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The elderly president has demanded action on Iran’s “nuclear dust” from an agency that ceased to exist more than 50 years ago, raising concerns that he is increasingly living in the past.
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Let us start with the plain facts, please. The president of the United States has not reached a settlement with the United States government regarding the IRS release of his files. There was no case to be settled. A judge was about to throw it out.
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The Trump administration has rehired a Department of Homeland Security doctor on a $324,000 salary despite an ongoing sexual harassment probe and gun, drug, and alcohol violations, a three-month PunchUp investigation has uncovered.
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Grift and Graft, the twin pillars of Trump’s presidency, are the basis of his latest and most daring ploy—awarding himself a $1.776 billion slush fund of taxpayer money to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, and distributing the money with no public accounting, large chunks going to January 6 insurrectionists no less.
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MAGA-curious CBS News boss Bari Weiss is reportedly set to lose control of the network’s most prestigious programs.
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A group of nearly 100 Democrats is fighting to block the creation of a massive slush fund after Donald Trump moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and instead create a massive fund for his political allies.
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Trump made a flurry of trades on a tech company just as his administration announced a major agreement with the same firm, according to the president’s own financial declarations.
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On a recent visit to my doctor’s office, I was asked the routine questions about whether I had any flu symptoms or had traveled out of the country, writes Eleanor Clift. Then there was this: Had I noticed any swelling in my face or jaw? That was new, and when I asked in turn what it was about, the receptionist replied succinctly: “Mumps.”
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The disgraced director behind the first lady’s movie, Melania, will join President Donald Trump in China as part of the U.S. delegation.
Brett Ratner will accompany Trump administration officials as they meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the New York Post reporting that he is flying aboard Air Force One with the president.
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Members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle are secretly fed up with the aide who is enabling his unhinged late-night Truth Social rampages.
His executive assistant is the driving force behind some of his most incendiary content, including a racist video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus Christ, both of which Trump later took down.
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