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Top Trump aide makes it clear she can't stop him from 'illegal things': analysis

An interview with one of President Donald Trump's top aides is also drawing scrutiny among those who see the apparent contradictions in her statements.

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Trump's broken promises fuel 'a reckoning of his own' making: analysis

Journalist Matt Johnson drew criticism on the left when he wrote a book passionately defending the late British author Christopher Hitchens and came down hard on political correctness. Many progressiv...

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Flag linked to Christian Nationalism and Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept

The union for US Department of Education workers has raised alarm about a top department official’s display of a flag with Christian nationalist associations that was flown during the January 6, 2021,...

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Trump’s 'willy-nilly' economic policy freezing out manufacturing jobs: WSJ

Manufacturing jobs have been steadily withering in the US job market, and according to an analysis from the Wall Street Journal editorial board, Donald Trump's "willy-nilly" tariff policies and the un...

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Trump just exposed his loosening grip on MAGA

I first met actor, producer and director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner some 15 years. I was on the road with my SiriusXM show, broadcasting from The Abbey, a legendary West Hollywo...

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Revealed: Pro-Trump group scored an additional $1 billion in taxpayer dollars

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI), a pro-Donald Trump think tank run by his former chief of staff, helped secure a $1 billion Department of Homeland Security contract tied to new planes for Ho...

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Experts say Trump probe is a baseless 'fishing expedition'

Nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 2, Jason Reding Quiñones is a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) District of Southern Florida....

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'He betrayed you!' CNN analyst says Trump world still beholden to the elite

President Donald Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles is still mitigating fallout after her profile in Vanity Fair. Speaking about it on CNN one commentator said that it's clear Wiles is trying to do da...

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A Terrorism of Vengeance -- Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism ... (Jacob Ware/Lawfare)

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Trump makes pick to lead NSA spy agency after months of leadership limbo (Washington Post)

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KNOCK. To knock a woman; to have carnal knowledge of her. To knock off; to conclude: phrase borrowed from the blacksmith. To knock under; to submit.

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Searchlight: **The far-right candidate for London mayor – based in Dubai**

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Ant Middleton has spent recent months presenting himself as the man to “fix London” as he pitches voters to elect him as its next mayor. Which is odd, because the former soldier and television personality does not live in the capital – or anywhere in the United Kingdom, come to that. In fact, Middleton is […]

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BREAKING: At least ten Palestinians have been injured after an Israeli attack targeted a gathering of civilians in central Gaza City, marking yet another violation of the ceasefire agreement, which Israel has breached more than 800 times since October 10.

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Tune In To Some Excellent 2025 YA Author Interviews

10+ author interviews from 2025 to check out, including conversations with Jason Reynolds, E. Lockhart, Mariko Tamaki, and more.
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Two Countries -- The side-by-side comparison between Australia's response to a gun massacre ... (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian)

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Democrats need a theory of power, but democracies need a theory of accountability (Don Moynihan/Can We Still Govern?)

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BBC News hires Lindsay McIntosh, previously Head of News at The Sunday Times, as its Executive News Editor (BBC Press Office on LinkedIn)

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Lauren Connolly: I Live To Make People Laugh With My Writing

In this interview, author Lauren Connolly discusses the real-life aviation experience that helped inspire her new romance, Love in Plane Sight.
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