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Trump rips Tillis after compensation fund criticism: 'Nitpicker'

President Trump tore into Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Friday morning after the Republican lawmaker criticized the Department of Justice's (DOJ) newly debuted “anti-weaponization fund.” “I called him a ‘Nitpicker,’ always fighting against the Republican Party, and ME, mostly on things that didn’t matter,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. The president referred...

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Tillis: 'Stupid' Trump compensation fund 'beyond the pale' 

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Thursday slammed the Trump administration’s announcement of a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, joining other Republican senators in criticizing it both privately and publicly.  The GOP senator called on his Republican colleagues to “speak up” to oppose this move. “This is beyond the pale,” he told reporters in comments aired...

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Former CDC epidemiologist: Ebola outbreak 'will get worse before it gets better'

Epidemiologist Dr. Neil Vora warned that the spread of the Ebola virus in several African countries “will get worse before it gets better.” Vora, who worked for the Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) during the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) 2019 Ebola outbreak, called this recent spread “a very serious situation” during an...

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Trump: 'Thank goodness' Colbert is 'finally gone'

President Trump celebrated the end of late-night comedian Stephen Colbert’s decadelong run hosting “The Late Show” on Thursday evening, after he previously championed Paramount's decision to fire the comedian.   “Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long!” Trump wrote early Friday on Truth Social. “No talent, no ratings, no life. He...

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Hogg calls for Ken Martin's resignation over DNC's delayed 2024 autopsy report

Democratic activist David Hogg is demanding that the head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) step down following the delayed release of a flawed autopsy report about the 2024 election.   The former DNC vice chair called the delayed release of these findings “a demoralizing joke” in a statement Thursday. “It’s clear that Chair Ken Martin...

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Vanessa Trump reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of President Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr., said on Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Trump shared her “personal health update” in a post on Instagram.  “I’ve recently been diagnosed with breast cancer,” she wrote in the statement. “While this isn’t news anyone expects, I’m working closely...

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Massie: 'Dangerous when you shrink the tent' 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) issued a warning to President Trump after losing in the Kentucky primary on Tuesday evening to a challenger endorsed by the president. “I think it’s dangerous when you shrink the tent,” Massie told MS NOW after his concession speech. “I mean, I give him a lot of credit for growing the...

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Mamdani rebuffs Bezos comment on raising taxes

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) pushed back on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday after the billionaire businessman claimed that increasing his tax contributions would not “help that teacher in Queens.” “I know a few teachers in Queens who would beg to differ,” the mayor responded in a post on the social platform...

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