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HuffPost UKWest Refuses To 'Recognise 1 Truth' About Russia Which Means Europe Has 'No Chance' Against Putin
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a dire warning to his allies today.
- Yahoo News Australia
Kevin Rudd's major Donald Trump move, man's mistake lands him two $161 fines, China's brutal assessment of Australia
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Jill Biden expresses disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’
First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.
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Joe Biden Admits His Big Mistake As President That Donald Trump Absolutely Nailed
“That wasn’t a stupid thing" for Trump to do, confessed the outgoing president.
- The Daily Beast
CNN Plots to Bury the Anchor Trump Hates Most
CNN is considering a substantial demotion for one of its highest-rating stars—who also happens to be a longtime antagonist of President-elect Donald Trump. CNN chief Mark Thompson called Jim Acosta on Wednesday to propose that his show, CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, be moved from its 10 a.m. ET time slot to midnight, according to the newsletter Status News. “The move would effectively exile Acosta to the Siberia of television news,” media reporter Oliver Darcy pointed out.
- The Daily Beast
WATCH: MAGA Lawmaker Thrown to Ground as He Tries to Defy Georgia House Ban
A MAGA state senator in Georgia was shoved to the ground and arrested Thursday for trying to defy a ban and forcefully enter the House chambers. Colton Moore was thrown down as he tried to push his way past police and officials to make it inside the chamber for Gov. Brian Kemp’s state of the state speech. Moore, 31, was banned indefinitely from the chambers last year after he referred to the late House speaker David Ralston as “one of the most corrupt Georgians we’ve seen in our lives” during a
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Verbal Spin On Donald Trump Leaves Critics Dizzy
“I think you need to understand language," claimed the Trump acolyte, before performing some linguistic gymnastics.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Makes Mike Johnson Fire Republican ‘Deep-Stater’: Sources
Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) told his colleagues Donald Trump ordered Speaker Mike Johnson to remove the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee from his powerful role in an act of personal revenge, sources told the Daily Beast Wednesday. Mike Turner, whose committee oversees the CIA and the FBI, told his colleagues that the speaker said the order came from President-elect Trump, a senior GOP lawmaker told the Daily Beast. His departure was first reported
- The Independent
Trump takes full credit for ‘EPIC’ ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Ceasefire expected to be formally announced later today
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Jimmy Kimmel Exposes 'The Most Donald Trumpy Thing Donald Trump Has Ever Done'
The late night host mocked the president-elect over a key move ahead of Inauguration Day.
- HuffPost
Ana Navarro Smacks Down Kevin O'Leary's Biden 'History' Question With A Blunt Look At Trump
The CNN commentator reminded the "Shark Tank" investor about his ties to the president-elect in a tense on-air exchange.
- The Independent
Jan 6 rioter Pamela Hemphill says she will refuse Trump’s pardon
Reformed ‘MAGA Granny’, who spent 60 days in jail for her role in the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol, has since washed her hands of the president-elect’s movement, calling it a ‘cult’
- HuffPost
Seth Meyers Responds To Trump's Middle-Of-The-Night Attack With Perfectly Subtle Burn
The "Late Night" comedian didn't even mention the president-elect's name.
- Evening Standard
Putin army explosives factory attacked deep inside Russia, says Ukraine
The armament plant is in the Tambov region hundreds of miles from the border with Ukraine
- CNN
Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed
Rudy Giuliani has reached an agreement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed to settle the nearly $150 million judgment against him, in a deal that will allow him to keep his home and most valuable possessions.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Family and Friends Don’t Like Don Jr.’s New Girlfriend
President-elect Donald Trump isn’t convinced Florida socialite Bettina Anderson is a good fit for Donald Trump Jr. following his split from MAGA “mamacita” Kimberly Guilfoyle. Sources told Mediaite that the president-elect and his advisers worry Anderson’s partying ways could hurt Don Jr. “Individuals close to the president have expressed growing concerns about the potential liability posed by his son’s new relationship,” a Trump family friend told Mediaite on Monday.
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Whopping $20 billion in Medicare and ATO superannuation waiting to claimed by Aussies: ‘Get it back’
Aussies are being urged to take a few minutes to check if they are owed a share of billions in unclaimed cash.
- Sky video
Marco Rubio, Trump's pick for top cabinet job, claims China will invade Taiwan by 2030
Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state has said he anticipates the US "will have to deal with" China invading Taiwan before the end of this decade.
- The Independent
Biden demands constitutional amendment on presidential immunity in final warning before Trump takes power
Trump’s administration is expected to be full of lawyers who fought to expand the scope of presidential power
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin’s forces locked onto French plane as North Korea troops may ‘be dead by April’
“This aggressive Russian action is not acceptable,” the French defense minister said