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"Regime change": Cruz, Graham call for US involvement in Iran-Israel conflict

The 2000s are really back.

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"Going at it hot and heavy": Trump shares view of Israel-Iran conflict, promises "peace soon"

Trump said he would "never get credit" for his statecraft and promised to "make the Middle East great again"

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Israel launches "preemptive strike" against Iran

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The attack came as the United States and Iran are attempting to work out a new nuclear deal

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"Protests fall far short of rebellion": Judge blocks Trump from deploying National Guard in L.A.

Judge Charles Breyer said that "the founders" intended control of the National Guard to stay with the states

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"Who is funding these protestors?": Gabbard, Trump spread conspiracy theory about paid demonstrators

The director of national intelligence pushed the idea that Los Angeles demonstrators were paid to protest

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"My life is on the line”: Weinstein convicted on sex crimes charge in retrial

The jury in Weinstein's retrial found the former Hollywood producer guilty on one count and cleared him of another

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"His cherished music will live forever": Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson dies at 82

Wilson saw the sublime in teeny-bopper surf songs and his studio wizardry changed popular music forever.

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"We remain committed to trusted journalism": ABC axes Terry Moran following Trump, Miller criticism

The veteran journalist called the White House duo "world-class haters" over the weekend

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"His influence remains undeniable": Sly Stone dies at 82

The legendary funk frontman released a string of hit singles and some of the most influential music of all time

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"World-class hater": ABC's Moran suspended for saying Stephen Miller is full of "bile"

The network's senior national correspondent was put on leave for calling Miller a "world-class hater"

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"Purposefully inflammatory": Newsom criticizes Trump deploying National Guard amid LA ICE protests

The governor of California said that Trump was trying to "create a spectacle" in the nation's second-largest city

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"Wouldn't describe it as a fistfight": White House speaks on Musk, Bessent scrap

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the reported brawl was just a "disagreement"

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"Devastating": Mahmoud Khalil describes missing the birth of his son in new legal filings

The activist addressed the charges against him and spoke about his detention in a raft of legal filings

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"Trump is in the Epstein files": Musk drops "big bomb" on president as war of words continues

Musk turned MAGA's obsession with a supposed cabal of powerful pedophiles on the president

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"Elon's telling the truth!": Dem Rep. says GOP bill will balloon debt and "get rid of Elmo"

Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz said Republicans will have precious little to show for their focus on cost-cutting

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What hurricane season? FEMA chief flusters staffers by appearing not to know about peak storm period

What hurricane season? FEMA chief flusters staffers by appearing not to know about peak storm period

David Richardson left staff shaking their heads when he appeared unaware that hurricane season had started

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"He was always on top of it": Clinton pushes back against reports of Biden decline

The former president said he saw no reason to be concerned about Biden's mental state

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"Stick to spaceships": Musk interview grows tense during grilling on Trump admin policies

The former head of DOGE didn't want to reflect on his time in the Trump administration

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"Soulless, mindless entities": Trump shares QAnon conspiracy theory suggesting Biden is a clone

The president shared a post late Saturday night suggesting Biden had been "executed" and replaced

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"Well-deserving Americans": Trump pardons convicted reality TV fraudsters Todd, Julie Chrisley

The pardons were part of a wave of acts of clemency that included commuting the sentence of Larry Hoover

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"Liberation Day" is cancelled: Trump's global tariffs ruled illegal

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that Trump did not have the authority to set unilateral tariffs

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"You call that chickening out?": Trump bristles at Wall Street's TACO talk over tariffs

The acronym, common among traders, means "Trump Always Chickens Out"

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"The swamp has won": DeSantis throws in lot with DOGE as Musk influence wanes

The Florida governor has spent years vacillating between bashing Donald Trump and kissing the ring

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"Emperor has no clothes!": Paul's problems with Trump's "Beautiful" bill may spell trouble in Senate

The senator from Kentucky says Trump's cost-cutting bill will actually supercharge the deficit

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"We want those names and countries": Trump rages over Harvard's international student population

The Trump administration attempted to bar Harvard from enrolling international students earlier this week

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You snooze, you win: Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" almost failed thanks to congressman's catnap

The tax cut and spending bill passed by the thinnest possible margin after one GOPer missed the vote to saw logs

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"Restore the DOE": Federal judge blocks Trump's attempt to dismantle Department of Education

The ruling ordered the Trump admin to reinstate hundreds of workers targeted in a mass layoff

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"Need to be defeated": GOP Rep. Fine says Gaza should be "nuked" in response to DC shooting

The Florida congressman has been a reliable source of bloodlust since Oct. 7

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Bro-country has curdled

Morgan Wallen and his imitators are here for a long time, not a good time

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"Don't have a plane to give you": Trump pushes "white genocide" claims in chaotic Ramaphosa meeting

Trump screened a video for the South African president, claiming that white farmers in the country were imperiled

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"You work for us": Neil Young trashes Trump, supports Springsteen in fired-up screed

The rocker asked the president to worry about "the mess [he] made" and not petty squabbles

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"She saw something I did not": Tapper apologized to Lara Trump over Biden decline dust-up

The CNN host previously feuded with Trump over accusations that Joe Biden was in decline

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"It's the right to remove people": Noem whiffs when Congress asks her to define habeas corpus

The head of DHS argued that the legal principle gives carte blanche to deport migrants

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"I'm in the KKK now": Mike Myers meets "Kanye West" 20 years after Katrina benefit on "SNL"

"Saturday Night Live" alum Myers played himself in a sketch for the 50th season finale

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Biden diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer

The former president's age and health were key concerns that led to him abandoning a reelection bid last summer

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"Congress kills poor kids in Gaza": Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested after Senate hearing protest

Ben Cohen was arrested after interrupting a hearing to protest the war in Gaza

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"He was so angry": Cassie details abuse from Sean "Diddy" Combs during sex trafficking trial

Cassie Ventura testified about her relationship with Diddy in the mogul's ongoing sex trafficking trial

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"Victory, truly”: Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault

The legendary French actor was found guilty of assaulting two women on a movie set in 2021

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“They’re not working”: Trump accuses federal workers of slacking after he spent the day golfing

The president spent the day golfing at his National Doral Miami resort before accusing federal workers of sloth

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"Nothing to sustain that": Biden denies reports of cognitive decline, trashes Trump on "The View"

Biden said reports of his slipping faculties were "wrong" and criticized Trump's first 100 days on the talk show

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"What a great honor": Trump congratulates American pope who has previously chastised administration

Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly amplified criticisms of the Trump administration and Catholic convert JD Vance

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"Likely to generate inflation": Fed Chair Powell paints bleak picture of US under Trump tariffs

The Fed chair noted that Trump's upcoming tariffs could lead to inflation and increased unemployment

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Judiciary pushes back against Trump deportation regime in Khalil, Öztürk rulings

Two rulings on Wednesday halted officials' attempts to trample the rights of detained pro-Palestine activists

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"I am the shopkeeper": Trump compares US to "beautiful store" while dodging question about tariffs

The president has grown aggravated with a press that expects him to reveal his long-promised trade deals

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"Have to talk to Secretary Noem": Vance jokes about siccing ICE agents on World Cup tourists

The vice president warned visitors to "go home" after coming to catch the World Cup in 2026

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"Devastating blow": SCOTUS allows Trump admin to carry out ban of transgender people from military

The ban had been stayed by a lower court as a lawsuit works its way through appeals

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"Americans are going to see consequences": Pence breaks with Trump on tariffs, deportations

The former vice president took issue with several moves the Trump admin is making

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"I was supposed to be a moviemaker": Trump's decision to reopen Alcatraz inspired by Hollywood

The president cited "the movies" when asked about his plan to reopen the notorious prison in San Francisco Bay

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"Catholics loved it": Trump says people bothered by his AI pope image "can't take a joke"

Trump's response came after an AI-generated image of himself as the pope drew backlash from cardinals

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"Get them the hell out": Trump punts on question of following the Constitution on "Meet the Press"

President Donald Trump seems to have forgotten the oath he swore twice.  In an interview with "Meet the Press," Trump repeatedly punted on whether...

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