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Donald Trump has declared a breakthrough in negotiations over the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, but IsraelI government officials have voiced scepticism over the deal.Lucy Hough speaks to Julian Borger, the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Continue reading...

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Another Trump Case Falls Apart

Federal prosecutors admitted that they don’t have evidence to prove the Reflecting Pool was vandalized.

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FIFA kills controversial plan to sell World Cup rights to a Kushner-led group

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FIFA kills controversial plan to sell World Cup rights to a Kushner-led group

Gianni Infantino has scrapped his plan to sell a slice of the World Cup to private investors, backing down barely 72 hours after the proposal leaked and set off a revolt inside soccer's governing body, The Wall Street Journal reported.The FIFA president announced Friday that FIFA Forward Enterprise would not proceed, saying the project had created divisions no longer in the interest of the sport. “Having listened carefully to all the views,” Infantino said, “it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place.”The plan would have raised $4.2 billion at a roughly $20 billion valuation by selling about 20 percent of a new commercial arm, with a one-time payment of $20 million dangled to each of FIFA's 211 member federations.The lead investor lined up for the deal was Thrive Eternal, a vehicle founded by Joshua Kushner, brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, a link that had already drawn Democratic scrutiny before the reversal.UEFA's 55 members voted unanimously Thursday to boycott all FIFA competitions if the sale went through, a walkout that would have sidelined powers like Spain, France and England from the men's and women's World Cups. The confederations for Asia and for North America and the Caribbean also rejected the plan. The pressure reached Infantino's inner circle, with senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro, a former U.S. Soccer president who sat on the White House task force for the World Cup, resigning in protest. FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who did not step down, said staff had been deceived by the secretive plan.Trump, whose earlier phone call pushing FIFA to reverse a red card had fueled questions about his closeness to Infantino, distanced himself Friday. Asked at Camp David whether the FIFA boss had consulted him on the sale, the president told reporters, "No, I never spoke to him."

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Obama Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis – DHS Responds

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Obama Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis – DHS Responds

A federal judge on Friday once again blocked the Trump Administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis. The post Obama Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis – DHS Responds appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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'Holy wow': Experts dumbstruck as Trump DOJ forced to fold Reflecting Pool case

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'Holy wow': Experts dumbstruck as Trump DOJ forced to fold Reflecting Pool case

President Donald Trump's Justice Department was forced to withdraw its vandalism case against an Olympic canoeist it accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.In a motion to withdraw the case, flagged by Meidas Touch's Scott MacFarlane, prosecutors threw the Department of the Interior under the bus and claimed they now have evidence the damage to the beloved Washington, D.C. landmark was done by contractors working on Trump's renovation project, and that signs of the damage were seen over a week before David "Davey" Hearn was ever seen in the vicinity.The end of the case, which followed a series of prosecutorial blunders and national ridicule of Trump for his failure to properly renovate the pool, drew immediate reaction from commenters on social media — with many calling it a monumental failure for Trump's hand-picked D.C. U.S. Attorney, Jeanine Pirro."Oh you don’t sayyyyyyyy," wrote political commentator Molly Jong-Fast."Holy wow," wrote former Pentagon special counsel and New York University law professor Ryan Goodman. "We've been tracking the DOJ withdrawals of indictments, dismissals by judges, rejections of subpoenas, no bills by grand juries and more ... Add this one to the list.""How absolutely embarrassing for US Attorney Jeanine Pirro and this Administration," wrote national security attorney Mark S. Zaid. "I trust at least a public apology is forthcoming to all of those adversely affected by these frivolous prosecutions.""The judge would have forced the prosecution to provide the grand jury instructions/transcripts to the defense," wrote Alex Cole of Newsitics. "Pirro knows she would have been caught red-handed.""My god I never thought I'd see the day when Jeannine Pirro would (expletive) up her 112th prosecution but here we are," wrote Georgia trial lawyer Andrew Fleischman."I hope he sues the ever loving (expletive) out of every single one of these a--holes," wrote podcaster Joanne "JoJoFromJerz" Carducci.

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'Wow': Erin Burnett can barely wrap her head around Trump DOJ's 'stunning' admission

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'Wow': Erin Burnett can barely wrap her head around Trump DOJ's 'stunning' admission

CNN anchor Erin Burnett said she was "stunned" Friday after the Trump Justice Department withdrew criminal charges against an Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.The DOJ made its announcement that it would drop charges against David 'Davey' Hearn just as Burnett was speaking with former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) and political consultant Karen Finney."U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office admitted in a new filing, this is really important that they learned after filing the charges against Hearn that 'damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration," Burnett said. "Karen, Wow. Wow," Burnett said. "They're, they're actually saying it. They're dropping it; there's all this stuff that this guy went out there and slashed it and cut it and that was all a load of b.s. and they're actually not just admitting it by pulling the case, but they're saying it was shoddy construction."Finney called out the Trump administration for the "lack of seriousness," referring to the ordeal as "staggering" and "a real embarrassment."Dent suggested that there should be repercussions."In this country we have a tradition of investigating incidents like this prior to making charging decisions," Dent said. "And in this case, it's clear that charging decisions were made prior to any kind of a thorough investigation. And now they've admitted it. I mean, it's amazing. You would think that somebody would be fired over this. Maybe the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., they could actually put her name out there and announce charges against this individual, only to announce several weeks later that there's no there there."Dent called out the Trump DOJ, citing his concerns. "I'm astounded that this is how law enforcement and our Justice Department is operating," he said. "And it's not just in this case; we've seen it in many other cases where they've engaged in malicious prosecutions of people for what appear to be politically motivated purposes."

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Trump's 'incredible cognitive dissonance' leaves CNN anchor in disbelief

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Trump's 'incredible cognitive dissonance' leaves CNN anchor in disbelief

A video of President Donald Trump and his cabinet members making statements that bucked recent polling numbers left a CNN anchor shocked.CNN anchor Erin Burnett aired footage of Trump's cabinet members showering him with praise, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touting the president's transparency and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying the economy under Trump is "the envy of the world" and a feat the founding fathers "could not have imagined."She contrasted that with recent poll numbers that show Americans don't quite view Trump the same way, including a 34 percent approval rating. It marks Trump's "lowest approval rating among the American people so far," Burnett noted."At this point in a term, this is as low as it gets," she said. She also stressed that 73 percent of Americans said that Trump's priorities are wrong."Three-quarters of the American people say that the president of the United States is not paying attention to the country's most important problems," Burnett said. "That is a stunning number, three-quarters of Americans."She also played a video of Trump saying, "America is safer and stronger and far more successful than it was two years ago, and I don't think it's ever been anything like this. We're going to leave this country in very, very good shape, better shape than it's ever been. This is the golden age of America."The polling showed "stunning" and "unprecedented numbers," but based on the clips, "Trump's not hearing it. It's an incredible cognitive dissonance," Burnett said.

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'True embarrassment': Expert twists the knife as Trump admin's Reflecting Pool case flops

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'True embarrassment': Expert twists the knife as Trump admin's Reflecting Pool case flops

A legal analyst slammed the Trump administration's flopped case that sought to pin Reflecting Pool damage on an alleged vandal.On Friday, the Trump Department of Justice withdrew criminal charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn after accusing him of ripping up the Reflecting Pool liner with his bare hands. During an appearance on CNN, former prosecutor Elie Honig looked back at the case and the press conference by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, where she announced Hearn's indictment."I think you could see the problems with this case right away," Honig said. "I did not expect it to unravel so quickly. It's a real embarrassment, first of all, for the United States Justice Department."The Reflecting Pool was plagued with algae after costly taxpayer-funded renovations finished in June, and then the lining along the bottom of the pool started to float up. Hearn was arrested next to the pool, which was captured in a social media video, as Trump blamed vandals for the poor condition. Hearn maintained that he just stopped to reach in and touch the floating liner."Let's remember, first, they arrest David Hearn, they charge him initially by complaint with a misdemeanor," Honig said. "Then they upgrade it to a felony. They get a grand jury to indict him for that felony."Honig then reflected on Pirro's press conference, "where she's pounding the podium and talking about what a serious crime this is and how justice will be done. And now it turns out they dismissed the case voluntarily," he said."It's a true embarrassment for Jeanine Pirro," Honig said. "It's a true embarrassment for DOJ, and they brought it on themselves."

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