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Pro-Trump podcasters schooled by comedian over Netanyahu interview

The popular, pro-Trump influencers known as the “Nelk Boys” got an earful from comedian Bassem Youssef during a recent discussion about the influencers’ softball interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Jonathan Capehart leaves The Washington Post: We can’t ‘ignore’ threats to democracy

MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart opens up about his decision to leave The Washington Post after owner Jeff Bezos overhauled the paper's opinion section.

Blumenthal releases report that found massive waste due to DOGE

Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has spent nearly $22 billion in taxpayer funds on employees who’ve been paid not to work, according to a new Senate report.

Trump responds to his failure to create jobs by firing the U.S. labor statistics chief

Confronted with evidence of his own failures, Donald Trump could've changed direction. He instead found it easier to fire his labor statistics chief.

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to lower-security facility after meeting with Trump DOJ

The federal Bureau of Prisons has moved Ghislaine Maxwell from a low-security facility in Florida to a minimum-security camp in Texas after she met last week with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

White House lobbying for a Nobel prize for Trump takes a farcical turn

The White House called for Donald Trump to receive one Nobel prize in the morning, and a different Nobel prize in the afternoon. But why stop there?

Republicans block effort to keep ‘free’ Qatari plane out of Trump’s post-presidency hands

Democrats want to stop Donald Trump from keeping Qatar's "gift" plane after he leaves office, but Republicans are standing in the way of the safeguards.

Markets react after Trump formalizes sweeping new tariffs

Watch live coverage as U.S. markets react after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that adjusted so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on a slew of countries, with new levies ranging from 10% to 41%.

It's Trump's tariff deadline day. Now we know who’s really getting punished.

It’s Aug. 1, meaning we’ve arrived at the Trump administration’s self-imposed deadline for countries to agree to trade deals with the United States or face even higher new tariffs.

How DOJ approval of a corporate merger has exposed a rift in the MAGA movement

Senior Justice Department officials allowed a corporate merger after the companies hired Trump supporters to lobby, sparking allegations of influence peddling.