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"It's OK to be proud to be German": Musk speaks at far-right AfD campaign event

Days after throwing what experts called a Nazi salute, Musk addressed the far-right party conference

26.01.2025 40

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"It's a massacre": Trump fires inspectors general in illegal overnight purge

A top GOP Senator confirmed the firings were done outside proper legal avenues and vowed to "defend" purged workers

25.01.2025 10

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Kristi Noem confirmed as homeland security secretary

Kristi Noem confirmed as homeland security secretary

Noem will lead agency tasked with mass deportations, a key goal of Trump's second-term

25.01.2025 8

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"I’m going to hit him back": Ontario Premier Ford lays out plan to fight Trump in trade war

The Ontario premier says he's ready for a street fight if Trump makes good on threats of a trade war with Canada

25.01.2025 6

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"FEMA is not good": Trump looking into ending federal disaster aid agency

Trump suggested some states were more deserving of aid than others, and that the feds could step out of relief role

25.01.2025 10

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"You can't have 'em forever": Trump cuts Fauci's security detail loose

The president, who fomented conspiracy theories and threats against the former top doc, axed his security this week

25.01.2025 10

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Trump WH Press Secretary took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions

Trump WH Press Secretary took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions

Karoline Leavitt hid hundreds of thousands in campaign debt from illegal donations, according to a new report

24.01.2025 6

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Executive orders show Trump is already running Project 2025 playbook despite denials

Executive orders show Trump is already running Project 2025 playbook despite denials

Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 during campaign but implemented many of its proposals in first week

24.01.2025 9

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Republican introduces measure to allow Trump a third term — but not Obama

Republican introduces measure to allow Trump a third term — but not Obama

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles carefully crafted the proposal to exclude past presidents

24.01.2025 9

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Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters convicted of blockading clinic entrances

Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters convicted of blockading clinic entrances

Trump pardoned Lauren Handy, who was found with fetuses in her home, for blockade that injured nurse

24.01.2025 9

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"A new low": WSJ editorial board slams Trump for leaving ex-staffers open to assassination

Mike Pompeo and John Bolton lost security protections days into Trump's term amid Iran death threats

24.01.2025 6

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Hegseth paid $50k to sexual assault accuser as part of confidentiality agreement

Hegseth paid $50k to sexual assault accuser as part of confidentiality agreement

Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense nominee seems poised for confirmation on Friday

24.01.2025 40

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"A big one, huh?”: Trump signs order to declassify JFK, MLK assassination files

Trump reversed course on first-term decision to withhold still-classified files on a trio of '60s assassinations

24.01.2025 5

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"Highly offensive": ADL sours on Musk over puns that "trivialize the Holocaust"

The Anti-Defamation League excused Musk for making a gesture experts called a Nazi salute earlier this week

24.01.2025 40

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GOP lawmakers' lewd texts kept House from subpoenaing Hutchinson in Jan. 6 probe: report

GOP lawmakers' lewd texts kept House from subpoenaing Hutchinson in Jan. 6 probe: report

An aide warned texts from GOP Reps. requesting "sexual favors" might come up if the GOP subpoenaed Hutchinson

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GOP Sens. announce opposition to Hegseth nom, saying they won't "compromise" on "character"

GOP Sens. announce opposition to Hegseth nom, saying they won't

The two GOP senators can't stop Hegseth's confirmation in a Senate controlled by their party

24.01.2025 8

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"Blatantly unconstitutional": Judge blocks Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship

A federal judge said the Trump admin's reasoning "boggles the mind" before issuing a restraining order against them

23.01.2025 4

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"Nero of American politics": Maher blames California politicians for LA fires

The comedian recycled GOP talking points about the fire in his Friday night "Real Time" monologue

19.01.2025 3

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Trump's "memecoin" crypto venture gained billions in value overnight

Trump's

Trump announced the new cryptocurrency on Friday, days before he's set to be sworn in as president

19.01.2025 20

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Los Angeles wildfires delay resentencing hearing for Menendez brothers

Los Angeles wildfires delay resentencing hearing for Menendez brothers

Erik and Lyle Menendez were initially slated for a resentencing hearing on Jan. 30

19.01.2025 6

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"The truth would disqualify you": Senate Dems grill Pete Hegseth over allegations and qualifications

Senators prodded the SecDef nominee over alcoholism and sex abuse allegations, as well as a lack of qualifications

15.01.2025 20

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MAGA billionaires: Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg rewarded with prime seats at Trump's inauguration

MAGA billionaires: Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg rewarded with prime seats at Trump's inauguration

With a combined net worth just shy of $1 trillion, the titans of Big Tech will all attend Trump's inauguration

14.01.2025 8

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"I remain focused on recovery": Kate Middleton is in remission from cancer

The Princess of Wales announced that she will become a patron of the cancer hospital where she received care

14.01.2025 4

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TikTok users flock to China-based "RedNote" as ban looms

TikTok users flock to China-based

Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English, has picked up tens of thousands of TikTok users looking for an alternative

14.01.2025 3

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Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of "exoneration," details campaign to overturn the 2020 election

Jack Smith rebuts Trump's claims of

In his final report on 2020 election subversion, Jack Smith said a jury would have found Trump guilty

14.01.2025 4

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Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling

Jack Smith report into Trump and election subversion to be released after Judge Cannon's ruling

The Trump appointee conceded the court had no grounds to stop half of Jack Smith's reports into the president-elect

13.01.2025 8

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Fox News host touts that "people whose houses are burned down" will turn on Democrats

Fox News host touts that

Rachel Campos Duffy blamed the "liberal policies" supported by wildfire victims for their torched homes

13.01.2025 4

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Arizona AG requests Jack Smith report to help in state fake electors case

Arizona AG requests Jack Smith report to help in state fake electors case

Kris Mayes asked for the report to help prosecute "one of the only remaining cases" against alleged fake electors

13.01.2025 4

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"Stark and troubling": Trump whistleblower sounds alarm over National Security Council loyalty tests

A questionnaire to NSC officials included asks on who civil servants voted for, donation history and social media

13.01.2025 4

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Trump inauguration committee sells "candlelight dinner" access for $1 million

Trump inauguration committee sells

Want Trump's ear during the inauguration? Be ready to pay up

13.01.2025 5

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Trump and Newsom are feuding over LA wildfires. It's nothing new

Trump and Newsom are feuding over LA wildfires. It's nothing new

They exchanged blows as LA burned this week, but this wasn't the first feud between the pair

11.01.2025 7

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"The truth matters": Biden and Zuckerberg trade criticisms after Meta kills fact-checking

The president slammed Zuckerberg's decision to axe fact-checking and expose "millions of people" to misinformation

11.01.2025 9

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Prosecutors ask judge for 15-year sentence in Menendez bribery case

Prosecutors ask judge for 15-year sentence in Menendez bribery case

The former senator will be sentenced on Jan. 29

11.01.2025 5

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Courting Trump, Zuckerberg ditches DEI and kills off LGBTQ+ themes for Facebook Messenger

Courting Trump, Zuckerberg ditches DEI and kills off LGBTQ+ themes for Facebook Messenger

On top of rolling back DEI plans, Meta's content moderation tweaks allow users to call LGBTQ users "mentally ill"

10.01.2025 3

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"Shameful": Arizona activists slam Kelly and Gallego for supporting GOP immigration crackdown

The Republican-led bill would instruct authorities to detain nonviolent immigrants without due process

10.01.2025 3

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"He wants to meet": Trump says he's arranging a meeting with Putin

Trump said he hasn't yet spoken to the Russian leader but that he hopes to get the Ukraine war “over with"

10.01.2025 9

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Israel's war on Gaza may have killed almost 65,000 people in under 9 months, Lancet study suggests

Israel's war on Gaza may have killed almost 65,000 people in under 9 months, Lancet study suggests

A study from researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine finds deaths exceed the official count

10.01.2025 9

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Appeals court allows release of Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report

Appeals court allows release of Jack Smith's Trump Jan. 6 report

The ruling doesn't end Judge Aileen Cannon's three-day injunction but does deny a request to block Smith's report

10.01.2025 10

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Supreme Court declines to stop sentencing in Trump hush money case

Supreme Court declines to stop sentencing in Trump hush money case

The 5-4 ruling clears the way for Trump to face sentencing on Friday morning

10.01.2025 10

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Fox loses appeal to duck $2.7 billion Smartmatic defamation suit

Fox loses appeal to duck $2.7 billion Smartmatic defamation suit

Judges ruled that a suit filed by Smartmatic against Fox Corp. can proceed.

10.01.2025 40

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Zuckerberg made fact-check changes after Trump visit: GOP congressman

Zuckerberg made fact-check changes after Trump visit: GOP congressman

The Meta boss's policy and staffing overhauls have been widely criticized as an attempt to appease Trump

10.01.2025 10

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Trump gets laughs from Obama, snubbed by Republicans in Carter funeral visit

Trump gets laughs from Obama, snubbed by Republicans in Carter funeral visit

Paying respects to Jimmy Carter, George Bush and former Second Lady Karen Pence gave Trump the cold shoulder

10.01.2025 20

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"No one is my gatekeeper": Fetterman to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago

The Pa. senator will visit the president-elect's home to discuss "whatever comes up"

10.01.2025 10

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Trump inauguration pulls in $200 million in donations, doubling previous record

President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration has raised over $150 million so far, plus another $50 million in post-election PAC cash,...

05.01.2025 30

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Clinton, Soros among Biden's Medal of Freedom honorees

President Joe Biden will honor 19 people with Presidential Medals of Freedom on Saturday, including some conservative bugbears like Hillary Clinton...

04.01.2025 2

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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dies at 47

Filmmaker and director Jeff Baena died on Friday at the age of 47. The dark-comedy director and writer known for movies like "The Little Hours" is...

04.01.2025 2

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Washington Post cartoonist quits, claiming comic criticizing Bezos was censored

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes is leaving the Washington Post after nearly two decades due to what she claims was editorial...

04.01.2025 10

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"Hopefully she has learned her lesson": Trump bashes envoy in announcement of her nomination

In an unusual nomination even by his standards, President-elect Donald Trump nominated diplomat and former Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus to...

04.01.2025 5

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"This was a wake up call": Letters from Las Vegas Cybertruck bombing suspect shine light on motive

Police shared excerpts of letters and texts that they allege were sent by Matthew Livelsberger prior to the explosion of his rented Cybertruck...

04.01.2025 9

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Gaetz's absence from House met with cheers

Members of the 119th Congress cheered former Representative Matt Gaetz's absence from the session on Friday, applauding as his resignation letter...

04.01.2025 20

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