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"They deserve a long prison sentence": Musk joins Trump in trashing "60 Minutes"

The head of DOGE lashed out over a segment on the slashing of USAID funding

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Delta crash at Toronto airport leaves 9 injured after plane flips upside down

Delta crash at Toronto airport leaves 9 injured after plane flips upside down

The cause of the crash is not yet known

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"They have learned nothing": Trumpworld fumes over Tom Hanks' "SNL50" MAGA character

Hanks brought back his MAGA contestant on "Black Jeopardy" for the 50th anniversary special

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“Forgot more about immigration law than she will ever know": Homan continues feud with AOC

“Forgot more about immigration law than she will ever know

The "border czar" wondered whether AOC could be charged with impeding law enforcement officers

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"Alleged intellectual": White House Comms calls Yglesias a "mouth-breather" over Hegseth rumors

The blogger shared a photo of Defense Secretary Hegseth after rumors flew that he was drinking on the job

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Chappelle says he was barred from touching on Gaza, transgender people on "Saturday Night Live"

Chappelle says he was barred from touching on Gaza, transgender people on

The comedian did end up talking about Palestinians in his wide-ranging monologue

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"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law": Trump denies his actions are unconstitutional

The president pushed back against claims that his power grabs are blatantly unconstitutional in a short post

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"So long, Tesla": Sheryl Crow waves goodbye to Musk-made car, donates proceeds to NPR

The "All I Wanna Do" singer shared a video of her Tesla being hauled away on Instagram

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"Send him a Bundt cake": Kid Rock says Kaepernick is reason Kendrick Lamar got Super Bowl gig

The MAGA musician seemed both upset and ecstatic over Lamar's performance while speaking to "Real Time" host Maher

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"I am overwhelmed": Mangione shares first public statement since arrest in CEO shooting

The accused killer said he's "grateful" for the outpouring of support he's received

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Trump admin bars Associated Press from Oval Office, Air Force One over Gulf of Mexico tiff

Trump admin bars Associated Press from Oval Office, Air Force One over Gulf of Mexico tiff

White House officials accused the wire service of spreading "misinformation" by sticking to the long-held name

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"They control email lists that ask for money": Stewart bashes Democrats helplessness before Trump

The comedian and TV host pushed back on defenses of the party floated by former press secretary Jen Psaki.

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“I can’t give prophylactic restraining orders": Chutkan declines request for "broad" block on DOGE

“I can’t give prophylactic restraining orders

The judge who oversaw Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case couldn't sign-off on a wide-reaching restraining order on Musk

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"OpenAI is not for sale": ChatGPT maker rejects Musk bid for ownership

Musk has long feuded with the artificial intelligence company he helped to found

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"Find a coward to file your motion": Adams prosecutor resigns after being asked to drop charges

A prosecutor in the Department of Justice volunteered after the fiery resignation, hoping to spare his colleagues

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"Stop this ridiculous war": Trump teases end of Ukraine conflict after calls with Putin, Zelenskyy

The president spoke with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday

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"We risk losing a hold on reality": Johansson asks lawmakers to limit AI after fake anti-Ye ad

A faux Johansson appeared in a viral clip responding to rapper Ye, alongside several other Jewish celebrities

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"I think the Canadian people would love to join the US": Trump adviser Waltz weighs annexation

Trump's national security adviser pointed to snowbirds as a possible reason annexation of Canada would be welcomed

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"You are the government": CNN host calls out Noem's anti-government fear-mongering

Dana Bash wouldn't let Noem's stock conservative talking points on federal paranoia fly

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"A corrupt judge protecting corruption”: Musk calls for judge who blocked DOGE to be impeached

In a series of late-night posts to X, Musk raged against a federal judge that restrained DOGE's access to data

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Pentagon pushes out CNN, Washington Post, The Hill in further favoring of pro-Trump media

Pentagon pushes out CNN, Washington Post, The Hill in further favoring of pro-Trump media

The move is part of Defense head Pete Hegseth's "media rotation program"

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"The best is yet to come": Trump appoints himself head of Kennedy Center

Trump said he'd ousted several board members, citing a drag performance the Washington, D.C. venue hosted last year

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"The greatest threat we've ever faced": US Treasury division classifies DOGE staff as extreme danger

An intelligence team within the department recommended stripping DOGE staffers of their access to data immediately

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"It's a real thing": Trudeau doesn't think Trump's bluffing about annexing Canada

The prime minister told business groups that Trump's designs on the Great North were a very real threat

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"He was sooooo fresh": Ye praises Hitler in series of antisemitic social media posts

It's not the first time that the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has shared antisemitic views

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"Guided by the truth": CBS shares transcripts, unedited Harris interview to counter Trump suit

President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the network, accusing them of deceitful editing

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Trump signs executive order barring transgender athletes in women's sports

Trump signs executive order barring transgender athletes in women's sports

Trump has issued four executive orders pointed at curtailing the rights of trans people since taking office

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"Deep state puppet": Musk causes federal chaos with oversight agency, social media callouts

The world's richest man has run roughshod over the federal government in the early days of Trump's second term

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"Seventh-string QB": Carville calls Harris a benchwarmer trotted out for "Super Bowl" election

Carville asked Democrats who thought they played a good game to count the rings.

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Standing on guard: Canada retaliates against Trump tariffs

Standing on guard: Canada retaliates against Trump tariffs

Canadian leaders announced a slew of tariffs against American goods in the first volley of Trump's trade war

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"We’re not going to be the 'Stupid Country' any longer": Trump fumes at WSJ op-ed bashing tariffs

In a rant on Truth Social, the president said Americans might experience "pain" on the way to a "Golden Age"

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Defense Dept. evicts NBC, NPR, NYT from Pentagon offices to make way for Breitbart, OANN

Defense Dept. evicts NBC, NPR, NYT from Pentagon offices to make way for Breitbart, OANN

The major news outlets were ordered to vacate their offices as part of a newly instated "media rotation program"

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Small jet crashes near Northeast Philadelphia mall in second air disaster this week

Small jet crashes near Northeast Philadelphia mall in second air disaster this week

The Learjet was carrying six people and crashed shortly after takeoff

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State Department employees ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures in internal memo

State Department employees ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures in internal memo

State Department higher-up Tibor Nagy said the move was made to comply with Trump's EO on gender

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"Setting the bureau up for failure": Trump reportedly plots purge of FBI agents who investigated him

The reported culling will focus on agents and supervisors who worked on Jan. 6 and classified docs cases

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Dozens of prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 cases fired by DOJ

Dozens of prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 cases fired by DOJ

The Department of Justice issued pink slips to prosecutors who worked on the cases of pardoned J6 rioters

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Stock market drops immediately after White House announces looming tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Stock market drops immediately after White House announces looming tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Immediately after the White House announced its plans for steep tariffs, the three biggest indices fell

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"She will always be remembered": Pop singer Marianne Faithfull dies at 78

The late singer, known for a string of solo pop hits, was also the inspiration of several Rolling Stones classics

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"Tough place to get out of": Trump announces plans to hold detained immigrants at Guantanamo Bay

The president announced the detention facility in Cuba while signing the Laken Riley Act

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"Corrupted to the core": Menendez pleads for help from Trump after sentencing

The former New Jersey senator was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison on corruption charges

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Meta settles with Trump for $25 million

Meta settles with Trump for $25 million

The bulk of the money will go toward Trump's presidential library.

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Trump OPM hires include recent high school grad who interned at Musk's Neuralink

Trump OPM hires include recent high school grad who interned at Musk's Neuralink

The government personnel agency is rife with Musk lackeys, according to a report from Wired

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"A mistake": Graham breaks with Trump on Jan. 6 pardons

The senator said Trump pardoning people who "beat up cops" implied that it is an "an OK thing to do"

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"Just the beginning": Trump announces tariffs after Colombia turns away deportees

The president shared his retaliatory measures in a Sunday post to Truth Social.

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"I'm in my king era": Trump crashes "Hamilton," teases Lin-Manuel Miranda on "SNL"

Trump interrupted the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence in the cold open

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"Clean out that whole thing": Trump wants to relocate Gazans to Egypt, Jordan

The president said that Palestinians could "live in peace for a change" if they were resettled elsewhere

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"What promises did you keep?": Stephen A. Smith shares brutal analysis of Dems loss on "Real Time"

Smith said that Democrats' lack of results is the reason they were molly-whopped in November

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"This isn’t a casino!": Maher loses it on Trump after he threatens to withhold LA wildfire aid

The "Real Time" host and Los Angeles resident tore into Donald Trump over his threats to withhold wildfire aid

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"Winning is what matters, right?": Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary by single vote

Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote to push through the former Fox News host

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"Horrendous": Trump call with Denmark PM over Greenland deal left Danes in "crisis mode"

Donald Trump spoke with the prime minister of Denmark about potentially acquiring Greenland. It did not go well

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