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Gavin Newsom posts kinky photo of ‘good boy’ Ted Cruz amid Chevron social media spat
Gov. Gavin Newsom is resorting to explicit measures to slam his opponents.
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Trump administration disputes framework of possible Iran deal reported by Tehran state media
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The Trump administration has disputed reporting from Iranian state media about the terms of a possible framework for an agreement that would end the war. Iranian state media reported on Wednesday details of a draft proposal for ending the conflict that would call for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran’s threats and […]
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US Denies Iran Report on Draft Peace Deal to Reopen Hormuz
The US denied an Iranian state television report on a draft interim peace deal that said maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could return to normal within a month of it coming into effect. “This report from Iranian controlled media is not true and the MOU they ‘released’ is a complete fabrication,” the White House said in a social media post on Wednesday. “Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out.” Oil had dropped on the Iranian report, with Brent falling almost 4% to below $96 a barrel. It’s declined more than 7% this week as traders become increasingly more optimistic there will be an agreement. Ethan Bronner, Bloomberg News Israel Bureau Chief, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Radio to discuss the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Why Paxton’s upset and Trump’s polling collapse spell bad news for the GOP
Despite suffering from weak approval ratings in countless polls, President Donald Trump is having no problem affecting the outcome of GOP primaries: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and at least five Indiana state lawmakers are among the Republican incumbents who lost recent GOP primaries to challengers backed by Trump. Journalist Colby Hall is arguing that Trump's weakness in polls and far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Tuesday victory over Cornyn are "the same story," showing that "Trump's coalition is getting smaller and louder at the same time.""The contradiction at the center of Donald Trump's politics has never been more visible than it was this week," Hall, the founder of Mediaite, writes in a column for his ColbyHall.com website. "He is one of the least popular presidents in modern polling history, and simultaneously, the most dominant force in the Republican Party. Neither fact is canceling out the other. His approval numbers are collapsing again. Depending on the poll, they are now approaching the lows he hit after January 6. He is underwater on inflation, cost of living, immigration, and now Iran. The broader electorate is plainly exhausted by him, the still very high price of a gallon of gas, and the bread and eggs he promised to make cheaper on Day 1 of his second term."Hall continues, "At the exact same moment, Trump casually ended Sen. John Cornyn's political career with a single endorsement of the far more MAGA-coded Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas. Ironically, Trump helping Paxton win the primary delivers his MAGA faithful a short-term win while putting the seat itself in real jeopardy. Democratic nominee James Talarico is a much more plausible threat to Paxton than he would have been to Cornyn, and a Republican Senate majority that looked safe a week ago no longer does."According to Hall, the "true nature of Trump's current power" is that he "looks weak nationally" yet continues to be "all-powerful inside the Republican Party.""The two observations fit together pretty neatly," Hall argues. "Trump still owns the Republican primary electorate. The problem for Republicans is that the Republican primary electorate is no longer the country. His coalition is shrinking and becoming more emotionally concentrated at the same time. That creates the illusion of growing strength because intensity is very often mistaken for scale." Hall compares Trump's influence on the GOP's hardcore MAGA base to professional wrestling, noting that "the diehards in the front rows scream louder as the cheap seats empty out.""Trump's endorsement (of Paxton) remains incredibly powerful inside a shrinking but highly motivated audience that still sees him as the central figure in American politics," Hall explains. "Outside of it, the reaction looks very different. Republicans may still hold the seat, but they just replaced a broadly electable incumbent with a candidate carrying impeachment baggage, corruption allegations, and obvious general-election vulnerabilities. Democrats suddenly have a plausible opening in Texas that barely existed before."
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Internet mocks Trump for saying 'I don't care about the midterms': 'The GOP does'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was in no rush to make a deal with Iran, claiming that despite the country's attempts to coerce him into securing negotiations ahead of elections "I don't care about the midterms" — something the internet disagreed with him about.Trump was speaking to his cabinet during a meeting at the White House when he made the comment. He mentioned that he thinks Tehran has tried "to put pressure on America by stretching out negotiations while Republicans are hurt politically from the negative economic impact of the war," according to The New York Times.“They thought they’re going to out wait me,” Trump said. "I don’t care about the midterms," he added.On social media, people responded and mocked his remarks."A comforting remark from Trump for all Republicans seeking re-election in the midterms... DJT has repeatedly demonstrated that he doesn't give a s--- about the overwhelming majority of individuals, both in the U.S. and around the world..." political commentator and self-described business consultant DeSota, who has more than 11,000 followers, wrote on X."He doesn’t care bc he’s not on the ballot in 2028–the golden dome coupled with the ballroom/bunker will be a nice resting place after 1/20/29," Mason, a self-described fund manager and Iraq war veteran who frequently comments on politics, posted on X."Comparing the Republican primaries to the midterms is dumb af," Alex Cole, a progressive news commentator with more than 327,000 followers wrote on X."Trump: Elon will rig them, we’ll keep doing crimes, world keeps on spinning. Have we talked about the ballroom yet?" Chris Robinson, a political commentator, wrote on X."He may not, the GOP does," Chris Panza, co-author of "Ethics for Dummies," wrote on Bluesky.Trump: "I don't care about the midterms" pic.twitter.com/5te5Q5Ced1— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 27, 2026
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Chilling Post Adds New Twist To Ivanka Trump Assassination Plot
A social media post buried inside a newly unsealed federal terrorism complaint appears to place an Iran-backed terror group frighteningly close to first daughter Ivanka Trump during a family trip to Disneyland Paris earlier this year. According to the complaint, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya — a group the Department of Justice says is part of ...
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Medical expert pinpoints overlooked omission in Trump's lab results: 'A heart issue?'
President Donald Trump had his third hospital visit in 13 months on Tuesday – purportedly for a medical and dental checkup – but despite declaring himself to be in "perfect" health after the exam, prominent physician Vin Gupta flagged a telling omission in the president's lab results on Wednesday that raised questions about his condition.“What we see with our own eyes is difficult to ignore: his day-to-day performance as president, and often he’s falling asleep at these major Oval Office events,” Gupta, who frequently appears on MS NOW as a medical analyst, said in a video published Wednesday by Zeteo. “He seems like he has a lot of daytime somnolence.”With his 80th birthday approaching next month, Trump is the oldest living president in U.S. history, and as such, has faced growing scrutiny surrounding his physical and cognitive health. In recent months, onlookers have observed Trump with swollen ankles, bruising on his hands, a rash on his neck and appearing to doze off during meetings.The White House has provided a number of explanations for the president’s various symptoms, but it was its explanation for the president’s swollen ankles that caught Gupta’s attention.“He has pretty noted lower extremity swelling. The White House claims that it’s chronic venous insufficiency, which for our audience, maybe you have a loved one that has had that,” Gupta said. “Is that a sign of aging? Potentially.”What raised concern for Gupta, he explained, was the White House’s claim that Trump’s condition was “chronic,” a condition that is persistent or recurring, and not acute, which is a condition that is severe and sudden.“They said that it was ‘chronic.’ He had three appointments in the last year – it did not note that this was on his problem list,” Gupta said. “And so, is it acute? Did this just happen, and is there a reason for that? Is there a heart issue that could explain that?”Zeteo’s John Harwood, who was interviewing Gupta, asked the physician if Trump’s ankle swelling was consistent with congestive heart failure, a chronic condition in which the heart muscle is too weak to pump blood efficiently.“If this is acute – say, it happened over the last weeks to the last few months, which, based on the readouts from his physicians, one could claim that that’s exactly what’s happening – sure, that could indicate that,” Gupta said.How Bad Is Trump's Health? Medical Analyst Dr. Vin Gupta Weighs in by Mehdi HasanA top doctor breaks down what we know about the U.S. president's mental and physical health, and what to make of the bruise on his hand, his genocidal threats, and his falling asleep during meetings.Read on Substack
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CBS boots '60 Minutes' reporter who refused to sanitize deportation story: reports
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says CBS News has effectively pushed her out after she refused to alter her explosive report on the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan men to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison — and stood her ground against network boss Bari Weiss.Alfonsi's contract expired earlier this month, and CBS News executives have made no effort to contact her representatives at talent agency UTA to negotiate a renewal, according to Variety. Her producers have been reassigned. She remains an at-will CBS employee and will continue to be paid, but she can no longer do the work of a working correspondent."I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting," Alfonsi told the New York Times.The clash with Weiss, CBS News's controversial editor in chief, erupted in December when Weiss pulled the "Inside CECOT" segment hours before it was set to air, saying it needed comment from a Trump administration official — even though Alfonsi's team had already invited the White House, DHS, and State Department to participate. All declined.In an internal memo, Alfonsi warned that making government participation a condition of airing a story would hand the administration a "kill switch" over 60 Minutes' journalism. The segment finally aired in January, but in a low-viewership slot opposite the NFL playoffs.Weiss arrived at CBS after Paramount paid Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, a move widely seen as a concession to secure FCC approval of Skydance's $8 billion takeover of the network.
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Washington Examiner
Trump says Vance’s anti-fraud efforts will save Social Security and lead to ‘balanced budget’
President Donald Trump hosted the 12th Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, where he claimed that the White House’s anti-fraud task force may balance the federal budget and save Social Security. Trump opened by praising Vice President JD Vance, who leads the task force, and said he was “very proud” of the initiative. The president […]
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