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Diaper Rumours Follow Trump Again After His Unsteady Walk-Off from NBC Interview Days Before He Turns 80

Donald Trump's walkout from an NBC interview has reignited longstanding rumours about him wearing adult nappies, following a heated exchange with host Kristen Welker over election fraud claims.

International Business Times UK

James Talarico Adds Unexpected Ally to Senate Bid With Endorsement From Ken Paxton's Impeachment Lawyer

Cogdell said on his podcast that political unity is needed now more than at any point in his lifetime and that he believes Talarico can help achieve it.

Latin Times

Judge halts Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to charge a $100,000 fee for companies seeking to employ foreign workers with an H-1B visa, ruling in part that it oversteps Congress’ taxing power. In the ruling, Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the U.S. District Court for…

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Stop Calling it an Immunity! There's No Immunity!

It's all a figment of Todd Blanche's imagination.

Reason

Dr Melanie Walker says Donald Trump introduced her to Jeffrey Epstein. Then she met Bill Gates...

The story matters because Walker appears to have been both a beneficiary of Epstein’s patronage and one of the people who helped him gain access to Gates’s circle after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

The Times of India

PIO Nithya Raman surges into LA Mayoral runoff spot, triggering Trump fury over another 'stolen' election

TOI correspondent from Washington: Five days after polls closed in Los Angeles, Indian-American progressive Nithya Raman has staged a late surge to overtake Republican backed celebrity candidate Spencer Pratt and move into second place in the race for mayor of America’s second-largest city, setting up what increasingly looks like a…

The Times of India

Talarico lands endorsement from lawyer who defended Paxton in impeachment, securities fraud cases

Dan Cogdell, who represented Paxton for nearly a decade in two high-profile cases, said his former client “has lost sight of his core mission.”

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The DOJ Just Argued That 'Speed Is a Loophole': Move Fast Enough and the President Can 'Bulldoze' Even the Statue of Liberty

A federal appeals court is reviewing the legality of Trump's unauthorised White House ballroom project, questioning the limits of presidential power and the role of judicial oversight in landmark preservation.

International Business Times UK

This week: FISA fight comes to a head

Republicans in Congress face two major tasks this week: wrapping up reconciliation 2.0 and renewing a controversial spy powers authority before it expires Friday. The House returns with a final sprint to clear roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement through President Donald Trump’s term, which GOP leaders are hoping to…

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Mamdani Infuriates Congressional Hispanic Caucus With Endorsement of Progressive Candidate

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has opened a new front in the Democratic Party's internal war, this time with Latino power players in Washington. Mamdani's decision to endorse Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist challenging Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District, has infuriated members of the…

Latin Times

Trump Calls NBC News 'Fake News' After Reporter Fact-Checked His Jan 6 and Election Fraud Claims

Donald Trump left an NBC interview after a heated exchange with journalist Kristen Welker over his claims about the Capitol riot and election fraud, later calling the news programme 'fake news.'

International Business Times UK

Republicans in Congress are defecting from Trump over Iran. Will more follow?

The vote reflects his diminished standing at home and loss of leverage over Iran as he scrambles to exit a disastrous war

The Guardian - US

Adam Schiff calls for Senate to ‘vigorously oppose’ Trump’s effort to make Todd Blanche his permanent attorney general – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Packwood, former senator who resigned amid sex scandal, dead at 93

Former Sen. Bob Packwood, whose immense political influence was marred by a major sexual misconduct scandal, died Saturday at the age of 93. The Oregon Republican served nearly 27 years in the Senate, but resigned in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Committee voted to recommend expelling him for sexual misconduct,…

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Trump Says He Never Promised 'No New Wars.' The Internet Has Receipts

President Donald Trump is trying to redraw one of the clearest lines of his 2024 campaign: his repeated claim that he was the president of "no new wars." In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press that aired Sunday, Trump rejected the idea that the war with Iran violated the…

International Business Times

Trump Does Not Rule Out Paying Jan. 6 Rioters With 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

President Donald Trump did not rule out paying Jan. 6 rioters with money from the "anti-weaponization" fund.

The Guardian - US

Judgment day for under-fire Democrat Graham Platner in Maine primary

All eyes on US Senate race as Platner, mired in controversy, is set to advance to take on incumbent Susan Collins

The Guardian - US

‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up Congress

Pennsylvania’s Bob Brooks is one of a slew of working-class Democrats on the ballot – can he beat a Koch-backed rival?

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North Dakota could become the 17th state to have a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives

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Local Texas election officials await appointment of new secretary of state as midterm preparations ramp up

After Jane Nelson’s unexpected resignation, local election leaders worry her successor could complicate midterm election administration. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet named a replacement.

The Independent UK

As America turns 250, a growing number say the best days are over

A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country or its system of government as exceptional

The National (Scotland)

Fuming Donald Trump says US is 'like third-world country' and storms out of interview

DONALD Trump said the US was "like a third-world country" and stormed out of an interview after being challenged on his false claims that…

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Trump storms out of tense, rain-plagued NBC interview

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC - but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.

The Guardian - US

Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims

Kristen Welker questioned Trump’s allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were ‘rigged’

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Kristen Welker: The Meet the Press Host Trump Called 'Crooked' Before Walking Out

Kristen Welker and President Trump clashed on Meet the Press over unverified election claims, leading to a heated exchange and Trump's abrupt departure from the interview.

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