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Ex-Trump aide: White House ‘trying to gaslight’ Americans with economic message
Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews recently said President Trump and his officials are attempting to “gaslight” the American public with their messaging on the economy. “Republicans spent years mocking the Biden administration for trying to gaslight the American people and telling them that the economy was great when people were feeling the…
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President of Cambridge college quietly withdraws name from open letter in support of plagiarism row professor
The president of a Cambridge college has quietly removed their name from an open letter that had been organised in support of a professor embroiled in a plagiarism controversy. The move signals a shift in institutional backing for the academic at the centre of the row, and comes as scrutiny of the original allegations continues…
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Republican defectors U-turn on Trump’s attorney general pick after deal struck on $1.8B ‘weaponization slush fund’
A group of Republican senators who had threatened to block Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general ultimately reversed their opposition after reaching an agreement over a disputed $1.8 billion fund that critics had labelled a “weaponization slush fund.” The reversal resolved an unusual rebellion within the president’s own party, clearing the path for the nominee’s…
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Buttigieg ‘more inclined than not’ to run for president in 2028
Pete Buttigieg has said he is “more inclined than not” to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, while stressing that he has not made a final decision. The comment is his clearest public indication yet that he may mount a second White House campaign, and adds to early speculation over the party’s future leadership.…
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Iran pushes back on Trump claim about new talks
Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that fresh negotiations with the United States would begin on Monday, saying it is not currently holding talks with Washington. The disagreement casts doubt on whether diplomacy can reduce a conflict that has disrupted regional security and global energy markets. Trump said he postponed threatened large-scale strikes after…
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Martin denies report that 2024 DNC autopsy left out key chapter
The author of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) postmortem on the 2024 election said in an interview published Monday that the report left out a key chapter — accusations that DNC Chair Ken Martin disputes. The 2024 DNC report’s author, Paul Rivera, told The New York Times that he included a chapter that raised whether former President Biden should have run…
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Spending bill blocks Trump plan to politicize grants
A spending bill unveiled Sunday by Senate Republicans would temporarily block the Trump administration’s proposal to give political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in scientific grants. The provision contained in the continuing resolution marks a rare instance of congressional Republicans standing up to a controversial Trump administration policy. It emerged from bipartisan…
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ODNI will start transition to Clayton on Monday, Pulte says
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte said over the weekend he would begin to transition away from the role amid questions over why he remains at the office leading the intelligence community. President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Jay Clayton, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, but…
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The silence on Vance’s anti-Jewish conspiracy theories speaks volumes
The president and leading Republicans have all remained disturbingly silent about the Jewish conspiracy theorizing of Vice President JD Vance.
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Capital One says Trump Organization accounts were closed after money laundering review
Lawyers for Capital One on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by President Trump’s trust over its closing of Trump Organization-affiliated accounts years ago, saying it did so only after money laundering concerns were flagged by experts. While attorneys for the Trump Organization, led by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump,…