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'I could do it very effectively': Eric Trump boasts about his political future

In an interview released on Friday, Eric Trump predicted a Trump family dynasty in America's future and noted he could easily slide into the role of a lawmaker.

Speaking with Alex Rogers of the Financial Times, Donald Trump's middle son, who has been frequently mocked on Saturday Night Live as intellectually diminished, claimed he sees a path for members of the Trump family to make a career in politics on the heels of his father being elected president twice.

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Supreme Court drops major ruling on Trump's birthright citizenship order

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday gave the Donald Trump administration a major victory in its attempt to end birthright citizenship.

The U.S. Constitution says that any person born in the U.S. is considered an American.

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'Thin skinned': Dem lawmaker takes brutal swipe at 'weekend news anchor' Hegseth

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) told CNN what he really thought about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Friday appearance with anchor Kate Bolduan.

Bolduan asked about Thursday's fiery Pentagon briefing on the Iran strikes, saying, "You had some harsh words mocking the Defense secretary for his, I'll call it an 'emotional speech,' during the Pentagon briefing. What is your take on why the Defense secretary is handling questions about the mission the way that he is, and berating reporters for accurate reporting?"

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'Face consequences!' Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million

California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit Friday against Fox News, asking the network to pay $787.5 million in damages over its coverage of his phone call with President Donald Trump during the Los Angeles protests earlier this month.

“If Fox News wants to lie to the American people on Donald Trump’s behalf, it should face consequences, just like it did in the Dominion case,” Newsom told Politico Friday. “Until Fox is willing to be truthful, I will keep fighting against their propaganda machine.”

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McConnell takes swing at JD Vance as he reveals method for getting to Trump

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressed no small degree of contempt for Vice President JD Vance in an interview posted by Politico on Friday as he explained how he has finally found a way to get Donald Trump's ear.

In an interview with Politico's Jonathan Martin, McConnell, who is not running for re-election, applauded the president for his attack on Iran and hoped that he will also take a more active role in helping Ukraine oppose the Russians.

As he explained, he has been in a battle with the GOP's international isolationist wing –– which includes Vance –– and feels that has made gains with Trump with his speeches on the Senate floor.

"McConnell’s hope is that after the success Israel and the U.S. have jointly had over the skies of Iran, he can be something of an evangelist to convert Trump to the peace-through-strength gospel of interventionism that the octogenarian lawmaker has prioritized in the final Congress of his four-decade Senate career," Martin wrote.

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According to Kentucky Republican, "Most of [Trump’s] advisers don’t agree with what I’m saying," and now that he has stepped down from his leadership role he has “the freedom to do it that I would not have had if I had still been leader.”

As for Vance, McConnell told Martin, "He’s got some pretty rabid isolationists over at DoD — you could argue the vice president is in that group,” before dismissing Vance and the others with, "None of those people who’ve read history.'

As for how he is getting around Vance to Trump, he stated, "I’m delivering it publicly. I don’t think whispering in somebody’s ear is what ought to be done right now. I think you need to build support. The way you do that is publicly.”

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Pete Hegseth fired 'brushback pitch' at Fox News to halt scrutiny: Dem lawmaker

During an appearance on MSNBC early Friday morning, a Democratic lawmaker suggested that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made it clear on Thursday that he doesn't want any press scrutiny of the attack on Iran which is why the press needs to dig into it even more.

Speaking with the hosts of "Morning Joe," Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) noted a moment from Hegseth's contentious press conference when he singled out Fox News Pentagon reporter Jennifer Griffin who was pressing him about one of the bombing sites.

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'Especially vocal' Supreme Court Justice alienated from her colleagues: expert

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been “especially vocal” against President Donald Trump’s agenda, and CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic believes it's alienated her from her colleagues on the high court.

The remarks came ahead of the final days of the Supreme Court’s term, according to CNN This Morning anchor Audie Cornish.

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'You heard it here': CNN panel erupts in laughter over GOP analyst's Trump idea

A conservative analyst's idea had an entire CNN panel laughing early Friday morning.

Conservative blogger and journalist Rob Bluey appeared on CNN ahead of the weekend to discuss the recent events in Iran.

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Trump's plan would slam immigrants with huge fines before self-deporting: report

As the Department of Homeland Security is accelerating rounding up immigrants at their homes and jobs and rushing them out of the country without due process, the Donald Trump-appointed agency leadership is planning a rule change permitting expedited massive fines as another weapon.

According to an ABC exclusive report, there is a plan afoot to fine undocumented immigrants up to almost $10,000 if they don't voluntarily self-deport if they receive an adverse ruling from a judge.

ABC is reporting that fines were being used during the first Trump term, but that practice was suspended under President Joe Biden.

Now Homeland Security head Kristi Noem wants to ramp them up again.

According to the report, "Fines will range from $100 to $500 per illegal entry into the U.S., up to almost $10,000 for failure to voluntary deport after a judge orders it, and up to $1,000 per day for those who do not comply with a removal order."

Before the rule change, which is expected to go into effect on Friday, immigrants were given a 30-day window before the fines would start accruing.

ABC is reporting, "Those who use the Customs and Border Protection's CBP Home app to self-deport will have any fines levied against them waived, according to the DHS. As of June 13, DHS has issued 10,000 fine notifications."

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DOGE to change gun control rules: 'Dream come true for gun traffickers'

Elon Musk may be gone from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but that's not stopping the non-cabinet agency from “dangerously” changing the rules at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), according to an exclusive Washington Post report.

“The Administration seems hell-bent on ushering in a golden age for gun criminals, gutting the only agency specifically tasked with keeping communities safe from gun violence,” John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, said in a statement to The Washington Post.

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'He's taking orders': Trump's ex-'trusted operative' says president has a boss

Someone who worked closely with Donald Trump and his associates is sounding the alarm about who the president is actually beholden to.

Lev Parnas, whose story of working with Trump on issues that led to the president's first impeachment is told in a documentary called From Russia with Lev, used to work closely with Trump and his aides. More recently, Parnas, a former "trusted operative," reported that Trump plans to "stonewall" Congress on crucial war issues.

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'Never seen anything like this': Analyst stunned by latest GOP 'self-sabotage'

With Senate Republicans reportedly poised to hold a vote on Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" budget bill on Saturday, MSNBC host Sam Stein claimed the majority party is making a huge mistake that will come back to haunt them.

At Trump's urging, the Senate GOP leadership wants to press ahead with the vote despite the fact that the bill has huge gaps in it and the fact that no one has had time to read the entire budget package.

According to an incredulous Stein, voting so soon defies logic.

"I can't get over a couple of things here," he told the panel. "One is the process, which is they haven't finished writing this thing and they are still going to vote on it tomorrow."

"It's crazy to me that, I mean there's not been a single hearing in the Senate, they don't have a budget analysis, they don't have an analysis of how many people will be impacted by the Medicaid cuts. They don't actually know what's in the bill," he elaborated. "They have to rewrite the bill, and they're still going to vote on it tomorrow. I mean, it's madness –– let's just call it what it is: it's total madness, we've never seen anything like this happen before."

Noting they are trying to get the bill to Trump's desk by July 4th, he added, "I don't think I've ever really witnessed a party self-sabotage in this type of fashion, as the Republicans are doing right now, all because they're extremely worried about offending Donald Trump."

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