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Rapper Nicki Minaj has really leaned into her heel turn— popping up at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest for a little chat with Erika Kirk, declaring herself Trump’s “No. 1. fan” while stumping for social security privatization, and telling everyone that a signed “God Bless the USA” Bible from President Donald Trump was one of her “most meaningful gifts.” Come on. Even at her most deluded and self-…

FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to the Olympics in Italy at taxpayer expense and celebrated with the gold-medal-winning hockey team as Americans dealt with international crime, violent threats, and the possibility of war. Patel was recorded on Sunday chugging beers with the hockey team as part of the celebration of their gold medal win against Canada. During a celebratory phone call with Preside…

Neal Katyal, the attorney who successfully challenged the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies before the Supreme Court, spoke with CNBC Monday morning about the victory. While he took the metaphorical high road in describing the case, he couldn’t resist a subtle poke at the famously thin-skinned president. “The Supreme Court is the crown jewels in our democracy,” Katyal said. “It…

Multiple media outlets released polling on Monday ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, all of which had flashing red warning signs for him and the Republican Party. CNN/SSRS released a poll finding Trump's job approval rating at just 36%. That's the lowest it's been this term, and it’s 3 percentage points lower than the 39% the poll had him at in November 2018—days before…

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Since Friday’s Supreme Court tariffs decision , we’ve all had a few days to stare into space after watching President Donald Trump somehow manage to project both a sort of woozy crumbliness and terrifying fascism by declaring that men love to kiss him and he’s allowed to destroy other countries and, above all, he’s just gonna still do tariffs. Trump wasn’t very clear in his explanation of what he…

Speaking to Fox Business earlier this month, President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that, as far as he’s concerned, he no longer needs anything from Congress for the remaining three years of his term. As Trump sees it, he’s already delivered on all of his campaign promises. “In theory, we’ve gotten everything passed that we need,” Trump told Fox host and former economic adviser Larry Kudlow.…

States opposed to a national standard could have separate rules for non-federal elections. By Jonathan Shorman for Stateline OTTAWA, Kan. — When Kansas began requiring residents to prove their U.S. citizenship before voting more than a decade ago, Steven Wayne Fish tried and failed. A first-time father in his 30s at the time, he wanted a say in debates over public school funding despite having ne…

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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. President Donald Trump has shared over 800 news articles on his Truth Social account since retaking the White House. His favorite outlet is Fox News, as you might expect. But his second-favorite is one you probably hav…

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Noem pushed the SAVE America Act in her remarks, but speculation swirled amid a dearth of information ahead of her visit, highlighting election officials’ fears. By Sasha Hupka for Votebeat Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made a hastily-scheduled appearance in Arizona on Friday to push for federal legislation that would institute photo identification and proof of citizenship requirements …