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President Donald Trump's legal team made several grave errors in their new $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp and Rupert Murdoch, according to an attorney who specializes in First Amendment law. In a thread posted to his X account Friday, Atlanta, Georgia-based lawyer Andrew Fleischman predicted that Trump's lawsuit will be promptly thrown out due to multiple glaring issues. Chiefly, Trump filed the lawsuit in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. While he may have done so as a means of drawing U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon — the Trump appointee who officially scuttled former DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against Trump last July — Fleischman pointed out that Florida has an anti-SLAPP statute [Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation] that will doom Trump's litigation. Florida's libel and defamation laws also require that plaintiffs give defendants at least five days' notice ...

President Donald Trump is now communicating that the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein controversy — which has been an albatross around the administration's neck for weeks — is now exclusively for Attorney General Pam Bondi to handle. NBC News reported Friday that Trump "is no longer interested in taking heat" for Bondi when it comes to the Department of Justice's handling of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's case. Four unnamed White House sources told the network that Trump has offloaded his Epstein problem on the attorney general, and expects her to be the administration's point person on the matter. "One thing that's been clear is his feelings about it," one of NBC's sources said. "This now resides within the DOJ." READ MORE: FBI agents 'told to flag records' in Epstein files that mentioned Trump: senator According to NBC, Bondi's job is not yet in danger, and the attorney general remains popular with both Trump and...

President Donald Trump's administration is now formally seeking to unseal grand jury testimony related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — but there's a catch. Politico legal correspondent Kyle Cheney reported Friday that even if the motion to unseal the Epstein materials, which was filed by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche , is granted, a lot of information will remain secret. Cheney posted a snippet of the motion and called attention to a "huge caveat," in that any "personal identifying information" would be redacted from the materials. "Transparency in this process will not come at the expense of our obligation under the law to protect victims," the motion read. READ MORE: (Opinion) This jaw-dropping truth about the Supreme Court will make you furious The news was met with widespread skepticism on social media. Journalist Marcy Wheeler called the motion a "distraction" and added that ...

One longtime MAGA activist who supported President Donald Trump for nearly a decade is now calling on his former community to publicly distance themselves from the movement over the Trump administration's ongoing Jeffrey Epstein controversy. In a Friday segment on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House," Rich Logis — the founder of the organization " Leaving MAGA " — sought to extend an olive branch to the MAGA community and give them permission to leave the pro-Trump movement. He began the segment by apologizing for his work on Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns, and acknowledged the "cognitive dissonance" many Trump supporters are likely feeling in the midst of the Epstein fallout. He then said there has likely never been a time in which more "MAGA Americans are questioning their support for Donald Trump" than the past week. "For any of those who are in MAGA who are going to see this, and you're wondering if this is in fact the m...

Former congressman and political commentator Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Thursday the White House's swift statement on President Donald Trump’s swollen legs and bruised hands, issued after viral photos circulated, reflects more than a medical update and shows how deeply he cares about his physical appearance. During a segment on CNN , Kinzinger told host Kasie Hunt, “So the president very much cares about physical appearance … when he sees kind of a gross picture of himself with swollen legs and, you know, that close‑up of his hand, it really bothers him." He continued: "And remember, he always gets upset when people say he has small hands. And so the physical traits to him matter a lot. And my guess is he was stewing over Twitter and he wanted them to put out a statement because he’s like, you know, we have to explain these pictures.” READ MORE: 'Sad Sunday': Christian power couple smacks down evangelical conservatives in rare public statement Democratic ...

The Department of Justice’s (DoJ) civil rights chief is urging a federal judge to hand down just one day behind bars for the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officer convicted in Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death, the New York Times reported Thursday. This is a surprising shift from the unit’s typical stance on combatting racial inequities in law enforcement. Taylor was a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician from Louisville, Kentucky. In March 2020, LMPD officers executed a “no-knock” warrant at her apartment, linked to a drug investigation targeting someone else. During the raid, police fired multiple shots into her home. READ MORE: 'Sad Sunday': Christian power couple smacks down evangelical conservatives in rare public statement In a Kentucky federal trial last year, Officer Brett Hankison was found guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights. The jury determined he used excessive force by firing multiple shots through her window during a drug raid gone wro...

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice recently fired Maurene Comey — the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey — from her position in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office after nearly a decade in her role. Politico reported Wednesday that the reason for Comey's firing "was not immediately clear." During her time as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Comey worked numerous high-profile cases including convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell (who is currently serving a 20-year sentence) and Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was just convicted on several charges in his recent criminal trial. Comey's firing comes just one day after House Republicans narrowly voted down a resolution to compel the Department of Justice to release all of its files on Epstein, which failed by just one vote. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been under a particularly high level of scrutiny after insisting th...

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) are facing backlash over their responses to a reporter asking whether they “care if U.S. citizens accidentally get detained in [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ICE raids.” "No, I'm not concerned about that," Norman said in response to the question asked by a reporter on Capitol Hill Wednesday. "I am concerned about law and order," he said. When the reporter pressed him about U.S. citizens getting detained and said "it's happening a lot," Norman said: "I don't believe that." READ MORE: 'Does nothing for farmers': Expert exposes Kristi Noem's claim as 'ludicrous on its face' Norman went on to praise President Donald Trump's immigration Tom Homan, saying he "is doing such good things." When Tuberville was asked the same question by the reporter, he said: "Well, first of all, don't put yourself in a situation where that ...

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A county clerk in New York once again rebuffed Texas’s efforts to enforce a six-figure civil judgment against a local physician, reinforcing New York’s protections for abortion providers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pushed New York courts to honor a roughly $100,000 civil judgment rendered in Texas against Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who is based in Ulster County and is accused of prescribing abortion-inducing medication via telemedicine to a Texas patient, according to the Associated Press. New York is one of eight states with shield laws designed to block enforcement of out-of-state penalties against providers in jurisdictions that have abortion restrictions. READ MORE: Trump’s base feels humiliated because they were played for suckers — and they know it Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck, who announced the decision Monday, had earlier declined to file the judgment in March, citing New York’s shield law. Last week, Paxton’s team contended that New York civil procedure ...

Emil Bove – who was President Donald Trump's criminal defense attorney in 2024 — could be confirmed to a powerful lifelong term on the federal bench as soon as this week. Now, dozens of federal judges are urging the U.S. Senate to reject his appointment. On Tuesday, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace reported on a letter that more than 75 former federal judges sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to Bove's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Former U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner — who presided over cases in the District of Massachusetts for 17 years — said Bove is at the center of multiple scandals, with each individual scandal alone being grounds for disqualification. The letter Gertner co-authored with her fellow judges pointed out that the former Trump defense attorney, who is now a senior official in the Trump administration's DOJ, was behind the dropping of charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams that was understood to be...

President Donald Trump delivered a meandering speech in Pittsburgh on Tuesday in which he couldn’t remember names and shared anecdotes that seem false. At a Pennsylvania “Energy and Innovation” summit hosted by Rep. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Trump admitted he initially thought artificial intelligence was “not [his] thing.” He also said during his speech at the event that his uncle — whom he described as a “noted physicist” involved with radar during WWII — had taught Theodore Kaczynski at MIT. READ MORE: Stick a fork in him: Trump finally faces the threat of retribution — from MAGA Kaczynski came to public attention as the “Unabomber” after he was arrested in April 1996 for mailing or hand‑delivering 16 homemade bombs over 17 years. The campaign killed three people and injured 23 — targeting academics, airline personnel and others in the education and tech sectors. “Do you know who Kaczynski was? There's very little difference between a madman and a genius,” Trump said. Quo...

After just six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has already left a significant mark on American society and severely crippled the ability of institutions like Congress and the courts to check him. But some experts say democracy is still far from over and maintain that Trump is still vulnerable. On Tuesday, New York Times columnist Thomas B. Edsall detailed the various ways Trump has eroded traditional democratic checks and balances, wielded the executive branch's power against his political opponents, fired government employees who aren't fully on board with his agenda and demoralized the opposition. University of Toronto political scientist Lucan Way — along with Harvard University political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt acknowledged that "the cost of opposing the government" has risen significantly under Trump, meaning that the United States may have very well "crossed the line into authoritarianism" under Trump. How...

Rep. Cory Mills (R‑Fla.) is facing eviction from his D.C. penthouse after falling behind on rent for several months. The landlord claims Mills owes roughly $85,000. Eviction proceedings began in January following repeated missed rent deadlines and late payments since he moved in, according to reporting by journalist Roger Sollenberger. The property owner allegedly gave him until February 26 to settle the balance. But just days earlier, on February 20, Mills’ girlfriend called police and accused him of assaulting her at the penthouse. She later recanted the allegation, according to the reporter who wrote a thread on the social platform X. Sollenberger also noted ongoing financial issues with Mills’ business. "They got bad news earlier this month, when its lender told investors that the investment fund supporting his company had failed and would be shut down," the reporter said. READ MORE: There's far more to Trump and Epstein's relationship: Trump biographer So...

One Republican member of Congress is imploring his party to examine its role in the escalation of political violence in the United States. According to Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Olivia Beavers , Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) made the remarks at a Republican Study Committee (RSC) event on Monday, which fell on the one-year anniversary of the attempt on President Donald Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania. Kelly said he felt compelled to address the escalation of political violence after attending a celebration of life event for Corey Comperatore – a volunteer firefighter who was killed during the Butler rally. "Forever etched in Corey’s wife and children’s memories is that moment, that single moment when those shots rang out," Kelly said. "So if you're asking yourself, why did these things happen? Is it because, maybe intentionally or unintentionally, we stoke those fires?" READ MORE: 'Illegal interference': Resurfaced Fox News clip ...

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New York Times Columnist David French says a clear majority of Americans are exhausted with both political parties—but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to follow billionaire Elon Musk or anybody into the bosom of a third party. “There is something called the exhausted majority in the U.S.,” said French, speaking with New York Times Columnist Michelle Cottle on The Times’ latest episode of ‘ The Opinions’ podcast . “This is a documented phenomenon that does exist. And this is about two-thirds of Americans who believe that neither party listens to them, so they feel unseen and unheard in public discourse.” There’s a catch to that impressive size, however, which makes it nearly impossible to exploit, he added. READ MORE: Trump's flip-flopping after his new plans 'backfire' are all part of the plan: psychologist “If you’re starting a third party and it says, ‘You’re not being heard,’ everyone’s going to yell ‘Yay.’ Two-thirds of the people. ‘There is no compromise’: Thunde...

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On both the left and the right, critics of President Donald Trump's steep new tariffs keep hoping that he will give up on the idea. But on Thursday, July 10, Trump threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods imported into the United States as well as a 35 percent tariff on Canadian imports . In an article published on July 11 , The Atlantic's Annie Lowrey warns that for American consumers, the wise thing to do in response to Trump's latest threats is start budgeting ASAP. "You might have forgotten about the trade war," Lowrey explains, "but the trade war has not forgotten about you. This week, Donald Trump reignited the global financial conflict he started in January, sending letters threatening new tariff rates to nearly two dozen countries.… Additionally, Trump warned he would slap tariffs on goods from any country 'aligned' with the 'anti-American policies' of China, India, and other industrial powerhouses — no furt...

Stephen Miller’s latest anti-immigrant rant is drawing attention, including from a well-known Catholic Jesuit priest, who appeared to liken the White House Deputy Chief of Staff’s remarks to those made by Hitler’s notorious Reich Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, in 1941. Miller, one of the most powerful members of the Trump administration, is seen as the principal architect of the President’s anti-immigration and deportation policies. “U.S. Marines on the streets of Los Angeles. Masked immigration officers at courthouses and popular restaurants. Bans on travelers from more than a dozen countries,” Reuters reported on Friday. “For senior White House aide Stephen Miller, the architect of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, things were going according to plan.” READ MORE: ‘Dumb-Dumb’: Fox News Host Declares Rising Democrat a ‘Mental Deficient’ Amid Senate Buzz Denouncing the city government of Los Angeles as “waging a campaign of insurrection against the federal...

Republican senators are increasingly on edge as whispers circulate that Iowa’s Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) may bow out before the 2026 Senate elections. Though she has taken early campaign steps — such as hiring a manager and setting up her fall fundraiser — internal GOP sources say many of her colleagues fear she’ll opt not to run, creating another seat Republicans will have to fiercely defend, Politico reported Thursday. Party leaders and strategists are closely monitoring her fundraising report next week. Ernst pulled in just over $1 million in Q1 2025— a respectable haul, but not overwhelming for an incumbent in a competitive race, per the report. Ernst’s spokesperson sidestepped decisiveness, emphasizing her Senate work: “making Washington ‘squeal,’ making President Trump’s historic tax cuts permanent… and advancing a strong [National Defense Authorization Act].” READ MORE: 'Absolute cringe': Trump admin mocked after attacking CNN report— by confirming it According to the re...

Alan Dershowitz, a former Constitutional advisor to President Donald Trump, alleged in a bombshell disclosure that key documents tied to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein are being withheld — not to protect victims, but to shield powerful figures. “I know for a fact [Epstein] documents are being suppressed and they're being suppressed to protect individuals. I know the names of the individuals, I know why they're being suppressed," he said on the Sean Spicer Show in a newly resurfaced interview that originally aired in March of this year. Dershowitz continued: "I know who's suppressing them, but I'm bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can't disclose what I know." READ MORE: 'Those people are destroyed': Bill O'Reilly reveals what Trump told him about Epstein "But, hand to God, I know the names of people whose files are being suppressed in order to protect them, and that's wrong," he added. Dershow...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a key supporter of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, sharply criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI on Wednesday over their memo which stated that disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein left no “client list” when he died in prison in 2019. She told the Real America’s Voice network — where her partner is the chief White House correspondent — “I think the Department of Justice and the FBI has more explaining to do — this is Jeffrey Epstein,” adding that “this is the most famous pedophile in modern-day history.” Greene further emphasized the contrast between the DOJ/FBI’s conclusion and the revelations from Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial. READ MORE: 'Reeling from mass layoffs': This Trump policy may come back to haunt Republicans "Ghislaine Maxwell is actually serving time in prison, and during her court hearings the court ordered, by request of her attorneys, that he...

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The potential confirmation of President Donald Trump's personal criminal defense attorney to the federal bench is a bridge too far for MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, who unleashed on both Trump and Republicans on Tuesday. During a recent impromptu monologue on her show "Deadline: White House," Wallace expressed alarm that former Trump lawyer Emil Bove could soon be confirmed as a U.S. Circuit Court judge for the rest of his life. Wallace launched into the monologue after former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade commented on the hyper-partisan context of Bove's appointment as Trump has forced his far-right politics on the federal judiciary. "[Trump] has said he's very angry at Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society, even calling him a 'sleazebag' for giving him bad advice. He has privately indicated that he is very disappointed in Amy Coney Barrett and some other judges that he has appointed," McQuade said. "He has this very transactional view ...

President Donald Trump claimed the White House has legal authority to run parts of the country including Washington, D.C. and New York City, especially should he oppose its elected leaders. His remarks were another attack on the nation’s largest city, which his Transportation Secretary also targeted earlier on Tuesday. Trump told reporters, “we have tremendous power at the White House to run places where we have to.” “We could run D.C.” he alleged. “I mean, we’re looking at D.C. We don’t want crime in D.C. We want the city to run well.” Hey also claimed that the White House is currently “testing” running D.C. Washington, D.C. and its 700,000 residents have an elected city council and mayor. While Congress maintains some control over the nation’s capital, a complete federal government takeover of a city would be unprecedented. Presidents have, at times, had to send in the National Guard, but never to permanently occupy and run a local government. READ MORE: ‘Stupid Liberals With S...

Republicans are reportedly experiencing déjà vu as President Donald Trump signed another massive tax cut package primarily benefiting the wealthy the year before a crucial midterm election — and they're already fighting hard to ensure a different result next November. That's according to a Monday article in NBC News , which reported that Republicans are opting to stand firmly behind their massive new budget law and defend their support of it to voters in their own districts, despite the legislation's overwhelming unpopularity . The memory of the 2018 midterm elections in which Democrats won back control of the House of Representatives after flipping more than 40 Republican House seats (widely known as the "Blue Wave" midterm election ) is fresh on GOP leaders' minds. One unnamed "senior aide to Republican leadership" vowed that 2026 wouldn't be another sweep for the anti-Trump opposition. "Last time, we ceded ground to Democrats,” the a...