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'Human catastrophe!' Trump uncorks massive all-caps rant as new scandal breaks

Donald Trump on Sunday morning unleashed a massive rant aimed in part at U.S. allies amid what some have called "one of the biggest foreign policy scandals in history."

The president over the weekend took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to release the rant totaling more than 200 words. The massive meltdown comes amid disputed reports that Marco Rubio disseminated Russia-written documents to Ukrainian officials and passed them off as a U.S. peace deal.

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MAGA lawmaker labeled 'spokesperson for Putin' for pushing 'Russia-written surrender' plan

A MAGA lawmaker is in hot water as her latest comments are causing some to accuse her of being a Russian asset.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna turned some heads when she embraced a controversial plan many have said was written by Russians and disseminated to Ukrainian officials by the State Department. Luna said of the deal, "A strong deal is on the table for Ukrainians — and we need to get it done. This war must end. Russia has signaled it’s ready to come to the table, and the U.S. supports a path to peace."

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'Truly bizarre': Critics pounce on 'one of the biggest foreign policy scandals in history'

A peace plan being thrust upon Ukraine was actually written by Russia, according to reports, and Marco Rubio is taking heat for confusing messaging.

Foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin reported the news on X:

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'First to surrender': GOP lawmaker breaks from Trump with grim warning about his 'legacy'

U.S. Representative Don Bacon of (R-NE) broke from Donald Trump on Saturday with a grim reminder about what the congressman says could be Trump's "legacy."

Bacon, who has spoken out about Trump's attitude regarding Ukraine and the war Russia has imposed on it, over the weekend weighed in on a recent proposal from the Trump administration to end the brutal foreign war by forcing numerous concessions from the victim nation.

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'Disquieting horror': NYT analyst exposes how ICE has 'shattered' lives of legal residents

People who are here legally have had their lives "shattered" by ICE, too, according to interviews conducted by an analyst with the New York Times.

Sarah Wildman, a staff writer and editor in Opinion for the NYT, spoke "to a half-dozen people and their families who have been taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention." According to Wildman, "Each was re-entering, or was already in the country legally. No one was smuggled across the border."

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'It was every night': New report exposes MAGA lawmaker's purported sex worker scandal

Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) on Thursday was hit with yet another report alleging reckless behavior, including hiring numerous sex workers.

The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it had opened an investigation into Rep. Mills over several issues, according to a new report. The following day, investigative political reporter Roger Sollenberger dropped a report of his own.

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'International incident': 'Terrifying standoff' as US troops mistakenly invade Mexico

American troops "pulled up on a Mexican beach" and created a "terrifying standoff," according to a new report.

According to at least one news report, "American troops pulled up on a Mexican beach in a dramatic escalation of tensions after Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country."

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'This sounds ominous': Foreign ally told to 'buckle up' for new peace deal being imposed

New details have emerged about a Ukraine peace plan secretly worked up between the U.S. and Russia – and how Trump administration officials intend to impose its conditions.

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has been drafting the 28-point plan with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, according to reporting from Tuesday night, and Politico Playbook reported Wednesday the White House will soon unveil the agreement to end the three-and-a-half year war to an end.

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'This isn't what we paid for': Analyst says Trump facing more MAGA fury over dinner move

President Donald Trump surrendering American security for the sake of cozying up to Saudi Arabia should have even MAGA questioning their life choices, Axios CEO Jim Vandehei told MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Wednesday's "Morning Joe."

"If you're in MAGA and you're America First, what the hell are you thinking today?" said Vandehei. "You're watching the fact that you have the White House and Congress. The only thing that they've done in the last two months is vote to release the Epstein files over the objection of the president, who doesn't didn't want any of the files to be released in the first place. Nothing else. Then you put next to that the fact that you have a quasi-state dinner with the Saudis."

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'Whistling by the graveyard': Republican strategist warns GOP face huge midterms challenge

The GOP could face a difficult midterm period, according to a Republican strategist who says some will be "whistling by the graveyard".

Victory is not guaranteed for the Republican candidates in next year's voting, an anonymous strategist claimed, suggesting that Donald Trump would be crucial to the GOP's campaign efforts. Speaking to Politico, the unnamed analyst said there will be trouble for some GOP members in inspiring voters to turn up in the 2026 elections, even if their support for Trump is unwavering.

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'Sickens me!' MAGA hosts lose it on pope after perceived 'woke' snub of Mel Gibson

Hosts of the pro-MAGA Real America's Voice network accused Pope Leo XIV of a "woke turn" after a meeting with Hollywood stars did not include conservatives like Mel Gibson.

"It's time to stay awake, not woke," host Terrence Bates noted on Monday. "That is where Pope Leo the 14th just hosted a private meeting with Hollywood A-listers, Spike Lee, Kate Blanchett, Judd Apatow, all there. But noticeably not there: Conservatives like Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Jon Voight, and James Woods."

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Trump confronts 'game-changer' as cruelty provokes 'unbelievably radical' revolt: analysts

Comments made by Pope Leo and a widely spread attack on President Donald Trump by Catholic bishops on his harsh immigration policies should give his administration pause that the ground beneath them is shifting — and not in a good way, it was warned Monday.

The hosts of “Morning Joe,” noted the Pope calling the treatment of undocumented immigrants a “grave injustice” and combined that with a statement from America’s Roman Catholic bishops asserting, “We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care.”

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Cash-strapped Kennedy Center letting FIFA use facilities rent-free for weeks: report

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts will be postponing previously booked events so the Donald Trump administration can let FIFA, the cash-rich governing body of international soccer, use the facilities for free in late November into early December.

According to a report from the Washington Post, the televised draw for the 2026 World Cup will occur at the nation’s cultural center which has been reeling from poor ticket sales and longtime donors cutting off funds since the president fired the board, took over control and installed his own people.

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