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Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.” “We will swear in Rep.-Elect [Adelita] Grijalva as soon as the House returns to session when…

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Donald Trump’s Maxwell Pardon Remark Sparks MAGA Fury %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% Donald Trump’s Maxwell pardon remark sparks MAGA fury

President Donald Trump‘s refusal to rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell for her sex trafficking conviction has sparked fury within the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Writing on X, right-wing figures with large social media followings reacted with anger after Trump said he would “take a look” at a pardon for Maxwell, who is serving…

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Elon Musk reacts to being named in new Epstein files. Here’s what the billionaire said

Elon Musk reacts to being named in new Epstein files. Here’s what the billionaire said

Updated on: Sept 27, 2025 09:45 am IST Elon Musk’s name has surfaced in newly released files connected to late convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. Elon Musk has reacted to being named in the third batch of records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. Reportedly, the documents show interactions between the disgraced financier and the…

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12-foot statue of Trump and Epstein installed near Capitol by anonymous art collective

12-foot statue of Trump and Epstein installed near Capitol by anonymous art collective

A bronze statue in D.C. depicts President Donald Trump mid-dance with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Passersby stop and take pictures of a temporary statue depicting President Donald Trump and late disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hand-in-hand. (WTOP/Heather Gustafson) WTOP/Heather Gustafson Passersby stop and take pictures of a temporary…

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News Corp CEO Robert Thompson Says Donald Trump's Books Are Among Victims Of AI "Theft"

Wall Street Journal Seeks Dismissal Of Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit

The Wall Street Journal, its parent company and Rupert Murdoch asked a federal judge to dismiss Donald Trump‘s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the publication’s report on the president’s past connections to Jeffrey Epstein. “The First Amendment’s protections for truthful speech are the backbone of the Constitution,” the Journal’s attorneys wrote in their motion. The…

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