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Trump’s Breakup With Elon Musk Is Sending MAGA Into a Full Panic
MAGA is struggling to cope with the sudden rift between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the billionaire former bureaucrat they’d come to…
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Republicans Prepare Bill Declaring “Free Palestine” Is Antisemitic
The House of Representatives is trying to pass a resolution making the term “Free Palestine” an official antisemitic slogan. Republican…
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There’s Only One Question Here: Can Musk Bring Trump Down if He Wants?
There were signs Friday morning that the feud was being turned down a notch or two. The White House was desperate for a meeting with Musk…
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‘Lots of bumps in the road’: Keir Starmer faces testing month before one-year milestone
As Keir Starmer approaches his first anniversary in Downing Street, there will be several things he wishes he had done differently. But…
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Trump Team Scrambles After Report He’s Killing Manufacturing Jobs
“Elon endorsed me very strongly, he actually campaigned for me.… I would’ve won Pennsylvania easily anyway, even if the governor ran, the…
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Trump Says He’s Ditching His Tesla Amid Spat With Elon Musk
“Elon’s upset because we took the E.V. mandate, which was a lot of money for electric vehicles, and you know they’re having a hard time,…
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Trump Unloads on Elon Musk in Damning New Interview
“Elon’s upset because we took the E.V. mandate, which was a lot of money for electric vehicles, and you know they’re having a hard time,…
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Karoline Leavitt Snaps in Wake of Trump’s Brutal Court Loss
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt went on yet another angry tirade against federal judges who rule against Donald Trump. During…
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U.S. trade deficit dropped by record amount in April, Commerce Dept. says
The U.S. trade deficit saw a dramatic decrease in April as companies adjusted to President Trump's ever-changing tariff policy, according…
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Musk Lashes Out After Bannon Calls to Deport Him Amid Trump Fight
“Elon’s upset because we took the E.V. mandate, which was a lot of money for electric vehicles, and you know they’re having a hard time,…
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Transcript: Why Trump-Musk Feud Has White House in “Full Panic Mode”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 6 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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The Quest to Bring Young Men Back to the Democrats
Ross Morales Rocketto, a Democratic strategist who served as lead organizer of White Dudes for Harris ahead of the 2024 election, believes…
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Trump’s Odious New Demand of the Civil Service: Loyalty Oaths
As I say, that’s how it works under a normal president. Under the aberration that is Donald Trump, executive orders often have no role…
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The Real Reason Trump Has Created This Autopen Scandal
It is worth noting that the original autopen controversy stemmed largely around the president’s use of it to sign legislation, where the…
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Why Trump-Musk Feud Suddenly Has White House In “Full Panic Mode”
As you’ve surely heard, the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has erupted, with the two men trading attacks on each other for hours.…
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Russia strikes Ukraine with heavy wave of missiles and drones, 4 dead
At least four people have been killed after Russia launched an intense wave of drone and cruise missile strikes on Ukraine overnight,…
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Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space…
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Van Jones says Trump should fire, prosecute DOGE staffers: If he's "smart"
Van Jones, political analyst and former special adviser to ex-President Barack Obama, said that "if Donald Trump is smart," he would fire,…
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Exclusive-Brazil government to defend bill cutting tax breaks by 10%, says sources
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's government is expected to back a bill proposing a 10% cut to federal…
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Supreme Court rules discrimination laws protect all equally, including 'majority group' members
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the nation’s anti-discrimination laws apply equally to all employees, regardless of…
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West Bank mayor urges action as illegal entries into Area A endanger lives
"Failure to enforce the law that prohibits Israelis from entering Area A could lead to the next attack, which I want to prevent," the…
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Democrats, Let Trump and Elon Fight
Ro Khanna, a Democrat who represents Silicon Valley in Congress, was quoted in that piece and has spoken up about starting a “dialogue”…
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Netanyahu admits Israel backing ‘criminal’ groups, rivals of Hamas, in Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country is using armed gangs in Gaza to help fight Hamas, his admission coming…