump had a stroke

A physical therapist said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is exhibiting symptoms of someone who recently had a stroke.

During his trip to the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Trump gave a bizarre handshake to French President Emmanuel Macron that caught the eye of Adam James, a licensed physical therapist. James noted that Trump's odd movements suggested that he may have had a recent neurological episode.

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Ex-GOP operative amazed watching aging Trump 'decompose in real time'

Former Republican operative Steve Schmidt described his amazement as President Donald Trump is "decomposing in real time."

On his podcast "The Warning," Schmidt spoke about Trump's health. He said that he thinks Trump "will live to be at least 108 years old," but the president is "falling apart, decomposing in real time, under the stress, the burden, the weight of the Epstein cover-up, who knows?"

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Trump may need a life jacket to save himself from 'cost of broken promises': economist

President Donald Trump may need to procure a life jacket to save himself from the cost of his broken promises to his supporters, according to a Nobel Prize-winning economist.

Paul Krugman, who won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for his work on trade theory, argued in a new Substack essay that Trump appears desperate to end the war with Iran because of its impact on the American economy, particularly gas prices. Krugman noted that Trump may be in for rough waters even if the war ends amicably as Trump tries to rehabilitate his relationship with his supporters.

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Trump admin blocked from blindsiding immigrants at courthouses in scathing ruling

A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration's policy of arresting immigrants at immigration courthouses, finding Immigration and Customs Enforcement acted with a "complete lack of decisionmaking."

U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts of the Northern District of California issued the order wiping out both ICE's courthouse-arrest policies and a separate waiver that had allowed the agency to hold detainees in short-term cells for up to 72 hours.

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Charlie Kirk's secret 'worry' about Trump unearthed in blockbuster new book

Charlie Kirk, the late right-wing activist and ally of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, privately expressed concerns about how the president was handling Middle East affairs amid fractures in the MAGA base, according to a highly anticipated book released Tuesday.

In “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan revealed how Kirk privately questioned Trump’s handling of relations with Israel during ongoing conflict in Gaza, prior to his assassination at a college event in Utah in September.

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Supreme Court 'blessed' a 'Kafkaesque nightmare' with its 'disturbing' ruling: analysis

A "disturbing" Supreme Court ruling will allow border officials to subject green-card holders to a "Kafkaesque nightmare," per a Slate analysis.

According to the analysis by legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern, the 6-3 Supreme Court vote along usual partisan lines in the case Blanche v. Lau established that border officials don't need "clear and convincing evidence" that green-card holders committed a "crime of moral turpitude" to deny them entry.

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