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Trump keeps pressure on Pirro as Reflecting Pool cases collapse
It’s unclear whether President Trump will ultimately fire U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a longtime ally, but his recent comments and posts about the Reflecting Pool signal he is not letting the possibility go anytime soon. Pirro’s future in the Trump administration has not yet been guaranteed roughly a week after Trump lashed out at the…
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GOP senators rally behind Thune in response to Trump jabs at leader
Senate Republicans are rallying behind Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) after President Trump declined to support the GOP leader serving another term following the midterm election. Many Republican senators say Thune will have their full support, even if Trump backs a challenger because of the Senate leader’s refusal to abolish the filibuster to advance…
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The Memo: Mideast troubles press in on Trump
President Trump is facing trouble on two fronts in the Middle East — and it’s not clear how he gets out of it. Iran is pressing what it sees as its strategic advantage over control of the Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up its rhetoric and its demands. The Islamic Republic’s leadership is now insisting the…
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Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes on Ukraine, saying Moscow “cannot wage war without reinforcements from North Korea” for the first time. The claim came as both sides continued overnight attacks, with a strike on Zaporizhzhia killing at least six people and injuring 19, while Ukrainian…
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LIZ PEEK: A brave Democrat leaves his party as radical socialists take over
Julian Epstein, a veteran Democratic operative and former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, has broken with his party, accusing it of veering too far left and losing its “moral centre”. In a New York Post op-ed, he announced his support for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, positioning himself against the progressive…
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MORNING GLORY: Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary had two winners — but only one was on the ballot
This is an opinion column from Fox News arguing that Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open US Senate seat, is closely aligned with Hasan Piker, a prominent progressive Twitch streamer and commentator. The piece contends the two figures effectively represent a single ideological outlook, suggesting Piker’s influence and rhetoric are inseparable from El-Sayed’s…
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Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout
After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it’s time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
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Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft as he left a Nato summit in Ankara last month, in a covert manoeuvre reportedly staged in response to a credible Iranian threat to attack his plane, according to US media reports. He boarded the presidential jet in full view of cameras before being quietly transferred, via an elevated catering…
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Football Australia backs AFC call for FIFA governance action
Football Australia has publicly backed the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) critical stance on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, calling for “clear and credible action” over the governance crisis engulfing world football, though it stopped short of demanding his resignation. The dispute stemmed from Infantino’s now-withdrawn proposal to privatise part of the World Cup through the Fifa…
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Andy Burnham HAS found a way to stop PC Harper’s killers being freed early, ministers claim
Government ministers have claimed that Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has identified a way to prevent the killers of PC Andrew Harper from being released early from prison, addressing concerns that had been raised about the fate of those convicted over his death. The case has attracted significant public attention given the circumstances…