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17+ min ago (385+ words) President Donald Trump has been hammered over his recent pardon of a convicted Honduran drug trafficker, with the president being pressed for an explanation as his administration escalates military pressure on Venezuela over alleged narcotics trafficking. But on Sunday, two journalists said they've uncovered the real reason behind the move. On Friday, Trump said he plans to pardon Juan Orlando Hern'ndez, former president of Honduras and convicted drug trafficker who, according to court testimony, planned to "stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos." The move comes amid Trump declaring Venezuela's air space to be closed, ongoing strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug-carrying sea vessels, and the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to Venezuela's coast " all with the purported aim of combating drug trafficking. While Republican lawmakers have struggled to reconcile Trump's war on drugs with his…...

24+ min ago (768+ words) A top Republican and Democrats in Congress suggested on Sunday that American military officials might have committed a war crime in President Trump's offensive against boats in the Caribbean after a news report said that during one such attack, a follow-up strike was ordered to kill survivors," the New York Times reports. Said Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH): Obviously if that occurred, that would be very serious, and I agree that that would be an illegal act." Every morning before the sun's up, I sit down to work on Political Wire with a cup of Trade Coffee beside me. It's become part of the ritual " opening the laptop, scanning the news, and taking that first sip of a roast matched perfectly to my taste. Trade connects me with small roasters across the country, delivering beans that are always fresh and far…...

26+ min ago (303+ words) President Donald Trump fired off an endorsement for MAGA Republican Matt Van Epps (R) in a Tennessee congressional race Sunday by making some bizarre claims about the Democratic opponent. Aftyn Behn (D) currently serves as a state representative for the Nashville area, and is running in a special election against Van Epps to replace Rep. Mark Green (R). The race is being closely watched nationwide since it has the potential to flip a red seat blue. Trump's "country music" dig harkens back to a comment Behn made on a 2020 podcast saying, "I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the things that make Nashville apparently an "it' city to the rest of the country." Behn recently explained her comments to MS NOW's Al Sharpton: As a Nashvillian, I think we…...

38+ min ago (797+ words) woman with thought bubbles that ask "is it perimenopause?" Labubus, Dubai chocolate, Sydney Sweeney'these are just a few, let's say, concepts that everyone on the internet collectively learned recently, and, as is our wont, proceeded to drive into the ground. It's a familiar pattern, a topic quickly going from unknown to ubiquitous to exhausting, and it usually plays out with cultural trends and ephemera'which is why it's so odd that I'm currently wondering if it might also apply to a phase of reproductive health. "Perimenopause" is the term for the years leading up to menopause, a time when women may experience symptoms like changes in their menstrual cycles, moods, sleep, and more, symptoms that, traditionally, haven't been widely spoken about (and can vary considerably from person to person). I know I brought up Labubus, but that doesn't mean I think…...

53+ min ago (334+ words) The Trump administration has done little to prove targets are "drug traffickers or members of designated FTOs," McCarthy writes in The National Review If Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered American troops to "kill everybody" aboard a boat suspected of transporting drugs off the coast of Venezuela, he committed a war crime, conservative commentator Andrew C. McCarthy wrote Saturday night. "I don't accept that the ship operators are enemy combatants " even if one overlooks that the administration has not proven that they are drug traffickers or members of designated FTOs (foreign trade organizations)," he also wrote. As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland. As we've said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically" Hegseth dismissed the Post's reporting as…...

53+ min ago (309+ words) With the Supreme Court poised to make rulings in several major cases testing the president's authority, the nation's highest court will ultimately decide "in the coming weeks and months" whether President Donald Trump ends his second term as a "king," or as a "lame-duck president facing obstacles to his reign," the Intelligencer reported Sunday. Perhaps the most consequential case the Supreme Court will decide on is whether the president holds the authority to impose broad tariffs, a case that challenges Trump's key policy agenda. Trump has grown increasingly panicked at the possibility of the Supreme Court ruling against him in the tariff case, warning that the United States "could be reduced to almost Third World status" should the tariffs be ruled unlawful. Other cases on the Supreme Court's docket that could decide Trump's fate include a decision on the president's…...

57+ min ago (315+ words) A bar in Idaho is getting pummeled with one-star reviews online after offering customers "free beer for one month" if they provide proof of having assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement in deporting an undocumented migrant. "ALERT: Anyone who helps ICE identify and ultimately deport an illegal from Idaho gets FREE BEER FOR ONE MONTH at Old State Saloon!" reads an online post Saturday from Old State Saloon, a bar and grill in Eagle, Idaho. The bar's Google page was immediately flooded with negative reviews, many of which staff at Old State Saloon responded to, calling reviewers "angry progressive liberals" and "liars." "And the 1 star reviews roll in from the loser LEFT," reads another post from the Old State Saloon X account. One such one-star review reads: "Don't bother. Place is trashy and overly political." Old State Saloon staff, in turn,…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (402+ words) Sen. Mark Kelly (R-AZ) told CNN's Dana Bash that he wasn't sure where the Trump administration's threat of a court-martial stood days after the Pentagon claimed it was investigating him. Kelly, a retired Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who posted a video to social media reminding troops they did not have to follow "illegal orders." Trump raged that the Democrats were "traitors" who committed crimes "punishable by DEATH," while the Pentagon threatened to recall Kelly "to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures." "I was notified about this through a tweet, the same tweet that you saw," Kelly told Bash. "And that demonstrates how unserious this administration is. They care more about the publicity about this than the process or the law. I haven't been notified by the Navy." Kelly said he did receive "something from…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (46+ words) [Ukrainian chief of staff] Andriy Yermak said that he will be very open and transparent..." Ukrainian Official "very transparent" about investigation Ukrainian Member of Parliament Lisa Yasko discusses the investigation of President Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak over corruption accusations following his resignation....

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (261+ words) Is it just me, or does Trump seem to be aging by a year for every week that goes by?" asked X user Dr. Dave," a college professor and media commentator. Other critics, like Chris Jackson, who chairs a local Democratic Party chapter in Tennessee, criticized the media for ignoring what he characterized as Trump's declining health, as well as for their coverage of former President Joe Biden's well-documented mental decline, which was largely ignored by mainstream media outlets until his disastrous debate performance with Trump last year. Jake Tapper and the media have spent the better part of the past year telling the country Joe Biden would be in a wheelchair by now while insisting Donald Trump was some sharp, vigorous eighty year old," Jackson wrote in a social media post on X. They didn't just get it wrong. They…...