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This is Trump's dead giveaway that he was in over his head with Epstein
- Donald Trump addresses House Republicans in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Every time he sees trouble brewing, Donald Trump exhibits a telltale panic response. When he's cornered, when the walls close in and facts start to make the hair left on his head stand straight up — although a stiff wind will do that too — Trump doesn't simply deny. He lies by preemptively distancing himself. It's the first ...

Source: rawstory.com
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Why a bridge over the Detroit River is the latest flare-up in the US-Canada trade spat
- President Donald Trump is singing "No Canada" as a sprawling bridge connecting Ontario to Detroit nears completion. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Construction began in 2018, with an anticipated opening planned for 2024. Delays pushed the opening to 2026 — and Trump's threats could delay it even longer. The US and Canada are engaged in an  ongoing ...

Source: businessinsider.com
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New Affidavit Reveals Who Was Behind The Fulton County FBI Search
- Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? The FBI search of election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, that led to the seizure of ballots from the 2020 election was ordered by Kurt Olsen, who previously helped President Donald Trump challenge his loss in that election and is now working for the Trump administration. The revelation ...

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'Outrage' as LGBTQ Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument
- The removal of an LGBTQ rainbow pride flag from the United States' most prominent gay monument after new rules issued by the Trump administration sparked an outcry and a noisy protest on Tuesday. The removal of a large rainbow flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York followed a January 21 memo from the federally run National Park Service responsible for the heritage site. It banned the flying of flags ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
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EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health
- The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday plans to repeal the legal framework that underpins its power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. "President Trump will be joined by Administrator Lee Zeldin to formalize the rescission of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing on Tuesday. "This will be the largest deregulatory action in American ...

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Bank riders have murky future as housing bill heads to Senate
- WASHINGTON — A bill that includes a number of bank-favored provisions faces a more uncertain future in the Senate, even after it passed through the House yesterday with an overwhelmingly large bipartisan margin.  Processing Content The House bill, known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, aims to increase the supply of housing by streamlining state and local regulations and making it easier for ...

Source: americanbanker.com
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Annual Governors' Gathering With White House Unraveling After Trump Excludes Democrats
- Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual meeting of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal ...

Source: huffpost.com
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Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan's voter roll data
- A federal judge Tuesday shut down the Justice Department's efforts to obtain personal voter information from elections officials in Michigan, the third time a court has tossed a lawsuit by the Trump administration in its efforts to obtain voter registration lists from the states. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou, the chief judge for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, granted a request from ...

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WATCH: Heads of ICE, immigration agencies testify following protester deaths
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his agency's officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and saying they would not be intimidated as they carry out the president's mass deportation plans. Lyons was one of the three heads of agencies implementing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda to testify in a hearing called after ...

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King Charles says royals would cooperate with police as his brother Andrew's Epstein ties draw new scrutiny
- King Charles III indicated Monday that the British royal family would cooperate if police come asking questions about his younger brother, the former Prince Andrew's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. "The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's conduct," a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace ...

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Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Case Against Bannon
- Home » » The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss its criminal case against the former adviser to President Donald Trump , Steve Bannon, which is related to his refusal to testify before the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riots. The "government has determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of ...

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A coup that never was: Why UK's Starmer faced major leadership challenge
- United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has emerged rattled but ultimately unscathed after a day and night of drama during which a key member of his Labour Party called for him to resign over revelations about a former ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Starmer has faced more than a week of mounting pressure since the release of the latest tranche of documents from the US ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Immigration court blocks Trump from deporting pro-Palestine Tufts student
- Immigration Court Blocks Trump From Deporting Pro-Palestine Tufts Student The Trump administration is actively trying to deport students like Rümeysa Öztürk without providing credible evidence for how they took part in antisemitic activity. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. An immigration judge dropped a deportation case against Rümeysa Öztürk, ...

Source: motherjones.com
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U.S. military strikes another alleged drug vessel; search launched for 1 survivor
- The U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor who is now the focus of a search-and-rescue effort. The military's Southern Command said in a post on X  it struck a vessel that was "operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations" and "engaged in narco-trafficking operations." It did not name the group that allegedly operated the boat, but the ...

Source: cbsnews.com