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Trump allies alarmed by far-right activist's influence on him … - “Marjorie Taylor Greene is right. … - Greene, a GOP firebrand known for her politically provocative speeches in Congress, has had a series of disagreements with Loomer long before this week.
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Fox News cleans up another Trump mess — After the debate, the network worked to keep the MAGA faithful in a state of blissful ignorance. — The reviews were almost universally savage after Donald Trump's debate debacle, in which the former president ranted about migrants eating pets …


Trump Is Losing The Post-Debate Debate, Too — Donald Trump has an announcement: He won the first debate against Kamala Harris so handily, and was praised so universally for doing so, that he really doesn't see a need to take the stage with her again. — “When a prizefighter loses a fight …
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MAGA Scrambles to Excuse Trump Chickening Out of Second Debate … Donald Trump flubbed the last debate. His allies know it, his fundraisers know it—but that doesn't mean they're willing to admit it. — On Thursday, the Republican presidential nominee announced that he had decided …
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MAGA Civil War: How Trump Campaign Chief Tried to Whack Laura Loomer
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Moooooods!!!! — Donald Trump's flailing performance at Tuesday night's debate triggered …
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Trump says he doesn't agree with Loomer statements
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Trump uses harsher rhetoric to describe Haitians in Ohio — Trump doubled down Friday, promising that “the largest deportation in the history of our country” would “start with Springfield.” — Former President Donald Trump used increasingly harsh rhetoric Friday in describing Haitian migrants in Ohio …
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JD Vance now says Haitian immigrants are spreading HIV after bizarre pet-eating claim flops — In the aftermath of Tuesday's presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Trump's running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance, made a series of controversial …
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Bomb threats force second consecutive day of school closures in Springfield, Ohio — Several local leaders have also been targeted in the wake of baseless claims aimed at Haitian immigrants that have been repeated by former President Donald Trump. — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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Bomb Threats and the F.B.I.: Springfield Disrupted by Trump's False Migrants Claim
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Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge
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Raining Cats and Dogs: GOP Lawmakers Embrace Trump's Baseless Claims About Immigrants Eating Pets
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After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Ohio Mayor Says Enough
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Before Trump, neo-Nazis pushed false claims about Haitians as part of hate campaign
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Pope Francis criticizes Trump and Harris and says voters must choose between ‘lesser of two evils’ — Pope Francis on Friday described the choice US voters must make in the presidential election as one between the “lesser of two evils,” deeming former President Donald Trump's anti-migrant policies …
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If True, the ABC News Presidential Debate Could Be Rocked by Explosive Scandal — Anyone who watched the presidential debate hosted by ABC News on Tuesday knows that the moderators were biased and repeatedly fact-checked Trump while letting Kamala Harris's lies go unchallenged.


Forget Trump's debate performance, Harris was equally as bad, if not worse
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ABC's Bias Deprived Voters of a Fair Debate
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No. 2 Senate GOP leader: Trump should debate Harris again
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Biden administration expected to unveil new evidence of RT's key role in Russian intelligence operations globally — The Biden administration is expected on Friday to announce a major effort to blunt the global influence of RT and expose what it says is the Russian state media network's key role …
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State Department labels RT as covert influence arm of Russian government
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RT running covert military supply operation for Russian forces, State Dept. says
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Trump says he would withhold California fire aid unless Newsom ‘signs those papers’ — Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank met with Trump and spoke briefly about city's struggle to deal with land movement. — Trump portrayed California as crime-ridden, water-starved and flooded with immigrants in the country illegally.
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Christian Conservatives Face Reality: Increasingly, They Stand Alone — As opposition to their agenda grows, especially on abortion, many conservatives are grappling with how to handle this new uncertain political world. — Conservative Christians are expected to vote overwhelmingly …
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Battleground House Republican dodges how she'll vote on Florida's abortion amendment — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who Democrats are targeting in November, in an interview wouldn't say how she'll vote. — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is the lone Republican member of the Florida House delegation …
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Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules
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Martha Stewart Just Quietly Made a Rare Presidential Endorsement — ‘KEEP IT QUIET’ — After declining to endorse a candidate in 2020, Stewart has finally broken her silence on the 2024 election. … Martha Stewart has finally weighed in on the 2024 election and endorsed a candidate.


Rep. Mark Green Accused by Wife of Affair with Younger Woman — Updated at 1:50 p.m. with a comment from Green. — Republican Congressman Mark Green has filed for divorce from his wife of 35 years after having an affair, according to a dispatch from his wife.
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Texas comes for the right to interstate travel — States' rights for me, not for thee. … During Tuesday's debate, as Donald Trump tried to take credit for the demise of Roe while pretending a second Trump administration wouldn't obliterate abortion protections at a national level …


The ‘feral 25-year-olds’ making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok — Harris's “digital rapid response” operation and all-Gen-Z TikTok team are tapping the trends and rhythms of internet culture to create an online presence that's unique in presidential politics.