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HuffPostEx-GOP Lawmaker Blows The Whistle On Trump's 'Very Vile' Plan To Beat Kamala Harris
Former Rep. David Jolly said Trump "has no ground to gain," leaving him with just one strategy.
- HuffPost
Newsmax Host Lidia Curanaj Makes Startling Political Confession And Apologizes
"I didn't know any better," the conservative host told her audience.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Botches New BFF Elon Musk’s Name And You Know What Happened
Hilarity ensued over the former president's latest stumble.
- The Daily Beast
Melania Trump Breaks Silence to Complain About 2020 Defeat
Melania Trump sort of teased her upcoming memoir again Sunday in a text-based video with voiceover, in which she bemoans the cost of living in America and attempts to “silence” her husband, former President Donald Trump, before a cut to an image of the cover of Melania."The 2020 election results changed our lives forever,” said Melania in the video, posted to her X account Sunday, with each word illustrated in an italicized serif font. “It impacted our quality of life, cost of food, gasoline, sa
- People
Donald Trump's Great-Nephew William, 25, Is Nonverbal and Uses a Wheelchair. Here's What William's Dad Wants You to Know
"William is the most courageous and inspirational person I've met," Fred Trump III tells PEOPLE of his son, after recently alleging that Donald said severely disabled people "should just die"
- INSIDER
Mark Cuban wants Trump supporters to tell him what startups their man has backed that didn't involve a member of the Trump family
"Every wealthy person I know, except for DJT, has tried to help others," Cuban wrote in an X post.
- HuffPost
Maggie Haberman Explains Why Donald Trump Wanted To 'Humiliate' His Own Lawyers
The former president ripped his legal team as they all stood nearby.
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Mary Trump Takes No Prisoners With Scathing New Description Of Her Uncle
Americans “deserve to be told that there’s a maniac on the loose," wrote Donald Trump's niece.
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'Very Troubled And Very Desperate': Trump Biographer Spots 1 Key Change
The former president has begun offering "convoluted explanations" during his speeches for a reason, Tim O'Brien said.
- The Independent
Kimberly Guilfoyle forced to ask audience to clap as awkward speech falls flat
‘We are ready, we are willing, and we are able to spark a new era of American exceptionalism,’ Donald Trump Jr’s fiancée says to sparse applause
- Business Insider
Satellite images show damage at Russian base that stored glide bombs after Ukrainian long-range strike
Ukraine targeted a base inside Russia that stored fuel, ammunition, and glide bombs with long-range attack drones last month.
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Joe Scarborough Scolds Trump Supporters For What They're 'Deliberately' Doing
The "Morning Joe" host harshly addressed Republican voters about their candidate of choice.
- CNN
Fact check: Trump and Vance keep falsely describing how tariffs work
Former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance continue to falsely describe how one of their major policy proposals, across-the-board tariffs, would work.
- Business Insider
China's 'wolf warrior' foreign minister is now working a lowly publishing role after falling foul of Xi: report
Qin Gang was once one of the most powerful men in China, but then vanished from public view.
- The Independent
Trump’s psychologist niece says he’s ‘dementing’ in wake of ‘gibberish’ answer on childcare question
‘We deserve to be told that there’s a maniac on the loose,’ Mary Trump writes as she lambasts the media
- The Hill
Haley on JD Vance’s comments about women: ‘It’s not helpful’
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said in a Sunday interview that Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s (R) comments on women “are not helpful.” “Just as recently as last week, JD Vance said he’s disoriented and disturbed that the head of the most powerful teachers’ union in the country doesn’t have a single child,” CBS’s Margaret…
- Business Insider
The plot to topple Putin
A growing army of Russian expats want to take back Russia. Can they succeed?
- Reuters
Poland neutralises sabotage group linked to Belarus and Russia
Polish security services have neutralised a sabotage operation orchestrated by Russia and Belarus that aimed to destabilise Poland, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Monday. Warsaw has repeatedly accused Moscow of attempting to destabilise Poland because of its role in supplying military aid to its neighbour Ukraine, allegations Russia has dismissed. Saboteurs, operating from Belarus in cooperation with Russia, penetrated local and central government institutions, including state-owned companies implementing military contracts, he said.
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A mini Russia emerges in Serbia as tens of thousands flee war
STORY: A thousand miles from Moscow is the Serbian capital of Belgrade, a place a vibrant community of Russians now call home - part of a wave of tens of thousands who left their motherland after its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Vadim Morus is one of them.The ice skater was able to settle in easily, thanks to his professional skills."My first day at the skating rink, when I started working, people immediately approached me asking me to help their children with training, and I said 'of course'. Therefore, right from the very beginning, I started meeting Serbs and establishing some interaction"But not everyone is integrating with the locals, as a mini Russia springs up in Belgrade - a city with ancient cultural and religious ties to Moscow.After the war began up till mid-2023, more than 30,000 Russians registered for temporary residence in Serbia, according to the latest government data. It's a sharp increase compared with before, officials said.Many of the emigres - fleeing conflict, conscription, or the politics of President Vladimir Putin - were seen queuing to vote at the embassy earlier this year in Russia's election.Fewer Russians are moving to Serbia than to countries like Germany, but their presence is acutely felt in Belgrade, a city of under two million people.A whole range of Russian-owned businesses have sprung up. And many Russians shop at Russian stores, and eat at Russian restaurants.Psychologist Mishell Dia, who also left because of the war, said many of her fellow Russians don't feel the need to go outside their community."As it appears, all their social needs have been fulfilled. You walk through the center, and you always hear Russian people, four or five times in an hour of walking. And you can choose a restaurant with Russians, sit in a place with Russians, so many of them immediately organized themselves into a small Russian settlement." But she added that the stresses of fleeing their homeland meant it has been difficult for many others to settle in."I see Russians that are not even interacting with other Russians," she said.Ties between Serbia and Russia date back centuries and remain cordial today, although Serbia is also trying to join the European Union, which condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Serbian political scientist Aleksandar Djokic was teaching in Russia until the war broke out.He said the new arrivals, many of whom are experts in fields such as IT, could be a boost to Serbia's economy even if they did not choose to integrate with wider society.But, Djokic added, this wave of emigres won't have the same cultural impact compared to a century ago, when artists and architects arrived as part of the anti-Communist, so-called White Russians fleeing the civil war.
- The Independent
Liz Cheney torches Nikki Haley over support for Donald Trump
Cheney and her vice presidential father both say they’ll support Harris over Trump