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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 8m

The suspect was camped outside a cathedral in D.C. with more than 200 “fully functional” explosive devices.

Man Arrested Outside Supreme Court Cathedal Ceremony Had 200 Explosive Devices

The suspect was camped outside a cathedral in D.C., typically attended by the Supreme Court justices.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 13m

The country star is turning to poetry after a week of political whiplash.

Country Star Posts Cryptic Message After Anti-ICE Song Furor

The musician has a message for his critics after his new track caused a MAGA meltdown.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 24m

Trump raged late into the night, sharing a poll graphic that dubiously claimed more than half of voters approve of his performance in his second term.

Trump, 79, Posts Totally Made Up Poll Numbers in Wild Late-Night Posting Spree

The president rehashed a dubious graphic posted by the White House.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 26m

Trump has called for the Chicago mayor and governor of Illinois to be jailed, accusing the Democrats of failing to protect ICE agents.

Trump Issues Deranged Call to Jail Blue State Governor and Mayor

The president accused the pair of failing to protect ICE agents, without providing evidence.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 46m

The atmospheric scientist at the center of Trump’s “Sharpiegate” incident has been confirmed by the Senate as the new chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Trump Brings Back ‘Sharpiegate’ Scientist to Top NOAA Job

Neil Jacobs played a role in the bizarre episode, in which Trump wrongly claimed where a hurricane would hit.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1h

The MAGA firebrand says she will buck her party if needed to avoid Obamacare price spikes.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Offers Blunt Advice to Republicans Over Shutdown Crisis

The conservative firebrand says she will buck her party if needed to avoid premium spikes.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1h

Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey found that a key witness in their inquiry would be “problematic” and potentially undermine the entire case, according to a damaging leak.

Trump’s Comey Witch Hunt Hit by Bombshell Prosecution Leak

The former FBI director has denied the allegations brought forward by Trump-loyalist prosecutors.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1h

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has tried to claim that a Democratic senator was only tackled by ICE agents during an altercation in Los Angeles earlier this year because he tried to “attack” her.

ICE Barbie Mocked for Claiming Dem Was Tackled Because He ‘Attacked’ Her

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears to have forgotten video evidence showing how the incident with Sen. Alex Padilla actually went down.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1h

Gavin Newsom mocked Kristi Noem after she received breathless MAGA praise for staring down an “army of antifa” at an ICE base in Portland.

Newsom Trolls ICE Barbie’s ‘War Zone’ Photo-Op Flop

Kristi Noem visited a Portland ICE facility as the Trump administration tries to justify its hardline crime crackdown on the city.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1h

A gubernatorial hopeful tried to storm out of an interview after a journalist asked her a relatively straightforward question about President Donald Trump.

Governor Candidate Tries to Storm Out of Interview After Raging at Reporter’s Trump Question

Katie Porter has built her image on grilling executives, but couldn’t face straight forward questions herself.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2h

Virginia Giuffre’s brother has torn into House Speaker Mike Johnson, accusing him of playing politics with survivors’ pain by stalling a vote to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Epstein Victim’s Family Slams Speaker Johnson Over ‘Political’ Move to Delay File Release Vote

The House Speaker is accused of refusing to swear in a new Democratic congresswoman to delay a vote on the release of the Epstein files.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2h

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins left Rep. Jim Jordan flustered after grilling him over delays in swearing in a new Democratic lawmaker whose signature could force a vote on the release of the Epstein files.

Republican Crumbles After Being Backed Into Corner Over Epstein

Jim Jordan was pressed about why a new Democratic representative has yet to be sworn in after she vowed to support a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2h

A Democratic senator responded to Donald Trump’s extraordinary social media threat as it was read out to him on live TV.

Senator Confronted With Wild Trump Post Live on CNN

The president called for Richard Blumenthal to be investigated on Truth Social.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6h

Noem took issue with Portland Mayor Keith Wilson after her visit to the local ICE facility.
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ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Spills on Bonkers Ultimatum to Portland Mayor

Noem took issue with Portland Mayor Keith Wilson after her visit to the local ICE facility.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6h

And you thought Creed was MAGA’s strangest pick?

Mike Johnson Gives Bizarre Super Bowl Halftime Show Suggestion

And you thought Creed was MAGA’s strangest pick?

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 8h

Jimmy Kimmel ripped into Republicans for their spin on the ongoing government shutdown, but he took a moment to commend one particular name for her surprising stance on the situation.

Jimmy Kimmel Shocks Himself by Backing Unlikely MAGA Rep

Kimmel praised the Republican for not “towing the party line” on the painful shutdown.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 8h

FBI Director Kash Patel arrived at the bureau’s Chicago field office Tuesday wearing a SWAT patch and hat ahead of the expected deployment of National Guard troops.