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'Betrayal': Rural red state farmers turn on Trump after he targets major industries Newsweek reports Trump’s once-solid grip on the red state of Iowa may be in danger as residents come to their own grip with the consequences of Trump as president. The most recent problem: Trump’s war on corn sweeteners. "All of our corn sweetener comes from American farms, raised by American farmers and processed in American plants," said Mark Mueller, a corn and soybean farmer from Waverly, Iowa, who told Newsweek Trump’s decision to remove corn sweeteners from a variety of food products, including Coca-Cola, felt like "a betrayal" of Trump's own "America First" pledge. READ MORE: This jaw-dropping truth about the Supreme Court will make you furious Industry trade group The Corn Refiners Association estimates that eliminating high-fructose corn syrup from U.S. food and beverage supply chains could cut corn prices by up to 34 cents a bushel and result in a $5.1 billion loss in farm revenue. “Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar doesn’t make sense,” the group said in a statement. “President Trump stands for American manufacturing jobs, American farmers, and reducing the trade deficit. Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and boost imports of foreign sugar, all with no nutritional benefit.” "What happened to the 'Make it in America' mindset?" Mueller told Newsweek, adding that even a small hit to corn prices of just a nickel or dime per bushel could crush small farms. In addition to Trump’s attack on Iowa’s biggest agricultural industry, an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows Iowa's rural hospitals stand to lose $4.45 billion in Medicaid funding under Trump's policies. Rural hospitals comprise nearly 68 percent of the state's community hospitals. READ MORE: 'People are going to be shocked': Backlash predicted for GOP as disaster looms Trump has also taken a stand against wind energy — another blossoming Iowa industry that generates more than half the state’s electricity. Newsweek reports Trump rolled back federal renewables incentives, which now requires upcoming wind energy projects to be completed by 2027 instead of the 2030s, and it halts new wind leases on federal lands. The last Democrat to win Iowa’s six votes was Barack Obama in 2012. Read the full Newsweek report at this link.

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Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert’s Show for Political Reasons Paramount, the network’s parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”

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Dr. Oz tried to use carrot cake to shame people about 'real food.' It didn't go well. “We’ll be there for you, the American people, when you need help with Medicaid and Medicare, but you gotta stay healthy as well,” insisted in the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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3 killed in explosion at L.A. sheriff's training facility At least three people were killed in an explosion at a Los Angeles sheriff's training facility. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist joins Chris Jansing to report the latest details.

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Trump blocks Obama intel chief from attending graduation of dog named after his late wife Atlantic writer Shane Harris reports President Donald Trump has removed dog owner James Clapper, 84, from the graduation ceremony for his bomb-sniffing dog, "Susan." Clapper, who had sponsored Susan through a nonprofit organization that helps place service dogs, was thrilled when Susan completed a CIA training program designed to save lives. But Clapper, who was the former director of National Intelligence in the Obama administration, could not attend the ceremony. “The day before the event, in late May, he received an email from the nonprofit dog-training group: Clapper’s name had been scratched from the guest list, per an executive order from the president of the United States,” writes Harris. READ MORE: This jaw-dropping truth about the Supreme Court will make you furious Harris said Trump accuses Clapper and other members of the “deep state” of concocting the “Russian hoax” story against him. Plus, Clapper has bemoaned Trump’s lack of class on cable-news appearances over the past five years. “After Trump returned to the White House, payback for Clapper was swift and personal,” said Harris. “Via executive order, Trump stripped his security clearance along with those of more than four dozen other former intelligence officials.” The CIA declined to respond to questions, but Harris said CIA officials interpreted Trump’s executive order to mean Clapper should be barred from setting foot on agency property. The agency conveyed that message to the nonprofit, which had invited Clapper to attend the ceremony, according to a nonprofit representative. “The upshot is that an octogenarian Air Force retiree who spent half a century in his nation’s service was not allowed to attend a party for a dog he essentially donated to the government and named after his dead wife,” said Harris. “… This was not a classified event. Attendees didn’t need a security clearance. There are photos from the ceremony on Facebook, showing happy people proudly posing with happy service dogs. One presumes that graduates were showered with scritches, kisses, and lots of treats, and not given the nuclear codes.” READ MORE: 'People are going to be shocked': Backlash predicted for GOP as disaster looms This is a story, said Harris, that might seem trivial, but “it illustrates how powerfully this administration seeks retribution.” Read the full Atlantic report at this link.

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When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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Democrat from Trump country auditions for 2028 with plan to win culture wars Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spent two days in South Carolina this week, pointing to his red-state experience to argue the party need not run away from topics such as trans rights and racial justice.

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Hegseth replaces Naval Academy superintendent, first woman to hold post Yvette Davids will be nominated for another post in the Navy. Her expected replacement, Michael Borgschulte, would be the first Marine to lead the Naval Academy.

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Justice Dept. asks for names, records of noncitizens in California jails The Trump administration has asked for information including names and release dates within 30 days. Officials in California are fighting back.

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Here is my prediction: another high profile individual on "the list" will unalive mysteriously allowing the Administration to release the list. I guarantee the Orange Turd's name has been purged from any documents but someone else on "the list" threatened to take him down if "the list" released.

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'You sound like Joe Biden’s aides': CNN host rips GOP analyst’s defense of Trump’s memory CNN ‘News Night’ Host Abby Phillip turned more than a year of MAGA criticism back on political commentator Scott Jennings when she accused him of running defense for President Donald Trump. Phillip played footage of Trump denying having appointed Fed chair Jerome Powell in his first term: “He's a terrible fed chair,” Trump told reporters. “I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised, frankly, that [former President Joe] Biden put him in and extended him, but they did.” “It was actually trump who appointed Jerome Powell in 2017, not Biden,” corrected Phillip, who then played footage of Trump claiming to have discussed his uncle teaching notorious Unabomber Ted Kaczynski at MIT. READ MORE: This jaw-dropping truth about the Supreme Court will make you furious “There's a major flaw in that little story,” said Phillip after the footage. "Ted Kaczynski went to Harvard and … not MIT. … Nice try. l think his uncle died like 10 years before the Unabomber was even a thing, so this whole thing is a little bizarre.” Phillip then turned to Jennings: “and if this were Joe Biden, I think you would be screaming from the rooftops right now.” “Well, Joe Biden said his uncle was eaten by cannibals, so I guess we'll have to compare uncle stories,” Jennings said, attempting to deflect with a claim Biden once made while speaking at a WWII memorial. “Absolutely. … Why is that more concerning than what has happened this week?” demanded Phillip. “He didn't even remember appointing his own fed chair.” READ MORE: 'People are going to be shocked': Backlash predicted for GOP as disaster looms “This president has a doctor who is issuing very transparent letters about this president's health," Jennings argued. "The former president has a doctor who's taking the Fifth Amendment before Congress right now, because he doesn't want to answer questions about it. … I've been around [Trump]. I have detected nothing but a man doing six meetings at a time.” "You sound, like Joe Biden's aides who also said, ‘I've been around him and the president’s [fine],'" Phillip argued. “I’m not [the one] taking the Fifth Amendment,” Jennings countered. “I'm just saying that by your own metric, if this were Joe Biden—" Phillip said. READ MORE: 'Unconstrained executive power': George Will slams Trump as 'most statist' president in 'US history' “He’s working 20 hours a day,” argued Jennings. “Twenty hours a day?” challenged Democrat commentator Touré. “… Are you saying Donald Trump is not visible as president and it's anywhere comparable to Biden's hiding for four years?” Jennings shot back. “I'm just asking why he didn't remember that he appointed the fed chair in 2017 and stood in the rose garden with him and appointed him,” Phillip repeated. “Why didn't he remember that?” READ MORE: Trump's new diagnosed condition may be more serious than you think Conservative podcaster Ben Ferguson, who also sat in on the discussion, insisted Trump’s mental mishaps were “the most fun nothingburger I’ve seen in a while.” Watch the video below, or by clicking here.

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The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibits use of the U.S. military to implement domestic laws unless expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. Trump's regime is raising its middle finger to the rule of law!
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Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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The canceling of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert is a dick punch to democracy. So obviously part of the deal to merge Paramount with Skydance. Congratulations shareholders, you have traded bedrock American ideals for a few percentage points on your stock. Pathetic cowardice and greed.

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