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Talarico on Trumpworld's "short term pain" talking point: "I'd like them to tell that to the parents of the American troops who have lost their lives. That is not short term pain. That is pain that will last forever ... no one asked for this."

Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom: ‘I did not vote for this’ A Post analysis of submitted comments found more than 97 percent were critical of the planned 90,000-square-foot addition. The White House has defended it as necessary.

WAPO: The Post found that more than 97 percent of comments were critical of the president’s plans.
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80 Years Ago Today:

"Our supreme task and duty is to guard the homes of the common people from the horrors and miseries of another war."

Republican senator and NRSC chair 👇

‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.

WSJ: The transaction, Clark said, “should be a five-alarm fire about the federal government being for sale.” 
Trump’s conflicts of interest have so dwarfed those of his predecessors that “it’s like complaining about kayaks when B52s are flying overhead,” said Ty Cobb
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Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.

WSJ: DNI Gabbard is leading an effort to hunt for proof of tampering in the 2020 election that Trump lost and is expected to prepare a report on her work. The administration has discussed executive orders on voting ahead of the midterms, per 2 officials
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Despite Trump’s Tariffs

The US trade deficit surged 95% in November from the previous month as Trump’s tariffs continue to cause huge fluctuations in trade. @anaswanson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...

Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump tariffs, Vance The comments to donors last year are some of the harshest criticisms of Trump and Vance by a fellow Republican.

AXIOS: Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican eyeing a 2028 White House run, torched Vice President Vance and ridiculed President Trump's tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios.
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DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources A judge refused an FBI warrant that proposed investigating dead Minnesota mom for suspected assault on an officer.

MSNOW: A federal magistrate judge rejected that warrant, noting that Good was already dead and could not be considered a suspect for a warrant.
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F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

NYT: An F.B.I. agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis this month has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing 'poor' U.S. government finances AkademikerPension's move comes amid increasing tensions between Denmark and the U.S. over Greenland.

CNBC: Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, amid increasing tensions with the U.S. over Greenland as President Donald Trump pushes for control of the island.
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‘Morally acceptable’ for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the Catholic archdiocese for the U.S. military, expressed concern at President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force.

WAPO: The Catholic archbishop for the U.S. military services said it “would be morally acceptable to disobey” orders if troops considered them against their conscience as the Trump administration aims to acquire Greenland
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More Than a Million Verizon Users Experience Outages Customers of the telecommunications provider reported service problems around the country, including in New York City, Seattle, Miami and Los Angeles

WSJ: More Than a Million Verizon Users Experience Outages www.wsj.com/business/tel...

Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.

WAPO: TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Workers Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post that he was the one shouting at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation.
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In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims

NYT: Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told the grand jurors that Mr. Trump was so intent on finding some rationale for overturning his defeat in 2020 that “if you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
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SORKIN: I'm going to ask you a question you won't love. Can you speak to the president's disparaging comments about Rob Reiner?


JOHNSON: Our prayers are with the Reiner family

S: What about the president's comments?

J: That's not the way I would have done it. I don't know what else I can say

Incredible line, from Vanity Fair part 2:

@vanityfair.com
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FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.

BREAKING MS NOW:

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...

'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."

It turns out, when you mix the 2016 video of Pete Hegseth talking about troops not following unlawful orders with the recent Democratic PSA on the same subject, their message flows together pretty seamlessly.

As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role

NYT: DOJ officials are prohibited from talking about GJ matters. But Davis, who has been a leading proponent of…an investigation into those who scrutinized Trump, has become vocal on social media and tv in making a connection between Judge Cannon and the investigation
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend

NYT: Journalists used publicly available flight-tracking data to determine that Patel had used a gov plane... Patel then ousted a sr FBI official he blamed for not obscuring the plane’s identification number, per a former law enforcement official with knowledge...
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White House: Public will ‘likely never’ see recent economic data, despite shutdown’s end How bad was the job market in the late summer and early fall? According to the White House, we'll never know — because the data is being kept under wraps.

MSNBC's @stevebenen.com: No other administration has ever before decided to simply scrap a monthly jobs report.
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Hegseth to unveil arms sale overhaul The Defense secretary will announce changes to the Pentagon’s weapons purchases at an unusual gathering of defense industry executives.

POLITICO: Hegseth is expected to announce the changes on Nov. 7 at an unusual gathering of defense industry executives, according to seven people familiar with the planning.
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Exclusive | White House Hires ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer to Investigate 2020 Election Claims Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election, has joined the Trump White House to investigate that year’s election results and voting-related issues, according to people...

WSJ: White House Hires a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election to Investigate 2020 Election Claims

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JUST IN: Judge Mehta threatens contempt and bar sanctions for attorney Carolyn Stewart — who has repped numerous Jan. 6 defendants and pardon recipients — over filing a motion with “fabricated” citations to local rules and refusing to correct it.

NEWS: James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that followed President Trump’s demand to prosecute.

The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan

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CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

NYT: Trump has decided that the US is engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels his team has labeled terrorist organizations and that suspected smugglers for such groups are “unlawful combatants,” the admin said in a confidential notice to Congress.
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HEGSETH, Sept. 5th: "...we changed the name after World War II from the Department of War to the Department of Defense in 1947. And as you pointed out, Mr. President, we haven't won a major war since."