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Daily Mail:
Pam Bondi begged Trump not to fire her during dramatic White House showdown as insider reveals his final straw — Attorney General Pam Bondi begged Donald Trump not to fire her in an explosive showdown at the White House after he accused her of an unforgivable offense.
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CNN:
Trump talked with Bondi about the possibility she'd be replaced as attorney general, sources say — President Donald Trump talked to Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday about the possibility she would be replaced, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Fox News:
Pam Bondi already fired as attorney general, Cabinet official teed up as replacement: sources — EPA Director Lee Zeldin is reportedly being considered as Bondi's replacement after a White House meeting Tuesday — President Donald Trump reportedly has already fired Attorney General Pam Bondi …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Fired as Attorney General — Here's What We're Covering Today — Bondi's firing ends a turbulent 14-month term atop the Justice Department. — President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, removing the nation's top law enforcement officer …
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New York Times:
Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pam Bondi fails Trump's loyalty test
Pam Bondi fails Trump's loyalty test
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster
Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster
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NBC News:
Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general, sources say
Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general, sources say
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NBC News:
Trump had grown frustrated with Pam Bondi as his attorney general, sources said
Trump had grown frustrated with Pam Bondi as his attorney general, sources said
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Trump ousts Bondi from atop the Justice Department
Trump ousts Bondi from atop the Justice Department
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Pam Bondi's ouster makes Trump's Justice Department even more dangerous
Pam Bondi's ouster makes Trump's Justice Department even more dangerous
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George — Add CBS News on Google — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, sources familiar with the decision told CBS News. — One of the sources …
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Washington Post:
Hegseth forces out Army's top general — Gen. Randy George's ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service's senior leadership, and comes amid the war in Iran. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday asked the Army's top officer to step down and retire …
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Matthew Adams / Stars & Stripes:
Hegseth asks Army chief of staff to step down
Hegseth asks Army chief of staff to step down
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Politico:
‘What the hell did he just say?’ GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech. … “What the hell did he just say?” one GOP strategist in a battleground state wrote in a text to POLITICO after the president's address, granted anonymity to speak candidly. “A quick recap and a path forward would've been helpful.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. bombs Iran's civilian infrastructure for first time after “Stone Ages” threat — The U.S. military on Thursday attacked major civilian infrastructure in Iran for the first time, hours after President Trump threatened in a prime-time address to bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages.”
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Al Weaver / NOTUS:
Thune Says He Gave Trump a ‘Dosage of Reality’ on Shutdown, Warns of Iran Fallout
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
Trump's hall-of-mirrors speech
Trump's hall-of-mirrors speech
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says He'll End the Iran War in Weeks. What If He Can't?
Eric Cortellessa / Time:
Inside Trump's Search for a Way Out of the Iran War — Donald Trump was in the Oval Office during the third week of the Iran war when a group of his most trusted advisers came to deliver some unwelcome news. — His longtime pollster, Tony Fabrizio, had conducted surveys that indicated …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief — Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president's displeasure with Iran war testimony — Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs — President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.'s “import reliance” as reason for the decision. — “I have determined that it is necessary …
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Jennifer Yachnin / Politico:
Trump's ballroom design gets final OK from planning commission … Commission Chair William Scharf dismissed complaints of the expansion itself, comparing it to a series of headlines condemning past White House construction projects, while also taking aim at “negative comments” …
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Michael Steele / MS NOW:
Trump is turning the White House into another tacky development
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NBC News:
Trump says it's ‘not possible’ for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and daycare: 'We're fighting wars' — Trump urged states to fund benefits programs instead because “we have to take care of one thing: military protection.” — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it's …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child care
Trump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child care
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional — The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel said the law exceeds Congress's powers and impedes on the autonomy of the executive branch. — The Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring the preservation …
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New York Sun and The Independent
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Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
Iran Says It Will Oversee Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Even in Peacetime — The United States says Iran's claims to control the strait are illegal, but Tehran has made escalating assertions of authority over the vital waterway. — Iran signaled on Thursday that it intended to continue …
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Fox News:
Vance anti-fraud task force suspends 221 California hospice and healthcare providers so far — FIRST ON FOX: The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance revealed a staggering increase in California hospice and healthcare providers that were suspended as a result of the task force's crackdown on fraud.
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Wired:
Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdown — A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.
NBC News:
Colorado court throws out election denier Tina Peters' 9-year sentence for tampering with election equipment — The state appeals court is asking the trial court to resentence Peters. — The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out election denier Tina Peter's nine-year prison sentence …
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The City:
Drive-by Detention: 800 New Yorkers Swept Up in ‘Collateral’ ICE Arrests — One in four ICE arrests were of people who weren't targeted, and three quarters of targeted arrests involved people with no criminal convictions or pending charges. — Support local news today!
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran — A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump's two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father.
CNBC:
Brent oil spot price for actual cargo soars to $141, highest level since 2008 financial crisis … The spot price for current physical cargoes of Brent crude oil soared Thursday to $141.36, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, according to S&P Global, which tracks the data.

