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Top Trump Officials Nearly Come To Blows At Private Dinner, Report Says: 'I'm Gonna Punch You' Top Trump Officials Nearly Come To Blows At Private Dinner, Report Says: 'I'm Gonna Punch You'
Top Trump Officials Nearly Come To Blows At Private Dinner, Report Says: 'I'm Gonna Punch You' A swanky Georgetown soirée meant to celebrate Trump-world’s power players devolved into chaos when two of President Donald Trump’s most senior economic officials nearly came to blows.  The confrontation included a threat to punch a colleague “in the (expletive deleted) face,” according to a new Politico report. The explosive exchange erupted during a private dinner attended by dozens of top officials, including Cabinet members, at Executive Branch, the new ultra-exclusive club for Trump insiders.  The gathering, held on Wednesday, Sept. 3, was meant to mark the club’s inaugural e…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Trump-Linked Prosecutor Has Been Illegally Running NJ’s Top Law Office, Federal Judge Says Trump-Linked Prosecutor Has Been Illegally Running NJ’s Top Law Office, Federal Judge Says
Alina Habba Illegally Worked As US Attorney, Judge Rules A federal judge has ruled that Alina Habba, a Trump ally serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, has been doing the job without legal authority since July 1, 2025. The 77-page opinion issued Thursday, Aug. 21 by Judge Matthew W. Brann comes after months of political drama over who should lead the state’s top federal prosecutor’s office. The ruling removes Habba from ongoing cases, including those involving defendants Cesar Humberto Pina, Julien Giraud Jr., and Julien Giraud III. The fight for the post began long before the judge’s decision.  Philip R. Sellinger, nominated…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Supreme Court Green-Lights Trump Plan To Gut Education Department Supreme Court Green-Lights Trump Plan To Gut Education Department
Supreme Court Green-Lights Trump Plan To Gut Education Department The Supreme Court has just swept aside a lower-court injunction and handed President Donald Trump permission to restart mass layoffs at the US Department of Education, reviving his promise to dismantle the agency created nearly half a century ago. In an unsigned, 6-3 order divided along ideological lines that was released late Monday afternoon, July 14, the justices lifted a spring ruling by US District Judge Myong Joun of Massachusetts that had forced the administration to rehire hundreds of Education Department employees terminated during a March reduction-in-force.  Earlier report…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: NJ Congresswoman Ushered To Safe Room During Capitol Riots Tests Positive COVID-19: NJ Congresswoman Ushered To Safe Room During Capitol Riots Tests Positive
Covid-19: NJ Congresswoman Ushered To Safe Room During Capitol Riots Tests Positive A New Jersey congresswoman said she tested positive for COVID-19 after being ushered to a "safe room" where several people refused to wear masks during last week's protests at the U.S. Capitol, helmed by supporters of President Donald Trump. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) said on Monday she was at home resting with mild, cold-like symptoms after receiving a positive Coronavirus test. "Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks, I decided to take a Covid test," she said. "I have tested positive. "I remain in good spirits and…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine