Tom Durante
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Leaked Audio Shows Paxton Dissing Trump's Convention (opens the original)
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Looks like Ken Paxton (R-TX) has finally had enough of President Donald Trump’s attacks on his looks. The Senate candidate, involved in a tense Senate race with Democrat James Talarico, was caught on leaked audio admitting that Trump’s midterm convention in the Lone Star State hurt him more than it helped. “Do you feel like he’s a little bit of a drag?” Paxton is asked in the clip obtained by The New York Times. “So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped ou
Jack Smith: Trump 'Engaged in Serious Crimes' Against US (opens the original)
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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith slammed President Donald Trump in his opening statement before a Senate panel on Tuesday, saying his investigation uncovered “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that the commander in chief “engaged in serious crimes against our nation.” Smith, who was tasked with investigating Trump in 2022, spoke out as he faced lawmakers from the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trum
8 Marines Hurt in Iran Attack Pentagon Kept Under Wraps: Rpt (opens the original)
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At least eight Marines were injured earlier this month when they were hit with an Iranian cruise missile in the Strait of Hormuz, an attack that the Pentagon had not previously disclosed, NBC News reported on Sunday night. The Sept. 14 assault on a ship in the strait left seven enlisted Marines and an officer injured, according to NBC News, citing three U.S. officials. The report noted that the troops were not on a U.S. Navy ship at the time of the strike, and it’s not known what kind of ship it
Trump Insists He Alone Will Protect Americans from AI (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump assured Americans that a “STRONG AND SMART” leader like himself is all we need to ward off the threat from AI, days after an outgoing researcher warned that it “could kill us all.” Speaking out on Truth Social on Monday, the president posted: “The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades! The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario
Donald Trump Jr's Wedding Largely Paid For by Umar Kremlev (opens the original)
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Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding to socialite Bettina Anderson was largely paid for by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, according to an explosive ProPublica report that dropped on Monday. The small nuptials in the Bahamas back in May were bankrolled predominantly by Umar Kremlev, the head of the International Boxing Association — which has drawn a slew of scandals due to its links to Gazprom, the energy giant linked to the Russian government, ProPublica reported. “This should be u
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