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Trump Blasts Olympic Skier For Criticizing US Policies: 'A Real Loser'
Donald Trump has publicly criticized a US Olympic athlete. The president called skier Hunter Hess a "real loser" on Sunday, Feb. 8 after Hess made comments about having "mixed emotions" while representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy. The controversy began after a press conference on Friday, Feb. 6, where Hess and teammate Chris Lillis addressed the political climate in the US. The 27-year-old Hess, an Oregon native, stated, "It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now... Wearing the flag doesn't mean I represent everything…
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Trump Refuses To Apologize For Racist Obama Video, Points Finger At Staffer
President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize for sharing a racist video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes on his Truth Social platform. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, Feb. 6, Trump blamed an unnamed staffer for the post while defending his decision to share the content. "I knew it was all about," Trump said. "If you take a look at that, and see the whole thing, it was a small section at the very end. But that was about fraudulent elections, which we have, a lot of them. We're gonna get it stopped." Earlier r…
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Trump Deletes Racist Obamas Video Amid Outrage, White House Defends Post (
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President Donald Trump has deleted a racist, AI-generated video that briefly depicts former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Trump removed the post on Friday, Feb. 6, about 12 hours after sharing it on his social media platform Truth Social. The 62-second clip repeated many of Trump's lies about his 2020 Presidential election defeat. In the video's final few seconds, the Obamas' faces are placed on apes dancing in a jungle to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Refuses To Apologi…
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Governor Race: Hochul Locks In Running Mate As 2026 Election Takes Shape
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her choice for lieutenant governor, tapping a veteran New York political figure with deep city roots to join her 2026 re-election campaign. Hochul has chosen former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate for the 2026 gubernatorial election, the governor confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 4, forming the first all-female major party ticket in New York State history. Hochul praised Adams as a Queens native raised in a union household and calling her “a fighter who knows how to deliver for New York.” “Welcome to the team my friend – and our next Lieu…
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Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Charged With Murder In New Wife's Death, Police Say
The ex-husband of former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is accused of killing his most recent wife in Delaware, authorities said. William Stevenson, 77, was indicted for first-degree murder on Monday, Feb. 2, according to the New Castle County Police Department. The felony charge comes more than a month after 64-year-old Linda Stevenson was found dead in the living room of the couple's home. Police arrested William Stevenson "without incident" at the house in the Oak Hill neighborhood of Wilmington. He's being held in the Howard Young Correctional Institution on $500,000 bail. Investi…
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Music Stars Blast ICE At Grammys To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies: 'We Are Humans'
Many superstars used one of the music world's biggest stages to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump's mass deportation policies. Several musicians made their political statements at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, which were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1. The Grammys came as backlash grows nationwide against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, especially after federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis in January. The highest-profile criticism came from super…
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New Poll Reveals Shift In How Americans Rate Trump On Immigration
Public opinion on immigration policy appears to be shifting as Americans reassess how President Donald Trump is handling one of his signature issues. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows approval of Trump’s immigration policy has fallen to its lowest level since his return to the White House, with a majority of Americans saying recent enforcement actions have gone too far. The nationwide poll was conducted Friday, Jan. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 25. It found that 39 percent of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41 percent in an earlier Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted…
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General Strike Planned As ICE Outrage Rises Nationwide: 'Enough Is Enough!'
Outrage over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has transformed into a nationwide general strike. Grassroots organizers are calling for people to skip work, school, and shopping on Friday, Jan. 30, in a general strike against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The call follows weeks of escalating protests after federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in separate Minneapolis shootings. According to the campaign's website, more than 250 actions are planned across 46 states, with support from more than 1,000 organizations…
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'Get Your Phone Out:' Sherrill Launches Online Portal For Videos Of ICE Sightings In NJ
Gov. Mikie Sherrill says the state will be creating a portal to track ICE activity in the Garden State. "If you see an ICE agent in the street, get your phone out," Sherrill said in an appearance on "The Daily Show" Wednesday, Jan. 28. Sherrill blasted the tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. "They have not been been forthcoming, they will pick people up, they will not tell us who they are," Sherrill said. "They'll pick up American citizens. They picked up a 5-year-old child." The governor did not say when the portal would be up but said it would allow people to upload t…
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Germany Issues US Travel Advisory As Immigration Tensions Draw Global Scrutiny
Germany is warning its citizens about traveling to the US as protests and outrage intensify over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. In an updated travel advisory, the country's foreign ministry alerted Germans to potential safety issues surrounding demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Tensions have risen in Minneapolis throughout January after federal agents shot and killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti. German officials cautioned travelers about "violent clashes with immigration and security authorities." "Check the …
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ICE Agents Blocked From Entering Ecuador Consulate, Sparking Diplomatic Protest (
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Ecuador has filed an official complaint after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the country's consulate in Minneapolis amid rising outrage over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Staff members blocked ICE from entering the consulate at around 11 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Ecuador's government lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the US, according to a statement from the country's foreign ministry. Ecuadorian officials called the incident an "attempted incursion" by ICE. "Consulate officials immediately prevented the ICE officer from enterin…
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Fetterman Presses Trump But Won’t Defund ICE After Latest Deadly Shooting
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is pressing President Donald Trump to take action on the Department of Homeland Security following a deadly ICE operation — while also faulting former President Joe Biden for what he described as years of failed leadership. In a series of posts on X, the Pennsylvania Democrat framed his stance as a rejection of what he called two false choices: defending DHS and ICE without scrutiny or dismantling the agencies entirely. “Americans have died,” Fetterman wrote in a post directed at Trump, urging the president not to repeat what he described as Biden’s mistake of keepi…
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