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'Why didn't they fight for it?' Trump shames Ukraine for letting Russia take Crimea

President Donald Trump took aim at Volodymyr Zelensky in a lengthy Truth Social post Wednesday after Ukraine's president said his country would not "legally recognize" the Russian occupation of Crimea.

The United States is promoting a cease-fire agreement contingent on Ukraine's recognition of Russia's control of the Black Sea peninsula that President Vladimir Putin annexed in 2014. Russia staged a full-scale invasion in 2022.

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'Not going to be discussed!' Combative State Dept spokesperson snaps over Ukraine question

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce grew increasingly combative during a CNN interview Wednesday, when she repeatedly refused to answer a question about a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, exclaiming, "That's not what we're going to do here!"

The confrontation began when anchor Pamela Brown asked about the U.S. threat to walk away from peace talks with Russia and Ukraine over the issue of Crimea.

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'Not how the law works': Experts slam 'dinkus' Tom Homan's attacks on wrongly deported man

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump's advisor Tom Homan attacked Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man the government admits was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador.

Homan serves as Trump's "border czar," a position the president invented. Speaking to the press, Homan claimed of García, "He got more due process than Laken Riley got."

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'Trump chickened out': Conservative writer revels in president's latest 'retreat'

Neoconservative writer Bill Krisol is reveling in President Donald Trump's retreat on economic issues he once vowed he would remain rock solid on upholding.

In an article for The Bulwark, Kristol called Trump's retreat on issues like Chinese tariffs and threats of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell "a fine sight."

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Marco Rubio brags about 'sweeping' State Dept cuts three days after denying them

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he's making sweeping cuts at the State Department just days after claiming a "Trump draft order" for the cuts were a “hoax” and “fake news.”

Rubio posted to X Tuesday, "Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department. These sweeping changes will empower our talented diplomats to put America and Americans first."

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'Lots of blinking!' MSNBC's Sorkin dunks on 'strongman' Trump for taking '180-degree turn'

MSNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin mocked President Donald Trump for "blinking" under pressure and perpetuating the economic whiplash that continues to rile the markets.

Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski introduced Sorkin Wednesday, asking, "We have Trump blinking? Or, how would you describe it?"

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New Tesla figures show massive profit loss amid nationwide backlash to Elon Musk

Elon Musk's affiliation with President Donald Trump has led to huge first-quarter profit loss for his electric vehicle company, Tesla, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal reported that Tesla's "net income slid 71% in the first quarter, as the company struggled to overcome competitive pressure overseas and a reputational hit from Chief Executive Elon Musk’s polarizing role in the Trump administration."

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'Took away my visa': Foreign leader makes bizarre accusation against Trump admin

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a member of the left-wing M-19 Democratic Alliance, claimed during a nationally-televised broadcast that he can't travel to the United States anymore because he believed the Trump administration revoked his visa.

The Monday night broadcast was described as a Cabinet Meeting "presented as a 'presidential address,'" during which Petro made the "offhand remark," according to The City Paper Bogotá.

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'He's gone': Attorney 'shocked' after Trump admin 'disappeared' delivery worker

A respected immigration attorney expressed his shock and dismay on social media over the fate of a Venezuelan immigrant who disappeared after accidentally crossing into Canada and being detained by U.S. authorities.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow with the American Immigration Council, wrote Tuesday, "This story from today is SHOCKING. The United States has disappeared a man. His last known whereabouts on March 15 was in the same place as others sent to El Salvador, but his name doesn't appear on the leaked list of people sent there. He is, for all intents and purposes, gone."

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'Huge problem': Insiders say WH having a 'full-blown meltdown' amid latest scandal

U.S. diplomat Brett McGurk, who has held senior national security positions under both Republican and Democratic presidents, expressed his concern Tuesday on CNN over government insiders claiming the Pentagon was disintegrating under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership.

On Sunday, The New York Times reported that Hegseth used the unsecured Signal app a second time to share sensitive Houthi attack information with family members. Hegseth went on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning to blame the information "leak" on three Pentagon aides whom he appointed, then recently fired.

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'Brutal gut-punch': Report details new national security threat posed by China

Artificial Intelligence that's being built by private labs to store sensitive U.S. national security information is at risk of being hacked by the Chinese government, according to reporting from TIME.

That's because components used to build the technology "are mostly or exclusively built in China," wrote correspondent Billy Perrigo.

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'Weird and creepy': Conservative blasts Trump admin's latest initiative

A conservative critic branded the Trump administration's proposed incentives to encourage Americans to have more babies as something out of a Soviet-era Eastern Bloc country.

On CNN's Inside Politics Tuesday, Dana Bash cited a New York Times article about the administration's ideas to bolster the birthrate, that include $5,000 bonuses to new mothers, menstrual education programs, and a "Medal of Motherhood" for parents with six or more children.

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Hegseth slammed for throwing colleagues 'under the bus' to dodge blame amid scandal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was accused Tuesday of throwing his former, hand-picked Pentagon colleagues "under the bus" in an attempt to shift blame over "Signalgate 2.0."

The New York Times reported Sunday that Hegseth used an unsecured Signal app to share highly sensitive information about a Houthi airstrike with is wife, brother, and lawyer. This was the second time Hegseth was pegged for using the phone app to transmit attack plans.

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