Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty is excited for Kash Patel to dismantle the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is taking credit for encouraging Trump to bring Patel “to the table.” “I’ve encouraged Trump to bring Kash Patel to the table for precisely this reason… He represents the type of change that …
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When Barack Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, granting deportation protections and work permits to eligible immigrants to the U.S., Dreamers who came to the country as children breathed a sigh of relief. But they felt under threat during Donald Trump‘s first administration, when …
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They may not agree on much, but when it comes to Pentagon spending, Sen. Bernie Sanders and billionaire Elon Musk are aligned. Sanders, who usually makes enemies of billionaires like Musk, posted on X Sunday, “Elon Musk is right. The Pentagon, with a budget of $886 billion, just failed its …
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The mother of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, accused her son of mistreating and abusing women in an email released by the New York Times. Penelope Hegseth sent the email, which recounts his treatment of women, on April 30, 2018 while he was in the midst …
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An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip has killed five people, including employees of charity organization World Central Kitchen. The strike, which took place Saturday morning, occurred after Israel’s military said it targeted a World Central Kitchen worker who had been part Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, …
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Elon Musk has taken to posting the identities of relatively unknown government officials and federal workers whose jobs he wants to eliminate, and his followers are taking it upon themselves to harass and threaten those they can find. Following a series of posts from Musk earlier this week highlighting the …
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, Donald Trump‘s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has yet to be confirmed to the Cabinet position by a Senate he failed to join after a costly 2022 campaign. But his activity on social media over the Thanksgiving holiday suggests that he …
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Over the weekend, Rep.Nancy Mace(R-S.C.)flooded X with a deluge of hateful rhetoric that repeatedly called transgender people “mentally ill.” Her comments arrive just a year after she proclaimed herself “pro-transgender rights“ Mace introduced a resolution last week aimed at prohibiting transgender members ofCongressand other government employees from using Capitol Hill …
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A close adviser of President-elect Donald Trump has been accused of soliciting payments from administration candidates in exchange for his support and advocacy. Boris Epshteyn, a longtime attorney to Trump and a key figure in his transition team, was investigated by the campaign’s legal counsel over accusations he sought financial …
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Mexico’s recently elected President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded forcefully to Donald Trump’s plans to levy 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Mexico if the nation doesn’t stem the flow of undocumented immigrants and drugs across the southern border. Sheinbaum promised during a morning news conference on Tuesday that Mexico …
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