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Bondi Warns Crockett To ‘Tread Carefully’ Over Call For Musk To Be ‘Taken Down’
Getty Images Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, encouraging her to “tread very carefully” after the Democrat suggested that Elon Musk should be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we are going to…
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Justice Dept. Invokes ‘State Secrets’ Privilege In Terrorist Deportation Case
Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday invoked the “state secrets privilege” and declined to provide a federal judge with further details regarding the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law—an increasingly contentious case amid rising tensions with the judiciary. The move comes as Chief Judge James Boasberg considers whether…
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Donald Trump to Launch External Revenue Service
Getty Images The Trump administration is getting ready to start the “External Revenue Service,” a new agency that will collect tariffs. The administration hopes that this will help get rid of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Monday at a cabinet meeting, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was “excited” about April 2, which President Trump…
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Joe, Jill Biden Attend Glamourous Broadway Opening
Getty Images Former President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden made their first public appearance since leaving the White House when they attended a glam-filled Broadway opening of “Othello” in New York City. The 82-year-old former president attended Sunday as two of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, performed in a classic…
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Maxine Waters Takes Swipe At Melania Trump In Wild Rant
Getty Images Democratic California Representative Maxine Waters called on President Donald Trump to investigate and potentially deport First Lady Melania Trump during an anti-DOGE protest in Los Angeles last weekend. Clips of the rant went viral as Waters suggested that the first lady’s citizenship status- she’s been a U.S. citizen since 2006- should be scrutinized…
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