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Washington Examiner The Department of Justice is in possession of transcripts detailing conversations President Joe Biden had with his ghostwriter during which the president may have revealed classified information, DOJ attorneys revealed Monday in court filings. The attorneys acknowledged the transcripts in a response to a lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation.…
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New York Post Sen. Joe Manchin is considering challenging Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket, according to a report Sunday. Manchin — a longtime moderate West Virginia Democrat who turned independent this year — is weighing whether to return to the Democratic Party and make a run for the…
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The New York Post Former President Barack Obama didn’t endorse Kamala Harris — saying Democrats would pick an unnamed “outstanding nominee” in his first statement on President Biden stepping aside from the party’s ticket. “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,” said Obama, 62. “But I have extraordinary confidence…
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Breitbart Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made headlines with his recent comments about former President Donald Trump, calling him a “badass” and praising his resilience while also addressing the role of political content on Facebook in the upcoming election. Bloomberg reports that in a recent interview, Meta (formerly Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
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New York Post Failed Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ final online search before the Pennsylvania rally shooting last weekend was for pornography, according to a report. Crooks’ last search was found when the FBI gained access to the 20-year-old’s encrypted Samsung phone, a senior law enforcement official told the Daily…
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Axios A Russian court on Friday convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage charges and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, multiple outlets reported. Gershkovich, the newspaper and the U.S. government denounced the charges and the trial as a “sham.” The verdict could pave the way for an eventual prisoner swap to…
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Washington Examiner Former Sen. Ben Sasse will step down from his post as the president of the University of Florida effective July 31 to spend more time with family amid concerns over his wife’s health. Sasse has served in the role for roughly a year and a half, and he took over in February…
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Washington Examiner Former President Barack Obama told allies that President Joe Biden should reevaluate the viability of his candidacy, according to a new report. Obama reportedly told his allies in recent days that Biden’s chances of reelection are greatly diminished, and he should reevaluate his candidacy altogether in light of tanking poll…
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New York Post Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign account paid a polling firm nearly $68,000 earlier this year to test his popularity as he plots a political comeback — including eyeing a run for New York City mayor Cuomo, the former three-term governor who resigned in disgrace in August 2021 amid a slew of sexual misconduct…
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Axios The Biden administration will forgive $1.2 billion in student debt for another 35,000 public service workers, the Department of Education announced on Thursday. The Biden administration’s latest round of debt relief brings the total loan forgiveness it has approved to $168.5 billion for 4.76 million borrowers. The Education Department said that the relief was made…
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Axios Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday joined the ranks of Democratic members of Congress calling for President Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race. Schiff is the most high-profile elected Democrat to call for Biden’s withdrawal and the first to do so publicly since former President Trump was shot in an assassination attempt on Saturday.…
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Breitbart Chicago’s leftist Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed a desire on Tuesday to eliminate the statue of President George Washington that sits in the hallway outside his City Hall office. But now that plan seems to be on hold. Early on Tuesday, word reached the press Johnson intended to remove the…
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Washington Examiner The Democratic National Committee will move forward with a virtual roll call to establish President Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee in early August, according to a letter sent to committee members on Wednesday that was obtained by the Washington Examiner. It’s not entirely clear what day the roll call will take…
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The Independent The father of the gunman who shot Donald Trump called police after the rally shooting, worried that his son and a firearm were missing, according to reports. Matthew Crooks realized his 20-year-old son, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and an AR-style rifle were missing shortly after shots were fired at the former president at…
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New York Post A knife-wielding homeless man who allegedly “heard voices” was shot dead outside the Republican National Convention Tuesday. A witness at the scene told The Post that the man was swinging two steak knives at police near the GOP event’s headquarters — just two hours before the nation’s…
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The New York Post US authorities were warned about a potential assassination plot against former President Donald Trump by Iran weeks before the deadly shooting at Saturday’s rally — underscoring concerns about the level of protection that the presidential candidate was given, according to a report. Although there is no known connection between Thomas Matthew…
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Axios Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was found guilty on Tuesday of federal bribery charges accusing him of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in bribes in exchange for wielding his influence to benefit foreign governments and a trio of businessmen, per multiple outlets. Menendez — who filed to run for re-election last month — now faces possible…
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The Associated Press Former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention just hours after his release. That’s according to two people familiar with the event’s schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity…
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NOTUS As President Joe Biden tries to talk with Democratic lawmakers and relieve their concerns, a virtual meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday appears to have caused more problems than it solved. For starters, Biden showed up an hour late to the Zoom call, according to…
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NBC Montana A new poll shows the majority of black and Latino swing state voters believe public schools are failing their kids. This comes as the National Education Association President Rebecca Pringle is facing backlash after a speech in Philadelphia, where critics say she went off the rails in a…
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Washington Examiner President Joe Biden announced that Israel and Hamas are making progress in ceasefire negotiations but acknowledged there are more hurdles for the parties to clear. Specifically, he declared on Thursday during his highly anticipated press conference following the NATO summit that the two sides had “agreed” to the “framework” of the proposal he laid…
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Breitbart A recent study conducted by the FTC and international consumer protection networks has uncovered alarming statistics on the prevalence of “dark patterns” in subscription-based websites and apps. Dark Patterns are a collection of manipulative design techniques created by Silicon Valley to make it difficult to separate yourself from subscription…
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New York Times Some major Democratic donors have told the largest pro-Biden super PAC, Future Forward, that pledges worth roughly $90 million are now on hold if President Biden remains atop the ticket, according to two people who have been briefed on the conversations. The frozen contributions include multiple…
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Axios House Democrats are poised to issue a flood of new statements urging Joe Biden to exit the 2024 race regardless of what happens at the president’s NATO press conference, more than half a dozen lawmakers tell Axios. While some House Democrats view the press conference as a key hurdle for Biden to…
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Fox News A White House official told The Atlantic that President Biden making a public gaffe at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., might be fatal to his campaign. “This is a terrible thing to say,” an anonymous White House official told The Atlantic in a story published Wednesday. “But that might be the…
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Washington Examiner U.S. Army personnel at Fort Liberty in North Carolina were given a training seminar in which certain prominent anti-abortion groups were labeled as “terrorist groups,” according to information leaked from within the base. Images circulating on social media and confirmed by Fort Liberty Garrison Public Affairs Office for the Washington Examiner showed a presentation to soldiers manning…
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Breitbart Former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon, the host of War Room and the former executive chairman of Breitbart News currently serving a four-month sentence in Danbury federal prison in Connecticut, is speaking out from behind bars in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News conducted via email for the first…
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Fox News Several top campaign advisers for President Biden will join Senate Democrats for a meeting on Thursday at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) as lawmakers continue to reveal their concerns about Biden as a candidate. Senior Biden advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, and Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon are attending…
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New York Post President Biden was seen by neurologist Dr. Kevin Cannard, who specializes in Parkinson’s disease, at the White House on Jan. 17, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre admitted late Tuesday — hours after telling reporters the opposite at her regular briefing. The clarification came just a day after Jean-Pierre scolded a journalist…
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Axios A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress, setting the bill up for action in the Senate later this month. The agreement breathes new life into the push to ban stock trading by lawmakers, which is supported broadly by…
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New York Post A New York-based neurologist who specializes in treating Parkinson’s disease suggested Monday that President Biden is exhibiting “classic features of neurodegeneration” as speculation swirls about his political future. Dr. Tom Pitts made his assessment based on Biden’s public appearances, while the White House faced questions about why…
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KXLY Idaho Governor Brad Little and Secretary of State Phil McGrane took executive action Tuesday to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections. The ONLY CITIZENS WILL VOTE Act was signed by the governor and will have the Secretary of State monitor and review voter registration and voter rolls to…
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Axios The judge presiding over former President Trump’s classified documents case in Florida pushed back some of the deadlines in the case on Saturday to allow for further briefing. Judge Aileen Cannon’s order follows the 6-3 Supreme Court opinion allowing presidential immunity for official acts conducted as president. It’s an opinion that Trump has used to…
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Breitbart There were no air marshals around to shield passengers from a violent man on a United Airlines flight in March 2023 because they are being deployed to the southern border, a police advocate says. The New York Post spoke with Sonya LaBosco, a retired supervisory federal air marshal with the Air Marshal National Council,…
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The Associated Press Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official said Saturday. The apparent compromise by the militant…
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Catholic News Agency The Vatican has officially excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced Friday. Viganò was found guilty of the canonical crime, or delict, of schism, or the refusal to submit to the pope or the communion of the Church, at the conclusion…
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NBC Montana Private employers added 150,000 jobs in June, according to the ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday. And ADP, which bases its report on payroll data of client companies, showed annual pay was up 4.9%. “Job growth has been solid, but not broad-based,” Nela Richardson, ADP’s chief economist, said in a…
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Breitbart It is growing more costly to enjoy a celebratory meal on Independence Day in President Joe Biden’s (D) economy. In an email Wednesday, RNC Research pointed to the fact Americans will see the “most expensive Independence Day on Record” this year. “After the Biden White House attempted to brag about the…
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New York Post Former first lady Michelle Obama is the leading candidate to take on former President Trump in 2024, according to a new poll conducted after last week’s presidential debate. A Reuters/Ipsos poll asked respondents who they would like to see take on Trump on the general election ballot amid…
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Washington Examiner Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) is affirming her support for President Joe Biden in posts on X while pushing her own Hybrid PAC, Fight Like Hell. Several social media posts, made on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, all implied support for the president while linking the governor’s fundraising PAC, not the Democratic National Committee or the Biden reelection effort. The PAC…
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Breitbart A recent investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered a disturbing trend in AI development, where images of children are being used to train artificial intelligence models without consent, potentially exposing them to significant privacy and safety risks. Ars Technica reports that Human Rights Watch researcher Hye Jung Han has discovered…
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Axios The national average gas price for the Independence Day weekend is expected to be the lowest holiday price since 2021 but prices have been rising in recent weeks with record travel demand. Nearly 71 million people will travel during the holiday week with a record 60.6 million people traveling by car, according to AAA’s…
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The New York Times President Biden’s family is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite last week’s disastrous debate performance, even as some members of his clan privately expressed exasperation at how he was prepared for the event by his staff, people close to the situation…
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Catholic News Agency In the midst of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, the patriarchs and leaders of ancient Christian churches in Jerusalem have signed a joint document in which they denounce that four Israeli municipalities have sought to levy municipal taxes on church properties in violation of “centuries” of historical…
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Fox News The first presidential debate of 2024 left many Americans and even some traditional Democratic allies wondering about President Biden’s mental fitness for office based on what appeared to be his unclear train of thought at times and his raspy voice on Thursday night. The White House responded to these concerns,…
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Washington Examiner After federal judges in Kansas and Missouri sided in favor of Republican attorneys general by blocking parts of President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment program, the Department of Education announced it is freezing monthly student loan payments and interests of 3 million borrowers. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan, better known as SAVE,…
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Breitbart Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in Nevada, according to an American Impact Research/Fabrizio Lee/AARP poll. The overall survey shows Trump leading Biden in what has been a blue state in presidential elections since 2008. Trump leads Biden in the state with a three-point advantage, garnering…
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The Hill In his first public comments since President Biden took to the debate stage last night, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the president failed to clearly articulate his achievements or vision for the future. “I have to also be very honest with you and tell you that I think the president was not…
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New York Post A Haitian migrant accused of raping a 15-year-old at a Massachusetts shelter has been released on bail — despite a request from federal immigration officials to keep him in jail. Cory Alvarez, who had been held without bail since his March arrest, was freed on a measly $500…
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Washington Examiner Fifty percent of independents think the Democratic Party should nominate someone other than President Joe Biden to have the best chance of winning in November, according to a Friday YouGov survey that was conducted after the first presidential debate. Just 21% of independents said Biden was the best option, while 29% said they were not sure. By…
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