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David Pecker calmly links Trump, Michael Cohen to suppressing stories, pushing fake news

David Pecker, who ran the National Enquirer empire, confirmed under oath yesterday that he had used catch-and-kill payments to help Donald Trump’s campaign – and his text messages didn’t help the former president either. In his second day of testimony, the former Trump pal calmly described forking over cash in two such instances: one for a story that turned out …

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Biden appears to read script instructions out loud in latest teleprompter gaffe: 'Four more years, pause'

President Biden seemed to suffer a verbal slip-up during a speech at a trade union conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Biden, reading off a teleprompter, appeared to incorporate script instructions in the middle of his speech, resulting in an awkward applause line. The moment came during a section of his remarks straight out of a campaign stump speech. “I …

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Chicago native says residents livid over liberal mayor's new migrant funding, ready to vote for Trump

Chicago residents are furious at Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city council for approving a $70 million proposal to bolster the city’s sanctuary city resources, and some think the outrage could favor Republicans in November. Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell, who grew up in the Windy City, argued that residents will be voting for President Trump in droves during …

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HELP chairman Bernie Sanders avoids agreeing to campus antisemitism hearings

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wouldn’t commit Tuesday to holding hearings on college antisemitism as tensions escalate across the country with anti-Israel demonstrations persisting at elite universities. “We are concerned about bigotry of all kinds, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to make sure we eliminate all forms of bigotry in America, including antisemitism,” Sanders, chairman of the …

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White House visitor logs contradict Biden spokesman's vow to ban DC official who praised notorious antisemite

FIRST ON FOX: A Washington, D.C., official has visited the White House twice since a spokesperson for President Biden said she wouldn’t be invited back after she praised noted antisemite Louis Farrakhan, Fox News Digital has learned. Cora Masters Barry, who was appointed CEO of the city’s Recreation Wish List Committee, delivered remarks in mid-2022 praising Farrakhan as a “friend” …

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Secret Service agent on VP Harris' detail removed from assignment after physical fight while on duty

A U.S. Secret Service agent with Vice President Kamala Harris’ detail was removed from their assignment after engaging in a physical fight with other agents while on duty Monday, Fox News Digital has learned. The fight was first reported by The New York Post and confirmed to Fox News Digital by a source. The incident happened at Joint Base Andrews …

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Speaker Johnson calls out campus antisemitism as Columbia's anti-Israel protesters shout at, heckle him

NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican, held a press conference on the steps of Columbia University above an encampment where demonstrators demanding the school divest itself from Israel-linked businesses have occupied since last week. The speaker blasted university leaders for permitting “mob rule” and intimidation tactics “overtake” the Founding Fathers’ ideals of freedom of speech, freedom …

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Arizona alleged ‘fake electors’ who backed Trump in 2020 indicted by grand jury

Eleven Republicans have been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona and charged with conspiracy, fraud and forgery for falsely claiming that former President Trump had won the state in 2020 over then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden. “I will not allow American democracy to be undermined,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a Wednesday video announcing the indictments over the …

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The House is practically functioning as a parliament, with Mike Johnson as its 'prime minister'

You’ve heard of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Well, how about U.S. Prime Minister Mike Johnson? These are the political circumstances now facing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. After all, he runs a “coalition government” in Congress. We hear about so-called “coalition governments” in parliaments overseas all the time. A coalition government exists when no party wins an outright …

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Pelosi calls on Netanyahu to resign, condemns him as 'obstacle' to peace

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an “obstacle” to peace and called on him to resign this week. Pelosi made the comments in an interview recorded Monday with Irish broadcaster RTE’s Six One News. She argued that Netanyahu’s response to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas has been “terrible.” “We recognize Israel’s right to …

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