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Leavitt to work at Trump-affiliated super PAC following White House departure
Karoline Leavitt is set to work at President’s Trump MAGA Inc. super PAC following her departure from the White House, the outgoing press secretary confirmed Friday. Leavitt shared her next career move with reporters outside of Air Force One Friday evening, a little over one week after she announced she would step down at the…
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‘Real Time’: Hunter Biden Shoots Down Presidential Bid, Jokes “Check If I Relapsed” If He Ever Announces Run
Hunter Biden has ruled out any interest in running for US president, telling comedian Bill Maher on his show Real Time that if he ever did announce a campaign, people should assume he had relapsed. The remark, made during a Friday appearance, comes as speculation swirls around potential 2028 presidential contenders from both major parties,…
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‘Quiet, quiet, quiet!’ – What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?
A BBC News video report examines the pattern behind US President Donald Trump’s frequent public clashes with journalists, in which he berates or dismisses reporters — often women — who ask him questions he would rather not answer. BBC correspondent Tom Bateman analyses these incidents, exploring what specifically provokes the outbursts and what topics the…
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Trump cheekily tells crowd in South Carolina to ‘pretend I’M on the ballot’ in scramble to save legacy GOP candidate
Donald Trump made a light-hearted remark to a crowd in South Carolina, telling supporters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” as he worked to shore up support for a Republican candidate from a long-established political family. The comment reflects Trump’s continued influence over GOP primary contests, where his endorsement and personal appearances are seen as…
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Log Cabin Republicans end transgender advocacy to focus on LGB rights
The Log Cabin Republicans, the United States’ most prominent conservative LGBT advocacy group, have announced they are ending their support for transgender-focused activism to concentrate exclusively on lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) rights. The move, confirmed by LCR president Ross Hemminger, marks a formal narrowing of the organisation’s platform away from its previous broader LGBT…
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Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history
President Donald Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is carrying humans further from Earth than anyone in history. The recognition marks a significant moment for NASA’s renewed push towards deep space exploration, coming as the mission conducts a lunar flyby that pushes…
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Israel-Gaza film sparks boycott row as Tesla joins mass China recall
Pro-Palestinian campaigners in Lebanon, Jordan and other Arab countries have called for a boycott of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, arguing that ticket sales would support producer Avi Arad, whom they say has publicly backed Israel during the Gaza war. The campaign centres on Arad’s political statements and past Israeli military service, rather than the…
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Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon insists ‘I’m not a socialist’ after joining DSA
Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon rejected accusations of being a “socialist” during a “Meet the Press NOW” interview on Thursday, after host Kristen Welker questioned her membership of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a group whose national programme calls for abolishing the very Senate seat she is seeking. Nixon said she joined the…
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Afghans who risked their lives alongside British troops hit by ANOTHER personal data breach – the 50th in five years
Afghans who worked alongside British forces and were resettled in the UK have reportedly suffered another breach of their personal data, described as the 50th such incident in five years. The recurrence highlights ongoing failures in how sensitive information about this vulnerable group is handled, raising renewed concerns for the safety of those who aided…
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President makes final push for Darline Graham in trip to ‘Trump country’
Myrtle Beach, S.C. — President Trump travelled south to rally support for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday ahead of next week’s primary runoff and urged Republicans to turn out in November’s midterm elections. “I think Lindsey respected Darline more than any other person he knows including me, and that does not make me happy,”…