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Trump brushes off major inflation spike as consumer prices skyrocket: ‘I love the inflation’
The president added: "You know why? Because as soon as this war is over... it's going to come down like a rock."
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Live updates: Inflation surges on high gas prices; Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’ if deal isn’t made soon
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President Trump on Wednesday morning warned Iran that it will not get away with attacks on U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain. “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” he posted on Truth Social. With gas prices stuck above $4…
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Oversight chair working to have Blanche testify in Epstein probe
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said he wants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear before lawmakers in July.
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Trump backs short-term spy powers extension amid fight with Senate GOP over Pulte
President Trump asked Congress for a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an effort to give time to nominate and confirm a permanent director of national intelligence amid threats from Democrats to not renew the act if Bill Pulte remains acting director of the agency. In a TruthSocial post…
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Top DOJ official plotted to cash in on Trump slush fund: report
As the future President Donald Trump's slush fund remains uncertain, a new report from Politico revealed that one of his top Justice Department officials plotted to cash in on it.The DOJ first announced the "anti-weaponization" fund as part of a settlement for Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, claiming that it would pay out to people who were supposedly targeted by the government for their political beliefs. Following a wave of bipartisan backlash to the fund, particularly over the possibility that it could pay out to Jan. 6 rioters, a federal judge in Virginia issued a temporary ruling to block its implementation, though it remains a possibility that it could be revived, even after reports that the administration was moving away from it due to the backlash.According to a Wednesday report from Politico, while the fund was still an active concern, a top official with the DOJ was planning to claim a payment from it, based on his time as a congressional staffer. The situation raised alarms at the agency, as he was set to be involved in the communication strategy surrounding the fund."The official, Patrick Davis, raised his plan to file a claim with others at the DOJ in May because he viewed it as a conflict," Politico revealed. "DOJ officials were concerned by Davis’ recusal request in part because he was responsible for communicating the department’s reasons for setting up the fund to lawmakers. Davis works as the assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, a Senate-confirmed position, and previously served as a top aide to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa."The outlet continued: "His plan to make a claim from the fund stems from his time as a congressional staffer. He had his phone and email records subpoenaed when he was investigating 'Russiagate,' the yearslong probe into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and Trump’s alleged ties to Moscow. It’s unclear how much money Davis would have sought from the halted fund, if any, but the proposed fund would have also offered formal apologies."“[Davis] has relationships with the senators, and it was a very tough time for him to back out,” one anonymous official close to the situation told Politico. “In a very fraught moment, with legislative affairs and stuff with the Hill, DOJ needed to have the head of [lega] affairs involved.”When reached for comment, the DOJ told Politico that "out of an abundance of caution, Davis temporarily recused himself on a precautionary basis and after internal consultation, it was decided that recusal was not necessary for a number of reasons," while also taking the opportunity to once again smear the Russian collusion investigation as a "hoax."
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Bill Gates in Epstein probe interview: ‘I have never victimized anyone’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday told the House Oversight Committee that he has “never victimized anyone” and never had an indication that Jeffrey Epstein engaged in criminal conduct. Gates, in prepared opening remarks for his voluntary interview as part of the committee’s investigation into the late sex offender, painted a picture of Epstein as…
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Trump: Iran ‘will have to pay the price’ for stalled negotiations
President Trump on Wednesday said Iran “will have to pay the price” for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. “Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Much of it, like their Navy and…
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Live: Trump signs ICE, Border Patrol funding bill
The $70 billion funding package for immigration enforcement was passed without Democratic support.
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Expert flags 'huge warning signs for Republicans' as new economic numbers worsen odds
Inflation hit a three-year high last month as President Donald Trump's war in Iran continued pushing energy costs higher, and an analyst warned that could hurt Republican chances in the midterm elections.Consumer prices rose 4.2 percent in May from a year earlier, surpassing the 3.8 percent hike the previous month, and CNN's Jeff Zeleny said those higher consumer prices could get baked in as a political issue even if they alleviate before the election."There is no question that this really just underscores what we've all been seeing all year long, that affordability and the rising costs of everything are really driving this election," Zeleny said. "Just a short time ago, we obtained a memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which makes this exact point."Zeleny summarized that memo, which warned Republicans not to get complacent in Maine despite the Democratic primary win by controversial candidate Graham Platner because voter anger over affordability gives him a real shot of unseating GOP Sen. Susan Collins."They're talking about the economy," he said. "That is exactly what is driving this race and so many others. I was with the president just on Friday in Wisconsin and talking to so many voters there, and farmers and dairy farmers, they are just deeply concerned about the rising prices here, and everything is sort of connected. I mean, what we're seeing happening in the Middle East, there's no end in sight to the Iran war here.""So it's all driving together," he added. "So huge warning signs for Republicans, no doubt." - YouTube youtu.be
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