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This Is What It Looks Like When Senate Republicans Have Nothing Left to Lose

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Trump did the worst thing he could to these lawmakers, but he also kind of set them free.

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Dem Senate Nominee Troy Jackson Has 2 Kids With His Cousin: REPORT

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WSJ disgusted as Trump economy becomes 'nothing to brag about'

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WSJ disgusted as Trump economy becomes 'nothing to brag about'

President Donald Trump got a tongue-lashing from the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board over the latest dismal economic numbers."The U.S. economy grew a tepid 1.5% during the second quarter, driven by consumers and AI investment," wrote the board. Meanwhile, net exports "subtracted a point" from GDP, and government spending was down too — though the board was less concerned about that.The economy is "shrugging off" the war in Iran, at least, the board noted — but that's "nothing to brag about."The fundamental issue, the board continued, is Trump's ongoing obsession with tariffs, an issue they have slammed him for frequently as dragging his economy down."Mr. Trump thinks that, with the stock market hitting records and the economy avoiding recession, his tariffs are working wonders," said the board. However, the economy is "underperforming by half" if Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s 3% GDP target is the benchmark. "Last year’s tax bill and deregulation would be driving faster growth if not for Mr. Trump’s border taxes that raise costs and uncertainty for business."Through all of this, the board said, inflation remains persistently high, and the tariffs are contributing to it."Some of Mr. Trump’s most ardent fans tell us they wish he’d drop his tariff fixation and return to the supply-side policies that produced broad-based prosperity during his first term," the board lamented. For that matter, they added, "most Americans probably do too."

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'Guaranteed death': Another GOP senator comes out swinging against Trump's demands

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'Guaranteed death': Another GOP senator comes out swinging against Trump's demands

Another GOP senator has said he won't give in to a looming demand by President Donald Trump in a defiant op-ed.In a Thursday piece for The Wall Street Journal, Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) made it clear, "I won't change the filibuster," a position that he made the headline of his op-ed."Under no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster, as any party that does so wouldn't be guaranteed survival," Curtis wrote. "Their agenda would be guaranteed death come the next majority." The op-ed lands Curtis in a growing camp of Republicans publicly resisting Trump's push to terminate the filibuster if that's what it takes to force through his stalled SAVE America Act, a controversial voting bill.Curtis defended the filibuster, writing that it "protects independence" and "gives individual senators the ability to stop or slow a bill—a significant amount of influence for one person."He added that the filibuster protects the minority, which "isn't just a party. It can be any senator, on any issue, at any time, whose view doesn't align with the majority." He noted this kind of resistance "happens more often than people might think" and that the filibuster makes it so a senator who disagrees with party leadership "can't easily be overruled and pushed aside."Trump never comes up by name, but plenty of Republicans have gone after his demand. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) went after the same demand in a Wall Street Journal op-ed of her own. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has also said he won't gut the filibuster to secure 60 votes for Trump's SAVE America Act.

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Gavin Newsom’s left-wing judicial legacy — and what it means for 2028

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Gavin Newsom’s left-wing judicial legacy — and what it means for 2028

Gavin Newsom’s tenure as governor may be drawing to a close, but he will leave a long legacy on the bench.

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$Senator triggers online backlash after 'ludicrous' fracas with reporter: 'What is this?'$

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Senator triggers online backlash after 'ludicrous' fracas with reporter: 'What is this?'

A Republican senator apologized for siccing security on a reporter, but it came too late to avoid being skewered online.On Thursday, Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) called for security and ran away after TMZ DC co-managing editor Charlie Cotton pressed him with questions about the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)."Do you think Mitch McConnell needs to do more to prove his health?" Cotton asked. Ricketts answered, saying McConnell, who's been out of the public eye since mid-June, deserves "the time he needs." Cotton pressed him with a follow-up question, but Ricketts called out for the Capitol Police to "Stop him!""I reacted poorly," Ricketts later wrote in a post on X. "I appreciate @hicharliecotton taking my phone call so I could apologize."Cotton responded on X, writing, "I accept your apology Pete. I respect anyone who can take accountability when they make a mistake. Thank u for the call - I look fwd to our next conversation."However, online critics were shocked to see Cotton's video of the incident and vented their outrage before Ricketts could get off scot-free."What is this?" Drop Site News reporter Julian Andreone reacted on X. "They were coming from the basement, which is inside the building, meaning Charlie, a credentialed reporter, had already been through security and is free to navigate the Russell office building and film anywhere within it he'd like.""This is ludicrous!" Eric Michael Garcia, the DC bureau chief for The Independent, posted. "Charlie is doing his job and posed no security threat to Ricketts.""A senator can say no comment or say nothing," NOTUS reporter Igor Bobic wrote. "But reporters have every right to ask him questions in a public hallway.""Why did Capitol Police stop a reporter from asking questions?" MS NOW congressional reporter Matt Fuller asked. "The answer is because Sen. Pete Ricketts asked them to, but this is a wholly inappropriate use of the Capitol Police."

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Kaitlan Collins astounded as GOP squeezes Trump into 'unusual position': 'Nothing to lose'

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Kaitlan Collins astounded as GOP squeezes Trump into 'unusual position': 'Nothing to lose'

President Donald Trump is finding himself in a position he's never been in before with Senate Republicans, CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins said on Thursday evening.Specifically, she noted, he is now facing negotiations and demands from an intransigent bloc of Republican senators, as his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general spirals into chaos."They're using Blanche as a vessel to get their demands, which is a pretty unusual position for the president to be in, being squeezed by his own party, by a couple of senators who have nothing to lose," said Collins. However, she noted, the two main objectors, Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), are now joined by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), another senator forced out of re-nomination by Trump. She played a clip of him speaking to reporters."Todd Blanche cannot give commitments that Cornyn and Tillis want," said Cassidy in the clip. "And by the way, I'm very concerned about the weaponization of the Justice Department." When asked by a reporter if he'd vote yes, he said, "I'm not going to answer that because I'm still in the information-gathering stage.""You can tell in these senators' answers that they ... have nothing to lose. Truly," said Collins, turning to Bloomberg White House correspondent Jeff Mason."They have nothing to lose," Mason agreed. - YouTube youtu.be

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Trump BLASTS John Thune over filibuster: ‘Stupidity always brings losing and death’

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Trump BLASTS John Thune over filibuster: ‘Stupidity always brings losing and death’

President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign against Senate Majority Leader John Thune, urging Republicans to scrap the Senate filibuster and remain in session until the SAVE America Act reaches his desk.And in a fiery Truth Social post, Trump warned that Thune’s failure to take action could have devastating consequences.“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” Trump wrote.“The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!” he added.“Very true,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray comments on “Pat Gray Unleashed,” before playing a clip of the president addressing questions about his relationship with Thune.“He’s got to get his job done. It’s fine. I have a good relationship with John Thune. He’s just got to get his job done,” Trump told a reporter.“You got to get the SAVE America Act passed. Or better than that would be the filibuster. If you terminate the filibuster, everything happens. If you don’t terminate the filibuster, only bad things will happen,” he added.“For his part,” Gray says, “John Thune was like, ‘My hands are tied. Show me how I can do this. There’s no path. There’s no path.’”“It’s maddening,” co-host Jeff Fisher comments.“He just doesn’t seem to understand and grasp what needs to happen,” he adds.“He’s not willing to do it,” Gray agrees. “He’s just not.”Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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Angry Fauci Drops F-Bomb, Vents to His Wife About Brutal Senate Hearing

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Angry Fauci Drops F-Bomb, Vents to His Wife About Brutal Senate Hearing

Dr. The post Angry Fauci Drops F-Bomb, Vents to His Wife About Brutal Senate Hearing appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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