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FBI supervisor scrambles after 'career ending' praise for anti-Trump agent: report

An FBI supervisor scrambled to retract her praise for a departing Chicago agent after the bureau branded him disloyal to President Donald Trump, a move a former agent warned could cost her career.

FBI Detroit Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan accidentally forwarded the resignation email of Chicago Special Agent in Charge Douglas DePodesta to her entire Detroit division, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In it, she called DePodesta someone who "will always be a part of the FBI Detroit family."

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Trump dealt fresh blow in war on DEI: court records

A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a fresh blow in his crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal court order blocking the Trump administration from firing dozens of CIA staffers tasked with working on DEI projects, court records show.

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'Ingratitude!' Hegseth lashes out at 'ingrates' burying Trump's top officials in boos

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was furious as demonstrators overpowered Trump administration officials speaking to a crowd of National Guard members on Thursday.

Hegseth, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Steven Nordhaus were speaking to the group of about 200 guard members ahead of the Fourth of July at Meridian Hill Park when the sounds of booing and sirens started to drown out the speeches.

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Jeers and sirens drown out Stephen Miller during his DC National Guard speech

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was booed and disrupted by protesters while speaking to National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Miller was speaking with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Nordhaus at Meridian Hill Park, where they were hosting a DC Safe & Beautiful Task Force Ceremony with about 200 National Guardsmen, according to CNN Pentagon reporter Haley Britzky.

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'Boooooo!' Todd Blanche drowned in fury from protesters as he speaks to National Guard

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took the microphone to deliver a speech to National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. on Thursday — but struggled to make himself heard over a constant stream of shouting and boos from protesters.

Blanche was there to give a speech to thank the guardsmen for their duties patrolling D.C. and working on President Donald Trump's vanity beautification projects around the city.

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Ted Cruz gets a harsh reminder as he tries to mock Mamdani's A/C advice during heat wave

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tried to mock New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for urging the public to conserve energy amid a dangerous heat wave cooking the East Coast — but there was one glaring thing he overlooked.

"New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool," wrote Mamdani on X. "Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can. Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment."

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New Fed chair's silence is speaking louder than he realizes: report

Kevin Warsh has taken over as Federal Reserve chair with a strategy few of his predecessors would recognize – saying almost nothing about where interest rates are headed.

But that silence has instead opened the door for his colleagues to fill the void, and their message is increasingly hawkish, reported Politico.

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MS NOW dumps cold water on new Trump jobs report: 'Half of what we expected'

There was more bad news for Donald Trump on Thursday morning as the new jobs report revealed dismal growth, leading MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle to raise a new red flag for the president’s embattled administration.

Appearing on “Morning Joe,“ Ruhle, a former Wall Street executive, noted that only 57,000 new jobs were created — a far cry from the 115,000 expected by economists.

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'Volatile situation': Experts react as anemic job numbers pour in for Trump economy

If President Donald Trump was hoping for a good jobs report to boost his party's spirits, he didn't get it.

As the latest survey results came in, economic reporters and other observers were quick to note that, while not every figure in the report was bad, it was well below what Wall Street had been hoping for.

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'Whoo!' CNN host astonished by bracing poll numbers showing Trump as an 'anchor' for GOP

A new polling analysis suggests Democrats' uphill battle to flip the four seats needed for Senate control may be more winnable than previously thought — thanks largely to a dramatic drop in President Donald Trump's popularity in the states that matter most.

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten examined six pivotal Senate battlegrounds — Alaska, Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas — and found Trump's net approval rating has swung nearly 20 points in the negative direction since 2024, when he carried these states by an average of eight points, and some by double digits.

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'Disappointed': Fox Business crew frets as Trump hit with poor economic numbers

The Fox Business team was greeted with bad news on Thursday as job numbers came in shockingly low.

"We came in underneath expectations," said Cheryl Casone. "We came in at 50,000 nonfarm jobs. The Street was looking for 110,000. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent, down from 4.3 percent, which it had been holding steady at for about three months."

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Dismal detail about Trump's fair flagged by reporter: 'Think about any outdoor event'

A reporter pointed out a dismal detail that serves as a leading indicator of just how poorly attended President Donald Trump's state fair has been.

The Great American State Fair leading up to the July 4 celebration of the nation's 250th birthday has prompted grim fascination and drawn comparisons to the disastrous Fyre Festival, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Tia Mitchell told "CNN News Central" about her own experience at the event.

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Trump 'really worried': Analyst says one threat has House Republicans scrambling

One looming threat to President Donald Trump that has House Republicans scrambling, a political analyst said Thursday morning.

Commentator Molly Jong-Fast took to BlueSky to share a Semafor report she argued showcases one of Trump’s top concerns should Republicans lose the House in the midterm elections.

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